Pretty fancy title, huh? Yeah…it’s late, 9:33 pm, and I was headed for bed. I want to start getting to work around 7:30 in the morning. It seems I get much more done before noon than, after, although that could just be my impression. I don’t have any hard evidence either way. At any rate, I was headed for bed when I realized I hadn’t blogged today. I want to blog at least 5 days a week, 6 would be even better, and 7 would be ideal. At first I thought I’ll just skip it, because I can still do 5 nights in a row starting tomorrow night…but it’s just too easy to blow it off one night, and then again the next, and before you know, six weeks have gone by without blogging. This is a routine I need to stick with if only for the purposes of self disciplien. So here I am. It won’t be a long one, nor will it be profound, but it will be on the internet tonight.
So how’s my latest theory about acid reflux being the the cause of my cough holding up? Pretty good, actually. Freebird’s World Burrito’s opened today, and we all had that for lunch, and I was worried about a flareup. But I got the mildest sauce, and I ate slowly, and I had no problem. Later though, out of habit, I absent mindedly ate too much. I wanted to get right to my writing assignment, so I stopped at Checkers on the way home and got their 2 Bacon Roadhouse Burgers for $5. That’s not really a whole lot of food compared to what I’m used to, but it was enough to make me start coughing. And actually, the sandwiches are huge (two patties each, with onion rings and bacon), and a normal person would only eat one. On top of the huge burrito, it was enough to trigger another night of hard coughing.
I need to start eating like a normal person, if only so I don’t cough up my esophagus. Well, I’m going to HEB tomorrow and stock up. For the foreseeable future, while I’m at home, I’ll be eating plain, non-spicy foods, like chicken breasts and green beans, hamburger patties and mashed potatoes. And much smaller portions, too, like one piece of meat to a meal. And after I haven’t coughed for a few days, I’m gonna hit the pavement again, picking up right where I left off, at eight minutes a night for starters.
So that’s about it. Stay tuned for future weight loss blog updates.