The last day or so my stomach has been killing me. Not hunger pain, pain pain. Not to get into too much detail but I’ve had a hard time keeping food down and I’m constantly hunched over in pain. Against my better judgment, along with some prodding from my wife, I called my doctor today. It turns out I left out an important part of my health background when I discussed my diet plans with him. I am prone to stomach ulcers. The last flair up was about 6 months ago after I completed the HCG diet. Ends up that this high protein Atkins diet will not be doing me any favors when it comes to my ulcer issue. By eating the red meats, pork and lots of eggs, it causes my stomach acid to work in overdrive, therefore aggravating the wonderful hole in my stomach lining.
So…it’s time for plan B. I have to lay off the high protein diet in favor of something more traditional. This is going to be a bit more difficult for me because I’m the type of person that needs a strict diet plan to follow or it’s too easy for me to stray off course. The good news is that my wife is 100% with on this and is going to help. We’re going to have to rethink our menu plan to come up with options that won’t cause me pain and will help me change my eating habits. I might actually have to eat a salad or two!
I’ve already started some of the changes today.
Breakfast
Oatmeal
Coffee with 2 tablespoons of creamer (I’m going to have to cut this back going forward)
Lunch
Chicken soup and a Sprite (I was trying to settle my stomach and came home early from work)
Dinner
Rotisserie chicken
Mashed potatoes (I know, complex carbs are bad…)
I really didn’t drink enough water today and I’ll make a better effort tomorrow.
Tomorrow, as long as my stomach is feeling better, I plan to start training for the big race. I’m going to start by walking a good distance. I need to break in my new shoes and I need to slowly work my way up to running.
It makes sense, a little more balance is definitely a good idea. Plan B sounds better. Good luck:)
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