60 day update

so i have made it unscathed to my 60 day mark.

quick highlights recap: so far my cycle has been back in action (two months in a row, although 6ish weeks apart), i've lost 12 pounds and i am going to the bathroom pretty much every day, if not every other day. i am not feeling tired or slothy even when  i have stayed up way too late. i have noticed a considerable difference in my minor body aches and pains and some of my foot/leg pain has been alleviated.

i actually reached my 60 day mark while in colorado visiting my brother at college with my parents & grandmother. this was a real test for me since it's really the first time i have traveled out of the city since embarking on this undertaking. i actually flew in to albuqueruque and was met by my family at the airport and we drove from their 5 hours up to la junta where my brother is at school.

some of the trip was made super easy and comfortable by my wonderful mom & grandma who packed quinoa, berries, tomatoes & my favorite almond flour/dried cranberry cookies. this made the road trip (notorious for junk food from gas stations) up to la junta easy for me. then all the temptation began, for starters if you have ever stayed in a hotel that has breakfast included you are familiar with the most incredible invention of all time: automatic waffle makers. i was generally able to find some things i could eat, but even yogurts like "light and fit" and "activia" have a shit-ton of sugar in them it's incredible.

out in the real world (not the insulated bubble of nyc) it's hard to find good and healthy food. we spent a whole morning at a country fair where there were turkey legs, funnel cakes, super cheeseburgers, pies, cotton candy, chili cheese fries.... i tell you the only thing harder than not eating fresh waffles is smelling fresh funnel cake and not having some of that.

small town restaurants generally don't have a whole lot of options and i ended up having a couple of not so good salads (one which had a band-aid in it). and at one place i had a grilled chicken breast along with my salad.

i can't claim total victory:   the morning after the band-aid incident i was so hungry i ate 1/4 of a waffle with sugar fee syrup. additionally, on the flight home i had a layover in dallas and forced to select amongst the lesser of 100 evils i opted for a veggie wrap from blimpie.

so officially i have 30 days left on the strict version of the diet and i'm feeling good. i will have to re-evaluate how much longer, and at what capacity i will stay on the diet past the 30 days. we will see what the next month brings and then take it from there. every day at a time.

cheers!