Bachelors Dream, no not that

[BarryG]

You know the old bachelor trick of eating over the sink so that there are no dishes to wash, well I am now at the point where almost all food is more trouble than it is worth. Because just about all of my nutrition goes through my peg I no longer need plates, bowls, cups, knives and forks, in fact the whole kitchen is pretty much wasted space. Except for my blender and one glass for my morning smoothie, all I need is my syringe, water bottle and my supply of formula and I'm all set.

With our son gone back to university there is only Beth here to eat real food so there aren't too many dishes to wash which is ok with me because as Beth works and I don't I am the official dishwasher. And, ironically, I still do a lot of the cooking (because I like doing it) even though I cant eat any of it.

There isn't really any point to this post or this thread but I just had to say something to mark the end of my mouth as a gateway to my stomach. Just feeling grumpy I guess.

 

[thelma313]

You have a right to your grumpiness, Barry. This not eating thing sucks!

So often I wish that I could bring my dad his favourite foods. This was especially the case when he was in the hospital. There's not much to do in the hospital. I remember when my grandpa was in the hospital we'd bring him all sorts of edible treats and his face would light up. It was so heart warming to watch him enjoy something he loved. What I would give to see my dad do the same.

On a different note, you sure do sound like an ideal husband, Barry! You cook and do dishes? What with that new avatar too, I think you doubled your female fan base this week.

 

[dldred]

Barry,

Sorry you have the grumpies today, maybe to make you feel better you could come to my house and cook for us. To show you how bad I feel for you I would even let you do the dishes. Hope you get over the grumpies and have a good day.

Dana

 

[MarianneS]

Barry,

I understand exactly how you feel. Monday was my husbands' birthday dinner with family and how I wished I could partake of the rib- eye steaks, baked potatoes and salad. I did have a bit of ice cream, whoopee!
The other thing that gets me, I never focused much on it before, is how delicious all those tv commercial meals look.

I share your grumpiness but then remember how they peg enables me to eat without the constanct choking. I've come a long way from never getting one, remember those posts?

Hang in there.

Marianne

 

[Blackpool]

Not eating is like loosing a friend who was with you everyday.How true when people say as we age we revert to babyhood (formular)Just to make you grumpier the weather is changing this weekend, I wouldn't be surprised if your neck of the woods gets snow. I leave for Niagra Falls Sunday, hope the weather is good there.Hope your day gets better soon and feel free to do my dishes and cooking at ant time.

 

[GlenBrittle]

Barry,

OK ... lets recap

You post your stud-muffin avatar and take away all of the ladies.

You say that you cook and clean .

And "Poor wittle Bawwie is gwumpy"

AND YOU WANT SYMPATHY FROM THE GUYS ?

Not happening. Booowaaahahhaaahhaaaaaaa



All kidding aside , I feel sorry for your change in eating habits. I for one, do not look forward to the same issues, knowing they are in my future. Being the cook, you can still taste test though can you not ?

Glen

 

[KeeKer]

Barry, so sorry to hear that you are feeling down. But Beth is really lucky, cooking and cleaning? Where did she find you?

 

[DgtofTNfan]

You are definitely entitled to a grump day! My Dad was the cook at home as well. He loved to play with spices, etc. for a soup and watch NASCAR just for something to do and nibble before he got to the point where he was unable to eat. We would eat at his house often. He use to joke with us that since he stopped eating/cooking we were all gonna starve but at least he had his PEG.

It sucks that you can't eat as food can be comforting when your grumpy. Vicious cycle.

You are a great guy with such a positive attitude that you will find something else to occupy your mind.

It is about time for this weeks forum follies which is always a fun distraction.
Dana

 

[BarryG]

Thanks everyone for letting me grump, I am better today. The sun is shining and I am looking forward to spending some time with friends this weekend. We are doing a hawk watch which is where we go up to a forestry tower and watch for migrating eagles, hawks and falcons. It sounds silly I know but it is mostly just sitting around in a place with a fabulous view of the Rocky Mountains and foothills with the fall colours. Beth is really more of a birder than me but even I get into the big birds like eagles and hawks.

Marianne, I am glad you are doing well with your new peg tube even though you had a hard time with the placement. I was reading in the latest National Geographic in a section entitled "Human Limits, Starvation" and it stated "Lose 30 percent of body weight and death is imminent, though disease will likely kill you before you starve". Before I got my tube I lost almost 25% of my body weight so I was starving. Now I wish I had been more proactive and had kept better track of my weight because I didn't really realize how much I had lost and how it was affecting me.

I would love to do a cooking tour to all of your houses as long as you all have dishwashers (human or mechanical, I don't care). I don't do windows and like nature, I hate a vacuum.

Just for fun here is a link to one of my fantasies, don't worry it isn't too racy!

FoodPornDaily (SFW) Extremely Tasty Food Photos

Beverly, I hope that you have a great time at Niagara Falls!

Glen, thanks for your reality check (except for the stud-muffin bit :shock I needed that slap.

Barry

 

[GlenBrittle]

Barry,

All in fun my friend. Just pushing for a smile from your grumpy face.

Plans for the weekend ?

Glen

 

[hopingforcure]

The hawk is awesome. I think watching the hawk's sounds amazing. I had to laugh at the eating over the sink thing. My hubby will do that with deserts late at night. I always kid him that he thinks that the calories do not count, see you were one of those guys also. my husband sell's kitchens and me, well if the house did not come with one, I would not want it. I am not a good cook, the only thing I make well is reservations. Love food, hat to get the kitchen dirty..

 

[tdamess]

barry i could come cook for you ....but,....when you see it you won't want my cooking.. then you would say ( gladley ) oh i can't eat that i have a peg..maybe that will chase your blues away..as you wonder who taught this chick how to cook- they need to be shot

 

[BarryG]

Hoping, I love that saying "the only thing I make well is reservations"! Your husband is right, if there are no dirty plates there is no evidence and nobody knows about the calories at least until the pants get too tight.

tdamess, right now if you were to make me something that I could eat you would be the world's best chef in my eyes. The only problem is that I can't tell you what that "something" is

Marianne, I want to ban all food commercials on tv, they drive me crazy. All of the cheeseburger and pizza ads are now in the same category as the fancy car ads, totally useless cause I can't have any of them.

Can you tell I'm hungry? Time for another liquid snack, YUM YUM!

 

[joelc]

Blend all those foods up, not all at once - LOL, and put them through your PEG. Then pray for a burp so you can taste them. It is not as good as through the mouth but it is better than nothing.

 

[BarryG]

Joel, I am getting closer to doing that. I am just not as rebellious as you I have a clinic visit coming up and am going to have a serious talk with my dietitian and speech language pathologist about what I can and cannot eat and how I can "eat" it. You know how they are, "Never put anything in your peg but what we tell you to and that is only formula". Well that was OK when I could still eat but it is getting pretty boring now. Don't get me wrong, I really appreciate all that they do for me and all of the help that they have given me but I need more than vanilla burps.