Doctors, Cooking, and Weight

So, while my day has been less than productive, I am very happy to say that I did the near-impossible--I got Brett to go to the doctor!!  After being sick for over a week, I was glad that he was able to get some professional help.  The doctor wasn't able to give a ton of advice, but did say that we need to change Brett's diet to what doctors call a "bland diet".  For a foodie like him, this was probably worse than a death sentence!  But, we are taking the news in stride and doing our best to figure out the new food requirements (though I had to keep reminding him to focus on what he CAN eat and not on the CAN'T eat side of the list.) Considering I want to lose weight too (so I look better in all those awesome Australia pics!), being so conscious about what we're putting in our bodies can't hurt.  Hopefully it will settle Brett's stomach issues enough that he can be taken off the bland diet before our trip (esp. since tomatos are a no-no and he would be miserable to be home and still not get that yummy tomato paste he craves and raves about!).