gilliansings's Journal, 14 April 2014

I've been a bit under-the-weather for the last 3-4 days. I used to suffer terribly from Irritable Bowel Syndrome. I've been very fortunate these past 2-3 years and I seemed to be over it.

One never knows whether they've ingested a food item that was past its optimal date, so that could be what happened this time.

In any event, I really had to overcome pain and fatigue on Saturday to get in my walk. I had hoped that it would help me feel better (TMI alert, exercise tends to help you pass gas, lol). Unfortunately, I felt just as bad when I returned.

I attended a potluck and hardly ate. I was amazed that the "chili chippers" appetizer held no allure for me. The proposed dessert got hijacked by a curious cat, so I didn't have to worry about that.

I left early because of my tummy ailment. It didn't get any better overnight. I stayed in bed most of Sunday, only getting up to do a quick clean-up of my kitchen/living room. My youngest son turned 20 yesterday and everyone was coming over for pizza and ice cream cake. I came pretty close to cancelling everything earlier in the day, but tried to pull myself together for my son's sake. My daughter got to my house around 2:15 and, even though she knew how rotten I felt, I found myself with a baby in my arms in the middle of trying to make a salad. She didn't help me with the salad.

I survived the rest of the afternoon and kept hoping that things would break up early. My youngest son LOVES to play games when a group gets together. I bit my lip and survived a pleasant card game and snuck off to bed. Then I remembered how little I had eaten in the afternoon and went back down to get a healthy snack.

I awoke at 5:00 am with a pounding headache, fever, and more abdominal distress. I made it back to bed, trying to decide whether to call out for my morning shift. After about ten minutes I decided that was for the best.

I'm feeling a little better now, but it's been rough. I feel grateful for my previous respite from this ailment. I hope it's another couple years before I have another bout this bad.

On the plus side, I jumped on the scale an hour ago and I'm down another pound, lol. I didn't record it because I prefer to stick to my once a week so I don't have to deal with little ups and downs.

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1109 kcal

Fat: 25.16g | Prot: 69.32g | Carb: 153.69g.   Breakfast: Smart Balance Original Buttery Spread, Franz Old Fashioned White Bread, Organics Safeway organic lowfat plain yogurt, Tillamook Lowfat Marionberry Yogurt. Lunch: Smart Balance Original Buttery Spread, Birds Eye Steamfresh Cut Green Beans, Open Nature Spinach & Feta Chicken Sausage. Dinner: Dole 100% Pineapple Juice (Can), Nature's Best Perfect Zero Carb Isopure Whey Protein Isolate - Creamy Vanilla, Great Value Frozen Mixed Berries. Snacks/Other: Trader Joe's Opera Cake, Strawberries, Jelly Belly Jelly Beans, Maple Syrup, Smart Balance Original Buttery Spread, Eating Right Multigrain Waffles. more...

2609 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Sleeping - 9 hours, Sitting - 5 hours, Housework - 1 hour, Resting - 5 hours, Standing - 4 hours. more...