I think I'm in trouble!

I've been pouring over articles and guidelines and suggestions on the best diet to prevent recurrence, and ..... I think I'm in trouble.

Here's what I'm finding:
1. A plant-based diet is best (ok, I can do that... although giving up bacon might be a problem)
2. Limit sugar... uh oh.
3. Limit salt.... ummmm....
4. Limit or omit caffeine and alcohol ..... yeah, I'm not sure about this one. Really? Omit COFFEE! Omit my coveted glass of wine? BOOOOO!

Anyway, it's not like I eat THAT awful. Of course, my diet could use some improvement. I think my biggest problem is a lack of cooking/preparing ideas. I've stood in the "leafy green" section of the grocery store a million times thinking to myself, "what is that and what the heck do I do with it?" I went to Pharmaca the other day to find a vegetarian cookbook and not only did I NOT find what I was looking for, I was talked into a $40 jar of freeze dried vegetables to scoop into a drink every day (and boy do they taste AWFUL!) I can't afford to buy this every month! Nor is it realistic to depend on a scoop for all my nutritional needs. I really enjoy cooking and eating and would like to changes on that level.

So, here I sit, scratching my head on how I'm going to realistically upgrade my nutrition in a way that will work with my crazy busy life and carb-lovin' kids.

The quest continues! If you know of any good vegetarian cookbooks or recipes (Amanda & Nate) please pass them my way.

Eating

It's day 6, post chemo and, frankly, I'm not feeling as well as I was expecting. I think I may have either underestimated the toll this was going to take on my body or other chemo patients are doing things that are making it easier for them to handle. Not, mind you, that I thought this was going to be a walk in the park. It's just that the few other women I've spoken to say that they're "just a little tired" or "it's like morning sickness" for a few days. My doctor even said that I'm his "healthiest patient", so I'm thinking I got this thing whooped. Not exactly.

I've come to the conclusion that I need to be a little more diligent about the things going into my body and perhaps I'll feel better. We'll see. The thing is that I really can't find a lot *free* of resources about nutrition.... or maybe I'm just not looking in the right places.

Anyway, I do have the book (thank you for returning it, Cyndi) called Eating Well Through Cancer that will become my guide and hopefully, things will start to look up.