Meal check in

I didn’t do well yesterday. For breakfast I had one egg and two Grand biscuits. I think the biscuits have a lot of fat in them, but I’m not sure. I didn’t bring a lunch to work. I ate a Pop-Tart and a 1/3 of a bag of Fritos that was left over from Sunday. And I bought a bottle of lemonade (on the no-no list). I had a meeting immediately after. I coughed all through it. I had to excuse myself to go to the bathroom and spit and blow my nose. That helped. I stopped coughing after doing that. My boss asked if I had bronchitis so I had to explain to him about LRD and that, yes, I have been to the doctor. So embarrassing. I’m surprised they hired me with this cough.

I was starved when I left work so I stopped at McDonald’s and got a hamburger, sm fries and a 16 oz coke. All are on the no-no list. In the future I have to make sure I don’t put myself in a position to need to eat fast foods.

For dinner Daniel made white rice and fried chicken. I had a hard time swallowing the chicken because it was so tough. I drank koolaid. I stayed up about an hour and a half and I didn’t cough at all at night. I did wake up about 5 coughing and then around 8, but hey, that’s a full night’s sleep as far as I’m concerned.

This morning I went shopping. I bought cereal and milk (no-no), fat-free lunch meats and bread, fruit, goldfish crackers, jello, and koolaid. So I have lots of yes-yes food now.

Day 2 – I haven’t got it right yet

Well, I made it through my first full day of my diagnosis.

I was told not to eat or drink anything within 2 hours of going to bed. I am in the habit of leaving a gallon jug of water beside my bed so I can drink all night. Apparently that’s one of the worst things I can do. So, last night I was a good girl and didn’t drink anything.  I only woke up coughing twice, at 1 am and at 3 am. Not bad. I like immediate results.

For breakfast I ate left-over, cold steak along with a 20 oz of CocaCola. It might sound strange but my body craves protein in the morning and I didn’t have time to cook. The Coke is my caffeine. I drink it the way other people drink coffee. Lean steak is on my safe list. Coke is not listed but I’m sure it would be a no-no if it was.

Since I didn’t bring a lunch to work I ate crap all day. First it was a bag of Cheese-Its. Then strawberry Pop-Tarts out of the vending machine. Later it was a bag of Fritos. I also bought a 20-oz orange soda and a 20-oz water. I refilled the water once. Funny but nothing made me cough immediately except for the water. I don’t think that’s because the junk food is ok to eat. The two bags of chips are all fat and fat is a huge no-no. Pop Tarts are just sugar. Sugar is not a no-no.

I am a little worried about dinner because I’m not sure if I should eat spicy foods. My husband Daniel made cabbage soup with white rice and frozen mixed vegetables. In the cabbage soup he puts tiny pieces of steak (ok to eat), cabbage (ok to eat), potatoes (ok to eat), and lots of spices (I don’t know). Rice is on the ok list. I believe the vegetables are too. It was sure nice to put some real food in my stomach though. I washed this all down with fruit punch.

So I ate at 9:30. That means I have to stay up until 11:30 and no more drinks until morning.