Breakfast: Toasted
flax seed whole wheat bread with peanut butter and a banana, 8oz of soy milk,
protein with fruit
Lunch: Lentil soup
with cherries for dessert
Dinner: left over
gumbo (broth only. Ok, a few shrimp, but no sausage!) with brown rice
Whoever came up with starting diets on a Monday? I know several weight monitoring programs say
not to, but somehow it still happens. It
was the day after I went shopping for my vegan stuff so I thought it made
sense. Note to self: hopefully there won’t be a next time because
this will be it for the rest of my life, but if there is, don’t start a diet on
a Monday!
I had a
frustrating day, mostly because the pain in my back and leg did not relent all
day. (As I write this, my beanpole child
is running on the treadmill. I should be
inspired but, really, I’m not.) I should
explain that another big motivating factor at this precise moment in my life is
the pain I am suffering. Three weeks ago
in the late night hours toiling over numerous patches that needed to be sewn on
my children’s uniforms, I hurt my back.
A stupid twist at the wrong time was all it took to cause a hernia
between L2 and L3 vertebrae pressing on my sciatic nerve. The pain has been gradually getting worse,
moving down my hip, butt cheek and right leg.
Now some of my leg is numb while the center is a flaming torch of
pain.
I am sure I would not have this pain if I had a strong “core”. I always thought “core” was like the center
of a Boston Crème donut. It should be
sweet and creamy, eliciting all sorts of delight. Not so.
It should be strong so I can either not endure this pain or recover
quickly.