So How am I Doing??
I thought I’d pop on and let you all know how I’m doing.  I know it’s something you all want the answer to but no one wants to ask…so here’s what I can tell you.
On the diet front….I am doing great! The diet has never been better and never been any easier. A little background for anyone new. I’m on a low-iodine diet for two weeks as part of my test prep for my thyroid cancer testing.
Here are some of the reasons why I’m doing better this time around…
1-I am only cooking for myself. There are no childcare kiddos here that I have to feed. There is no husband here that I have to feed.
In the past, I’ve had to cook meals and do the prep for everyone and after all of that was done, I’d have to figure out what I myself was going to eat. By then I was tired and had just fruit. I never ended up eating anything that was a real meal.
2-This time around I took time and prepped some food and put it in the freezer in individual servings. I made a batch of stuffed green peppers, a batch of chicken and noodles, and a batch of spaghetti with my yard sauce that was safe to eat. I simply grab one and put it in the refrigerator and when I don’t feel like cooking something new, I eat it. Easy peasy.
3-I found a website and Facebook group that helps people eat a low iodine diet. This is the Facebook Group…This is the website. The website isn’t the easiest to navigate but it’s doable and has needed info.
The people from the website food companies and ask them what type of salt they are using. If they say NON-iodized, then the food is put on a safe list and people on the diet can eat those products. For example…my favorite bread is on the list.
Previously when I was on the diet it was no bread unless it was homemade. Now I don’t have to make bread. I can just have this with peanut butter-no salt peanut butter or course.
4-There are so many more foods available. I last did this diet in 2019. Since then the food industry has gone out in full force making more foods that fits what I need.
I adore a little chocolate after a meal. It is something I’ve missed when I’ve been on the diet. No more. I just pop a few of these. They are totally legal for me to eat.
There are plant-based or coconut-based products that aren’t too bad.
There are so many more options and I’m appreciating them so much.
Anytime a person can go to the refrigerator and have options, it’s a good day. That’s how it’s been for me! Do I love the diet? NO. But it’s so much easier this time around. No complaints from me at all on the diet front.
The oral chemo front…I have some complaints… …