Hello! Happy morning (or noon or night or whatever you think it is right now)!! I’m checking in to share some good news and some bad news. What do you want first? I usually want bad news first, but this time I’ll make a news sandwich with good/bad/good. Plus a side of fries. Always get a side of fries with your sandwich.
First some fun stuff… Tina from Carrots n Cake came all the way from Boston to visit me in LA. I was super excited to see her since it’s been a long time since we’ve drank hung out together.
We caught up at her super trendy hotel and then took a little walk to get dinner. I told my phone ‘salad’ and we ended up at Chopped. It was really good.
Her hotel had happy hour so we enjoyed some wine for dessert.
We really only walked around for 30 minutes but we able to enjoy many very interesting sights and people and sounds and smells and all that fun stuff that comes with Los Angeles. God bless it.
This morning I braved the sprinkling sky and hit the sidewalk for an 8 7 mile run. I ended up getting a call about halfway through and stopped to take it and walk for about a mile. A reporter and I have been playing phone tag all week and finally connected so she wanted to interview me right then. It ended up being kinda random because I am very LOUD and felt like I was walking down the street yelling into my phone about RUNNING and EATING and WHEY PROTEIN POWDER and RUNNING SHOES!!!
Well, I was using complete sentences but I get super excited to talk about running and food so I was probably very pumped up and loud and looked like a crazy person (which I should be used to at this point).
Pre-run I had an english muffin with PB&J. Sometimes going back to the basics is the best. When it comes down to it I feel like I still love my old favorite foods – watermelon, bread with PB, eggs, tortillas, big salads and rice….
Post-run I had a protein shake on the way out the door.
Now comes the rough stuff…
Then, I got ready super quickly and headed to my parents’ house. My dog Roxy has not been eating and just seems like she doesn’t feel good so I took her to the vet. They gave her an IV to rehydrate her and took her blood for a blood test. She is such a good dog, she just chilled out and let them do whatever.
Want to know what $200 worth of water looks like?
This:
The vet called me with her test results and said she has pancreatitis. It’s nothing really major at this time but she needs to stay away from fatty foods and stay hydrated.
She doesn’t eat table food, but the yard has two BIG avocado trees and she grabs them when they fall from the branches. She and Bailey (our other dog) have eaten avocados their entire lives (she is almost 11). But I think at this point she needs to stay away from them and eat a low fat diet.
High fat foods are hard for her pancreas to digest so she has to avoid them for at least a week. She promised she would start a detox on Monday after she enjoyed a few pizzas and avocados and margaritas this weekend since it’s her friend’s birthday (or insert some other excuse here that I make up to avoid going on a diet).
Now I have to research low fat dog food to give her. But she is also sick and super picky right now so I have to make sure it’s something she would eat and won’t be wasted. I think she either needs a low fat canned food or some kind of sauce to put on her dry food that’s low fat.
Weekend Reading for Runners and Eaters:
The Anti-Running Plan via Runner’s World
Runner Arrested for Refusing to Run on Sidewalk
I Get to Run RER via Women’s Running
Marathon Runner stops for a burrito and beer – he is my spirit animal, or at least should be my friend
Question: Do you want to come over and cook lean chicken breast for Roxy? Know of any low fat dog foods?
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