kerriestrawberry asked: Where did you go, healthy froggie? :(
I’ve completed my 3 weeks. I will say that I have continued the 1500 calorie diet even though I don’t really have to. I hope to see the psychologist soon with my journal in hand. Hopefully she will approve me for gastric bypass. We’ll see.
Lunch: Baked Chicken and carrots.
Snack: Jello
Dinner: Lean Pockets Turkey & Broccoli.
Snack: Grapes
Steak Tips with Broccoli
Check out all the vegetables I’m eating!
A Salad!
Baked chicken with broccoli.
The broccoli didn’t make it into the picture. It’s kind of green and mushroom shaped.
Salad!
Yum.
Today my stomach has been all like, “alksdfakds” and I was like “adkfjadf” so I had Cheerios and crackers again. Clearly the antibiotics weren’t done with me yet.
Lasagna
Stomach doing a little better. Took it out for a spin with some lasagna. No snacks today. Appetite still a bit lacking.
Ham Sammich
First day off antibiotics. Starting slow to see if my stomach is back to normal.
Not feeling too dandy today. Woke up feeling wrecked. And I have a nosebleed for some reason. My stomach has been grumbly lately and I’ve been eating mostly Cheerios. They seem to be a calming influence on my insides. This is my last day of antibiotics, so I’m hoping my stomach will bounce back after I stop taking them.
Carrots!
The first entry in my quest for more veggies.
Lean Pockets — Supreme Pizza
Okay, I was going to change things up today, but I had to get a new microwave and I wanted to test it out. This afternoon I plan on trying some carrots for my snack. Yay!
Cheerios! (not pictured)
Do you know how I know Cheerios are healthy? On the box, they are shown in heart shaped bowls. I think non-alcoholic beverages could learn from this and show their products in liver shaped glasses.
I had an unusual day yesterday. My antibiotics were making my stomach a bit grumbly and I didn’t feel like eating much. I played it safe with some cheese and crackers. I also haven’t been sleeping well so I snoozed right through dinner.
This morning I had Cheerios for breakfast. I think it is safe to assume that is going to be a regular thing from now on. I made a Lean Pocket for lunch. My life requires a certain degree of simplicity due to my Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I don’t like wasting energy on preparing complicated meals when there are easier solutions available to me. Energy is precious to me and I have a career I am trying to build. Once I have the surgery, I will do what is necessary. What is asked of me. If I need to prepare more complicated meals, I will do so. But like everything in my life, I will find the simplest and least energy consuming methods I can.
I don’t see why simplicity is a bad thing. It saves me energy for more important things. I like eating the same thing all the time. I don’t care if I have a sandwich 3 days in a row. Food isn’t that important to me. Getting rid of that miserable hunger feeling is my main concern. And even if my diet seems unconventional… I have managed to stay under 1500 calories everyday and while the fat content varies, it is always below 50 grams. Hopefully that is healthy enough to suffice.
I do realize I need to work more vegetables into the mix. I had originally planned more salads but those take a bit more effort to prepare. Things got really messed up with the infection, hospital stay, the surgery, the painkillers, and now the antibiotics having their fun with my innards. Once I feel more in the right I am going to double my efforts to eat my veggies.
Cheerios
I admit. I’m on a Cheerios kick. I had them for breakfast again. But I can’t help it. They are delicious rings of joy.
