Part of my dialysis treatment is having blood drawn once a month to test for pretty much everything under the sun. Every time I start feeling cocky, my blood work comes back from the lab and slaps me back into reality. Today is the day! My weight is within the acceptable range; my blood pressure is OK; I feel stronger than I have in a while; and I even got a smile from the – well, why blow that? So I fully expect my blood work to bring me down a peg or two. The usual suspects are albumin (protein), phosphorus and potassium.
Here comes “Lou”, my nutritionist, with the results:
JJJJJJJJ
Happy happy!!! FINALLY!! YAY!! I did good. YAY!!!! Good marks all around!
So now what? Patience and moderation, my boy! Cut back on the Chobani yogurt to once a week or so. Eat more salmon and tuna. Yogurt notwithstanding, maintain dairy intake (sorry, no ice cream or pudding). No corn chips. Continue to eat lots of veggies (broccoli, asparagus, experiment with others). No whole wheat. No nuts. No chocolate, That’s right, no chocolate. And, of course, no potatoes or tomatoes.
I am looking forward to my birthday, when I can have two forbidden foods! Right now, I am leaning toward chocolate fudge cake with dark chocolate icing and vanilla ice cream on the side. We shall see – oh boy, we shall see!
And in the meantime, they don’t call me Cookie Monster for nuthin’….
No comments:
Post a Comment