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  • It’s Hard When Your Family Eats Differently From You on a New Diet

    Day 10. Yesterday afternoon I received a flaming comment (elsewhere, not here) and it really hit me hard emotionally. Really hard. Stressed me out majorly. To the point where I had difficulty sleeping last night. I think I got three hours sleep then woke at about 1:30 a.m. I have… Read the rest
  • Tired of Being Tired – Where It Got Worse

    I’ve been blogging elsewhere since July 2005 and a recurrent theme in my posts is how tired I am. Emails to friends many times end with “Gotta go to bed, tired”. I’ve always had low energy. As a child, I was very sedentary. I was known as the bookworm, at… Read the rest
  • Day 9

    I kind of like this new schedule, wish I could retire and adopt it. Went to sleep around 12:30am and woke naturally at 7:30. I mention that I woke naturally because I seem to feel much more awake when I wake up on my own. I’m sure it has something… Read the rest
  • Day 8

    Got to sleep right around 12:30 last night, woke naturally this morning around 7:30. I’m trying to get Christmas cards done this morning. I didn’t feel hungry right away, and dh didn’t warm up our broth as he usually does, so I have eaten yet, and it’s been over an… Read the rest
  • Day 7

    I made it through the evening (last night) choosing from the menu plain chicken breast and green beans, with plain salad (no dressing). I managed to abstain from eating any off limit foods of which there were many: crescent rolls, cookies, more cookies, and more cookies, dozens of slices of… Read the rest
  • Day 6 – Afternoon

    This report got a little lengthy, so I thought I’d break it into two parts. Morning and the rest of the day. 12:20pm. Younger Son last night suggested going for breakfast, which we like to do sometimes on these “party” days. He is the cook at our job and has… Read the rest