So I'll be honest, I've indulged (a LOT over the last 2 days)...long story, I'll share in a minute. Needless to say I was a bit hesitant to step on the scale but was rewarded with a 4 pound loss over the last 3 weeks! My start small method seems to be working for me (whoo-hoo)!!!!
Ok, the 2 days of splurging....let's start with Friday (6/10 and day of my last post). Crazy long day, I spent almost 12 hours at the hospital just to get 1 unit of blood. My veins are super tempermental after years of routine transfusions so we have to use a specific blood warmer, only 1 in the hospital (outside of the OR and they don't loan those out). There are other blood warmers available but they simply don't work for me. So, I munched a bit on Friday. Had 1 20 ounce Coke (sipped it as the IV was started to keep from passing out due to my severe needle anxiety...that developed over the last few years), enjoyed some of my favorite rainbow coated popcorn from Vic's (which is awesome but I can't find the nutritional values anywhere...I'll have to email them)! I had a cup of cream of broccoli soup for lunch (not super healthy but I was in the hospital and it's actually rare that they have my favorite soup on the days I'm there). For dinner I had the chicken parmesan and steamed broccoli that was served, it was surprisingly non-gross! So all in all, not a totally off track day.
Saturday was great! Lots of yummy food, mom brought me a crab cake from a favorite restaurant (her leftovers from Thurs), I had some leftovers from my house and a baked potato from Wendy's. I ate reasonably well but was still tired from the long day at the hospital so took it easy. However, I woke up around 1:30 am with what was likely mild food poisoning (not a transfusion reaction)! I spent the next several hours becoming very friendly with the trash can I brought to bed...we're on a first name basis now! I called my mom around 9:30 am (somehow managed to sleep from 8-9:30 which was the most sleep I'd gotten all night), she brought me a real Coca-Cola (my grandmother's cure all for nausea and general icky feelings)! I was finally able to keep some dramamine down and got about 3 hours of sleep. Didn't eat much, had some graham crackers, grits (no butter), peanut butter toast and some fresh made pizza with friends that night.
Monday I woke up crazy sore...back, arms, stomach, diaphragm and legs, I felt muscles I didn't know I had! I ate whatever sounded good to me...cheese grits, Chick-fil-A nuggets and fries, and for dinner I made a coconut crusted tilapia, yellow squash side and wilted spinach with balsamic sauce. The indulgences continued Tuesday! I had my current favorite breakfast of an egg with turkey sausage and English muffin, so that was on track! For lunch I had 2 little Ritter sport chocolate bars (butter biscuit and hazelnut...so damn delicious) and a few pieces of fried cheese (mozzarella sticks for the non-Southerner's). Again, I made dinner, a large green salad with herbed shrimp, strawberries, mandarin oranges and honey balsamic dressing. Looking back on it I guess I didn't derail as much as I imagined in my head, I'm counting that as AWESOME!
So, I've got a fresh unit of blood, only mildly sore from my hours of throwing up and a fridge stocked with ground turkey, baby spinach, blueberries, strawberries, Greek yogurt, peaches, red grapes, Romaine salad mix, onions, a freezer of other vegetables and a pantry of quinoa, cous cous, brown rice, whole wheat pasta, soba noodles along with other yummy staples. I can't wait to make dinner tonight! Making pizza with the girls tomorrow...whole wheat and honey pizza dough, homemade sauce and lots of yummy veggies! And best of all...I'm 4 pounds lighter!
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