I woke up with the same headache I went to bed with at 6am. UGH. I did my usual call-in to work, used the bathroom, and then went back to sleep.
I woke up at 9:30 with the same god-awful headache. However, I also noticed the clouds had come in and the temperature had dropped outside. Weather changes, says I! Pressure changes, say I! Sneeze, said my nose. I took some sudafed (fake over-the-counter sudafed, but that's what i had). And a couple ibuprofen for good measure.
Here we are, two hours later, with headache all but gone! So I don't think headache was caused by lack of food but rather by the weather going wonky on me. I get headaches when it does that, but I didn't notice the changes last night.
The dizzy spell was still lack of food. I have to be CAREFUL. Ugh.
However, in what I'm assuming is a show of support and thanks, my back hurts less today than it has in WEEKS. I've done a load of laundry and loaded the dishwasher - without tramadol! Now, it's possible the Ibu is responsible for part of that, and I do feel SOME pain, so I'm not all better. But I'll take it.
10am - 1/2 can of soup (finished off that minestrone) - 100cal
I've decided upon a challenge. I need to create a 100cal grilled cheese sandwich. mmmmm.
1:30pm - 1/2 chicken breast - 110cal
right on target for lunch. Yeah! Back started hurting about then too. bugger.
4:30 pm - cheese - 80cal.
Jason handed it to me. He said we needed to eat it before it went bad. I ate it. It was a hunk of cheddar, about the same amount as is in a string cheese. so 80cal.
5:00pm - salad - 95cal
2 cups of lettuce at 15cal, 5tbsp of salsa at 10cal/2tbsp = 25cal, and 2 slices of turkey lunch meat. I have no idea how many calories in a slice. the package indicates 1/6th of the package is 90cal. there are at LEAST 24 slices in there. so we're going to assume 2 slices was 45cal.
5:30pm - cereal - 96cal
1/2 cup of cereal. 3/4 = 110cal, so 73cal. plus 1/4 cup of milk (fat-free). 1 cup is 90, so 23ish.
I got HUNGRY tonight. Wow. Tummy hurts. I hate crash diets. I really do. Stupid surgery. :(
8:49 pm - cereal 60cal
1/4 cup of cereal (37 cal) plus 1/4 cup of milk (23)
not all that hungry, but hurt, and need food for pill. Stupid back.
Total: 551 calories.
Crash Diet - Day 2
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This is a very easy challenge right here.
They make all sorts of 'light breads' which are 35-40 calories a slice.
Fat Free American Processed Cheese is going to run you about 35 cal a slice. Lowfat Mozarella is going to run you about 50 cals a slice. If you want fat free cheddar, i'd stick to the Borders brand...not a big fan of the others. Either way, this will get you in the ballpark of 100 calories.
Here are some other 100 calorie snack ideas.
Veggie Fajitas without the Tortilla--you can pack a lot of onion, green pepper, tomato, etc into 100 calories. Toss with chili powder and saute it in a skillet. It's GOOD.
Fat Free Ranch with Dunking Veggies.
Chicken broth mixed with a TON of veggies.
Not sure if you're a fan of eggs or not, but egg beaters are about 30 calories for 1/4 c. Mushrooms have literally no calories to speak of. Take advantage of that.
Also take advantage of Splenda Pickles, or Dill Pickles. Also cucumbers for snacking. Cucumbers + pepper or other mild spices are GOOD GOOD GOOD!
Here's something else to chew on, you remember mom's cabbage and smoked sausage dish? well do something similar, but don't use smoked sausage. You can boil your cabbage in chicken broth and other seasonings (like Italian seasoning) to give it some good flavor. Mushrooms are also low cal, along with zucchini squash. So boil your cabbage, and saute your mushrooms and zucchini in garlic, and seasoning it real good.
It's a shame you can't have oatmeal.
Ham is low calorie. You can get fat free ham around 35 cals a slice. This is a nice addition to your otherwise boring salad with salsa. Or in other things.
some cereals are also really low cal like puffed rice cereal.
Soup is obviously going to great for you here. Boil broccoli and cauliflower until tender. Mash it really well and thin it out into soup with water or milk. Ham will be good in this as a low cal protein source.
Shirataki noodles is basically tofu ramen. It's about 40 calories for a 'block'. You can put them in soup, or mix it with other veggies as a pasta substitute.
Freshly baked spaghetti sauce is also pretty amazing at curbing the hungries.
And by spaghetti sauce i really mean spaghetti squash!
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