…is apparently being so bloated and sick that you can’t stand the thought of eating anything beyond your allotted meals for the day.

The return of my regularly scheduled monthly visitor after a month AWOL brought with it some massive abdominal cramps and mega-alien-baby-implantation bloating that just killed any appetite I might have had for the past two days. Coupled with a low-grade UTI (look it up on WebMD or ask your wife/girlfriend/sister fellas if you don’t know what that means), I have NOT been a happy camper this week physically.

Unfortunately for me, I, like most perpetually healthy people, have never bothered to go in for a new patient exam with my chosen primary care provider, so I couldn’t get in for an appointment with said doctor this week. I had to hit the Aetna site and search for a new doc who DID have an opening before my kidneys reached critical mass and exploded. Fortunately, the first doctor on the list (with an office only 2 miles away from home) had a 9:30 am on Thursday. Whew.

Funny thing–I have no qualms at all about keeping up with my dental and GYN check ups, but I have never gotten into the habit of establishing a relationship with a regular doctor until something icky crops up. Well, live and learn.

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Nutrition: 1300-1500 calorie low zig zag day

1: 1/2 c. low fat cottage cheese, 1 c. blueberries, 2 T. dry oatmeal
2: 3×1 spinach omelette, 1 banana
3: 3 slices French toast made with reduced carb/high protein WW bread and egg whites, 1/4 c. SF syrup
4: 3×1 spinach omelette, 3/4 c. Fiber One
5: 1/2 c. low fat cottage cheese, 1/2 c. strawberries
6: 1/2 c. rice, 3 oz. pork cutlet, 1 c. stir-fried bean sprouts and spinach

Daily Supplements: multivitamin with iron, calcium 500 + D, 1 T. flaxseed oil or natural peanut butter
Water: 16 cups minimum

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Workout:
7:30 PM Arms/Shoulders/Abs
8:30 PM LISS Cardio - Treadmill (3.5-4 mph/ incline 10%/ 45 minutes)

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The Awful Truth:
1. Felt too generally icky, crampy, bloated and nauseous yesterday from possible UTI to work out. :yuck:

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Brownie Points:
1. Transplanted strawberry plants to pots since growing bags weren’t working out.
2. Pepper, eggplant, and soybean seedlings are doing well.
3. Leveled gnome rogue up to 11 from 8.
4. Got to bed WAY early and managed to get enough rest for a change.
5. Made appointments for annual GYN and physical exams. Ah, what fun I shall have.

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Short-term Goals:
1. Make appointments for eye exam.
2. Clean bathroom and bedroom.
3. File paperwork.
4. Read related chapters in NASM book for weekend workshop.
5. Cook some beef noodle soup (and post recipe for the masses.)
6. Defrost and cook chicken breast for salads.
7. Use V-Slicer to make evenly-cut sweet potato chips :drool2: