Posted 2/21/2015 8:43 PM (GMT 0)
my main job in my life was a bartender. I earned great money and raised my kids on it. one of my customers popped into my head the other day. he was a heroin addict. I didn't know that at the time. he used to ask me for spoonsful of sugar sitting at the bar shaking and sweating. he reasoned that it was because he was a diabetic. I knew nothing of diabetes either.
I have heard oxycontin called hillbilly heroin, I watched the ambulance carry out one of my customers that OD'd and died from it. I started looking it up. drug testing for oxycontin has the same result as heroin if I read it right. heroin addicts and sugar craving go hand in hand .
I NEVER saw a fat heroin addict back in the day. BUT the oxycontin" hillbilly heroin " users are " a little fluffy". plus I read that dental conditions are neglected also causing tooth decay.
I never ate sugar. we were too poor to have it as kids and I never allowed it with my kids. now, if you look in my cabinets or fridge you will automatically gain 10 pounds. I have a standing order at dunkin donuts for 12 chocolate Kremes, soft fluffy yeast with an explosion of chocolate custard covered in powdered sugar, 2 times a week, and 12 glazed. they need no introduction. this is the definition of food ****.
I know the lack of exercise has a lot to do with the 50 pounds I have gained since my body betrayed me. I got an eliptacle (?) I saw myself gliding into a smaller pants size by using this machine while watching t.v. just to find out that my spine doesn't allow me to do that up and down motion like riding a bike. so now we hang blankets on it. I take oxycontin 40 mg three x a day. fentanyl patch 75 mcgs x 48 hours, Norco 10s 6 a day. flexeril 10mg 3 x day. you would think I wouldn't be awake long enough to consume the calories it takes to gain and keep 50 extra pounds. the patch is almost new, I have had my first real sleep ( at least 4 hours) and it felt like heaven. that jackhammer attacking my lower back seemed to float away from me if just for a few hours I can deal with whatever is coming next. I had the patch before but menopause, hot flashes, and sweats made it fall off my skin no matter where I put it. now I use duct tape and that baby isn't going any where. now that I know why I am consuming 50 pounds of sugar a day I will be rethinking this. my back is so twisted when I go for MRIs the table has contact with the top part of my shoulders and the bottom part of my pelvis. If you squinch your eyes across the room my body looks like a sideways question mark. no part of my spine touches the table. its time for my nap :) hugs to all of you