I've discovered...

Warning: the next paragraph is a little graphic :)
I've been off the sugar detox for about 3 weeks. Not that long. And I've noticed a few things since then. I've taken Metformin for about 2 years now, off and on (mostly off, I'm not good at remembering to take medication). If I don't remember to take medicine though, I get pretty bad diarrhea for about 2 days until my body adjusts to it again. And then I'm fine! Until the next time I forget to take it for a few days. And the cycle repeats itself. Until I did the sugar detox last month. I hadn't remembered to take Metformin in a couple of weeks but I started up again on it the same day I went on the sugar detox. I wanted to make sure that I was controlling sugar levels from the beginning. What I was really afraid of was diabetic shock. That my blood sugar would crash dramatically when I took out all forms of sugar. So back on the pill I went. But this time, not diarrhea! I can't really explain scientifically why this happened.

What I think happened was something to do with the combination of this medicine and gluten. Because I've introduced wheat back into my diet (at times, A LOT of it) and I'm back to the diarrhea. I've not introduced soda, fast food, white sugar, or even much desserty type stuff back in so I don't think it's that. Any other ideas?

I've also discovered I need to stick to the food plan pretty closely. I lost 12 pounds in 3 weeks on 21dsd (that's short for 21 day Sugar Detox). I've lost 1.8 pounds since then. And I've been at the gym 4 days a week! Grrr. Not happy about this.

Last thing I've discovered. I love vegetables. No, like seriously. All kinds. Mushrooms are really the only ones I don't care for. Oh, and beets (although are they considered a vegetable? I'm not sure). I like vegetables more than fruit! But that makes sense to me because I've always craved salt over sugar. I'd rather a pickle than a Popsicle.

So, to wrap up, I'm going back on the 21dsd. It's the only thing that seemed to work. Plus, I'm going to do this 3-week exercise plan as well.  That'll take me to the night before Spring Break. And then, maybe, I'll be more motivated to eat right and go to the gym onboard ship. Oh, we're taking a 7-day cruise to the Caribbean for those who don't know. I know I'll cheat. But I hope I won't want to undo everything I've worked for in the last two months. At least that's the dream!