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Day 181

Disclaimer: I'm still feeling really out of it, which I think is a combination of recovering from anesthesia, plus the painkillers.  If I had to take some sort of basic intelligence test right now, it would go like this:

 Question: If you have two apples and Sally gives you three apples, how many apples do you have?
My answer: I have an orange kitty cat.

 Question: What is a state that begins with the letter M?
Answer: I hope they play Plinko on "The Price Is Right" today!

 Question: Where is the Eiffel Tower located?
Answer: I wonder if dinosaurs had souls.

 So let's just keep that in mind.

I weighed myself this morning, and I'm down .4 from last week, with 17.6 pounds to go.  I'm not putting any stock in that number though, really, because the surgery involves being injected with a lot of saline, and when I weighed myself before and after there was a 5 pound difference.  So there's that.

 So Wednesday.  I got a little over six hours of sleep, which was good.  When I woke up around 5ish though, that was another story--it was not a good time.  But I digress... I enjoyed watching the snow and snow coverage until I felt well enough to eat.  I had a piece of wheat toast with a little bit of jam, and a cup of hot tea.  Total: 3 points
Today's Fine Art in Blogging is by Barney Levitt.
After a leisurely morning of organizing my medical bills (they have their own file now!), shredding old paperwork, and throwing dinner in the crockpot, it was time for a nap.  At 9:30 a.m.  Whatever.  Post-nap snack was a cup of hot chocolate made with skim milk and a tiny bit of Ovaltine.  Total: 2 points

Lunch was a cup or so of chicken and noodles, two cups of water, and a cup of fruit.  Total: 7 points  Then I stared in to space for several hours.

 Snack was two cups of water and two pieces of chocolate, followed by more space-staring.  Total: 3 points

 Dinner was Crock Pot Santa Fe Chicken over brown rice, plus chips and salsa.  Also, a glass of milk.  This recipe wins points for being easy (throw some stuff in a crockpot) but wasn't anything special.  Total: 10 points
Crock Pot Santa Fe Chicken
Dessert was a cup of hot tea and a British biscuit.  Total: 3 points

 Liquids: 8/6
Dairy: 2/2 
Vitamin: 1/1
Healthy Oil: 0/2
Fruits/Veggies: 4/5
Protein: 4/2
Whole Grains: yes, wheat toast, brown rice
Exercise: still not allowed
Total: 26/26 points
Weekly Points: 21/49 for the week

 We'll give it a Sophie in a crazy ass hat:

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