February 24, 2008 Where's The Water, Wendy??

For the first time in a good while, I was way under on my water today. Probably only had about 32 ounces. YIKES!!!

For starters, I woke up with still some heartburn, so I skipped the amino acid drink (8 oz water). Next, I only took my breakfast pills, no others all day (about 16 ounces more). Third, I was so engrossed in the message at church that I forgot to drink my bottle of water there, and came home with it still 3/4 full (18 ounces there). Fourth, I just didn't drink much more today (at least 16 ounces there. And last, I will skip my amino acid drink tonite, so there's another 8 ounces. Gotta do better tomorrow!!

I did stop and get some antacids for this heartburn, and it's helping a little. I can't figure it out--I've had NO heartburn until last night. I wonder what's up. Despite the heartburn, I've done OK with food today. Had my normal breakfast, tuna in a salad and rice for lunch, the usual snacks, and a very nice dinner at the kids' Master Chef awards dinner. They made a nice pear and walnut salad with a very light dressing. The roasted chicken thighs with carrots, onions and potatoes was delicious. I had to skip the bread, cookies, and "make your own sundaes", but it's just as well! I figure I had 1 veggie, 3 ounces of chicken, one starch worth of potato, 1 serving of nuts, and about 1/2 of a fat. Not too bad.

Tomorrow I have early PT at 8 am, and then I go see Dr. Dietch, who will be amazed at how much my abdomen has healed since he last saw me. It will be a busy day, but somehow I'm going to MAKE the time for a walk!!! (It's supposed to be up in the 40s, so I should be good at least for a trip around the block.)

Now I'm pooped and off to bed.