January 17, 2010 Diet Blog

Martin Luther King day. The man with a dream...may he rest in peace.
I went to the doctor. I got antibiotics for a urinary tract infection. My stomach hurts from it and from the medicine. I ate noodles and sauce for lunch. No breakfast. Some peanuts as a snack and that was it for the day.
I did every stitch of laundry and some miscellaneous cleaning. I went to the post office but they were closed. I did everything at a leisurely pace and slept in between. I'm just not feeling well. My 3 day weekend is over and I basically wasted it by being sick. I guess rest is a good thing but I feel like life is passing me by so quickly.
This blog is going to be short because I feel so ill but I did want to mention one thing that happened at the doctors office. They left the door open to my room and so I got a glimpse of the patient that was going into the next room. I'd say she was maybe 150-160 on a five foot three or four inch frame. I saw the nurse go in there and heard the nurse tell her about a test that she needed to have done. She gave her options of going here or there to get the test done but then clearly told her that she couldn't go to the third option because of her 'weight problem." I was horrified. She wasn't obese or even close to it. Granted she had a little extra weight on her but I'd hardly call it a problem. She left with her face hanging. My heart bled for her. When the doctor came in to talk to me I winced. Not because of the pain of him pushing on my belly but because he might tell me that too. It fits me but I would be devastated. I'm sure that the other patient was. He didn't say it but I felt it.
I'm too sick to continue this but I don't understand why things like that occur. That's a doctors office for heaven sake. Is that good bedside manner? Do they even teach good bedside manner anymore?
I'm obviously off the beaten trail for the diet. I didn't break it but I didn't eat right either. So much for being on a roll. I'm kind of "bummed" about losing the momentum but like I often tell you guys- tomorrow is another day. Start again...and so will I. See you next blog. ;-)