Good Advice from Husband

[hshirar]

My husband gave me some good advice this week. I have been sticking to the IC diet religiously, as well as taking my CystaQ and Prelief. We went over to some friend's house this weekend and they were having loaded baked potato soup and bacon sandwiches. I brought my own food to eat and afterwards, I said that I wished I could have had the soup because it looked and smelled amazing. He then told me this:

"You need to eat to live, not live to eat".

I still struggle with the foods I can't have and it frustrates me sometimes. I am feeling better this week and think it has to do with the diet. I've made my own food all week so I know exactly what's in it.

I just thought I would share some good words of wisdom.

[dottiepark]

Weight Watchers used to use the line "nothing tastes as good as being thin feels." Perhaps those of us who are really helped by the IC diet could adapt it to "nothing tastes as good as a pain-free bladder feels."

[leelee88]

"nothing tastes as good as a pain-free bladder feels."

I like that saying... Can I use it on my signature??

[dottiepark]

Sure, Leelee...but it'll cost ya!

[redhead43234]

I think that is a line from Dr Phil! I think I remember reading that in one of his books!

[123456]

I tell people all the time about the diet and they still don't get it. No one can understand until they eat or drink something and have days of agony afterward. I get lovely dirty looks even from relatives when I have to refuse food. I eat to live too!

[sailawaygrl]

I hope my in-laws understand this when I bring my own food to their house this week. My MIL is a very proud person and enjoys setting a very nice table for guests. She even puts our milk for cereal in a lovely crystal vase in the mornings. (I wonder what she thought of me the first time she visited our home overnight-breakfast was..boxes of cereal on the table and the gallon of milk!!!-oh well I am what I am!!) Anyway, we are going for a visit and I told my husband just to ask her what she planned to cook for dinner (main dish) and hopefully I can eat that and will bring side items that are ok for me. I am just going to offer to help cook and say "I brought some things that I know are ok for me to eat, I hope that is ok." I don't think it will bother her, but it is the first time I am going to do this, so I am a bit nervous. But I can't go one more place and stay hungry the entire time because I am afraid to eat.

Now I just have to figure out how to do my instills in the VERY tiny bathroom we use at their house. I usually sit on the side of the tub, but our BR there only has a shower(small), a pedastal sink and a toilet. It does however have a phone!! I could always call my hubby for help if I need to. Haha. Any ideas on how to do my instills would be appreciated! I have never been comfortable doing them sitting on the potty.

S

[kuntrygurl78]

Id just ask if you can use the "big bathroom" and tell your mother inlaw that you need the room to do your meds. She sounds very kind and Im sure she will be happy to let you use the room you need.

I am very lucky that I dont have to follow the IC diet too strictly. Most of my no no things are liquid so its not hard. I do agree that we need to eat to live and not live to eat. This is not just for ICers but for thos of us over weight or with other medical problems.


This is a great thread!:smile tee

[musiclover]

There are a few goodies I know are IC friendly that I can enjoy, like certain vanilla frozen yogurts, acid free coffee, etc. But for the most part, I have adapted to eating to live. There have been many nights of a piece of plain chicken and then I just cut up bell peppers or cucumbers and eat those plain. Maybe a potato, plain. I mean there's not anything too exciting going on in my kitchen! Not that it has to be that way. Some people are more creative with their cooking and can whip up a great IC meal. I don't really have that talent, but sometimes I try.

[teacher2be]

Sounds wise! :)

[SharonA]

Because of some digestion problems plus IC, I have adopted the "eat to live not live to eat" philosophy. The food I eat most often is very bland/boring compared to my family and most of my friends. I enjoyed eating once upon a time, but it is not that way anymore. Food is a matter of necessity for me and not very pleasurable. Still...I would rather eat this way than have the pain in the stomach and bladder that "exciting" food causes me.

[baaaby11]

Being a self-proclaimed foodie, I was SO annoyed with the diet at first. I still am but I rarely ever cheat. It's just not worth it for me. I'd rather feel better.