Sugar Detox, Day 3

It has now been approximately 60 hours since I indulged in a sugar binge. Thankfully, yesterday was much easier than the day before. I felt a headache coming on at 7 PM last night (almost exactly 24 hours after my first headache), and it felt just as strong and unbearable as the one before. I was making the kids dinner and had to get them in bed (Josh was at Bible study), and then I had a lot of writing to do, so I knew it had to go away ASAP. I texted my prayer partner and asked her to pray. Then I took some medicine and drank some (unsweetened) tea. Thankfully, the headache only lasted about 30 minutes and never hit the intensity of the first one. Thank you, Jesus!

The only "side effects" of the sugar withdrawal that I have been feeling the last 24 hours are things like extreme fatigue, and some joint pain, but that last one probably isn't because of the sugar detox. The other thing that has been affecting me is that I have been feeling very irritable. My kids are driving.me.nuts. Part of that is me, but part of it is them, too. I love and adore my children, but they have been extremely whiny and demanding these past few days. They aren't suffering from sugar withdrawal*, so I think they aren't sleeping enough. Whatever it is, I hope it passes soon, because I am really struggling to be patient with them!

Now for some good news. I am down 1.6 pounds since starting this on Monday morning. That isn't much, but I'm happy with it. Some people lose more in that time, but maybe since I'm not "overweight" I shouldn't expect drastic weight loss right away. My calorie intake was much better yesterday. Looking at MyFitnessPal, I only had 861 calories on Monday! Yikes! Yesterday I had 1,496. I'm trying to stay between 1,200-1,500, so I almost went over yesterday! But I was really hungry (probably making up for Monday), so today I'll probably be right in the middle of that goal. I need to up my water intake again today, I think that will help me feel more energized.

I have a very slight optimism that the worst has passed me, but at the same time I'm not holding my breath. As rough as the fatigue and mood swings, it is nothing compared to that headache I had on day one. If I can avoid those headaches, then I can definitely deal with being tired and maybe slightly grumpy. You just have to ask my  husband and kids if they're okay with that one. However, Josh is doing a sugar detox too so maybe he's feeling a bit grouchy on edge as well? (I love you, Hubster.)

Once again, I have a big day ahead of me, and I was up until after 3:30 AM (Thanks, article writing. And Hannah. And storms. And dog.). I am relying on God for my strength today! Which really, that's how it should be every day, I suppose.

*We took the kids off of sweets, but they still have sugar in their diets. We are weaning them off slowly, but they will always have some sugar, because of things like almond milk. The good news is, they didn't have sweets very often at all, so it shouldn't be as hard for them.