Last night and this morning I made out the grocery list for the early part of the week. And since today it is very cold (unlike yesterday when it was down right delightful..almost 80*), I thought soup would fit the bill for dinner. I've been making lots of soup. Growing up we called it stew but I think it's more of a soup, but whatever. Last week I made some soup. Found it on Pinterest. Healthy delicious bla bla bla. And it was terrible. Hubs made a pbj and I didn't want the leftovers and threw them out.
So today when I was making out the list, I reminded myself of the words of my oncologist at my last visit recently. Eat simple and healthy. It doesn't have to be all this out there kind of stuff. Just eat simple. So that's what I'm going to do today. I love the soup I've made forever...with a few healthy additions. It was already healthy whole food, but I add a few more things now. I'm thankful that his words pop into my head when I'm tempted to get a little carried away. And as my folks used to say on occasion... if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Lesson learned. No more 'fancy' soup. : )
And also, VCD is an ever present 'friend'. Sometimes it's a friend that I hardly notice. Easy breathing. Love it. And other times, I have to remind myself to take a chill pill and breathe. So because of that, I have been slowing things down in the kitchen and not trying to go all out when simple (and healthy) will git 'r done.
I was able to call this morning and cancel my last speech appointment. I skipped (part of the plan) last week but had this week in my back pocket just in case. But I called this morning and cancelled. Woo hoo. Glad I'm far enough along and life has been able to return to some normalcy...even though there are those times I have to stop and 'do some breathing' to get things back on track.
And also...just something I can't remember if I shared this or not..regarding my last onc appointment. I am so happy to report that my tumor marker went DOWN an entire point. Woo hoo. I was always well in the safe zone but I like to see it going backwards! I credit the sauna for this...along with eating healthy and the other healthy things I do. And I had only been going in for about 6 weeks when I had my onc appointment. Will be interesting to see what happens after 6 months. Also thankful that my breathing is allowing me sauna time again.
I had done a drug therapy thing with the crunchy dr for about 9 months and I was super unhappy with where I was physically...even though it was supposed to be very cancer protective for me...so I pulled the plug a good while back. I was nervous to stop on it even though it wasn't really helping me. That made me extra grateful for the downward turn in my numbers this time around.
So that's a fun little update and a reminder to keep it simple and healthy. Your bod (and your sanity) will thank ya for it. : )
