January 15, 2012
Day 13
As a random aside, I will kill the day count once I hit 30 days. This isn't a short term thing but I thought that keeping track of days on for a bit might be motivating.
Another very slow start to the morning. I didn't fall asleep right away last night, but the real issue is that I seem to be deathly allergic to something around here. I wake up with a scratchy throat, almost no voice, and a fair amount of mucus. I really have no idea what it could be.
Actually, after doing ten minutes of Googling, I think there is a very good chance that I have LPR, a form of acid reflux. Hopefully I'll remember to talk to my doctor about this next time I'm in. Fortunately, the treatment is largely behavioral -- lose weight, less caffeine, that sort of thing. I'll add something that's not on the list -- spend less time lying down!
Edit: And after doing some more looking and thinking I'm off to try and find a wedge pillow.
Another edit: Bought one. It's supposed to air out for 24 hours before deployment so it'll be a couple days before any kind of trip report.
Anyhow, on with the menus.
Breakfast: 4 sausage patties, 2 slices american cheese, 4 oz V-8
Basic 500 calorie breakfast. Really could use an egg or two scrambled with some veggies to make it better. Lame excuse: Didn't feel like messing up my beautifully tidy kitchen that much. Anyhow, with the last start and family dinner tonight I didn't want to load up too much.
Lunch: None. Late breakfast, never got around to lunch. Not hungry. Could have used more water though. Went out looking for wedge pillow.
Dinner: 1 chicken breast, served salad style with lettuce, a roma tomato, some diced jalapeno, a little sharp cheddar, 1 T (more or less) of prepared spanish rice, 1+ T of black beans, salsa. Sugar free red jello.
I was cooking tonight and it was a birthday meal. Tequila-lime chicken, rice, black beans. Turned out very good. I managed to mostly skip the beans and rice -- I took a spoonful of each, they were a nice complement to the lettuce, tomato, jalapeno salad I made for myself. Broiled the chicken, basted it with the marinade and it turned out very nice.
No birthday cake, which was fine. I would have like to have had the peanut butter cup ice cream though!
Feeling relatively good. I was able to do all the cooking and all the cleanup including a bunch of hand washed dishes without any trouble. That makes me happy. I've noticed that I've been a little extra winded when climbing stairs (which isn't good -- I worry about a return of blood clots in the lungs) but otherwise have felt noticeably better!
Day 13
As a random aside, I will kill the day count once I hit 30 days. This isn't a short term thing but I thought that keeping track of days on for a bit might be motivating.
Another very slow start to the morning. I didn't fall asleep right away last night, but the real issue is that I seem to be deathly allergic to something around here. I wake up with a scratchy throat, almost no voice, and a fair amount of mucus. I really have no idea what it could be.
Actually, after doing ten minutes of Googling, I think there is a very good chance that I have LPR, a form of acid reflux. Hopefully I'll remember to talk to my doctor about this next time I'm in. Fortunately, the treatment is largely behavioral -- lose weight, less caffeine, that sort of thing. I'll add something that's not on the list -- spend less time lying down!
Edit: And after doing some more looking and thinking I'm off to try and find a wedge pillow.
Another edit: Bought one. It's supposed to air out for 24 hours before deployment so it'll be a couple days before any kind of trip report.
Anyhow, on with the menus.
Breakfast: 4 sausage patties, 2 slices american cheese, 4 oz V-8
Basic 500 calorie breakfast. Really could use an egg or two scrambled with some veggies to make it better. Lame excuse: Didn't feel like messing up my beautifully tidy kitchen that much. Anyhow, with the last start and family dinner tonight I didn't want to load up too much.
Lunch: None. Late breakfast, never got around to lunch. Not hungry. Could have used more water though. Went out looking for wedge pillow.
Dinner: 1 chicken breast, served salad style with lettuce, a roma tomato, some diced jalapeno, a little sharp cheddar, 1 T (more or less) of prepared spanish rice, 1+ T of black beans, salsa. Sugar free red jello.
I was cooking tonight and it was a birthday meal. Tequila-lime chicken, rice, black beans. Turned out very good. I managed to mostly skip the beans and rice -- I took a spoonful of each, they were a nice complement to the lettuce, tomato, jalapeno salad I made for myself. Broiled the chicken, basted it with the marinade and it turned out very nice.
No birthday cake, which was fine. I would have like to have had the peanut butter cup ice cream though!
Feeling relatively good. I was able to do all the cooking and all the cleanup including a bunch of hand washed dishes without any trouble. That makes me happy. I've noticed that I've been a little extra winded when climbing stairs (which isn't good -- I worry about a return of blood clots in the lungs) but otherwise have felt noticeably better!
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