I don't eat perfectly all the time. I don't count how many calories I eat or even how many servings I eat. What I do is try to eat only when I'm hungry and eat healthy "almost always". And "mostly never" eat bad things--sugar, sugar substitutes, dairy, wheat, and grains. I define "healthy" as minimally… Continue reading More about my “diet”
Tag: Multiple Sclerosis
“You don’t eat bread?!?!”
Dairy, sugar, bread… they were my nearest and dearest friends for 35 years. We were tight. You didn’t see me at a meal without one or all three of them. If I close my eyes, I can still remember what a cup of coffee with half and half and sugar tastes like… or a warm… Continue reading “You don’t eat bread?!?!”
Why “Not Today, MS”?
September 29, 2015 will forever be a defining day in my personal history. I don't remember his exact words, but I remember the tone of the neurologist's voice, the hurried way he explained the images on the MRI, and the agony of watching my husband crumble under the weight of the news. I had never… Continue reading Why “Not Today, MS”?
