Low carb flu

[clevermanka]

I was fine until today.

Last night, I woke up at 11:15, and didn't get back to sleep until nearly 5:00 a.m.

I woke up at 9:00 this morning with a wretched headache and body aches. Part of those are from this crazy-ass weather change we got last night. But the muscle aches and general feeling of gross are likely due to my body's sudden panic at having to burn, you know, fat for a change. Also, this week I doubled the number of times I walk up the hill every day. My calves, glutes, and quads are feeling it by now.

So glad I picked up so No-Salt at the grocery store yesterday. Potassium hit, here I come.

Because I am psychic or something, yesterday I went ahead and submitted everything at work that had a deadline of today. So I called in sick. There's no need for me to go in. I told the office to call me if an emergency comes up. I'm going to spend the rest of the morning sitting on the couch and repeating the mantra: I have done this before I have done this before I have done this before and I was fine.

And then I might take a nap.

It took me a while to figure out what the hell was going on. I understand why people freak out the first time they cut grains out of their diet (especially people going Low Carb For Real, which I'm not, really). It's painful and doesn't seem healthy at all from where I'm sitting slouching. The only thing keeping me from downing some oatmeal is the memory of feeling so much better once my body flips that switch.

So maybe not the Low Carb Flu so much as the High Carb DTs.

Nggggg. I want Dr. Adams to crack my neck. But I can't spend the $40 for the chiro visit. *grrr*

Comments

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Shit, how did I forget about the allergens? Jesus H., no wonder I feel like so much ass.

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

:leer:

But of course, your ass feels GREAT!