Day 3

I'm proud to say I didn't cheat and eat any crackers last night, or anything else for that matter. I did wake up this morning feeling ravenous though and halfway through my regular morning cup of coffee, I had to stop drinking and get some actual food. It's a big deal for me, it used to take me some time to start feeling hungry in the mornings, probably from eating too late the night before.

After an egg and tomato breakfast, I decided I would try out the chocolate shake blended with loads of ice. The result was supposed to be a sort of like ice-cream but it came out more like a McDonalds milkshake consistency which wasn't too bad. Unfortunately, 15 minutes later I still hadn't managed to get through even half of it so I glugged the last bit down and it really hurt my teeth! I find it really difficult to finish the shakes within the 15 minutes recommended (I believe the nutrients start to degrade after that time) but I don't have that problem with the soups. Also I find the shakes leave me feeling really dehydrated, I always really need lots of water right afterwards. I suppose that's not a bad thing really, but I've been feeling slightly dehydrated for a couple of days now. Even though I've been drinking 3 - 4 litres per day, I still have slightly cracked lips and a constantly dry mouth. I'm going to try and drink a bit more water but I don't know how I'm going to find enough hours in the day.

3 pints of water later, it was lunchtime. I had the ham and pasta salad followed by a spicy tomato soup sachet. The soup was quite tasty but not particular spicy and way too sweet, a few grinds of black pepper made it a bit better. Like yesterday, my afternoon was a frenzy of housework. I've had an unreasonable amount of energy for the last 2 days, especially in the afternoons. I really hope it's something to do with CD and I hope it continues. This weekend, I've finished off so many nasty housework jobs that I'd been putting off due to laziness and if I can keep this up, I may even get some more of my decorating done. My kitchen has been half painted for over a year and I aim to get it done this week if I can get some help moving my white-goods about.

My evening meal today was a too salty Quorn burger and a nice bit of salad with a chopped apple in it, followed by a minneola which was a treat! I'd never had one before, I bought them assuming they were a type of orange, it turns out it's a grapefruit/tangerine hybrid. They are sweet and very juicy, they taste quite a lot like tangerines but more robust and slightly more tart, utterly delicious, I highly recommend them.