Now that takes gall

I may have mentioned that two weeks ago I took a trip to the doctor when I suddenly was vomiting, had excrutiating pain up under my rib cage and had a fever of 102. Well, turns out that I had gall stones (or at least that was their guess at the time). They told me the earliest they could do the ultrasound was the following Friday. Well, I made it to Wednesday and the pain got even worse, fever spiked up again, and I headed back to the office to get checked out again. To my surprise, they were able to squeeze me in for an emergency ultrasound which showed that I no longer had gall stones. They had passed and were visible traveling out of my gall bladder. The doctor told me I wouldn't need surgery and that the stones would break down on their own. Of course, I was psyched because this meant no surgery.

What's the catch you ask? I have been placed on a fat-free, taste-free diet. I am not to have more than 4 grams of fat per meal or 15-20 grams of fat per day. I cannot eat any dairy products, red meat, or eggs. I've been trying to lose weight for a long time now just by eat less and exercising more but I've been stuck at a standstill for quite some time. Apparently this crazy diet is just what I needed. Since TWO weeks ago when I first got diagnosed with the stones and asked to follow this diet, I've lost 12 pounds! I'm totally amazed (and craving a cheeseburger like you wouldn't believe).

I'm hoping this diet isn't a permanent thing though, because this no dairy, eggs, meat thing is starting to get old already. I feel like I eat the same things over and over again. If anybody has some good recipes that leave out meat, eggs, and other dairy please let me know!