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It is easy to perform a good action, but not easy to acquire a settled habit of performing such actions. - Aristotle

Phase 4, Day 1 (again)
Score: 1 - Good

(Heck, almost Excellent)

And I did my exercises. Except the back stretches, of course.

The scoring ranges for Phase 4 are:
0: Excellent!
1-21: Good

22-39: Fair

40+: Start Again

Here is the general explanation of the behavioral modification approach I'm using.

What I ate:

Pre-Breakfast:
Mug of decaf Constant Comment tea with generous teaspoon of honey
1/2 cup applesauce with 1 teaspoon Acacia

Breakfast:
1 Nothin' To It Muffin (rice milk/vinegar, cinnamon, walnuts and crystallized ginger)
Mug of decaf Constant Comment tea with generous teaspoon of honey
One-A-Day Essential MultiVitamin; 500mcg Vitamin B12

AM Snack:
1 small slice Heather's 5-minute Pumpkin Pie with 1 generous teaspoon of Cool Whip (the Cool Whip is high in fat - 60% CFF; it also has HFCS and a little - less than 2% - sodium caseinate which is dairy)
1 mug of Lipton regular tea (caffeine removed) with 2 sugar lumps (this may NOT be IBS-safe for everyone - I don't know how much caffeine is left and this doesn't remove the tannins)

Lunch:
1 bowl (about 1-1/4 cups) of Chicken and Rice Stoup
1 slice of No Knead Bread with a little Smart Balance Light
500mg calcium from Tums; 200IU Vitamin D

PM Snack:
Beverage - NOT IBS-safe and I'm not admitting what it was
Food - NOT IBS-safe and I'm not admitting what it was

Dinner:
leftovers of everything I had for dinner yesterday except the green beans and the wine
500mg calcium from Tums; 500mcg Vitamin B12

Evening snack:
1 slice Heather's 5-minute Pumpkin Pie with 1 generous teaspoon of Cool Whip (the Cool Whip is high in fat - 60% CFF; it also has HFCS and a little - less than 2% - sodium caseinate which is dairy)
1 mug of Lipton regular tea (caffeine removed) with 2 sugar lumps (this may NOT be IBS-safe for everyone - I don't know how much caffeine is left and this doesn't remove the tannins)
500mg calcium from Tums; 200IU Vitamin D

I got 6 additional teaspoons of Acacia throughout the day for a total of 7 teaspoons.
I got 70 ounces of fluid which is good although I'd still like to get more.

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