I got covid quite badly in December. I was very obese at the time and had high cholesterol, it hit me hard for a 25 year old. I recovered after a few weeks but I completely lost my sense of taste and smell and it has never returned properly. I also have other long covid symptoms such as fatigue, muscle pain etc.
It woke me up to how bad my health situation was (270lb as a 6ft male) and the fact that I couldn't taste anymore helped. All the junk food I used to love now tastes kind of like sulphur. Meat tastes rotten. Cheese makes me gag. Bread tastes like nothing, but I now hate the texture.
It's miserable. There's something so wrong about eating food and having it taste of nothing. But I decided to use it to my advantage and since mid December I've lost nearly 80 pounds.
I just eat or drink water until the hunger pain goes away but I never eat until I'm full anymore. My stomach has shrunk I think. I don't track calories but it's not a lot. I don't eat much high calorie foods, mostly just fruit and vegetables.
One bad thing is that I feel tired a lot and my lungs still haven't recovered from covid, despite all the weight loss I still can't run without getting out of breath and I get that uncomfortable feeling in my lungs.
I'm very pleased with my weight loss and I want to keep it up until I reach my goal weight but I'm not sure what to do then.
I'm worried if/when my taste comes back that the weight will come back too.
Not sure what I'm asking for here but I'd like some advice on how to handle this situation.
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