Back in the saddle! Day 3

And I have to say, after the gluttony of the holidays, it feels like a relief. It's only hard for me to do when people want me to go out to dinner with them. Oh dear. But I was thinking again yesterday...all this is is the Starving People's Diet. People live on this diet year round without thinking they are dying...and actually, I'm on day 3 and I'm not suffering, I am breathing a big sigh of relief. Honestly. I have pots bubbling away on the stove right now: Brown rice, black beans, and lentils. It smells familiar and comforting.

In two days I lost 6 lbs of holiday weight. OK that is pure nonsense. It can't have been actual fat, duh, it was just sugar puffiness from holiday food. But I'm glad to see it gone anyhow. And today I get out the old beginning yoga tape (yes, VCR!) and start stretching. Nothing difficult, just very minor stuff.

I had a headache for the ENTIRE duration of the holidays...anybody think sugar and white flour might have had anything to do with it? Well, I do, that and a pinched nerve in my back, so diet and stretching are obviously the best course of action. I don't want to live on pain pills. That headache was deadly and lasted 4.5 weeks. cannot go on with it. I would rather STARVE.