Days 512-514: The kind of sick where food holds very little interest?
Let's just say that the kind of sick described in this post title is not the kind of sick I usually get. I can usually eat like a horse no matter how poorly I'm feeling.
But this time it has indeed been the kind of sick I've been.
So, we can cover my meals pretty quickly the past three days:
Day 512:
-Didn't eat until I had some tea and some Vegetarian Fried Rice at Jing Jing (business lunch)
-Also pretty stupidly kept my evening plans to see David Gergen speak at Flint Center, and we met at Hobees beforehand. I got a pretty nice salad from the salad bar, but the plate of pasta i ordered didn't appeal to me at all. I left it all sitting there after just a bite or two. (Ever have that where you're sure your tasebuds are a little off? That's how I felt.)
That was it.
Day 513:
-I had a couple of organic Mandarin Oranges and some Edamame during the day, plus a slice of toast with Soy Margarine.
-That evening I did feel a bit hungry, so I cajoled the S.O. into heading out and picking up veggie Chinese food from my favorite place, Garden Fresh...which is about 20 minutes from our house. I made sure to order Carrot Juice, because I thought it sounded healthy, and Tofu/Corn Soup, because soup is good when you're sick. But by the time i filled myself up with those liquids, well, I had filled myself up with those liquids. I ate a couple of Drumsticks and a couple of pieces of Sweet and Sour "Pork", but left most of the food untasted.
And did I mention that even eating that amount of sood seemed to send my stomach into full-on rebellion mode. Let's just say I didn't get much continuous sleep.
Day 514:
-I had some Organic Oatmeal with Cashews.
-I nibbled at the Sweet & Sour Pork I had eschewed the night before.
-I ate half a bagel.
That, again, was it.
Now I have been drinking copious amounts of water, and today I've tried to eat more and more regularly, but I am still shocked at how little my body seems to be asking for food. And seems to not appreciate it when i do give it food.
Broken record time: this is not normal for me.
I think I've decided that if I'm not better tomorrow i'll be taking myself off to the doctor on Wednesday morning. I tend to be a ride-things-out, don't-take-antibiotics-unless-there's-an-actual-reason, they'll-just-tell-me-to-do-what-I've-been-doing kind of gal.
But I'm pretty bored with this odd little stomach-cough thing I have going on.
