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I had a rough evening yesterday, and it has been a very long night. It is now a little after 4 in the morning. I have been laying awake since 3, and my alarm will be going off at 5 telling me it is time to get ready for another day of work.
Last night I had to take my dog of 10 years (we rescued her from a puppy mill when she was 4) to the vet and have her put down. She had severe congestive heart failure, and her lungs were so full of fluid that she was bearly taking in any oxygen. I know this was the best thing we could do for her and she is better off, but it doesn't mean that it hurts any less.
I know there are a lot of people who will never understand the emotional attachment one can develop for a beloved pet, and for those people I feel sorry. Dixie was always there for everyone in my family. She showed us all unconditional love, but she was undeniably my dog. She followed me everywhere I went, and she was so protective of me.
I remember one time when we were fishing along the bank of a pond in my parents' backyard, I caught a fish. I hollered for my husband to come take the fish off the hook because the last time I had tried, I just about caught the hook in my thumb. He was on the other side and I was calling to him to hurry up. Well, Dixie must of thought I was being attacked by this monster 6 inch fish because she tried to pounce on it and attack it. (She was a cocker spaniel so that was about as threatening as she got.) Since then, I have not been able to take her fishing with me because everytime I reeled in my line, whether there was anything on it or not, she would try to attack it. At the rate she was going, I was afraid I was going to land an 18 pound Dixie.
I know this entry has nothing to do with food, exercise, or weight loss, but I just needed to share my feelings. Thanks for listening.
Diet Calendar Entries for 14 January 2009:
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1360 kcal
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Fat: 46.50g | Prot: 41.49g | Carb: 199.24g.
Breakfast: blueberries, Milk (2% Lowfat Without Added Vitamin A and Nonfat Solids), country crock, instant grits. Lunch: chic fil a waffle fries, chic fil a caesar dressing, chic fil a side salad, chic fil a soup. Dinner: minute maid orange juice, cheese american, arnold sandwich thins, egg. Snacks/Other: raisins. more...
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1770 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Walking (exercise) - 3.5/mph - 20 minutes, Resting - 15 hours and 40 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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