No Longer a Joke

Well, if you've been reading this blog at all you know that I'm always trying some new diet, and I am constantly falling off the wagon.  One of the biggest reasons is that my husband and I totally bond over junk food.  Seriously, I think if someone would ask, what would you rather do, go to Disney World  with a close friend or hang out with your spouse watching a crappy movie and eating Doritos, we would pick the latter. (Feel free to insert some other fascinating place if you're the kind of asshole that would say Disney is lame)

  It was clear that last year we both let ourselves go.  My husband pretty much eats what I feed him and he's never going to complain that the food isn't healthy enough.  If anything, the healthy food I feed him never seems to agree with his system.  I blame his Grandmother. She actually used to feed him all yolk scrambled eggs when he was little because he liked it.  Thanks Grandma!  Now I have to undo all this shit! 

My husband, we'll call him Bob from here on out, (because that's his name) was in the Marines and so, he was basically forced to be in good shape when he was younger.  Also, during the years that he was 25 - 45, he put on local Elvis shows. Not corny ones (unless you think all Elvis impersonators are whack).  He was really good and his shows were always sold out.  He taught dance at Arthur Murray for a while as well.  I tell you this to explain why my husband could get away with eating crap and staying thin.  He was pretty active.

Last week my husband had his scheduled physical. At just under 260 my husband was looking pretty huge.    His EKG was not normal, he is borderline diabetic and he is at risk for kidney disease.  She also put him on medication for high blood pressure.  Not good.  The doctors orders were low carbs, low fat, low sodium, eat three different fruits per day, and eat fish at least 3 times per week. 

I have to say, the biggest challenge here is the low sodium part.  Veggies have to be fresh or frozen.  The soduim content in a can of anything is outrageous!  I bought every kind of Mrs. Dash there was.  We cannot use salt substitute because it will react with his blood pressure medication.  I cannot use soy sauce or Warchestershire because it is way to high in sodium.  I use a little olive oil, but cannot cook with butter like I used to. 

Bob and I have been losing about a pound every day.  My next several blogs will be on recipes and products I have found that fit out diet.  I had so much fun shopping with Bob last night.  He is basically a nutrition idiot.  I've never met anyone who knows less about nutrition than him.  Yesterday we read the back of everything before we bought it.  Not just the nutrients, but the ingredients.  We were totally bonding over health food!!!

This time, not sticking to our diet is not an option.