The Fifth

Today, the 5th sugar-free day. I feel really good. But in that afraid-I-feel-so-good-way. My migraines/daily-headaches are under control, haven't had one of those for almost 2 weeks, which, after having a headache 4 days of the week, is REALLY nice. I mean, I hadn't realized how much my head hurt all the time until they started going away. Nearly every day after work I'd get one, for a good part of the evening. It was awful. So that's divine! And I realized this morning, Maki and I have been going to bed around 11-11:30 and getting up at 7 (my normal work-day wakeup time) but that's only about 6 1/2 hours of sleep. Normally, I'd be dragging out of bed and dragging in the late PM work hours and then craving a nap upon getting home from work. So far this week, none of that has happened. Could I be I'm not overstuffing myself with food and/or carbs? Hmm. It's a nice feeling, I have to say. It really is.

Also, I realized that I like counting my sugar-free days. When I was in OA, that's very encouraged and it made an impact on me each day, like it somehow reminded me to renew my commitment to myself. Back then, I got to over 90 days sugar-free. That seems nearly impossible at the moment - but one meal at a time and if necessary, one hour at a time.

This is good.