For those of you who have tasted my culinary delights, I frequently get my ideas from cookthink.com – one of my favorite recipe/food blog. Another one of my favorite sites, is veganyumyum.com – I am not vegan but enjoy this site. The author takes beautiful photos of her delights and she has a few on there I would like to try.
Speaking of food, I go to a nutrionist once about every three to four months. My last appointment was cancelled and I called to reschedule and my nutritionist was no longer working there. My one before that left Mass General also. I had referral from Melissa (therapist) to go see a new nutritionist. A practice that was highly regarded in the e.d. community. It turns about this practice is located in the same town that the boyfriend moved to so after helping him move today, I drove less then 2 miles to this first appointment. First appointments, are sometimes excruciating with my mental health practitioners, doctors even nutritionists. Tell me this, when did this start, etc. etc. My memory is scattered as it is but some of the answers aren’t exactly the most comfortable. Though I am pretty comfortable now a days with it, but sitting out in the waiting room I felt a little anxious.
My new nutritionist was nice, and experienced. And ideally, her office isn’t in a hospital or clinic. It’s a private practice but still covered by insurance and it’s more like a therapists office. A couch, chairs, etc. very homey. So, we discussed my history and then here come the recommendations.
She felt that I am restricting during the day (but not excessively) and it is causing my metabolism to slow down which is causing me to feel my clothes getting tighter. We came up with a game plan of adding, yes, more milk to my diet again. Oh, the days of meal plans up my chazoo. Milk at every meal.
Now, she might be right but that doesn’t make me wrong. I’ve had to cut back on the amount of groceries I get because prices have skyrocketed…so I have been cutting out my fruits and veggies here and there and milk yes. $6 dollars a gallon..on a $50 dollar a week budget plus some kitty litter and it’s not leaving me with much. But I’ve been creative in my cooking and using ingredients that are sitting in my cabinets.
While driving up to the boyfriends new place following the Uhaul truck, I got a call from my supervisor at my Saturday job and she told me they are cutting the Saturday Child Life Specialists position. I am devastated for a few reasons. Now, the hospital will have no child life services on the weekend in the PICU, and inpatient unit and now I am short over $200 a month. Ah, why did treatment have to be so expensive and costly to me and why doesn’t recovery still to cost so much. Over $250 a month in seeing Melissa, one prescription, and co-pays.
I have one month to pulls things together which I am confident I will do – as always.
My nonprofit plans are still at phase 1 but are shaping up- maybe for phase 1.1- my hope and inspiration story to present for a talk to a group – still in phase negative. Maybe tomorrow -
Happy Columbus Day!!!
So glad you’re enjoying cookthink – and I’ve been using it myself to clear out pantry items recently. 6$ for milk….yikes! Best of luck with your recovery process!