101 Dalmations

Forgetting to defrost my turkey bacon, I was not able to have the usual breakfast, so I had to make due with alternate plans. I ate my mega snack as lunch then went to the dentist for nearly two hours of drilling and cutting teeth. Then, I was quickly rushed out and back to work. I had lots of questions to ask but the dentist dissapeared and I forgot them anyway, I was so numb. I knew I would not eat again for a while and when I did, I didn't really have the taste for it, but I ate up my dinner anyway. Then I ate 20 nuts, and chewed them on my left side. Not a very auspicious way to start the second 100 days.

Breakfast
1 Multi-Grain English Muffin
2 Tsps Peanut Butter
Tea

Snack/Lunch
1 Cheese Stick
1 Joy Stick
1 Granny Smith Apple

Post-Dental Snack
6 oz Yoplait Yogurt (mmm soft food)

Dinner
Rainbow Trout Emeel
Broccoli
20 Peanuts (that's an approximate)

So my mouth (actually my gums) are killing me, I'm on some kind of anti-inflammatory medication ('may cause drowsiness' it says on the label—no one said anything about not driving, did they?) and I'm a bit, you know, out-of-it. I'm trying to think what kind of soft foods I can eat tomorrow, besides yogurt. Maybe more oatmeal. You know, oatmeal really isn't doing it for me the way I thought it would. It's not 'keeping me going till lunch' and it's quite a chore to eat. It's much like Uncle Sam's cereal—but more mulchy and less twig-and-sticky.

Lastly: my dentist is on the third floor. For the very first time since I've been seeing him, I opted to take the steps, instead of waiting for the 2 x2 elevator. I am thinking alot about my old friend Courtney, whose fitness program seemed to be comprised of just these things—taking the stairs instead of the elevator, parking far away from your destination. I never knew that he was secretly trying to keep me in shape, but when I look back on it, I'm sure that's exactly what he was doing. He knew that I would never do it on my own, and he had his own sweet tooth and appetite for yummy food (He could often be found eating a doughnut at 10AM or 3PM). Now, whenever I do something like that I think of him, and I smile, because he made me so mad at the time. I was thinking "why doesn't he park closer?"