Tues 9 Apr

Had some roving upper GI gas pains this morning - most uncomfortable. Possibly an after-effect of the lentil soup? They seem to have passed now, but give me uncomfortable thoughts of possible heart attack. That would be less than fun. I would have given a great deal to stay home at lunch time, huddle under a blanket, extend my nap and spend the remainder of the afternoon with a good book. Rainy days are not conducive to high energy. I was in one of my creative cooking moods tonight. I saw a Fazoli's billboard for a baked spaghetti and thought baked spaghetti and meatballs would be tasty. I had to go to Trig's because I had no meat thawed, so I bought some ground chicken. (I looked for pre-made meatballs but couldn't find any.) I added basil, oregano, fennel seed, and torn-up bread to the ground chicken. It didn't appear to need egg to hold it together. I browned the meatballs in olive oil, then sauteed fresh mushrooms, chopped red pepper, and onion. I added jarred Prego sauce and stirred the meatballs back in. I put a couple of cups of cooked spaghetti into a pie tin, topped with the sauce and meatballs and grated some fresh Parmesan over the top and heated it in the oven for about 25 min. It was tasty! Food: 6:45 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/2 grapefruit, 102 g blackberries, coffee 11:45 am Blueberry soy shake, slice Stone Ground wheat bread, 36 g Gouda, 2 tsp soft margarine, orange 12:45 pm 1 Peeps chick, 1 Fiesta egg 6:15 pm Spaghetti pie, Pictsweet green/yellow beans w/baby carrots Exercise: 4:45-5:40 am Cardio Dance DVD