Day 3: Texas Last Diet
Well, last night I had an odd feeling in my stomach, and without much warning, I had diarrhea like never before in my life. There wasn't a lot of cramping, but it was like I had an enema. Wow! I was shocked. I went to bed, and this morning I felt awful. I felt achy like when you have a cold, I had a slight headache just behind my eyes, and I have a pimple forming at the tip of my nose that hurts like crazy. At first I thought I was just getting sick, but then I started suspecting that my body was detoxing. Vikki suggested that I would detox, given that my diet was so terrible for so long. I wonder if that's not what I'm experiencing.
I made a pancake for breakfast, and it was easy and delicious. I'm also feeling much better now, so hopefully those toxins are working their way out of my body in a more predictable fashion. It's funny, when I quit smoking, I felt terrible and suffered a lot. What occurred to to me at the time was that the reason why I felt bad was not because I needed a cigarette, but rather because I smoked. The cigarettes were making me feel that way, not the lack of a smoke. I'm making the same associations now. I am having these withdrawal issues not because I'm on this diet, but because I have put so many toxic things into my body. That's an important distinction, because I would hate to start blaming the diet for how I'm feeling. The diet is the solution to feeling bad, not the cause of discomfort. So bring on the headaches, acne, and tummy trouble, the more of these toxins I can cleanse myself of, the more this diet will make the positive change in my life that I so desperately need.
Man, during the afternoon, I felt pretty bad. I know it's just the toxins working their way out of my body, but I had headaches, mental fog, hot flashes, and I was really, really hungry. I also suspect that means I am in ketosis by now, and I can just sense that I'm losing weight.
Dinner was quite lovely. I had chicken tenders that I cubed and sauted in a teaspoon of oil. Once the chicken was brown, I threw in a cup of cubed zuchinni, and a mixed cup of mushroom and brocolli. I tossed that with about a teaspoon of soy sauce, added salt, pepper, dried Italian herbs, garlic and onion powder, four or five cherry tomatoes, and cooked until the veggies were slightly softened, but still firm. I made a quick salad, and all in all it was delicious. I was hungry again almost right away, but it was a really lovely dinner.
Anyway, by later in the evening, I calmed down a bit, and by the time I had my evening snack, I was almost a normal person again.
I'm not complaining, because I knew this part would be difficult, but I guess I was a little surprised at how dramatic the detoxification process is.
I made a pancake for breakfast, and it was easy and delicious. I'm also feeling much better now, so hopefully those toxins are working their way out of my body in a more predictable fashion. It's funny, when I quit smoking, I felt terrible and suffered a lot. What occurred to to me at the time was that the reason why I felt bad was not because I needed a cigarette, but rather because I smoked. The cigarettes were making me feel that way, not the lack of a smoke. I'm making the same associations now. I am having these withdrawal issues not because I'm on this diet, but because I have put so many toxic things into my body. That's an important distinction, because I would hate to start blaming the diet for how I'm feeling. The diet is the solution to feeling bad, not the cause of discomfort. So bring on the headaches, acne, and tummy trouble, the more of these toxins I can cleanse myself of, the more this diet will make the positive change in my life that I so desperately need.
Man, during the afternoon, I felt pretty bad. I know it's just the toxins working their way out of my body, but I had headaches, mental fog, hot flashes, and I was really, really hungry. I also suspect that means I am in ketosis by now, and I can just sense that I'm losing weight.Dinner was quite lovely. I had chicken tenders that I cubed and sauted in a teaspoon of oil. Once the chicken was brown, I threw in a cup of cubed zuchinni, and a mixed cup of mushroom and brocolli. I tossed that with about a teaspoon of soy sauce, added salt, pepper, dried Italian herbs, garlic and onion powder, four or five cherry tomatoes, and cooked until the veggies were slightly softened, but still firm. I made a quick salad, and all in all it was delicious. I was hungry again almost right away, but it was a really lovely dinner.
Anyway, by later in the evening, I calmed down a bit, and by the time I had my evening snack, I was almost a normal person again.
I'm not complaining, because I knew this part would be difficult, but I guess I was a little surprised at how dramatic the detoxification process is.
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