Day 49: Texas Last Diet
Started the day today with my pancake. I'm just not getting tired of that breakfast... We got really busy in the morning, and so I didn't have much time to make lunch. We ran to the local restaurant here in my neighborhood, and I found a cobb salad on the menu. It looked like I could have everything in it, as long as they left out the cheese, so I ordered it. Turned out to have very few salad leaves at the bottom, and mostly consisted of a boiled egg, delicious grilled chicken, and luncheon meat ham. It was really very good, but who knows what goes into processed ham? It could have had sugar added for all I know. It also felt like a lot of meat for lunch, and by the time I had left the restaurant, I had a pain in my stomach that felt what I would imagine an ulcer feels. It went away after a while, but came back later in the day when I had a can of seltzer water. No idea what could be causing that. I've certainly never had a pain like that before. But there is one thing that being 57 has taught me, you never freak out about a pain until you have it for a couple of days. Sometimes getting older just hurts... I'll keep an eye on things.
I got to the office, and had a bowl of HEB power slaw, since I knew I hadn't gotten enough veggies with lunch. It was remarkably good with just a little oil and vinegar on it.
The other thing I noticed is that my bowel movements have been pretty gross and tar-like. I did some research and found that too much iron supplement can cause that (and I take an iron pill daily). Another cause can be too much protein. I opted then to not have my 8 ounces of meat with dinner. I had a trail mix instead, and another big bowl of the HEB Power Slaw. I'm going to cut back on the extra meat a bit, and ramp up the veggies, until my bowels cooperate. I also took a probiotic pill. I keep forgetting to take those.
I really think I've lost this week. I caught sight of myself and really noticed how different I look. I don't usually do that. Others have been mentioning a lot too, so tomorrow we'll see how much if any I've lost.
I got to the office, and had a bowl of HEB power slaw, since I knew I hadn't gotten enough veggies with lunch. It was remarkably good with just a little oil and vinegar on it.
The other thing I noticed is that my bowel movements have been pretty gross and tar-like. I did some research and found that too much iron supplement can cause that (and I take an iron pill daily). Another cause can be too much protein. I opted then to not have my 8 ounces of meat with dinner. I had a trail mix instead, and another big bowl of the HEB Power Slaw. I'm going to cut back on the extra meat a bit, and ramp up the veggies, until my bowels cooperate. I also took a probiotic pill. I keep forgetting to take those.I really think I've lost this week. I caught sight of myself and really noticed how different I look. I don't usually do that. Others have been mentioning a lot too, so tomorrow we'll see how much if any I've lost.
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