Day 50: Prepared For Battle

This note will be short and uninspired as I’m sick. Yep, my “head cold” has turned into a full blown mess .. sinus congestion, runny eyes and nose, sore throat and now I’m coughing so it’s moved into my lungs. I stopped at Walmart on the way home and picked up more tissues, more Advil Cold & Sinus and more cough drops. I already have plenty of cough syrup so I am fully armed to fight this battle. I plan to spend the next 2 days doing nothing but resting. I haven’t had any signs of a fever so at this point I’m not too worried. A cold is not the end of the world .. it’s just inconvenient and annoying ! By the time I got home tonight, fed the cats and fed myself I was exhausted. Sitting down on the couch was a massive relief and I can’t wait to take a nice hot steamy shower and go to bed.

When you eat a cherry cheese roll for breakfast it’s a little hard to believe you’re on a “diet” ! But that’s what I had again today. 2.1 ounce 160 calorie decadence with some hazelnut coffee ! Is it wrong to lick the icing off the wrapper ? LOL. My PowerFuel was the usual 2 string cheese (100 calories). Lunch today was a 4.3 ounce 240 calorie southwest fiesta melt with some raw carrots. I had my morning snack in the afternoon, a 155 calorie chocolate shake with peanut butter powder. I also had a hard boiled egg but never ate my veggie cake. Dinner tonight was a 7.5 ounce 220 calorie chicken fettuccine alfredo with a teaspoon of romano cheese. This is one frozen entree that I really like.

I didn’t feel this sick all day, so that’s a good thing. I stopped for gas on the way home and also made the Walmart stop and didn’t start to feel really crappy until I was home. So right now my focus is getting better. I’m so glad I have all of this Nutrisystem food so I don’t have to worry about having easy to prepare meals when I’m not feeling well !!