Okay, I have probably lost more weight than I am supposed to, but I feel that I have been doing a pretty good job of eating. While it has been difficult to eat stuff because of the sore throat and then the mouth sores, I have still been able to make myself eat malt-o-meal, soups, scrambled eggs, and lots of Ensure shakes. Much of this is thanks to God that I have not hardly suffered from any nausea. I still find myself hungry, with an appetite. The problem is that my appetite is for all the things I cannot eat. That is where Food Network comes in.
Jess keeps trying to tell me to quit watching the Food Network, but I get hungry and can't stop myself. Guy Fieri just keeps showing me all these places I want to go try. Bobby Flay keeps putting flavors together that makes my mouth water (not literally, or course, because the mouth is pretty dry right now). But, I know that if I try anything that I want, it just won't be worth it. However, a man can only do so much soup.
So, we borrowed a blender from my parents. Hopefully, we can mix things up a bit (pun totally intended). My wife just rocks my socks off sometimes. Today she had the great idea of using the Ensure shakes as the base for fruit smoothies. For lunch, I had a Milk Chocolate Ensure shake with banana, milk, peanut butter, and honey. It was definitely a welcome change. I can't wait to try something with a Vanilla Ensure.
If anyone out there has some good smoothie recipes, let me know. My mouth does not do well with citrus or anything acidic, so keep it mild and fairly bland.
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