the doctor said
her kidney and heart numbers
we're BOTH BETTER
I got the doctor to
REITERATE
you take the diuretics
EVERY DAY
they are
PREVENTATIVE, not reactionary
she was twenty pounds heavier
on the doctor's scale
than she was two
WEEKS AGO
& she immediately turns to ME
& SAYS-- well, SHE changed
my DIET
I'm like
a can of tuna is 150 calories
a pear is 100 calories
these are not changes that cause weight gain
she gaslit the doctor
SOMEHOW
into writing down
her home
WEIGHT
she also made a big production
about her SODIUM
which only mattered because I bought stuff
that was "too high"
EXCEPT
that it wasn't
& she only selectively
CARES
LIKE
CHEESE
she eats big hunks of blue cheese
if you can believe
whatever, I say cheese is high sodium
BUT
ya KNOW
the fancy cheese doesn't have
nutritional label notes
SO
I was feeling feisty
I got her
STRING cheese-- part skim mozzarella
& Tillamook cheese BITES
they are serving sized
& have sodium
info
I had this feeling
like what if I
made decisions differently
last time
I LOOKED
for ricotta*
*which she asked for
and didn't find it
I got her Greek yogurt
with a cream top
this time
I got her low-fat small curd cottage cheese
she MOSTLY
EATS
pears, peaches, and plums
depending on what's
in SEASON
and I didn't see them
I didn't exhaustively
SEARCH**
**which means I did see them later, after I had already chosen a substitute (papaya, which I think is a healthier choice) which I didn't then go swap
I'm fixin to listen to TK
BUT
I'm behind more than I thought
SO
I prioritized my
FAVORITE
is SINGING HEAD gaudi
or is it adorable
my favorite
CORRESPONDENT
then
