I have a headache

I have a mild headache that appears to be getting worse as the day goes by. I was expecting it because I'm not drinking Cherry Cokes. I was having 2 a day and haven't had any since Thursday. Getting off the sugar and caffeine is the hardest part for me. Drinking water is also difficult. I know I need to hydrate but I just can't get myself to drink much water. I could have herbal tea but I don't want to use sugar and I don't know if I'd like the taste. Guess I'll have to try it so I'll know.

I checked out that market up on Dublin. It's called Sprouts now. I can get there without driving up Academy Blvd so I'll go tomorrow and pick up some stuff to start eating and juicing. I think I'll go with eating and juicing fruits and veggies for the first few days then trying just juicing after that. I don't want to feel miserable while juicing because I'll think it's the juicing and I won't want to continue doing it. Eating whole fruits and salads plus some nuts and seeds will be a good idea. I don't want to go cold turkey to just juicing. I think it will be better for David too. I know we will both struggle with this at first. Changing our diet to healthy food is always hard. We're so used to eating processed junk food all the time. I am going to cook a steak tonight and make onion potatoes along with some corn. Then we'll be off the meats for a while. I might get some chicken though so if we really have a craving for food we'll have something her in the freezer that we can cook.

I have the food ready for Gabe and will be glad to see it go. I want to eat the chips that are there so bad. I'm not going to eat them though. I'm not hungry. I just want to eat some junk food. I'll wait for dinner. I did have a ham and cheese bagel sandwich for lunch. It tasted good but I know the nitrates in the ham aren't good for me. If I don't get rid of the bagels that are left (3 of them) I know I will end up eating them. I'll see if Gabe will take them. If not, then I'll put them in a small, plastic bag and put them right in the trash can that's in the garage. I have to take away the temptation.

I'll be so glad when the headache is gone. I'm tempted to take some Tylenol but don't think I will. I need to feel this so I can remind myself why I'm doing this. I know I'm suffering because of the crap I put into my body and now that I've stopped my body is rebelling. Soon it will be used to good foods and the rebellion will stop. But, I'm going to have to go through the withdrawals and detoxifying first. I have watched a lot of videos and know that everyone goes through it for the first few days or maybe even a week. After that though everyone feels much better. No headaches, more energy and the hunger/cravings go by the wayside too. I know that I'll be more tempted to eat if I'm just sitting around doing nothing so I'll probably be blogging a lot and trying to do things to keep busy. I'm hoping to start walking again soon. That not only will give me something to do but will help me to lose weight and feel better. I know it will hurt at first but I also know that the pain goes away quickly if I keep up the walking. For now I will probably walk in the neighborhood and maybe after a while I could go to Palmer Park and hike there again. That would be so nice.

This is my pill drawer. I take about 9 medications every day. I'm hoping that if I eat better that I can get off some of this stuff.

That's it for now.