November 8, 2014- Healthy Eating Makes a Difference- Too Bad I Keep Falling Off the Wagon ;-(

In early 2013 I went on a low carb diet that was filled with good foods.   "Real Foods" is how it is stated by my daughter, Rita, who made the foods for me.   This was great for about three months and then we both got tired of being so constricted to one type of food.  Plus, it was a lot of work for her!

Here is my post from that time.

EATING HEALTHY

In the past year I went through chemotherapy and many rounds of maintenance in order to get my lung cancer into remission. On January 12, 2014, I was taken off of the maintenance drug and am now determined to try to get healthy. My daughter has been working on a low-carb food lifestyle for some time and recently found out that my oldest grandson is insulin resistant. She has worked hard to find good, real foods that are tasty and will help him, and the rest of her family become healthier. Yesterday I tasted a recipe she made called Spaghetti with Zoodles. It was FANTASTIC! She also makes Salads in a Mason Jar (Picture in Post). Anyway, I decided I wanted to take advantage of her expertise and now I am trying out this kind of eating. I am very excited about it. My body took a beating during chemo. I had high blood pressure issues, weight gain, and immense psychological stress, which resulted in insomnia (not helpful for health- but very helpful for writing ;-)).

Anyway, this is a new avenue I am taking and I thought I would share it with all of you. 

Next, I think I’ll get a hair cut!











I think I feel off the wagon in April of 2013 sometime- I can't pinpoint any reason except that I didn't feel like making the great foods that Rita had been making.   I guess I am lazy.  Now there are companies that make foods for cancer survivors and send them your way.

And for that I am too cheap.   I guess I liked the advice of one of the many nurses I have run into along the way- "Eat what you want!"  'Enjoy yourself!"