Today was pretty much a classic flu sick day. I ran a ~+2F fever all day, poor appetite which led to simplistic eating, major body aches that not even 600mg of ibuprofen could clear, stopped up sinuses complete with a sinus headache, and as of a few hours ago I am starting to feel some reactive arthritis. I never had reactive arthritis until I had a bad bacterial infection in 2008, now when I get really sick, it comes back. It’s mild though, and so far it seems to go away once I get well. Some people aren’t so lucky.

After I got out of bed in which I slept for about 10-11hrs, I was able to be somewhat productive with some projects I am working on, but only because they are all online stuff. I’m way to fatigued for any real activities, heck walking across the cabin makes me feel like I just ran several miles without stopping! Ack.

My lack of appetite led to simple, and not very varied eating today. When I get the flu, or have poor appetite for some reason, one of the only foods I can eat is saltines. Well, we didn’t have any, but we did have some fresh plain bread from my favorite grocery store. Between those and the clementines, that’s where I got most of my calories.

I’m off to bed. Here’s my funky eating.

My breakfast! This was followed by a little bread. Lol.

Food for November 30th – Sick Day #2

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Zevia and Green Tea (0)
11 Clementines (~243)
McDougall’s Chunky Tomato Soup (180)
Marco Polo Bread + Smart Balance Light (713)

Yes, that’s it. I wanted to drink a juice or eat something else, but the thought really turned my stomach. Even the bread wasn’t ideal, but I could tolerate it. So weird find almost everything nasty.

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Nutrition Summary for November 30, 2010
Report generated by CRON-o-Meter v0.9.7
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General (65%)
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Energy               |  1136.6 kcal    85%
Protein              |    27.6 g       48%
Carbs                |   207.0 g      106%
Fiber              |    18.6 g       75%
Starch             |     0.0 g        0%
Sugars             |    67.4 g      135%
Fat                  |    23.6 g       50%

Vitamins (57%)
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Vitamin A            |  3683.7 IU      74%
Lutein+Zeaxanthin  |     0.0 µg       0%
Folate               |   124.3 µg      69%
B1 (Thiamine)        |     0.4 mg      40%
B2 (Riboflavin)      |     0.2 mg      12%
B3 (Niacin)          |     3.3 mg      22%
B5 (Pantothenic Acid)|    13.3 mg     266%
B6 (Pyridoxine)      |     0.4 mg      24%
B12 (Cyanocobalamin) |    50.0 µg    2500%
Vitamin C            |   393.6 mg     656%
Vitamin D            |  3500.0 IU    1750%
Vitamin E            |     9.2 mg      77%
Vitamin K            |    24.3 µg      27%

Minerals (43%)
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Calcium              |   737.0 mg      74%
Copper               |     0.7 mg      36%
Iron                 |     3.6 mg      24%
Magnesium            |   302.3 mg      94%
Manganese            |     0.6 mg      15%
Phosphorus           |   109.3 mg      16%
Potassium            |   983.0 mg      28%
Selenium             |     0.5 µg       1%
Sodium               |  1186.8 mg     237%
Zinc                 |     5.3 mg      44%

Amino Acids (0%)
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CYS                  |     0.0 g        0%
ILE                  |     0.0 g        0%
LEU                  |     0.0 g        0%
LYS                  |     0.0 g        0%
MET                  |     0.0 g        0%
PHE                  |     0.0 g        0%
THR                  |     0.0 g        0%
TRP                  |     0.0 g        0%
TYR                  |     0.0 g        0%
VAL                  |     0.0 g        0%

Lipids (28%)
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Saturated            |     5.2 g       26%
Monounsaturated      |     7.1 g       28%
Polyunsaturated      |     5.0 g       20%
Omega-3            |     0.6 g       53%
Omega-6            |     4.3 g       39%
Cholesterol          |     0.0 mg       0%