No not me! The man at the drug store that I overheard talking to his friend.
Claudette has asked me a few times what I would do if I had the choice to get my saliva. taste, and swallowing function back along with a renewed taste for potato chips. I've never been certain of the answer.
Right now I may say yes because my mouth has been hurting for a week because of one major sore and several little ones. They tend to get better or worse depending on what I eat, but they are a constant irritation in my life that probably ain't going away.
But on most days I am okay with my inability to eat potato chips because without that limitation I'm not 100% sure that I would be able to resist. And for me it was never possible to eat 10 chips....it was always the whole freakin bag!
But today when I heard the man mention cheesies, my knees buckled for a minute. I also used to love cheesies and I suddenly realized that I have never tried them post cancer. Maybe I could eat them? They kind of melt in your mouth if you're patient and certainly they are not as abrasive as chips. Just for a minute I thought maybe I was gonna get a bag of cheesies.
But I walked away! I walked to the back of the store, a safe distance away from the junk food, and there I seen my distraction....the blood pressure machine. It prints out a little ticket
No messy cheesies for me! Game on!
Also, another great training day. I swam in the morning followed by my leg weights, and then a fantastic ride with my honey. After I dropped her off at home I repeated the 30 kms we had just done. Man I am blessed.
(swim 1500 metres, leg weights, ride 6o kms)
"Edible substances evoke the secretion of thick, concentrated saliva. Why? The answer, obviously, is that this enables the mass of food to pass smoothly through the tube leading from the mouth into the stomach."---Ivan Pavlov
Love
Peter
Claudette has asked me a few times what I would do if I had the choice to get my saliva. taste, and swallowing function back along with a renewed taste for potato chips. I've never been certain of the answer.
Right now I may say yes because my mouth has been hurting for a week because of one major sore and several little ones. They tend to get better or worse depending on what I eat, but they are a constant irritation in my life that probably ain't going away.
But on most days I am okay with my inability to eat potato chips because without that limitation I'm not 100% sure that I would be able to resist. And for me it was never possible to eat 10 chips....it was always the whole freakin bag!
But today when I heard the man mention cheesies, my knees buckled for a minute. I also used to love cheesies and I suddenly realized that I have never tried them post cancer. Maybe I could eat them? They kind of melt in your mouth if you're patient and certainly they are not as abrasive as chips. Just for a minute I thought maybe I was gonna get a bag of cheesies.
But I walked away! I walked to the back of the store, a safe distance away from the junk food, and there I seen my distraction....the blood pressure machine. It prints out a little ticket
No messy cheesies for me! Game on!
Also, another great training day. I swam in the morning followed by my leg weights, and then a fantastic ride with my honey. After I dropped her off at home I repeated the 30 kms we had just done. Man I am blessed.
(swim 1500 metres, leg weights, ride 6o kms)
"Edible substances evoke the secretion of thick, concentrated saliva. Why? The answer, obviously, is that this enables the mass of food to pass smoothly through the tube leading from the mouth into the stomach."---Ivan Pavlov
Love
Peter
MMMMMMMM!M..cheesies are my favorite and could eat a huge bag in one sitting. Congratulations in not giving into your cravings. I understand the challenges of not buying just one bag....
ReplyDeleteCongrats on resisting the temptation! It is hard!
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