The Flare Up Diet
15 Sep
Here’s an overview of the Flare Up Diet. It’s what we eat when David’s Psoriatic Arthritis flares up and he’s bedridden.
Breakfast Possibilities
Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls
Cereal
Lunch Ideas
Delivery Pizza
Delivery Chinese
(If you have a Jimmy John’s in your area, they deliver, too!)
Peanut butter sandwiches
Dinner Options
Frozen Pizza
Leftovers
Whatever some dear Christian brings us!
Snack Suggestions
Fresh Fruit (We always have fruit. Even when I haven’t been shopping in a week.)
Leftover Halloween and Easter candy in the back of the pantry.
Popsicle found in the bottom drawer of freezer.
To come off of your Flare Up Diet, have a Snickers bar and an apple for lunch. That’s what I did. I went to make a sandwich for lunch as we were leaving for work yesterday morning, and the bread was all molded. I don’t even like Snickers bars that much. The Snickers bar was from our last trip to the lake with my parents. Some of their food got into our ice chest. Thanks, Mom. I didn’t starve. Oh, and then on the way home, I had to stop at the mall to look for a birthday present for my niece. In my mental fog from lack of sleep and the emotional drain of bathing and dressing my husband for three days, I got a cinnamon pretzel from Auntie Anne’s. And a Diet Coke. And then I had to ask for directions to the bathroom in Macy’s twice.
Seriously, thank you to everyone bringing us food, saving us from our sugary, sodium laden diet!
You crack me up.
How is David doing? How is his back? Let me say on his behalf (I’m sure he tells you this) but from all of us “sickies”: THANK YOU. Thank you for tirelessly caring for us. Thank you for putting your life on hold when we have a flare or exacerbation or whatever. Thank you for being strong emotionally, physically and spiritually. Thank you for not giving up.
Thank you, Kerri. I really appreciate the encouragement. David’s still in a lot of pain. We’re having quite a bit of rain here in Dallas, which means his arthritis is flaring, plus the ligament is still painful. He sees the chiropractor tonight. He always helps.