Day 1 - 153.4 lbs
The first day was a bit rough. One of the worst headaches I've had in a while and it only worsened as the day progressed. Took me two hours to fall asleep last night because of it. Blech. The hunger wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. It probably helps that over the last few months feelings of hunger and fullness have either been eclipsed by pain and nausea or my brain/gut forgot what to do in that department. Either way it's nice to not be ravenous during this forced deprivation. I decided to run errands on Day 1 in case I wasn't really able to on subsequent days. This brought about an interesting afternoon. I walked by a bowl of guacamole left out at the workplace of someone I visited and the sight of it was a jolt to my system. I stopped and had a sharp intake of breath, totally an unexpected reaction. I want that. I want that badly. This brought about pangs of regret as I had neglected to include avocados in my last meal. Tragedy. On to my next errand I had to jog a short distance to make a departing bus. I tried to slip in and the doors closed on me! The driver tried to open them from his panel but all it did was do a flutter open and close on my limbs! Except I thought that the doors were really opening so I charged in just as they closed again - on my face! I honestly thought there were going to be rubber smudges on my cheekbone. Now I'm stunned from the door attack, light-headed from the brief jog, and totally rethinking not bringing a water bottle. I was completely dehydrated by the time I got home and my magic broth never tasted so good. And the entire time a crazy summer rain storm was raging. Downtown between tall buildings it felt like a wind tunnel filled with buckets of rain being tossed at you sideways.
Day 2 - 150.6 lbs
Today has been a lot better. I'm more light-headed but the severity of headache is less as is the dehydration factor. I'm supposed to get out every day for a light walk so I headed out during a dry spell. The weather has been much more stable today, thank goodness. I made my way to a nearby park confident in my decision to bring neither a raincoat nor an umbrella and watched the clouds roll by overhead. There seemed to be a fog descending on the city so I decided to head for home. The fog bank ended up being drizzle that had me completely soaked by the time I trudged, oh so slowly uphill, back home. The frustrating thing about all this is that the headache component makes my usual distractions from counting the minutes until magic broth time (tv, internet, reading) very difficult due to eye strain/light sensitivity. I can only stare at the wall so long... I have a lot of books waiting to be read and some small projects too but it'll have to be slow and steady wins the race. Here's hoping sleep comes easier to me tonight. Tomorrow is check-in day and I'm hoping I'll have an end date for the fast rather than a wait and see attitude. They say four to seven days is average so I'm hoping I'm not on the long end of that.
In other news, my propeller plant is blooming and looks really neat.
It's got the same bug infestation that had me tossing out several other plants after failed treatment last month so it's days in the sun are numbered. But for at least a little while I'll let this odd succulent be. I would be super sad if the bugs spread to my goldfish plant so I'm trying to keep it isolated. They look like aphids wrapped in a webby cocoon. They prefer the newest, most tender part of the plants, and insecticidal treatments had no effect. Sad days to lose a plant.
I can't wait to cook again. I thought I'd miss the food more but it is the preparation and anticipation of a good meal that I miss. It's hard for me to watch a movie without a snack so I've been staying away from my favorite films as the association is so strong. Good thing Amazon Prime has loads of shows for me to catch up on! Grammar Police are on vacation this summer so I'm not going to bother with prepositions being positioned appropriately. =P Hasta mañana.
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