I totally relate. My mom had me on weight watchers when I was 10. From then on I had an unhealthy relationship with food, I felt the need to hide, sneak what I was eating. Like you, I didn't get really big until adulthoodish. I am currently on mounjaro and am doing okay with it. I've kind of hit a plateau right now but am for the most part battling my way through the depression you talked about. I wish they would tell people about that.
Theo is so adorable ☺️ and Luke the other day was So precious.Noel you look beautiful always God bless You sweet Friend Cathy .🙏🏻✝️☮️Happy Mother Day 🙏🏻✝️☮️💐🌺🌹
I totally understand! I’m not on the medicine but I’ve had serious stomach and intestinal issues since February.. my hobby was cooking videos and reading cookbooks. I love keeping track of recipes and finding new ones to try. Since getting so sick I can’t do that anymore. I do still watch RUclips videos like yours simply because I love you! You are so amazing 🤩 Happy Mother’s Day to an awesome woman!
I feel you when you talk about food I used to go to a restaurant and eat all of my food boy could I eat! Now I eat like a bird I skip breakfast I skip lunch then I eat dinner I’ll eat a small meal at work at night it’s like I’m fasting 16 hours. I am a type two diabetic and I am on ozempic and jardiance for the last two years I’m down a lot it’s not a race I have to tell my self that daily, big hugs thanks for sharing
You’ll will eventually embrace your new relationship with food. You won’t always get sick just from the smell. At first smells made me so nauseous, but it soon went away. Enjoy your journey. My husband and I have been on this med for over a year for health reasons and weight loss.
Hello my friend I'm so sorry that your meds were making you feel terrible but to be honest you look glowing your skin looks lovely I've never had weight problems I love food but I really do feel for you iff you continue to feel sick you should contact your doctor's surgery anyways happy mothers day we have ours in March over here bestwishes from Swansea South Wales GB
Nicole - you are so articulate and so intelligent in your vlogs, esp this one as you speak about food addiction. It is so healthy to speak about your feelings, depression, and the love language being taken away for now - food! You will be fine…takes time, but keep talking about this issue. You look fabulous right now, btw!
The problem with addictions is that if you don’t treat the mind and swap the addiction for another healthier addiction, it is difficult to conquer. (Ask me how I know). It’s the reason a lot of drug addicted folks turn to fitness and become gym rats. Who knows what the long term affect is taking drugs to “fix” this problem. And I agree, these new weight/diabetic drugs are prescribed without the mind education to accompany them. We have been keto for several years now and got our prediabtes, fatty liver and weight finally under control. I am now addicted to cooking and baking keto. We eat so much less junk and processed food now and we feel better. Good luck with your journey and give yourself a break.
You're emotions are well founded. I love food! My 19 yo was 5 when I had RNY, way more evasive then the sleeve and I would have loved it as opposed to the RNY. And my emotions were off the chart! Got to the point of going on celexa and it's been just what I needed been on it for 10yrs. I send my thoughts and prayers to you and will continue to send them. Blessings to you and yours, Marilyn
It was so weird when I started the medication. I barely ate when I started , now I’m 6 months in and I find myself wanting to eat again even when I’m not hungry. That’s depressing. Nothing ever sounds good, but I want to eat. Must be something much deeper.
Breakfast casserole looks delicious I bet it would be good with salsa ! I get it and I think the medical community forgets about counseling for food addiction I think it goes hand in hand . We have to eat to survive but have to have a healthy relationship with food and it’s hard . Thank you I hope you enjoyed your dinner! See you soon ! 🌸🦋🌸
My daughter in law has been on the same medication and often ends up throwing up her meals. It's rough. I hope you feel better soon. Happy Mother's Day❤
As others have said.....I totally get it...."like a break-up". I am not on any medicine , but I have a food addiction and since I am trying to change the way I eat to lose weight and get healthy, I don't enjoy food near as much, or cooking it either. Most of the foods I used to eat, I don't anymore or very little of it and not often, so I am trying to adjust to this new way of eating and I don't enjoy near as much. I hope I can stick with this long enough to drop my excess weight and maybe by that time, this new food will grow on me. Fingers crossed. You are looking good though Noel...like you have lost some weight...I see it in your face. All the best to your journey! Happy Mother's Day to you too and all the other Mother's out there. We are an important part of the family!
Happy Mother’s Day! I feel your pain. I’ve been on Ozempic for about a year . It’s to control my diabetes. I lost a few ponds the 1st 3 mths. Now, it does not help me lose weight even though the doc increased my dosage. It makes me nauseous, but doesn’t stop my food cravings. 😖
I just found your channel and subscribed. I am on Mounjaro injections for health reasons, it is rough sometimes! Sense of smell increases so much. I can smell things my husband throws in our trash can 🥴🤮 I have become lactose intolerant and that has been very trying. I have lost 37 lbs in 6 months, I am not melting away but I am losing slow & steady. You do have to divorce food and now just eat a couple of times a day, just because we need to. Most every food I think about, if I cook it, it tastes nothing like I expected it to taste. I seem to eat the same handful of foods most of the time because they taste normal to me. It is a journey and I am taking it day by day, week by week. I cannot imagine trying to cook for a family each day. Hoping that it gets easier for you quickly. 🩷
I feel that this reaction is too intense. Feeling nauseous constantly is not how the meds should work. I hope you will research and talk to your doctor. Plus the med gave me pancreatic. Your intense nausea could be pancreatitis.
I can relate I had weight loss surgery, so hard to get use to a whole new way of life..food was love and family and life growing up…hard to change…but this sounds really excessive. I would not stay on it, it doesn’t seem healthy. Maybe consider something else if it’s affecting your whole family, cooking life…best wishes! Happy Mother’s Day!🌺❤️
Honey , I know it's easier to say then do . But enjoy cooking for others and watch how they light up on something you did for them. It's like giving a gift without expecting one in return. It's from the heart . Hope this helps .
I know just how you feel. Ive been on Maunjaro for nine weeks and i have the same relationship with food. The nausea is a problem. Im hoping it will go away. So you're not the only one.
You are looking so fab. Wishing you a Happy Mother's Day. In GB it's always a month or so before yours. Due to the Second World War when the American soldiers would send their cards home, and it took about a month to six weeks to arrive. I love facts like this. Hope you do too. Lots of love to all xxxx
I’m going through the same thing. I just took week 6 semaglutide injection yesterday. Two days after my injection I’m lucky to eat 400 calories. I just can’t. I’m the cook. I do all the shopping and planning. With tomorrow being Mother’s Day I just don’t know what to do. All the time I used to spend involving food is now free time and I don’t know quite what to do with all that extra time. I’m still cooking everyday but I’m not creative anymore and it’s don’t feel like tasting the food to make sure it’s good for my family. I volunteer with lasagna love and once a week I cook a hot meal for a family in need and deliver it to them and used to be so excited about it. Now I feel like it’s a chore. I told my friend today I’m feeling sad about my loss. I have lost 11 pounds my first 5 weeks and it’s not been easy. Thursdays are my favorite days because I actually feel hunger and look forward to eating something, then Friday my injection day comes and I’m a little sad all weekend. I hope this gets easier. I need to lose another 30 pounds to get to my goal weight. I hope it gets easier for you too.
I was told that if it’s making you really nauseous that the dose is too high. It should go away quickly. I to get nauseous when I up my dose for a couple of days but then it passes so I don’t know what dose you’re on, but it may be too high, and also you have to nibble because we can eat a lot now, but we have to have something in our stomach for the nausea. I hope this helps.
So I’m not on any kind of shots but about 4 years ago I wanted to lose weight and keep it off for good considering I’ve lost and gained weight many times I too have battled with weight issues since I was a little girl and my whole word was revolving around food. I was told my a doctor if I wanted to keep the weight off I should really look into therapy especially someone who specializes in eating disorders and food addictions. A lot of us who are addicted to food have underlining trauma, well I like you when food was no longer the center of my universe nor was it there to console me or make me happy I got super depressed and anxious but……… with therapy and even OA (over eaters anonymous) I have made strides I’ve lost 300lbs and have been maintaining for a year not one pound gained in that year and besides my heathy lifestyle changes I do think therapy has been key to my success. I would highly recommend maybe getting into therapy or checking out OA but I think addressing the underlining issues is key. Just my thoughts anywho thanks for sharing your amazing recipes and your new life style journey be blessed ❤
Hi Noel, I am having some health struggles now. Would you say a prayer for me and my kitties that we get through this God willing, if you are ok with that? Btw, I thought that you looked especially pretty in your last video. Your friend. Hope that you have a great week.
Hang in there I too take the shot after about month 3 or so it gets easier to cook and smell food but I still don’t really want to eat after I cook but I try you look amazing Noel I eat from a saucer I’ve learned if I over eat makes my stomach hurt
I had pancreatic pain. It is the most horrible pain-worse than child birth. I was diagnosed with it & had surgery. The Dr put put a stent in me. What I had was a clogged entry to the pancreas. Believe me intense nausea is not Pancreatitis. Afterwards I had to have a 2nd surgery to remove the stent. Horrible, just horrible. I don’t drink alcohol, so I pity those who developed it because of alcohol abuse.
See i l9ve cookimg competion shows..i nvr really liked sweets occasionally i crave sweets . But im the cook but for me id want to eat after i cook. And if im stressed or depressed i do NOT want to eat..
I totally relate. My mom had me on weight watchers when I was 10. From then on I had an unhealthy relationship with food, I felt the need to hide, sneak what I was eating. Like you, I didn't get really big until adulthoodish. I am currently on mounjaro and am doing okay with it. I've kind of hit a plateau right now but am for the most part battling my way through the depression you talked about. I wish they would tell people about that.
Same. Weight watchers
I think the mental part so far is the hardest for sure
You look especially pretty :) I hope you get to feeling better and finding your new routine soon!
Thank you so much!!
Theo is so adorable ☺️ and Luke the other day was So precious.Noel you look beautiful always God bless You sweet Friend Cathy .🙏🏻✝️☮️Happy Mother Day 🙏🏻✝️☮️💐🌺🌹
Thank you! You too!
I totally understand! I’m not on the medicine but I’ve had serious stomach and intestinal issues since February.. my hobby was cooking videos and reading cookbooks. I love keeping track of recipes and finding new ones to try. Since getting so sick I can’t do that anymore. I do still watch RUclips videos like yours simply because I love you! You are so amazing 🤩 Happy Mother’s Day to an awesome woman!
Awe Thank you so much
I feel you when you talk about food I used to go to a restaurant and eat all of my food boy could I eat! Now I eat like a bird I skip breakfast I skip lunch then I eat dinner I’ll eat a small meal at work at night it’s like I’m fasting 16 hours. I am a type two diabetic and I am on ozempic and jardiance for the last two years I’m down a lot it’s not a race I have to tell my self that daily, big hugs thanks for sharing
You’ll will eventually embrace your new relationship with food. You won’t always get sick just from the smell. At first smells made me so nauseous, but it soon went away. Enjoy your journey. My husband and I have been on this med for over a year for health reasons and weight loss.
Thank you so much
Happy Mother's Day to all moms in the world! Your sacrifice, compassion, and care deserve to be celebrated and honored every day!
Thank you
@@bluejayacreshomestead6529 you're welcome.
Hello my friend I'm so sorry that your meds were making you feel terrible but to be honest you look glowing your skin looks lovely I've never had weight problems I love food but I really do feel for you iff you continue to feel sick you should contact your doctor's surgery anyways happy mothers day we have ours in March over here bestwishes from Swansea South Wales GB
Thank you so much !!
Nicole - you are so articulate and so intelligent in your vlogs, esp this one as you speak about food addiction. It is so healthy to speak about your feelings, depression, and the love language being taken away for now - food! You will be fine…takes time, but keep talking about this issue. You look fabulous right now, btw!
Thank you so much
The problem with addictions is that if you don’t treat the mind and swap the addiction for another healthier addiction, it is difficult to conquer. (Ask me how I know). It’s the reason a lot of drug addicted folks turn to fitness and become gym rats. Who knows what the long term affect is taking drugs to “fix” this problem. And I agree, these new weight/diabetic drugs are prescribed without the mind education to accompany them. We have been keto for several years now and got our prediabtes, fatty liver and weight finally under control. I am now addicted to cooking and baking keto. We eat so much less junk and processed food now and we feel better. Good luck with your journey and give yourself a break.
Thank you and yes I do need to find new interests
Happy Mother's Day, Noel❤
Thank you so much
You're emotions are well founded. I love food! My 19 yo was 5 when I had RNY, way more evasive then the sleeve and I would have loved it as opposed to the RNY. And my emotions were off the chart! Got to the point of going on celexa and it's been just what I needed been on it for 10yrs. I send my thoughts and prayers to you and will continue to send them. Blessings to you and yours, Marilyn
Forgot to say I went from 350 to 160.
Thank you so much and WOW congratulations on your amazing success
It was so weird when I started the medication. I barely ate when I started , now I’m 6 months in and I find myself wanting to eat again even when I’m not hungry. That’s depressing. Nothing ever sounds good, but I want to eat. Must be something much deeper.
Such a lovely lady always Noel ❤
Sending love , so sad to see you down .
I love your cooking vlogs , hope you find happy in food asap xxx
Thank you so much
Breakfast casserole looks delicious I bet it would be good with salsa ! I get it and I think the medical community forgets about counseling for food addiction I think it goes hand in hand . We have to eat to survive but have to have a healthy relationship with food and it’s hard . Thank you I hope you enjoyed your dinner! See you soon ! 🌸🦋🌸
Thank you
My daughter in law has been on the same medication and often ends up throwing up her meals. It's rough. I hope you feel better soon. Happy Mother's Day❤
Thank you
As others have said.....I totally get it...."like a break-up". I am not on any medicine , but I have a food addiction and since I am trying to change the way I eat to lose weight and get healthy, I don't enjoy food near as much, or cooking it either. Most of the foods I used to eat, I don't anymore or very little of it and not often, so I am trying to adjust to this new way of eating and I don't enjoy near as much. I hope I can stick with this long enough to drop my excess weight and maybe by that time, this new food will grow on me. Fingers crossed. You are looking good though Noel...like you have lost some weight...I see it in your face. All the best to your journey! Happy Mother's Day to you too and all the other Mother's out there. We are an important part of the family!
Thank you so much. I hope it gets easier for you too
You look fabulous! Will you do a hair tutorial? You’ve always had beautiful hair!
Thank you so much
Hey Noel Charles and fam ❤. Happy Mother’s Day to you Noel! 💐
Thank you so much
Happy Mother’s Day!
I feel your pain. I’ve been on Ozempic for about a year . It’s to control my diabetes. I lost a few ponds the 1st 3 mths. Now, it does not help me lose weight even though the doc increased my dosage. It makes me nauseous, but doesn’t stop my food cravings. 😖
Thank you and I am sorry to hear that , I was hoping the nausea would go away
Noel, it’s a great time of year to get outside - try focusing a little more of your channel on gardening and the animals?😍🇨🇦
I hope to get out and do some walking soon I think that will be a big help
Thank you for sharing about the injections, I just started them too and found this helpful.
Great and good luck
You look very pretty. Happy Mother’s Day, Noel!🤪🇨🇦
Thank you! 🤗
First ❤❤❤ love you angel and family ❤❤😂 Happy Mother's Day early ❤❤❤ And Happy Mother's Day early 😂❤❤❤❤
Happy Mothers Day :❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for sharing. Very understandable! I know sometimes i just want to cook because i enjoy it. What would i do without that.
Exactly!!
I just found your channel and subscribed. I am on Mounjaro injections for health reasons, it is rough sometimes! Sense of smell increases so much. I can smell things my husband throws in our trash can 🥴🤮 I have become lactose intolerant and that has been very trying. I have lost 37 lbs in 6 months, I am not melting away but I am losing slow & steady. You do have to divorce food and now just eat a couple of times a day, just because we need to. Most every food I think about, if I cook it, it tastes nothing like I expected it to taste. I seem to eat the same handful of foods most of the time because they taste normal to me.
It is a journey and I am taking it day by day, week by week. I cannot imagine trying to cook for a family each day. Hoping that it gets easier for you quickly. 🩷
Thank you so much and congratulations on your success !!! I feel the same way and get so disappointed when things taste so bad
I feel that this reaction is too intense. Feeling nauseous constantly is not how the meds should work. I hope you will research and talk to your doctor. Plus the med gave me pancreatic. Your intense nausea could be pancreatitis.
I am sorry that happened to you. I do see and talk to my Dr each month
I can relate I had weight loss surgery, so hard to get use to a whole new way of life..food was love and family and life growing up…hard to change…but this sounds really excessive. I would not stay on it, it doesn’t seem healthy. Maybe consider something else if it’s affecting your whole family, cooking life…best wishes! Happy Mother’s Day!🌺❤️
Thank you
You look beautiful! Happy Mother’s Day!!!🩵💕🎶
Thanks so much
Honey , I know it's easier to say then do . But enjoy cooking for others and watch how they light up on something you did for them. It's like giving a gift without expecting one in return. It's from the heart . Hope this helps .
Thank you, I will
wow it doesn’t sound like the shots are worth it, so sorry for your going through 😊
I will let you know in a few more months . I promised to do it 4 months before making up my mind
I know just how you feel. Ive been on Maunjaro for nine weeks and i have the same relationship with food. The nausea is a problem. Im hoping it will go away. So you're not the only one.
Thank you and yes the nausea is huge and so is the fact things just do not taste good anymore
You are looking so fab.
Wishing you a Happy Mother's Day. In GB it's always a month or so before yours.
Due to the Second World War when the American soldiers would send their cards home, and it took about a month to six weeks to arrive.
I love facts like this. Hope you do too.
Lots of love to all xxxx
Thank you so much and I love your little bit of history
Hi Roby ❤❤❤❤❤ love you sweetie ❤❤ Happy Mother's Day early ❤❤❤❤
Happy Mother's Day to you too, sweetie 🥰 Love you too ❤️
I've been on semiglutide since June 1 2023 and I've lost almost 90 pounds, I feel full with out eating a lot, good luck on your journey.
Wow that is amazing !!! Congratulations
I’m going through the same thing. I just took week 6 semaglutide injection yesterday. Two days after my injection I’m lucky to eat 400 calories. I just can’t. I’m the cook. I do all the shopping and planning. With tomorrow being Mother’s Day I just don’t know what to do. All the time I used to spend involving food is now free time and I don’t know quite what to do with all that extra time. I’m still cooking everyday but I’m not creative anymore and it’s don’t feel like tasting the food to make sure it’s good for my family. I volunteer with lasagna love and once a week I cook a hot meal for a family in need and deliver it to them and used to be so excited about it. Now I feel like it’s a chore. I told my friend today I’m feeling sad about my loss. I have lost 11 pounds my first 5 weeks and it’s not been easy. Thursdays are my favorite days because I actually feel hunger and look forward to eating something, then Friday my injection day comes and I’m a little sad all weekend. I hope this gets easier. I need to lose another 30 pounds to get to my goal weight. I hope it gets easier for you too.
I feel the exact same way !!! I feel good on Tuesdays because my shot is Wed and than I am so tired and sick for days
I was told that if it’s making you really nauseous that the dose is too high. It should go away quickly. I to get nauseous when I up my dose for a couple of days but then it passes so I don’t know what dose you’re on, but it may be too high, and also you have to nibble because we can eat a lot now, but we have to have something in our stomach for the nausea. I hope this helps.
So I’m not on any kind of shots but about 4 years ago I wanted to lose weight and keep it off for good considering I’ve lost and gained weight many times I too have battled with weight issues since I was a little girl and my whole word was revolving around food. I was told my a doctor if I wanted to keep the weight off I should really look into therapy especially someone who specializes in eating disorders and food addictions. A lot of us who are addicted to food have underlining trauma, well I like you when food was no longer the center of my universe nor was it there to console me or make me happy I got super depressed and anxious but……… with therapy and even OA (over eaters anonymous) I have made strides I’ve lost 300lbs and have been maintaining for a year not one pound gained in that year and besides my heathy lifestyle changes I do think therapy has been key to my success. I would highly recommend maybe getting into therapy or checking out OA but I think addressing the underlining issues is key. Just my thoughts anywho thanks for sharing your amazing recipes and your new life style journey be blessed ❤
Thank you so much for sharing and congratulations on all your success !! That is huge
Actually you are helping more people than you know
Thank you
Happy Mother's Day!
Thank you
Hey Noel !
Hi Noel, I am having some health struggles now. Would you say a prayer for me and my kitties that we get through this God willing, if you are ok with that? Btw, I thought that you looked especially pretty in your last video. Your friend. Hope that you have a great week.
Thank you and I will be praying for you
@@bluejayacreshomestead6529 You are welcome Noel, and thank you! I really appreciate it! I hope that you are having a good day today.
Happy mother's day❤
Thank you
I haven’t watched all the back ones….whos the little girl?
Not a girl … it’s her grandson Theo
I literally thought he was a girl too! I haven’t seen him in a long while so I had to do a double take 😬🤦♀️
Lol it is my beautiful grandson ❤️ He is pretty enough to be a girl . Charles tries every day to get him to cut his hair lol
Hang in there I too take the shot after about month 3 or so it gets easier to cook and smell food but I still don’t really want to eat after I cook but I try you look amazing Noel I eat from a saucer I’ve learned if I over eat makes my stomach hurt
Porridge toasted sandwich pop corn lunch little treat for mother's day meal prep soya coffee few mint leaves
Sounds great!
What dose of Ozempic are you on ? I’m on 1.0 and the constipation and nausea are awful
I am on the .5 dose for one more week than I go to .75
I had pancreatic pain. It is the most horrible pain-worse than child birth. I was diagnosed with it & had surgery. The Dr put put a stent in me. What I had was a clogged entry to the pancreas. Believe me intense nausea is not
Pancreatitis. Afterwards I had to have a 2nd surgery to remove the stent. Horrible, just horrible. I don’t drink alcohol, so I pity those who developed it because of alcohol abuse.
Wow I am so sorry you had to go through that
Omg where is that tiny grater from lol
Lol I got it so many years ago I can not remember where I got it from
You are so beautiful honey. Happy Mother’s Day
Thank you so much
See i l9ve cookimg competion shows..i nvr really liked sweets occasionally i crave sweets . But im the cook but for me id want to eat after i cook. And if im stressed or depressed i do NOT want to eat..
I used to love cooking shows as well
No you don't sound crazy.
Are you continuing medication?
Happy Mother's Day to you.
Thank you and yes I am continuing the medicine
My daughter tried it but she couldn’t do it made her sick
Maybe if she tried one of the other brands it would not be so bad
No it really messed her up. She won’t go that route
There is no normal food habits our entire life revolves around food either running to it or away from it.
So true
I feed my stress and anxiety I know I have an addiction
It is so hard
@bluejayacreshomestead6529 I am cheering you on right now I am still recovering g from 2different tick borne illnesses and just had major set back
Is feeling depressed and feeling sick the way to loose weight for you. thats what you need to find out for yourself.
I committed to 4 months so I will decide after that
My daughter is there with you with food..sadly.
She's not on any medication so doesn't have depression like you.
It is so hard.