Well, today is Friday. I have thought non-stop about what to do. I have decided to try it. I think I have myself in the right frame of mind to do it. Today I am going to talk with Lisa and Jami. I am going to suggest they not do it. Randy and I are going to visit our kids this weekend and I am going to use the two hour drive to tell him all about it. Unless he has a good reason why I should not try it, I will start on Monday morning.
As you can see, my pain level has been OMG all week. I think the combination of the stress from my job and the stress from this decision is not helping me at all. I am beyond lack of sleep. I am almost not sleeping at all. I often say that fatigue is the worst of all my symptoms. I can deal with the pain but the fatigue is horrible. I practiced my speech for the girls and I am going to do it first thing. I am going to stop now and will finish today’s blog after I talk with them.
Well, that went well. I gave them all the speech. Jami and Lisa are bound and determined that they are going to do this with me. I feel so bad that they are going to do this. This is a drastic detox. Not eating and only drinking water or vegetable juice for two days is extreme in my book. I know they are doing it for support and I am so appreciative that they are but I do worry about them too. The third girl in the office, and the one I have worked with the longest, thinks it is too drastic for all of us and wants no part of it. I did want her to understand that the three of us were going to try this, and wanted all of the girls to know that we were going to be so cranky and so tired for two weeks. We made a pack that we would not take anything personal and that anyone could stop at anytime. Mandy and Sarah are so excited that two co-workers are going through this with Mom. They think I will be so much more successful doing it with someone else. I think I am truly lucky to have two people willing to help me through this. It will help me so much. I am going to stop again and will finish on Sunday after I talk to Randy
Well, I think I spent most of the two hours down and back from seeing the girls discussing this with Randy. Not only does he think it is a good idea, he will support me in any way he can. He will even stop drinking Sprite since I have to. I know it sounds crazy but I will miss my sprite the most. I am addicted to carbonation. No carbonation is going to be hard. I don’t think I told you the four things I have to eliminate from my diet after the detox is complete. Yeast, Sugar, Carbonation and Dairy. Honestly this is everything I eat and everything I drink. I absolutely detest water. This will be so hard. I can because I think I can and I am determined to go through with this.
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