I had spaghetti and tomatoe sauce with mushrooms for breakfast, chole kulcha with naan for lunch, an orange for my healthy snack, and jalapeño jack rotini for dinner. With my food, I drank several glasses of V8. I got 15 minutes of walking in, a bit shorter than my planned half hour, but still better than yesterday. I did good today, tomorrow I can do better.

I'm going to parties tonight and tomorrow. Both are going to have much alcohol. I decided 5 days ago not to drink until my birthday. Now, I'm regretting that decision. I don't think my digestive system has healed enough in this short time to allow me to get drunk without getting sick. And, getting sick at either party would be out of place. I may decide to bend the rules and allow myself one glass of champagne to sparkle in the new year, and one bloody mary tomorrow. I think my stomach and esophagus could handle that. My decision was made for no other reason than my general queasiness. It's not a resolution I need to stick to concretely. I just won't get drunk. It's been tradition for me to get completely wasted two nights a year. My birthday and New Years. Sure there are always other nights I get completely wasted. But those are the two it's usually mandatory to. But, responsible drinking is good, no? I guess I can do that, as boring as it seems from this angle.