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Dinner last night was a pan of roasted Brussels sprouts lightly coated with coconut oil. Weird craving but that was what I wanted.
It required going to the grocery so I endured that but while there I found an interesting beverage 'Neuro-Sleep'. It supposedly consists of all sleep inducing qualities while being devoid of the other things like lactose and geez, what is that other thing .. gluten! Yeah, that.
And I'm pleased to report 'it' worked. I actually fell asleep and and felt peaceful, not drugged. I wonder what the effect would be if I gave some to Mushy as she didn't give a whit that I may be sleeping peacefully for the first time in decades, she still wanted to go out to potty.
I may have to break the habit of her sleeping with me. While it's warm and soothing to have her snuggled against me that constant 'wakey wakey I need you to take me' is seriously affecting my health.
It was also fantastic to fall asleep in the 'daily' contacts last night .. I didn't do it on purpose but at least when I did wake I didn't have to peel the dried out contacts off my eyes and go soak them. They are superior to my old brand and were still moist. But as they are a daily I just removed them and sat them on the nightstand. Another benefit on top of being able to look at a distance yesterday and not feel as if I were staring thru Vaseline.
It's intriguing to read your journals and have you comment on mine - we're all here for a variety of reasons but were here.
We all have our challenges. For me, a lifetime of morbid obesity except for those rare times I've been able to lose the weight for about 10 months... I have to approach this differently than the person needing to take off their freshman 15, baby weight, or "I just got back from a cruise' weight. Yet, other than realizing, as I have, 'it takes time'... I have tried to approach this in the same method as the FS member with the ten pound goal. Doesn't work. I need to deal with something mental and emotional. I didn't just over do it on a vacation.
However, in no way am I claiming my issue is harder than the person trying to lose the cruise weight. Losing it is easier for me. At this weight I have to make very small changes and the weight would come off. It's the keeping it off where I've failed.
To be normal healthy weight and needing to get the 5-10lbs off... I know it's harder. It requires much more food tweaking and exercise. So that's my way of saying I don't resent those of you in that category. I just appreciate that you recognize the challenges I have in mine.
So I'm in preparation mode for the colonic: no red meat, bread or dairy from now until then. Eliminating red meat isn't that tough; I probably get a craving for a good steak about twice a year. Bread isn't that hard either.
Dairy ... now that's going to be the challenge. I'd just picked up some yogurt last night to try to make smoothies for lunch; easier to prepare and doesn't take me out of the shop. But that will have to wait.
Dang, I just had a thought or question. I always think of red meat as beef; I wonder if they are one and the same. I was thinking about a braut with a salad for lunch. Guess I need to go Google.
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