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Kept pretty busy today, between meetings and preparing for my Courage presentation tomorrow. The boss ordered in Jimmy Johns sandwiches so we could extend the planning meeting through lunch. Since I've been doing so good the last couple of weeks, I tried something a little different this time - I order the Unwich - which is the roast beef club sandwich wrapped in lettuce - minus the bread. The whole sandwich was only 210 calories or something like that. Surprise, it was really good and it filled me up.
Not much chatter on here today; quietest I think I have ever seen it. Don't know if that's a good thing or not.
DW called me and told me she didn't go for her radiation treatment, and they chewed her butt out. She said she didn't feel well and had a headache. I don't know what to tell her; she can't afford to miss treatments. She told me she was going to fix spaghetti for supper. She makes delicious spaghetti, and I had been looking forward to it when I got home. She asked me to taste it; wanted to know what it needed. Tasted like vinegar. Worst spaghetti I have ever tasted. No pinch of sugar was going to help that mess; it's going to have to be disposed of. I'm worried that she coudln't tell; she hasn't made a bad batch of spaghetti in 30 years. She said she's been tasting it all day long. I hope she doesn't get sick; I'm worried about the little bit I tried. She is going to make chicken salad sandwiches, and I'm going to warm up a can of soup.
View Diet Calendar, 02 October 2012:
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1516 kcal
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Fat: 39.25g | Prot: 62.68g | Carbs: 233.75g.
Breakfast: V-Fusion Smoothie Wild Berry, Non-Dairy Creamer, Honey, Instant Oatmeal - Plain, Coffee (Brewed From Grounds). Lunch: diet coke, jimmy johns unwich. Dinner: Diet Coke (Can), Chicken Salad Sandwich, Light Chicken & Dumpling Soup. Snacks/Other: stone ground wheat crackers, Quakes Rice Snacks - Blueberry, Mixed Fruit Cup, Non Dairy Creamer, coffee brewed, raisins great value, great value cruchy honey oat. more...
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wow - you lost 4 pounds? How about that green coffee bean stuff? Yup, they say cnacer treatments impact sense of taste and smell, so DW may not have tasted the vinegar flavor to your sauce. Hang with it DK, it will turnaround soon.
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Congrats on your continued weight loss - but hope it is caused by determination and not by stress. Of course, I don't blame you for being worried. I have been wondering - aren't there any resources available in conjunction with your wife's treatment which address concerns that the family may have? Maybe that 800 number on the back of your insurance card could point you in the right direction. Best of luck.
02 Oct 12 by member: BuffyBear
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It appears to be the norm for the treatments that she has undergone. The doctors have explained everything to her, and the local cancer society folks have been wonderful to her and for her. When you've been treated for depression your whole life, there just isn't a lot more that people can do for you, if you don't have the drive to do it yourself. I have spent the better part of the last half of my life trying to motivate her just to "live", even when things were going fairly well. Cancer is devastating enough for people with a healthy attitude, let alone for those who struggle to find hope in everyday life.
03 Oct 12 by member: DairyKing
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good choice unwich.proud of you!sorry about the pasta.wonder what made it taste that way? bad meat? hope dw goes to her next treatment.i know a little about mental health issues.my daughter has bipolar-anxiety-borderline personality disorder.it can been tougher on loved ones than the patient.hang in there.great work on your healthy eating.
03 Oct 12 by member: rockytu
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Thanks, Rocky. Yep, usually the pep talks revolve around there being more at stake than how you feel at any particular time - there's the kids, grandkids, great grandkids and of course, me. And they want their mom, grandma and great grandma to be around for a long time. And I've been with you for 30 years and I want you to be around for another 30 years. Yadayadayada. Lots of people just don't realize how many people there are out there who really struggle to find significance and purpose. Even when they know it intellectually, they don't feel it. They have to play a war of the mind continually.
03 Oct 12 by member: DairyKing
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