The Blood Sugar Swing

It has been four days since I began my new plan. 

Let me fill you in on my progress. I read that many people feel no real effects of the detox and that it generally is an easy and gradual beginning for them. That was NOT me!  I was pretty sick all weekend! UGH.  I had absolutely no energy, a migraine headache, and I simply had to lay down for both days. I was utterly wiped out.  As weird as it sounds, I took this as a good sign that I was on the right track.

If starting to eat right and detox could have THAT drastic of an effect on me in just two days, I knew that something was pretty off in my system and I really needed to work to get it back on track. My husband was really supportive and concurred.  I got NOTHING done at home and literally spent the weekend in bed.

I was anxious about what that meant for teaching on Monday.  (You cannot just lay around --or even sit around for that matter at school!  Yikes!) But, Monday, I had more energy and felt a whole lot better- until about one pm and then I crashed. I had a headache and started to feel really exhausted. Again, I took it as a good sign that things might be looking up.  At least I felt better until one, right?  

Tuesday, I tried to think about more protein, smaller, more frequent meals in addition to all the healthy veggies.  No carbs affects your blood sugar!  It worked a bit better, I made it until 2:30 and then the same thing happened.  So, because I had my planning period (and because I had a meeting from 3:30 until 5:30 that I had to be able to function for) I ran to the health food store and got a snack to help with the blood sugar issues.

Today, when I got on the scale (which has NOT been my friend for MONTHS), I had lost a FULL pound!  Yippee!  Hooray!  Hallelujah! ** I know, I know, weight should not be/ and is not my real objective, but honestly losing at least fifteen pounds to put me back to my ideal weight would be a very nice bonus.

I am hoping today to keep my blood sugar balanced more correctly.  That means more protein.  It means more frequent meals.  I actually WOKE UP with the headache I have been getting in the afternoon.  ARGH!  That means somehow last night I messed it up at dinner time. So, back to the drawing board...stay tuned.