Dificult News From the Doc

posted by Stace
Upon informing my doctor that my diet has almost exclusively consisted of pasta and sweets (little tip: don't ever tell your doctor this), my little happy world got turned on its head. He promptly reminded me that this is what my diet should not consist of, and suggested more vegetables, more complex fats, more grains. Maybe more chicken, he suggested helpfully. I gagged a little at the thought. Fish?, he offered. For the most part, that doesn't excite me either. While I have always been tickled to eat this in the past, it's something about the cooking of it that turns me off quick, and instead I think - hey, what about lasagna??? How about that, doctor? With a nice side of big crusty bread. Oh, he tells me, less bread too. &*$^%%!!#$ off, I think. But I like him a lot, and so I bite my tongue.

Today I went out and bought broccoli - which my intestines will have my head for, and whole grain bread, polenta, tomatoes, and lettuce. I have some ideas that interest me - but this day is a somber one, let me tell you. I fondly look back on last night when craving chocolate, Kevin and I walked to the store to check out Cadbury's finest, and after eating some Baby was poking and prodding big time until I finally fell asleep. It either loves Cadbury and wants more, or it was very distraught. I am afraid to think which. My doctor thinks that's a cute story.