11-17-10 Busy Day

Today has been great, as well as busy. We started out with me going to acupuncture. I have never done that before so I was both excited and nervous. Excited to see if it worked, nervous because I didn't want a nerve to be struck wrong and end up with more pain. The practitioner is a masseuse, herbalist, as well as an acupuncturist. She is very well versed in all three as well as the new knowledge I have found in Raw organic foods. We had a long discussion about food remedies, my current situation, and this blog. I found myself very comfortable with her and the idea of getting NEEDLED!!...Anyway, I didn't even feel the first few go in, and then came my right knee. It felt like she shoved a railroad spike through the back of my leg and shot it through my knee cap. It was excruciating, and given my fear of a damaged nerve and additional residual pain, I freaked a little. She laughed and just adjusted the needle, and it was fine....she explained it can happen if you have scar tissue or are injured, so keep that in mind if you decide to go in for this treatment. Aside from that moment, I enjoyed the experience and I did feel better later. 

After the pin cushioning, Janell and I, had good friends come into town that we hadn't seen in quite a while. After we hung out for a while, we decided to go to Macaroni Grill for a late lunch/early dinner. I actually didn't do too bad. I had a piece of bread, and I sampled the appetizers that were ordered, as well as sampled a few bites of dessert, but all in all this is a far cry from how I would have been a week ago. I also had a decent meal, salmon with grilled veggies, and ice tea. The only thing I had all day prior to this was a raw PB&Honey on Nine grain organic whole wheat, so I had some extra calories to spare. I do regret some of the sampling, but like I said before, this is a process and I decided not to beat myself up over this one. I had a great time with great friends and great food, what more can you ask for.

So now, all I have planned for the rest of the night is homework, a light snack, and finish my water for the day. Oh and the berry-vomit...ugh!

11-17-10 Progress report. Weight will be known tomorrow, I decided to weigh every Thursday since that's when this all started. I did adjust my sugar intake today because I started to feel dizzy after blogging yesterday and I was able to determine, (with Janell's help), that this was the primary reason. I was putting myself into shock by going from such a high sugar intake to near zero intake. This is why I had the bread and tea with sugar today....that doesn't explain the bites of dessert however. That was just weakness, {shrug}. Other than that, thank you for caring, see you tomorrow. James.