Changes

"Ch-ch-ch-changes, Turn and face the strain".

Bowie has NO IDEA.

I'm going through a lot of changes lately. I've given up coffee, mammalian meat, most of the dairy, cut back on meat in general in a BIG way, and am exercising more than I've done in a long time. That's just the external. There's a lot more changing inside my head.

So, what does this mean?

Blood Sugar
My blood sugar has been FANTABULOUS!! My CGM is almost a flat line and its in the 70-90 range for most of that. This is really fantastic. Its also new territory for me.

Energy
I have some! This is something that I'd totally forgotten what it felt like. As long as I can remember, I've had to do what I do by force of will alone. Not a fun way to live life, and in my opinion (upon reflection) I wasn't really living. I was existing. I don't recommend that. If you're there, try doing whatever it is that you have to do to live - its awesome!

Temperature
For the first time EVER (that I remember) I get warm. REALLY WARM. I can't wait to lose this weight, because for the first time I'm feeling it. My circulation has improved to the point where I get hot, and I'm so not enjoying that sticky, sweaty feeling at all. However, I'd rather have that than need a sweater in August (in FL no less!). Cold sucks worse.

Poop
Yup, I'm going there! I jokingly said recently that if I eat any more fiber, I'm gonna need an extra stomach. Fiber is great fro you. Being largely indigestible, it acts like a bottle scrubber for the human body. The more fiber you eat, the more you poop. I'm eating a LOT of fiber - and that's all I'm gonna say about that. (and you were worried!).

Acne
All through high school, I had GOOD skin. Yeah, I had the occasional zit at that time of the month, but hey, I was still doing pretty darned good. Right now, my face looks like a 17 year old boys who works in a fast food joint. Eww. I keep telling myself that this too shall pass. One of these days, either it will, or I'll believe it.

Sleep
I'm SLEEPING! I'm a SLEEPER! Being one of a long line (at least 4 generations that I know of) of insomniac women, I'm counting this as possibly the greatest of all the changes. I hit the pillow at 10pm, and don't wake until its time to pee at 4am. For me, that's a fantastic night of sleep. Especially since right after peeing, I hop back into bed for another couple of hours and actually SLEEP instead of lying there staring at the dark.

Mood
Despite the poop and the acne, I'm in a great mood most days! I wake up cheerful, and go about my day that way for the most part. Even work stress is reduced. I have more objectivity about other people's moods, and don't take them as personally as I used to. I don't know why that should be the case, but it is.

So, lots of changes Some good, some not so wonderful, but for the most part, all in a positive direction.

I can't help but wonder what will change next?