Not wanting to let too much time go before a "real" report, I'm throwing out some random things, happenings and whatnots for now. Hopefully they're relatively relevant.
New job, first day (today); Yes, Virginia, there is a cafeteria. It's blue-collar all the way which means if I plan and bring my own lunch, I'll be fine. Otherwise hunger will win and I'll be forced to endure the awful deliciousness of French fries, onion rings and grilled cheese sandwiches. Oh horrors. As it happened today, I ate very, very lightly. Not as a testament to the offerings but I'm in fact recovering from a very, VERY rough Sunday...
Sunday: Actually beginning Saturday evening around 10PM. A bug? A virus? Food poisoning? Call it what you will, it was awful. I spent the following 12 hours sitting on the bowl, hugging the bowl, and taking feverish cat-naps in between. Then another 6 hours or so sleeping and developing a raging headache. By 8PM yesterday though, I knew the worst was over. When I woke up this morning, weak as hell but no longer nauseous and yes, even a little bit hungry, I knew I'd be fine for my first day of work. The upside: I'm down over 3 pounds, woo hoo! No, noooooo, I know. It's artificial and unhealthy weight loss. I fully anticipate gaining it back as I resume eating. But I do admit to the thrill I felt this morning when I stepped on the scale and kept sliding the balance weight more and more over to the left.
SaturDAY: In anticipation of a party being thrown by one of Hubby's friends I made it a point to eat lightly, but definitely to eat and not go to the party hungry. (Very good decision based on what hit me later that night.) While at the party I managed to eat only one meatball, two handfuls of Frito corn chips, two bites of an eggplant rollitini, two chocolate chip cookies and two bite-sized crème d'minthe fudge type yummies. When I say "yummy", I mean "holy cr@p is that yummy!" Things I didn't eat include: potato chips, pretzels, cheese doodles, onion dip, artichoke dip, crab dip, cheese & cold-cuts, mozz & prosciutto, chicken wings, pork ribs, Swedish meatballs, Italian sub and pizza. Oops, I think I gained back a pound just writing that down!
Between my last entry on Wednesday through Friday: nothing earth-shattering to report, food-wise. I managed to stay on track fairly easily and before the bug hit, I had lost 1.75 lb. It's my hope that by next Monday's official weigh-in I'll at least retain that 1.75 lb. loss (again, expecting to gain back the 3 lost to illness).
Non-food news: Harley made out to be a terrific nurse, curling up with me on the bed, keeping a keen eye and respectful distance while in the bathroom, and when he sensed the worst was over, he checked in from time to time and went to Daddy for playtime.
New job dress code: Office casual (expected). No casual Friday. WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAT???? It's true. No jeans on Friday. Sadness reins.
That's it for now... pix and snarky commentary to resume shortly.
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