Day 151

My honey and I attended a one day Basic First Aid training course conducted by the British Red Cross today. We kept talking about doing the course for many years but never got around to it until today.

The course was fantastic and such an eye opener. We learnt how to respond to all kinds of trauma, including severe burns, wounds, seizures, heart attacks, choking, drowning. If you have never done a first aid course, do one ASAP. The skills you learn may save a life and it may be the life of someone you love dearly.

B - 470
Cooked apple, dried fruit,cinnamon and agave- 208
52 g oatmeal - 200
150 ml soymilk - 62

16oz H2O

L
Quiche and salad - (calories unknown)
8 oz H2O

D
Quiche and salad - (calories unknown)
8 oz H2O

S
2 sweet biscuits and chocolates (calories unknown)
8 oz H2O

Calories - 470 + unknown calories
Exercise - 0
H2O - 40 oz

Day 152

B - 466
Cooked apple, dried fruit,cinnamon and agave- 208
52 g oatmeal - 200
150 ml soymilk - 62

16 oz/470ml H2O

L - 245
250/8 oz yogurt- 245
16 oz/470ml H2O

D - 250
50 g lentils - 150
3 cups vegetables - 100
16 oz/470ml H2O

S - 114
28 g cheese 114
16 oz/470ml H2O

Calories - 1075
Exercise - 1/2 hour on the elliptical trainer
H2O - 64 oz/1.9 liters

Day 153

Meet my new healthy and easy living aids. Tada!!!Have I ever mentioned that I hate cooking? LOL!!! I don't always hate it but ... I mostly do. This is apparently a lazy ... errr ... oops ... I meant a busy woman's dream come true. We'll see!!! And this is the laz busy vegetarian woman's secret guide to dazzling her man when slow cooking. ;0

B - 466
Cooked apple, dried fruit,cinnamon and agave- 208
52 g oatmeal - 200
150 ml soymilk - 62

16 oz/470ml H2O

L - 245
250/8 oz yogurt- 245
16 oz/470ml H2O

D - 350
50 g lentils - 150
3 cups vegetables - 100
1 tbs fat - 100
16 oz/470ml H2O

S - 232
30g goji bursts -128
28 g cheese 114
16 oz/470ml H2O

Calories - 1293
Exercise - 1/2 hour on the elliptical trainer
H2O - 64 oz/1.9 liters

Day 154

I weighed in yesterday, for Livy's Challenge and I've lost 1 kilo. To be clear, that's one kilo over the week which is also 1 kilo for the month because my monthly weigh day was today. I am not thrilled with my month's work, but that's what I get for inconsistently exercising for most of the month.

Livy has now extended her challenge until Christmas, which will give me the added incentive I need over the next three weeks to keep on track with my food and exercise.

My Weight Chart:


B - 399
1 apple - 65
30 g raisins - 89
250/8 oz yogurt- 245
16 oz/470ml H2O

L - 245
250/8 oz yogurt- 245
16 oz/470ml H2O

D - 400
140 g vegetarian mince - 150
3 cups vegetables - 100
11/2 tbs fat - 150
16 oz/470ml H2O

S - 256
60g goji bursts - 256
16 oz/470ml H2O

Calories - 1300
Exercise - 1/2 hour on the elliptical trainer
H2O - 64 oz/1.9 liters

Da 155

Thanks for all your well wishes. I'm feeling so much better today. Stomach still gurgling but the diarrhea is gone. I am drinking lots of water again and all systems seem to be functioning normally. I have begun to reintroduce foods. Started with the following today and will try regular meals tomorrow if all continues to go well tonight.

B
250/8 oz yogurt- 245
16 oz/470ml H2O

S
250/8 oz yogurt- 245
16 oz/470ml H2O

L
52 g cheese 228
10 crackers - 190
16 oz/470ml H2O

D
250/8 oz yogurt- 245
16 oz/470ml H2O

Calories - 1153
Exercise - 1/2 hour on the elliptical trainer
H2O - 64 oz/1.9 liters

Day 156

Okay folks, big apology up front for being crass here but I have to say, I got soooooo tired of urinating through my behind (it just ain't natural and I'm sore) that I stopped drinking water from around noon today, not that I was drinking that much to begin with ... just needed a break, you know what I mean.

Am so hungry that I've entered a strange delirious space where I just giggle all the time. Honey got me some Luczade and I've just had half a glass of that and if nothing happens, will risk having a yogurt. Had crackers last night and that didn't work out too well.

Even though my abdomen gurgles a lot , there is no pain or nausea today and for that I am very grateful.

Day 156

Screeeeeeech ... that's my life coming to a halt. I woke up at 5am this morning to a killer pain in my abdomen and before I knew what was happening I had thrown up the contents of my stomach, last night's delicious dinner, in my bed. Yuuuuuuuck!!!! Not a good time to discover that my mattress pad is NOT waterproof. Bloody Hell!!!

My life for the past 10 hours has been an orgy of pain and every time I tried to drink even a tablespoon of water, out it came spewing from both ends of my body with a force and intensity that would make one think I'd swallowed the Nile. I know "once a man and twice a child" but I thought I had some years to go yet before I started crapping on myself again.

We called the medical hotline and apparently there is a vomit and diarrhea bug making its rounds through London. GREAT!!! The cure is rest and plenty of water to avoid dehydration. Kind of hard to do Lady, when every time I drink it causes severe cramps and projectile vomiting, not to mention ....

My honey went to the pharmacy and secured a miracle drug for me. You stick it under your front lip and it dissolves slowly and dissipates the nausea and vomiting. I've just woken up and am testing the waters again ... pun intended ... and low and behold minimal pain and no vomiting.

Now I have to try to down 8 - 12 cups of water over the rest of the day, to flush my system and rehydrate my body.

Did I mention I'm STARVING!!!