Recently the hubby went to the doc for one of those 0 (oh) check ups—you know when you turn something with a 0 (zero) on the end of it. The regular check-up went well but after he had the blood work done, he got one of those calls, “we need you to come in right now…” the very next day (it wasn’t quiet as urgent as it sounds, but the doctor was on vacation the next week and it was either then or two weeks later). So hubby goes in, the nurse looks at his charts and exclaims, “Oh!” Then the doc comes in, looks at his charts and exclaims, “Oh!” The hubby’s Triglycerides were off the chart. Normal is supposed to be under 150, his… are you ready… 890.

Holy cow is right!

That was two months ago. The doc put the hubby on meds and told him to restrict his carb intake (to next to nothing). He has totally cut back and his numbers last week were down to 190—Atkins is now his BFF. All that put the entire household into a new way of having to eat. More me than the kids, I have been eating different—can’t cut carbs out as much as him, but cut back a lot. The last time my numbers were checked I was at 82, so it’s all good here… Still, I am sympathy dieting. It can’t hurt, right?!?

So, in food-mode, I found this app. It has caloric counts for most fast food and a few sit-down restaurants. *OMG* I wish I had NEVER downloaded the app. I need it but it’s so depressing to see what I’ve been eating over the years. There’s this one new fast food burger place that just moved in near us, on a whim, I looked up what the kids would eat. The bacon-cheese burger and large fries were 2245 calories, without a drink. That’s more than I should eat in a day (I will *never* eat there, now).

Thanks to the app, I may never have a chocolate shake again—and I LOVE chocolate shakes. I mean I’d have a shake over just about any other food group. That, and warm, mooshy chocolate cake. Those are the hardest things I’ve had to give up (dang, I am making myself hungry). Though, I did hear recently that chocolate is good for you; the good far outweighs the bad so I will keep eating it! Anyhoo, now that I have the app, I have skipped many a chance to not make dinner and just grab take-out, my kids are so depressed!

The app, BTW, is called Fast Food Nutrition, it was Amazon’s free Android app the end of March. Knowing what’s in the app, I’d have paid for it. It’s so worth having to curb my propensity for hitting drive thru lanes once in a while. And just to reassure, the hubby is fine. He was fine with the high number—he just needed to get it down because it *could* cause a problem.