Day 4

This is a bit late, but better than never. The first day back was okay. I was working on short sleep, which didn't help. In hindsight, sleep is always important, but even more so when in the first week of this diet. I believe there was something mentioned about being irritable and some of that might be a little hangry streak especially with people eating normal food around you. I imagine it's like a smoker trying to quick but having to stand next to the smoke pit. I started (yesterday now) with a homemade chocolate milk of sorts (coconut milk, 100% cocoa, swerve and stevia drops) and it was okay, but not great. I threw some prebiotic in there too. I had my Gundry nut mix with me and an orange-cranberry muffin which got me through the morning, but I was very tired. A couple hours in I put a scoot of Super Reds in a water bottle and that perked me up quite a bit. Lunch was another good Caesar salad since I need to use the dressing up. We did spaghetti for dinner and I used the Capellos Fettuccini noodles with my nomato sauce and Parmesan Reggiano cheese. It was okay, as Beth said: a little too beety. I had an 8th of a cup of So Delicious Non-Dairy Butter Pecan Ice Cream. The should change this to so-so delicious. I spent the early evening trying to figure out a compliant potluck dish, but failed and will just take a Caesar salad. I wanted to run to the store, but got delayed in that and the frustration and whatnot having built over the day just got worse and I was super stressed at bed time. I couldn't go to sleep. I ended up taking half the day today because I was so wiped out. I think I've reset myself and should be okay for a second half day of work. This is also the 4th straight day with a drop on the scale: I cracked into 312 pounds. I haven't really noticed it on my body except if I suck my gut in the top is a bit smaller. I know from the Six Week Cure to the Middle Aged Middle book from back in Afghanistan that this is visceral fat that is around the organs and water weight. Your visceral fat is usually the first to go-and on that, time for me to go. Thanks for reading and sorry it's a bit late.