Ready!

HeSchrader and I decided at the end of August that we were actually going to do this, and I wanted to get going right away.  Unfortunately, it took a week and a half before we could get into the clinic.  We expected to start right away after visiting with the naturopathic doctor, but she instructed us to "detox" for a week before beginning injections by increasing our water intake, eliminating processed foods, and starting some supplements.  *sigh* OK, so we had to wait another week.


I spent the first few days VERY concerned about what I was eating.  I looked in our pantry and fridge and realized that 99% of the food we had is processed, packaged "convenience" foods.  I made trips to "natural food" stores and avoided the bad stuff.  I felt extreme guilt about the garbage I've been feeding the 2LittleSchraders and vowed to not lead them down the road to weight problems and health issues, and it felt pretty good.


And then over the weekend, PMS hit me, and I got a bad case of the munchies.  The 1.5 pounds I lost in the first few days of detoxing came back (and brought another pound to visit).  It probably didn't help that I've been obsessing about what I'm going to eat this week.  Days 1 and 2 of injections are "load days," in which we're supposed to eat as much fat as we can to keep from feeling outrageously hungry for the first week of the Protocol.  I've been trying to decide what to have for this "last hurrah," what I'm going to make with my limited food choices for the next six weeks, what I'm going to feed the 2LittleSchraders for the next six weeks (and beyond!), and how I'm going to change my habits when this whole thing is over.  Stress from LittleBoySchrader's pantsless antics and LittleGirlSchrader's hysterics pushed me over the edge yesterday, and I finished the detox week by treating the 4HealthySchraders to a dinner of Six-Dollar Burgers and Hand-Scooped Milkshakes.  Oh, and I had a bottle of wine before I went to bed feeling bloated, bummed, and a little bit drunk.  I'm so ready to go!