What we are eating and what's eating us,Friday....

Happy Friday. I need to say this,up to Olivia's problem with the pain med,she NEVER had a problem with drugs,as Vicodin is higly addictive,I do not feel this is all her fault. I appreciate everyone's warnings to be careful. I have invited   her to a movie tomorrow,she is a huge part of my heart. The kids are doing well.
Today I ate a BLT I boiled the bacon twice and threw tha****er off,then browned it,I had a whole tomato on it and romaine lettuce with double fiber bread. I also ate 4 white castle burgers and a apple. My system seems happy,and I will have watermelon later.
I have been doing some heavy sleeping,I am grateful,although this is weird. Take care,and remember,pain addiction can happen to any of us. I have to watch myself!
   DRUG ADDICTS NO LONGER LOOK LIKE THIS!
 

My Sweet Linda,

Addiction of any sort is a terrible and painful thing, not only for the addict, but the family as well. It's all destructive and sad, no matter what the substance is....food, drugs, gambling, whatever.  My DIL's mother, 59 yrs old is addicted to pain meds. She won't get help, and her doctors are her suppliers. Even after admitting to Tess that she thought Pam might have a problem, the doctor still gives Rx's to her for meds. Then she shops around to other doctors and gets more Rx's and  it just keeps going. Gary (a drug counselor) has tried to get her into rehab but she will have nothing of it. We all know one day she might not wake up.

To a happier note. Have you ever tried the precooked bacon you can buy at the grocery store? There are store brands and Oscar Meyer makes some too. They're thin sliced and precooked, so most of the fat is already gone. I usually pay about $2.50 for a box of 15 slices. Just nuke them on paper towels to get the last remaining fat off and YUMMOOOOOO..They're sure less messy than cooking regular bacon, too!

Yesterday:

latte x 2

bkfst burrito

1/2 baked potato with chili at Wendy's

latte

cottage cheese w/ NSA cherry pie filling

tilapia, broccoli

popcorn

Hope you have a wonderful day!!!

Hiya Susan,it is very hard when you may actually need pain meds,I can not move without them,yet,I am never pain free anyway. I have talked to my doctor and she has said I will be on pain meds the rest of my life,my body is devastated,I have the fibro,messed up bones,arthritis,trigeminal neuralgia,copd,I don't know if I will return to work,plus I have sleep deprivation.
I never feel high,and I only use one doctor,I have a healthy fear,she feels I am one of the lucky one's who do not have a tendancy for addictiveness,,unless it's chicken wings...LOL.
I have tried the other bacon and it is ok. I am a country girl at heart,I rarely eat bacon and do not mind doing it my way,it is not as though I have a life...LOL.
Have a swell say and stay in high sprits!

See, that's the thing. You're aware of the hazards and are smart. There's a fine line to walk, though.

Hugs to you, lovely one

Susan,I pray a lot. When I awaken...I am in so much pain.I do not want to move. I will be on pain meds forever.so I am careful.
The young have a harder time. I think my baby is learning,and I know I hurt her,for this I am sorry,but I had to be a good mom.

Hey Linda,

I, too, live on pain meds.  Some days are better than others and can go off of them without any signs that I am addicted.  While I've been on them for years, I have gone for weeks not needing them.  Almost all of my lumbar vertebrae have ruptured and are now fused and the thoracic are in such bad shape that they want to do surgery to repair the two worse ones; however, I've had back sugery and will never do that again.  My back hurts all the time, some days it is unbearable and those are the days that I take the pain meds.  At one time, they wanted to do the morphine pump that they put inside if you but I declined because I didni't want to deal with all of that.  My back was so messed up by the drunk driver who almost killed me and the severe arthritis that I have.  My neruologist explained it to me that people *****ally need the pain meds don't get high on them, but those people who don't really need them, get the high feeling.  I have never felt high.  I've felt some relief but never high. LOL.  Maybe I'm doing it wrong.  LOL.  I, like you, though can do some drooling over a chicken wing. 

ROFL,Jeannie,yep the wings the thing. Olivia does have real pain and it is proven.I feel sorry for she is so young,and needs to move and play with her babies.
I have faith she will be ok.
Thanks for sharing,you are a card girl.
....much admiration,I consider you a friend.

Linda you're right, drug addicts are not always shady looking characters and that is why you need to be even more careful.  At least if they look the role, we know to keep our gurad up. 

Today:

B: peanut butter sandwich

S: cheese

S: chesse

L: minute steaks and peas

S: peanut butter

S: ham and cheese

D: beans and cornbread and hamb patty

S: maybe peanut butter.

What's eating me?  That I only have two more weeks left before school starts and I yet have not prepared for the classes that I teach.  Damn.

Hi Jeanie,it is amazing how many people get hooked on pain meds after surgery,we have pains we never had before.
I hope you can catch up on your work without too much stress. Hang in there!

Good morning Linda,
I'm up and need to write down my food again. It has been very iffy lately. I can't remember what was on the menu yesterday but an apple, cottage cheese and a cheese stick. There must have been more but CRS ha**** again.

plan:
B - cottage cheese, blueberries, Kashi
L - green salad & ham
S - apple & peanut butter
D- ? not sure yet

Take care
Annette