Daily Food Diary – Day 247 of 365

by annemariedemyen, posted in Uncategorized

Today is Day 247 of my Daily Food Diary! 😊

Today is the third day of my latest round of antibiotics and oral steroids for my latest battle of lung infection

Yesterday I did pretty well, but the drugs were definitely kicking in. 

I started the day with a bout of antibiotic nausea.  The antibiotics that I am on are disagreeable little beggars, but my doctor likes them and he does have to switch them into the rotation on occasion so I don’t get too resistant to any particular type.

By the time that settled down,the Prednisone kicked in and I started getting shaky and anxious.  Not fun, but I managed to pull myself together and Dan took me to the x-ray clinic and blood lab to deal with that funness.   Neither was bad.  There was a bit of a wait at the x-ray clinic, but it was quick and simple once the technician called me in.  There was no wait at the blood lab.  It amazes me how painlessly those technicians draw blood.  I never felt a thing and never bled a drop. (I may have been dry after the five vials I donated).

Once we returned home, the Prednisone zoomies kicked in and I was able to do my aerobics (for the first time in days), scrub down the bathroom and hall (including fixtures,  walls, floors and everything in my path), and make supper (with Dan).

Aside from doing the official meds, I have been doing pretty well at sticking to a nutritious diet for the past couple of days.  That homemade chicken soup made from homemade stewing hen broth just feels so healing. 

I haven’t had a fever for two days so hopefully I am truly on the mend!

Daily Food Diary – Day 247

Breakfast:

(1) c coffee (2)

(3) Blueberry Eggo Waffles (270)

(2) tsp butter (68)

(3) Slices bacon (130)

(1 1/2) tsp syrup (78)

Lunch:

(1/2) c homemade chicken broth (27)

(1) peach (58)

(1) c raspberries (64)

(60) oz water

Supper:

(3) c homemade chicken noodle soup (480)

(1) Large cheese biscuit (258)

Total calories consumed: 1436

Total calories used: 366

(30) min. aerobics (176)

(1) hr housecleaning (135)

(30) min. cooking/food prep (56)

Total net calories: 1070

Net calories goal: 1229 – 1070 = 159 under 👍

That’s it for today.  Take care and have a great day! ❤️☺️

13 thoughts on “Daily Food Diary – Day 247 of 365”

  3. So glad to hear you are on the mend. You did very well when those zoomies kicked in. Hopefully you will be doing what you want and need to do without the help of the zoomies very soon. Your food looks so good. Have a great weekend. Hugs

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  4. Your soup and biscuit photo is excellent, Anne! I like the newspaper backdrop too. It sounds like you’re on the mend and that’s great news. I’ve never had to take prednisone, but your “zoomies” comment is similar to what my friend describes when she has to take it.

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  8. Yes we eat very formally in our house! So the hospital surgery unit booking clerk just called to book me for my surgery on September 19th. I told her I had just started a ten day round of antibiotics and she said nope. She said she’d give me a few weeks and try again. 😂 Have I got timing or what? She sounded very nice about it. 😊 Have a great rest of your day, Terry! 🌞💞

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