Lika’s Log

Went to da doctas. Good news & bad news. Well not that bad. Moe like junk fo’me kine bad. Its not like it was a surprise or anything. I knew I had to do this Low Iodine Diet, but knowing it and doing it; is totally two different levels of mindset, ya’ know.

My blood work was kapakahi but its me, I la dat. My thyroid #’s that should be low is high and my platelet #’s that should be high is low. Regardless, I still need to have a regular Radioactive Iodine treatment. Which is no big deal, its literally just taking a pill & getting scanned by a machine. Done. The tough part is before RAI treatment I have to go on a Low Iodine Diet for 4 weeks. (Last time I did it for 6) But whose counting right?

What’s a Low Iodine Diet you ask? TORTURE! *L* Well not quite, depends on how you look at it. This is a diet test that an Amish person would ace. I ain’t Amish.

I cheatahs sometimes. Hard not to. But I gotta remind myself what my docta told me; if you don’t do it right you’ll have to do it again. OMG once a year nuff, I can do this!

A Low Iodine Diet consists of eating fresh fruits & vegetables, meats from a butcher shop or range free. Thats it.

A Low Idodine Diet is all about da no-nos. As in:

–No dairy products
–No soy products
–No salt (but acutally you can use non-iodized salt)
–No eggs. Egg whites only.
–NOTHIING FROM DA SEA. No fish. (Lucky I no live Hawaii/I will make up for it in April)
–No chocolate
–No bread or bakery products. (Bread is ok IF somebody like myself makes it not one bakery. I know how to make bread but sssshhheeeesh!)
–No processed food.
–No Red dye #3.
And da big kick in da ass ~ NO Restaurants.

I’m probably missing some no-no’s but its depressing to think about muchless write and do it too.

The first time I went thru this, my first question was: Does dairy products mean NO ice cream? My Docta just laughed at me, cause he rolly poley too. “Yes, no ice cream but sorbet is ok.” Whoopee for that one.

In retrospect its a good thing. Rids my body of toxins and all that good stuff. Its a psychologial test. I going get psycho bumbye. Commericals on TV. No drive thru. No rocky road. No rice. No whip cream aka no Starbucks. Looking at FOOD PORN! *L*

The goal is to rid da body, my body of iodine. The reason for no restaurants is because there is no way of knowing that the products they use have no salt or are processed or have red dye or dairy or soy or futnuts.

Speaking of which, I’ve been munching on nuts & berrys all day. I may as well be vegetarian of the month. I did that the last time and it wasn’t as hard as it sounds. I just had to really focus.

Nuts & berries, going make me go nuts yet. *L* See why I ask you guyz fo’pray fo’me? LOL

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