Hi All:

I know that many of you have other ailments besides the PN. I myself just am in the early stages of Diabetic Neuropathy but it hasn't impacted me yet thank god for that. but I DO have degenerative joint disease and that can be a real pain in the morning upon awakening. I never know if I can stand up straight, bend my fingers. Even walk to the bathroom without looking like Walter Brennan from the Real McCoys. Some days I'm fine but others, WAHOOO, I do feel old.

Now I make breakfast every morning. It really jump starts my metabolism. I'm not talking about a bowl of cereal here (I really can't eat that because I'm diabetic). But I do love my egg beaters omelletes and Alan just loves this breakfast. So every morning, crippled or not, I would have to get up, make coffee, make toast, chop up vegetables, cook them, make the omelletes, put the veggies and a slice of soy cheese or smart balance cheese in the omelletes, cook everything. Jeeez, it's annoying because I just want to get up, brush my teeth and sit down to breakfast. Alan can't cook a thing.

So one night (I do just fine in the pm), I said to myself "why can't I cook breakfast now, and eat it tomorrow. You should have seen me in the kitchen. I made a big pot of cut up veggies and stir fried them. I then made two omelletes. I fixed Alan's his way (veggies, no salt, no cheese). I fixed my omellete, (with the soy or smart balance cheese and the veggies.) I cooled them a bit, and wrapped them in saran wrap. Put them in the fridge. The table is all set for the morning.

You have absolutely no iea what was like to just wake up and everything is ready. Alan gets up first and plugs in the coffee, pours the juice. All we had to do is heat up the omelletes. Make toast. That's it!!

I will never again make breakfast in the morning. So this morning, when I couldn't even bend my hands, everything was done and we just enjoyed breakfast. I have read where we are supposed to be having 7 servings a day of fruits and veggies. I am doing this with no problem.

In the omelletes are chopped up tomatoes, peppers, zucchinies, mushrooms and onions. I make a big batch that lasts for 3 days. I put this in everything.

Alan has lost 70 lbs eating these things for breakfast. He weighs now about 187., down from 257. He tried on his old pants (48) and we laughed our heads off. They fell off. He bought underwear and he got a size 36-38 underwear. This man hasn't been less than a size 48 since I married him. Can you believe this??? Never mind he wears a 36-38, he thinks he's 36 years old again!!!! He's actually going to start looking for a part time job. Now that would be a gift from the heavens, if he can do that!!!

I have to put no salt tomato sauce on everything he eats for dinner. And put two packets of splenda on everything. Because he was on the Fentanyl pain patch two years ago, it caused something called taste perverson and I have to sweeten everything with splenda.
Can you imagine eating Tilapia (fish) with tomatoe sauce with splenda? Jeez. but he likes it so no problem.

So if you like your omelettes in the a.m. , why not consider doing everything the night before. You get a good breakfast and it doesn't hurt your fingers or hands in the morning. Works for me.

Next time I'll tell you how I make my grilled chicken with garlic and lemon over salad and veggies for lunch. You'll die and go to heaven, it's that good!!

love ya, Melody

P.S. did I mention that he doesn't need to use a laxative because of all the veggies??????????