There are a lot of people who have problems with their teeth. It's inevitible. Do you know why we have wisdom teeth? Back before dentistry, what happened? Our teeth would rot out of our mouths and eventually, we would have 4 extra molors coming in, in order to compensate for the teeth we had lost. I also wouldn't be suprised if back then there was a lot of "Cast Away" scenes going on... you know when he had the absess tooth and knocked it out with a rock? Ouch. Unfortunately, I can understand the pain... and I know there are many others who can as well.
I am lucky enough that I have a job that has dental insurance. No, it's not very good dental insurance seeing as I've almost reached my cap for the year [thank the goddess that January 1st is "around the corner" and my cap will be back at the norm]. Anyway, I recently had all 4 of my wisdom teeth pulled; at once. I wanted it done and over with and I had them sedate me so I didn't remember anything. $300 later, I walked out doped up and wisdom teeth free. Well, when you eliminate the major problem, the other problems come creeping up on you and you feel like you are in the same exact position you were before you fixed the first problem. My wisdom teeth were continuously breaking. It got to the point that 2 of my wisdom teeth were almost flat with my gums, yet jagged enough to get food stuck in them and to cut up the inside of my cheek, so I am definitely thankful that they are out. Currently, I have [as I can recall...] 15 cavities in my mouth, an absess, and 2 chipped teeth. My dentist keeps calling me, and I keep stalling... because 1, I have almost no time to actually GO to the dentist, and 2, I don't have the money to spend on all the work I need done. I'm thinking that soon, though, I am going to have to bite the bullet... so I can use up the rest of my cap and pay the money to get at least the bigger problems taken care of. Then the beginning of the year I can get the rest of the problems taken care of... maybe then I'll be getting back to the regular 6 month check-ups and cleanings. And I complained about those when I was little.... pshhttt, I should've listened to my dentist. But here's the thing... I brush my teeth regularly, floss, listerine, the whole nine, and now I'm being told.... maybe I'm doing it TOO much. WTH?
OH, and my diet probably has a lot to do with my teeth, according to my dentist anyway. A lot of soda's, sweets, and sugary foods can damage your enamel, making it easier for you to get cavities. Awesome. Alright, alright, I KNOW I shouldn't be eating these foods anyway [at size 18 and a whopping 223lbs, I could definitely skip on the sweets]. 223lbs, wow. It's hard to admit that. Those of you out there who are overweight know exactly what I'm talking about. Weird thing? My diet has definitely changed. [Not so much since Halloween though.... I'm sorry but my brother bought almost $100 in candy for the house and we had no trick-or-treaters.... the candy glares at me...] But the last few months, I have cut out soda, and candy [for the most part] and am trying to make the transition to organic foods. My problem? I'm too damn busy. I don't care what the internet says about making time for your lifestyle... right now, I don't have a lifestyle. I work 2 jobs and have a 2 year old daughter [single mother btw]. I literally have no time for myself. My sister watches my daughter when I am at work and I have little time to spend with my daughter. Do I really want to be struggling with diets and trying to establish my lifestyle with the little time I have at home? No, right now my priorities are my daughter and my bills. [And as noted in my previous post, all I want is to just have a comfortable life... everything always comes down to that.] So, what I was getting at, I look like I've lost weight. My boss sees it, my boyfriend sees it, my mother, brother, sister, sister-in-law, even my CLOTHES see it. LOL. BUT I've gained 5lbs. Huh....??? What's wrong with that picture? Muscle weighs more than fat, I know that... but I haven't been working out or antyhing... just changing what I eat and when I eat. BTW not eating after a certain time at night really does help to lose weight; add taking a walk after dinner isn't a bad idea either. Ahh... I'm always searching for the easy-to-fit-in lifestyle changes that aide in stress relief and weight loss. Not to mention quitting smoking which I've slowly been getting to. I am such a bad influence. I smoke, don't eat right, don't sleep right, don't do this, don't do that, blah, blah, blah. Well as long as you're happy right? Why waste your life trying to be "perfect" and heathy if you're not happy? Wrong. How can you be happy knowing that your life will be cut short by poor habits and the posibility of not being able to spend the time with you want with your family is there? I don't get it and I don't get why I can't change. I want to be able to take my daughter to the park and run after her without getting out of breath. I want to live to see my daughter graduate college, get married and have children. I even want to live to be a great-grandmother [for crying out loud... my daughter has a great-great-grandmother still alive]; but I only want to live this long if I am healthy. And the only way that's going to happen is if I work on it now. Oi. And the cycle continues....
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