The Taz Report

Thank you, Tennessee Ernie Ford. Awesome tune running through my mind right now. I am another day older – I’m NOT deeper in debt, but I’m headed to the “company store” for groceries in the morning. That could change the debt thing.

Still no sugar – no sweetener – day 5. I brew tea every morning and drink on it all day. One thing about tea – it’s good at any temperature. Start it off piping hot so it nearly scorches your mouth, and by the end of the day it feels cool. Tea and water are my liquids at the moment. If I want something SUPER cold, nothing beats ice water.

I cheated just a smidgen on my “diet” even though I didn’t have sugar or substitute. For lunch, I had steamed veggies with wild rice (lotsa carbs) and I ate my chicken as a sandwich for supper.  Still ending the day with under 50 carbs. 5 days – a total of about 254 carbs – not too shabby! Especially considering I’ve eaten meals with more carbs than that.

Another day sugarless… and it’s getting easier. I might just be back into my “tiny clothes” by spring. “Tiny” for me is Medium or size 10. That works for a 54 yr old woman a little on the tall side – and a LOT on the round side. Currently most comfortable in XXL, but XL will work in a pinch. (And it usually does – pinch, I mean)

Problem: I haven’t fixed “real food” at home in a couple days. No problem for me, but Robbie’s not exactly thrilled. He’s a big boy – he’ll fix a sandwich or something if he doesn’t want what I fix. I’ve just got to keep on truckin’. I need to find recipes that he’s happy with like my stir fry chicken. Lots of veggies and a serving of chicken. Lots of seasoning, a little olive oil, and he doesn’t even know it’s good for him.

I have been exercising a little more. Still not back to where I was a couple weeks ago, but getting there. Not likely to get a lot better until the snow is gone. Just too rough lugging through the snow. Tonight I only made 2 trips around the fence line, and I didn’t hike at lunch at all. But my side project is almost complete, and I should be able to devote more time to ‘other projects’ soon. Maybe by Easter. That would be nice.

My 3 day sugar purge is accomplished. As I write this I’m feeling some hunger pangs for the first time since Friday, so I guess I made it. 3 days – no sugar, no sugar substitutes. I feel better than I have in months.

Lost 4 pounds. Side effects can be a good thing.

Well, I’ve REALLY felt bad for the last couple of weeks… roller coaster, yoyo, whatever you want to call it, my emotions have been in turmoil. And my BODY!! – oh, my GOSH!! I NEVER thought I could hurt so bad just from getting out of bed and walking around. My joints hurt – my muscles ache – torment just to get around and do the stuff I need to do every day. I was thinking I need to go to the dr to see if I have lyme disease or fibromyalgia or something like that.

I was afraid I would be too tempted with all the sugary stuff here yesterday, but I did not have anything with sugar… except the mayo in my tunafish salad has a little added sugar. Even the tea I had yesterday I didn’t add any stevia. This morning I’m actually able to get around without every muscle in my body aching – and I kept the back deck swept off yesterday and last night. Didn’t do a lot of physical because I’m sitting at the computer working, but did do some normal housekeeping stuff. I am telling myself I was so full of sugar that it was making my joints and muscles hurt. If I can keep that in mind when I reach for a sugary snack, I won’t have a lot of trouble passing. And I LIKE sugar – a LOT!!

Thinking about it, back when I was riding my bicycle all the time, I didn’t even hurt like I have the past month or so. Muscles sore, yeah, but not stiff and aching. And NEVER the up and down roller coaster emotions that I have had since Christmas. I am going to see if I can make a calendar and keep up with my sugar intake and how I feel as well as my diet and exercise. Might help me focus. Or not. As long as I don’t feel as rotten as I have this month, it will be worth it. Today is day 2 of no sugar, and at the moment I’m not really tempted- or missing it.

So far, so good. today I have stuck to my ‘diet’ – no sugar and no ‘sweetener’ either. As long as I don’t give in, I’ll have kicked sugar by the time I go back to work. 🙂  Haven’t had the urge to prowl but once, and stuck my head back in the computer and was good. Just wish I could have got out and exercised a little. Oh, well.