This has been an interesting week to say the least. I don't know if I explained in my previous entries what this diet is all about. Basically we can't eat carbs, sugar, or dairy--all the stuff that is awesome and makes life worth living. At least we can still eat bacon. Well it hasn't been quite a week since we started but it's already the longest I've ever gone without sugar. I don't really know how I'm still up and walking around.
Like I noted previously, I started out Friday with a day of fasting. I've fasted before, for religious reasons, so although it wasn't much fun, I made it through. By Sunday, I was a wreck. On Sundays, I have to stop in to my work for an hour to make reminder calls to our patients. As I was sitting at my desk, I suddenly broke into a cold sweat and started shaking. Nothing major, just felt like garbage and wanted to take a nap. When I got home, I ate an apple (the only non-forbidden fruit on this plan). I assume I was having a moment of low blood sugar/withdrawal. I felt better but for the next couple of days I had headaches. Yesterday and today I've finally started to feel a little bit better. Anyone who thinks sugar is not addictive or there is no such thing as withdrawals, is an idiot. Maybe it wasn't a true withdrawal--and I'm not saying it's anything close to coming off of heroin or the like--but my body definitely had a physical response to the lack of sugar. My energy level is also completely shot so of course all I want to do is take naps--more so than usual. I've also discovered I don't like coffee as much as I thought I did. I can only put non-dairy creamer in my coffee so I don't know if it's that, or the fact that I depended on sugar to make it drinkable. Justin, of course, has had no issues because he's a man and men can blink and lose weight. Although he did see Cookie Dough Oreos at Wal-mart yesterday and wanted to cry.
I'm still very pleased with the food. I've tried the Mozzarella and Garlic sausage, the Mesquite Chicken, the Angus burger, and that's all I can think of off the top of my head. They've all been very good. The Angus burger is especially a favorite. If anyone reading this is thinking of purchasing the program, or already has and is wary, I would recommend, that if you are able, to cook the meat in the oven. I've even put the sausage (if it's been thawed in the fridge--we didn't have enough room in our freezer for everything) on the George Foreman grill--feels more like you're eating a real brat that way. Customer service has been good so far. We haven't needed them much but a few times I've gone on to the chat feature and asked a question and they've been very prompt in their response.
They say you shouldn't weigh yourself until it's been 2 weeks but the anticipation is killing me so I will probably weigh in Saturday. I am also looking forward to increased energy. Because this week, all I've wanted to do is curl up with an extra cheesy pizza and a mocha frappe.
Oh and, AND, I can't drink wine. *sigh* Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels, right? RIGHT?!
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