GI Day Twelve

When I woke up, I was feeling really ill, probably from not eating or sleeping enough yesterday. I skipped both of my classes, the first time I've done so all semester, and I slept most of the day.

I woke up in the afternoon furious with myself, realizing I was just being a wuss and should have pulled through. I decided to take advantage of my day off to handle some financial issues, organize my paperwork, and generally try to get my life back in some semblance of order.

This included getting back on my diet after five days off, so I started by weighing in. I didn't photograph it, since I had given myself permission to skip weigh-in this week, but it was a whopping 186, up 3 pounds from last week. Not at all surprising considering the way I carried on, but not exactly thrilling.


Breakfast

• oatmeal with blueberries, soy nuts, cinnamon, and Splenda
• egg whites scrambled with onions, green pepper, and low-fat Cheddar cheese
• green tea (not on diet, but allowed)

I found a lot of the food in our fridge had gone a little dicey while we were away, so it was a little tricky coming up with something palatable for breakfast. Fortunately the blueberries are still hanging in there, and they plumped up when I added boiling water.

I didn't even try to make the egg whites into an omelet, as I've just accepted that they're not going to hold that shape (or I don't really know how to make omelets).


Afternoon Snack

• Dannon Light n' Fit white chocolate raspberry yogurt with wheat germ
• almonds

I really love this snack because it's just the perfect bit of something sweet and crunchy. Fantastic.


Lunch

• whole grain flat bread pizza made with tomato sauce, low-fat mozzarella cheese, onions, green pepper, and Canadian bacon
• baby spinach salad with carrots, cherry tomatoes, and fat free Italian dressing
• dried fruit

I was happy we had enough ingredients to make what is quickly becoming one of my favorites. Once again it took forever to eat (something to do with the spinach and the carrots I think), but it was definitely worth it and I enjoyed it immensely.

Afternoon & Evening Snack
skipped

Because I slept so late, I didn't really have enough hours to achieve real hunger. I'm not sure if it was tiredness or laziness which prevailed, but the end result was that I skipped my snacks. I'd been feeling light-headed all day, and I also found my stomach was pretty upset still, giving a queasy, unwell feeling.

Dinner

• chicken salad with lettuce and tomato on Finish flat bread
• almonds
• dried apricots
• 1% milk

I was so glad to find the rest of the can of chicken breast in the fridge, and my boyfriend defrosted some of this great dark flat bread his mother brought back recently from Finland. I substituted almonds for peanuts, since my boyfriend had snacked on them all earlier. This was a nice, mild meal, and it helped settle my stomach some before I went to bed.