Or so I am telling myself. Yesterday afternoon a huge headache came to grace me with its presence. It lasted through the night and into today. With it has come bouts of nausea and severe fatigue. As much as I'd like to think I am sick, I am almost positive I am not. I believe I am having withdrawl symptoms. Given the fact that on a normal day I'd begin with a sugar and caffeine filled Starbucks coffee along with some sweet bread or other confection, followed up by some more coffee, then a day sprinkled with diet coke and other bad foods, I am sure yesterday has put my body in a state of shock. I've completely gone off the sugar, caffeine, AND diet products. I've only ingested water (in LARGE amounts) and a small amount of skim milk. The only sugar I have taken in has been in the form of fresh produce and complex carbs. WOWZERS - who would've thought that eating clean would've made me feel so terrible.
One thing I can be sure of, as with any addiction, is that withdrawl symptoms DO go away fairly soon. I am just sticking to the plan, taking excedrin, and thinking positive thoughts. I am taking to heart some of these old but famous quotes: "No Pain, No Gain", "Everything good is worth fighting for", "Nothing TASTES as good as being healthy FEELS", etc etc.
I can tell you, while sparing the gory details, that progress is already being made. My digestion is already 100% better and the scales showed a loss of 2 pounds this morning. It is surely just water weight - but heck - at this point I'll take any loss regardless of the reason behind it.
A big thank you to Pete who takes such good care of me. He took the time yesterday to grill a ton of chicken breasts last night so that we'll have some lean protein on hand. Yum Yum!
Today's Struggles are Tomorrow's Victories!
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