Get My Act together

[MJo]

A few months ago I complained on this board about weight gain and how I was back to my unhealthy lifestyle. The past few months it got even worse: A woman who has been helped my my agency is grateful. She works for Panera Bread and several times a week leaves a bagful of leftovers in the staff lounge. At least Panera has better quality than some of the junk you can buy in the supermarket. My co-workers and I polish off the goodies in the shopping bag in one day, whenever she brings it. I have got to start ignoring that bag!!!

I just read Dr. Servan Schreiber's AntiCancer: A new Way of Life. While I read these books with healthy scepticism, I can relate to him. After his first bout with brain cancer, his diet remained "Western" He ate a cup of chili, a bagel and a coke for lunch at the hospital cafeteria every day. How I understand! After his relapse he became careful about his diet. His list of dos and donts and foods to eat or avoid is pretty simple. I have also started using turmeric, but I read that people with gallstones have to be careful. So I'm monitoring gastro aches and pains.

I hope I can improve my diet and get back to exercising, because I have put myself at risk for heart disease, and my high sugar consumption has made my body a great "feeder" for cancer cells.

I don't think I can totally emulate Dr. S. He writes about how happy a meal of vegetables, peas, fruit and a little bread makes him today. My reaction was "Are you crazy." I do, however, plan to improve my bad eating habits of the past year. I did okay for about 3 years after my diagnosis. I want to get back on track.