Diet, Day 4

Well, last night my sister Erin's longtime boyfriend, Bob, proposed to her. She'd been waiting for quite a while for this to happen, so she already knew the answer- YES! I'm thrilled for her, and Bob is one helluva good guy. He's a welcome addition to the clan. Of course, since they live in Vegas, this means that if they have a ceremony with guests (as opposed to visiting the JoP), my caboose needs to fit in an airplane seat comfortably. MORE MOTIVATION!!!

Still running with good energy levels & not feeling noticeably hungry.

Last night at work, I spent most of my downtime studying my food list & attempting to come up with a rough meal plan for the week so that I could go shopping. So I went shopping this morning & stocked up on fresh fruits & veggies and lean meats, etc.

One thing I cannot seem to find is fat free or low fat sliced cheese. Keep in mind that I don't even consider the stuff they call "American Cheese" to be in the cheese family. I want Swiss, provolone, Monterrey jack, etc. Especially cheese that pairs well with lunch meats, since I am allowed to have a few ounces of low fat lunch meats. Since I could not find the cheese I wanted, I skipped the lunch meats. (I did get some string cheese & a block of sharp cheddar with 2.5g fat/oz, which meets the requirement of <3g.) color="#ffcc99" size="1">I hadn't had a BM in several days, which happens to me occasionally, but not often. All of a sudden, around 4 a.m., I had to rush to the bathroom. Turns out it wasn't exactly diarrhea, but it wasn't solid, either. The best way I have thought of to describe the consistency was chicken & dumplings. Kinda lumpy, but there was a definite liquid factor, too.

Then it got stranger. The odor was something I have never encountered before, and I would never have guessed that it came from a human being's body. And it was putrid. Foul. Disgusting. I simply cannot describe it.

The final slice of weirdness... it was baby poop green. Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot, over?

As I thought about it, between the odor & the color, I am thinking it might be something about the multivitamin they gave me. It has a foul odor even when you open the bottle, and it is a dark red- darker than kidney beans. I'm definitely asking about this at the doctor's office on Monday.

So, let's wrap this up...

Today, 02/27/09:

All supplements taken as directed.

Over 1 gallon of water consumed, and still going.

Meal 1- 8oz shrimp w/ Old Bay seasoning (8 servings)
Meal 2- 3 cups raw celery (3 servings) and 1.5 cups fat free cottage cheese (6 servings)
Meal 3- 2 hard boiled eggs with Tabasco Chipotle sauce. (2 servings)
Meal 4- 12 black raspberries (2 servings)
Freebie- 1 dill pickle spear (0 servings)

Total: 16 servings very lean protein, 3 servings vegetables, 2 servings fruit. (Short 1 serving of veg for the day)

Note: If you have never had Tabasco Chipotle sauce, I highly recommend it. It is not nearly as hot as regular Tabasco, and it has tremendous smoke flavor.