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Post by jani on Jan 12, 2014 20:40:20 GMT
Hi Suze, Yes, down in drizzling Sussex. I was unsure whether the intro was for friends & family but thought what the heck, do it anyhow. I plan on reading through your anti cancer info gradually, picking out the bits I might be able to achieve and then 'later' work on the tough stuff (not that I am a wimp but hey I am). Hope all is good with you.
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Post by suze on Jan 13, 2014 7:40:52 GMT
Hi Suze, Yes, down in drizzling Sussex. I was unsure whether the intro was for friends & family but thought what the heck, do it anyhow. I plan on reading through your anti cancer info gradually, picking out the bits I might be able to achieve and then 'later' work on the tough stuff (not that I am a wimp but hey I am). Hope all is good with you. Hi, I am happy to meet you and hope the info here helps. I know some of it is harder than other bits, but all of it is easier than chemo . I think sometimes, though, people find it easier to do something a doctor tells them to do, rather than take a personal decision to take care of themselves on a regular basis. This isn't just true of cancer, lots of people with serious illnesses like diabetes or heart disease continue eating in unhealthy ways, but are happy to ingest the chemicals. I don't have a theory about why that is so, I just observe it!
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Post by jani on Jan 13, 2014 14:56:50 GMT
Hi Suze,
I have been fortunate to escape the horrors of chemo thank goodness, but I am acutely aware that I had a jolly good warning about my health. I do have other issues which need addressing continuously, but I believe that my cancer was found and dealt with in a final manner. I am now two and a half years post op, and have remained cancer free throughout that time.
My mum had both chemo and radiotherapy prior to her AP resection, and like myself has gone on to have no further issues. We have both been more than fortunate.
I need to lose weight. Big time. I need to improve my diet too. I do have things I shouldn't but I have to say they are generally in moderation. Having said that, it is SO bloody easy to eat rubbish and sweets over Christmas, we still have a huge bowl full of chocolate etc that others have given us. We tend to go through phases of wanting sweets and then don't bother about them.
I've always loved bread, but I rarely have it now. When I do, I always, without fail, have some bloating.
I love sushi, though I don't tend to eat much raw fish - generally selecting cooked or smoked. I have just bought a roll mat and some bits and pieces to now prepare this myself. Whilst there is the carbs of the white rice, there are also the benefits of the fish and that of the Nori seaweed sheets, which offer added minerals etc. I intend to use smoked and steamed salmon as our main fish, as well as other fish which I shall prepare myself. Then of course there are the vegetable and tuna versions.
I think if I can manage to make these without the naughty additions (mayo etc) then I should be able to manage to get a relatively healthy sushi, with a variety of seeds for some of them.
My partner B and I both adore wasabi and I shall use that to a good extent in them too, for a kick and added taste. It will be interesting to see if B will actually eat and enjoy these as she has, so far, managed to avoid trying a single sushi !
We use kikoman soy sauce which is brewed over many years, unlike the others. They do a range of light sauces too, and I am lucky to be able to get hold of some samples. We never use a lot anyhow, so I don't think the sodium issue will have a big affect on us.
Finally, I will spend a bit of time looking at the different rices available to see what can be successfully used in sushi, and which is the best of those. To be honest I think it is the sushi vinegar that makes it suitable rather than the actual rice (don't quote me, just a thought) - and so it will be interesting to establish which is best.
Take care, Jani
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Post by jani on Jan 13, 2014 15:35:36 GMT
Well, no sooner did I finish posting the above, than I went and prepared our first home made batch. A resounding success. The wasabi was a real kick in it and the ginger delicious. Found this little set of slides that shows some of the benefits of sushi. In case you are interested. www.besthealthmag.ca/eat-well/healthy-eating/the-health-benefits-of-sushi?slide=1 I think we may be doing this fairly regularly. B actually liked it !!
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Post by suze on Jan 16, 2014 12:04:19 GMT
|Sounds good - I am not likely to do it myself though. Neither of us is a big fan of fish, though I would like the seaweed and rice.
Funny we both have partners with the initial B for their names!
My Brigid is the health TZAR in our house, she swots up on everything and makes every effort to feed me the good stuff!
Re soy, I get organic Tamari soy sauce now, can't recall why, some reason I read and forgot, but it is supposed to be better, and less other ingredients than even the kikkoman, which we used to use .. do you have blood pressure issues? I dont at all, and need more salty stuff than most thanks to my little colon .. I get dehydrated really easily.
wasabi has horseradish doesn't it? My B is very keen on that, but again cannot recall the specific reason why!
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Post by jani on Jan 17, 2014 4:09:56 GMT
Hiya,
B is Belinda but been known as B from a toddler. Yes, amusing we both have one! The only real time she goes into the kitchen is to feed the dogs or open some wine! Actually she will cook but makes such a fuss of it, t-towel over her shoulder, timers bleeping everywhere ... it's our friend who reads up on everything and tells me what I should be doing. B is a vet not a cook, as she often reminds me, even if she does love both the Great British Bake Off and Masterchef
You can make some veggie sushi? I prefer smoked fish, so will mainly have that or steamed Salmon. My bp is good, I just prefer kikkoman to most others because its not so overpowering I don't think, the sushi soy sauce is much milder.
B decided she wasn't keen on the sushi after all, so will only have it occasionally I think.
Hope you are well. Jani
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Post by suze on Jan 17, 2014 9:49:57 GMT
My B is called BB by all her young relatives, short for Brigid. She is not queen of the kitchen, that is definitely ME in our house .... but she makes me green tea twice a day and pours me beetroot juice and makes bread with seeds and nuts in to make sure I get things that she knows I am supposed to have! She reads all the books and sometimes does a good imitation of my dad, reading out pages of info on nutritional qualities of food .... She was a bit like this before I got ill, so she is even more dedicated to keeping her eye on it now than she was before. LOL I see we both have mums who had this disease too .. though for me it was my mum who got away with light treatment, and I am the one who has had to have the full range ... and we are very close in age ... it's a bit twilight zone, innit! How long have you been with your B? We have been a couple for over 20 years now, and had our CP in April 2006, while I was actually ill, but still undiagnosed ... I first noticed my symptoms being worse when we were on your honeymoon in San Francisco .. I though it was nerves / travel that had set it off ... This is us on our wedding day: and this is us a couple of Christmas's ago ... just before my lung operation, I think:
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Post by jani on Jan 19, 2014 23:28:25 GMT
Hi, very definitely the twilight zone. B is also known as BB. We've been together for 14 years, I think we *dated* without knowing it for about ten beforehand though lol. We kept talking about CP but illness got in the way a bit and I wanted to lose weight first to lol. We are looking at July 27th, but haven't even started to plan ... Well except for a honeymoon. We have always wanted to *do* the trans Siberian express, so decidedd we would go return trip to China on it. With this hip op though, is unlikely B can take another month off later in the year, so will probably go else where and then trans sib next year. We loved Thailand, so if I could force myself onto a plane, perhaps there again. Or B fancies Hawaii too. Absolutely gorgeous photos You both look lovely. Jx
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Post by suze on Jan 21, 2014 12:01:49 GMT
You are intrepid travellers ... my B tricked me into going to San Frn .. I really am not a big fan of long distance stuff .. so there is a major difference between us!
You might find your insurance costs make it all a bit harder now as well!
We were happy to have our CP, especially as it legally fixes your next of kin if these health things go awry ..
nothing against my mum or dad, but my wife is the person I want as my legla next of kin!
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Post by jani on Jan 21, 2014 19:03:49 GMT
ha ! I don't like long distance travel either, in fact I HATE aircraft and flying full stop. It was because of this that we bought our first motorhome, I'd far rather drive around Europe and the UK than fly anywhere. I really want to be a decent weight before we have our cp or wedding as we can now have, vain I know, but I want to look back on that day in joy, not look at photo's and feel dreadful, which I invariably do these days. Yes memories, but we all know that photo's mean so much. We have no idea what we want to do, or how we want the day - a lot of discussion to be had, but when I've had my hip done too and we are both housebound ! How are you feeling / recovering from your last op?
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