Spoonful of Sugar Free

Registered Dietitian

Day 17: Goodbye, Teeth

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Welcome to day seventeen of the Sugar Free Challenge!

Tomorrow I am having my wisdom teeth extracted-eek! I will not be “put to sleep,” nor will I have laughing gas. However, they will numb my mouth so I won’t be able to feel it. I am going to a dentist who is more holistic, so I will take a dose of magnesium and L Tryptophan to ease my anxiousness. Trust me, I will be anxious. Shots in the mouth scare me, and they hurt! I’m planning on bringing my ipod to listen to during the surgery so that I can get my mind of my teeth (and so I don’t hear any drilling or whatever they use…).

I’ll be on a liquid diet until my mouth heals, so plan on a extremely yummy soup recipe tomorrow! (see picture below)

Here is today’s sample menu:

Breakfast: Pumpkin Spice Latte Granola

 

Lunch: Butternut Squash Soup (recipe coming tomorrow!)

Snack: High Protein Sweet Potato Spice Cookies

Dinner: Veggie “Quesadilla.” Brown rice tortilla filled with sauteed veggies and black beans.

Dessert: Chocolate Covered Fruit and Nuts

Exercise Option: For those of you who chose to take part of the exercise challenge, your challenge today is to do 50 crunches, 10 squat jumps, 15 pushups, 20 1-legged calf raises (10 each leg).

THOUGHT-PROVOKING, MIND-PRODDING QUESTION OF THE DAY:

Have you had your wisdom teeth extracted? Any words of advice??

Remember that you can track what you eat on the printable Challenge Checklist. 

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  1. Good luck with getting your wisdom teeth out! I know everyone has really different experiences but I got mine out a few years ago and was back to eating later that day and it was not that bad for me. Just think positive and you’ll be great 🙂

  2. Good luck tomorrow Alex! I know you will be fine. I remember being really nervous but the only bad part was feeling a little bit sore afterwards. I’m not going to lie, the drugs help a lot and they provide some great stories for when you are “with it” again!

  4. oh no best of luck! I’ve never had my wisdoms out but I’ve had 9 or 10 other teeth taken out so I’m no stranger to that. You will definitely be fine and in the meantime its a great excuse to eat tons of smoothies, mashed sweet potatoes, and hearty soups 🙂

    • I’ve had about 12 taken out, too!!! I have a feeling this is going to be worst, though because the teeth are still underneath the gums. And yes, I have about 6 sweet potatoes, 2 butternut squashes, 1 acorn squash baking right now, and apples in the crockpot.

  5. Ooh, good luck! I ate tons of vichyssoise…so hearty. Not to self promote, but I’ve got a dairy free version on my blog if you need a recipe!

  6. wisdom teeth taken out – yes! I think we were in high school when we got ours out. not fun but so worth it. good luck with it! just think happy thoughts and you will be ok!!
    HUGS

  8. thank you again for you challenge and the recipes. i wish i could say the cravings have subsided! wisdom teeth extraction isn’t as bad as it use to be. i was up and fine the next day with no pain medication….you’ll do great!

  9. Good luck on your wisdom teeth being pulled. It’s not that bad! Ihad one wisdom tooth pulled and it was over quick! They didn’t drill or anything, just a quick yank and it was out! You’ll be much happier that you did it. I still need to have the other 3 pulled out this year! Eck! But it’s better to take care of it now, so you don’t run into problems later! Good luck!

  14. unfortunately you will be swollen no matter what you do…..sorry. you probably have my mouth size and papa’s teeth….:( thinking of you

  15. No bubble bursting intended but I recall CLEAR fluids and foods were ONLY permitted for like three days! I was soooo hungry for something with color. And I took the shot, rumor has it, talking through the sleep injected surgery while they extracted.. So even under, I had an opinion to share. Ha!