When Will I Learn?

This weekend I was in the central part of the state at a business meeting for a fellowship I belong to. I helped set up for the meeting, so I left the house Thursday afternoon and got home last night a couple of hours before bedtime.

I usually eat a pretty healthy diet. During my trip I did fit in some some minimal fresh vegetables and fruit, but for the most part it was an orgy of simple carbohydrates, fat, sugar, and chocolate. By the time I got home my body was rebelling. My stomach was churning and I had trouble sleeping with all of the junk coursing through my system. I woke up this morning with a headache. I had no energy, it was hard to get out of bed, and I was so grumpy that even Jackson the cat kept his distance.

Today was about resetting my system. All of my meals and snacks were healthy. The only sweets I ate were fresh fruit. I lost track of how much water I drank. When Hubby Tony and I went to a local gas station to take advantage of a drink promotion they run when the baseball Cardinals score more than six runs the previous day I passed on the yummy frozen Pepsi, got myself a cup of cold brew coffee, and felt pretty virtuous about it.

My resetting has paid off. The headache disappeared after breakfast.  It took a second meal for the other issues to go away. By mid-afternoon I was tackling the items on my to-do list. Moving around gave me even more energy, and soon I was running on all cylinders. Thank goodness.

Five years ago today: No Interstates Allowed