40 day sugar fast day 4

 I woke up really groggy (thanks useless drugs!) and really parched (also thanks useless drugs!).  The rest of my day went pretty well once I got some water into me.

My foot pain is still the same and the drugs do not seem to be doing anything other than making me very groggy.  ugh!  The PA wrote me back that the reason they didn't look at my broken tailbone is the doctor didn't think that was what was causing my pain.  I have an appointment with a neurologist, but the one med they gave me was supposed to stop nerve pain, and it isn't.  great.

I did feel really hungry after I got my water.  I considered making myself an egg, but never got around to actually doing it. :p  

I replaced a zipper in a skirt twice.  The first time I used a used zipper that was in my stash.  After getting the entire thing sewn in, I went to test it to make sure it works and it ripped the teeth away from the tape in the waist.  ugh!  Pulled that one out and put in another one.  fun times.

Not having sugar doesn't seem to be bothering me all that much.  I guess it was more of a habit to have my coffee with sugar in the morning.  I even gave up my tea.

steps: 18,456  weight:-1lb

Sugar fast day 3. with foot "update"

 On day 3 of my sugar fast.  Today I had an MRI scheduled to attempt to figure out what is going on with my foot.  So when I woke up at 7:30 I was in a rush/panic as I had several things planned.  Haha.

First I had to get my dog Zuki out for our walk.  We ended up doing a short version of our usual walk (so yeah, I didn't get in my 20K steps today)  But we got in a good walk.

Once we got home, since it was nice and warm out today, I left her in the yard and ran upstairs for a quick shower.  I managed to get that done by 9:30 so I had a bit of time to get some fluids into me before heading to the MRI.

Imagine my frustration when I arrived on time for my appointment only to have to wait to first check in and then again to get called back for my MRI.  Lucky for them I came to the appointment dressed in metal free clothing and just had to remove my shoes and jacket.  So I was probably able to help catch them up for the next patient.

I probably lost some weight from shivering in the MRI.  IDK why they have to keep it so cold in there and then blow a fan on you.  BRRR!  They put headphones on you and let you listen to music while you are in there, but honestly even with the volume turned up it is very hard to hear the music and the MRI is very loud.  I wasn't claustrophobic in there, but that was probably due to the fact that I just kept my eyes shut.  I mean who wants to stare at a white tunnel?

When I got home I started making my lunch salad.  I still have dried cranberries that contain sugar that I put on my salad...but I am not considering those as going against my fast.  I won't be buying another bag until my fast is over...so when these are gone (it looks as if I might have 3 days worth left) that will be it until I decide what I plan to do when my fast is over.  The rest of my salad was all good girl stuff.

Zuki & I went for our walk with our friends E & G.  G & Zuki spent a lot of the walk "chewing" on each other.  We went around 5 miles to help make up for the short walk this morning.  We also met another Texas Heeler pup who looks like a taller version of Zuki.  His owner says he isn't as energetic as Zuki is.  weird

While I could have been more productive, I didn't do much with the rest of my day...dinner was super easy stuff and I have left-overs for tomorrow.  I will try again tomorrow to get my sewing projects done.  I don't have any other appointments so I should be able to do it.  Hopefully I don't get frustrated with them...two zippers.  fun

I got the results back from my MRI and it didn't show much.  The doctor was pretty sure that my foot pain was probably not related to anything in my back...however, they ordered the MRI to look at the lumbar section of my back when I had told them that dr google said they needed to look at my sacrum which is where I have a broken tailbone.  I sent a "nasty gram" to the PA who saw me about that.  We will see if she bothers to respond to that.  

Day 2 on the meds that they gave me and less grogginess this morning.  Probably due to oversleeping and jumping out of bed in a panic.  Still no improvement on my pain.  Tonight I've added back in the Naproxin that I had stopped taking.  It wasn't previously a huge help, but there were some times where I wasn't in as much pain.  Fingers crossed.

steps: 18,309  weight down another pound.

Joshua 6:20

New International Version

20 When the trumpets sounded, the army shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the men gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed; so everyone charged straight in, and they took the city.

Is anybody out there?

 I've decided to use this space as a Journal of sorts and a way to keep me accountable to the journey that I am starting.

Yesterday I started The 40-Day Sugar Fast (there's a book/devotional by Wendy Speake).  Why you might ask, well I've been trying to lose the extra weight that I managed to "put on overnight"... or while I wasn't looking.  I've developed a habit of mindlessly munching on snack foods because I need something else to do with my time.  You know, like watching a movie and eating popcorn...or watching TV with a bag of potato chips.

Well the time for that to stop is now.  My fast includes giving up all snack foods.

I think that the hardest part for me will be giving up my morning cups of coffee.  I cannot drink coffee black w/o sugar.  Just can't.  For me coffee is really just a sugar delivery device.  So bye-bye coffee.  :'(  I've replaced my two 14oz mugs of coffee with one 14oz mug of Apple Cinnamon Spice tea.  No caffeine (I was already drinking decaf but I know that does contain a tiny bit of caffeine) no added sugars.  So far, so good!  The thing that I noticed yesterday was the feeling of emptiness I felt w/o my usual morning sugar fix.  But I am still strong, and I can do this!

Yesterday I skipped lunch.  When I returned from volunteering I just wasn't in the mood to make my salad, so instead I had carrots with ranch dip and later some cheese.  No, that didn't really fill me up either and was frankly quite stupid of me, but I managed.

Dinner was no carbs...instead of the noodles that I made for hubby, I had zucchini...and was quite happy with my meal.  I did need a bit of something later, so I had some peanuts.  That worked out quite well.

Last night I had to take two medications for my still unexplained foot pain.  They both make you groggy and you shouldn't operate any heavy machinery until you know how your body reacts to them... so even though the doctor prescribed them last Friday, last night was the first night I took both of them.  I had tried the one Friday night (as I didn't have to do anything on Saturday) and I took the second one Sunday night.  Both of them separate seemed to have the same amount of morning grogginess.  And this morning I felt nearly the same...so it would seem that 1+1 does not = 2 on the grogginess scale.  However, neither drug has had any effect on my foot.  Unfortunately the one drug needs to build up in the body to start working, so phoey!

Today I'm doing fine w/o my morning sugar fix.  I've drank most of my Apple Cinnamon tea.  Oh!  I just remembered that I need to do our laundry today.  :p  fun times.

I guess that since this is a blog that I should tell you that I lost 1 pound, but that was the extra salt/water weight that I had put on the day before by eating most of a bag of Tostitos with Guac (yes, I was doing a bit of splurging before the fast).  :p  No more of that for a long while...hopefully when I get through all of this, I can do a single serving of those snacks and walk away.  If I can't, well, I'll have to see if hubby wants to eat those carbs for me.  LOL!

Well if you've read this and got through the entire thing, WOW!  Have a very blessed day!

Psalm 34:8-10

New International Version

8 Taste and see that the Lord is good;
    blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.
9 Fear the Lord, you his holy people,
    for those who fear him lack nothing.
10 The lions may grow weak and hungry,

    but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.

Joel 2:12

New International Version

Rend Your Heart

12 “Even now,” declares the Lord,
    “return to me with all your heart,

    with fasting and weeping and mourning.”