First Caffeine and Now Sugar

I've made it a complete week with no caffeine!!! I have to tell you there were times last week when I almost caved. I broke the habit of going to QT pretty quickly. I fill my water bottle up with decaf tea and head out the door. It's amazing how much more time I have in the mornings. I did feel myself wanting to munch a little bit more. Not sure what that was about. Maybe it had to do with the caffeine coming out of my body. Who knows. There were a couple of times I thought it would help with a headache or make me more alert, but I had made up my mind and I stuck to it.

I've mentioned before my neck and shoulder pain. Two months ago it was really bad and I went to the doctor. I received an injection in the base of my skull because that's where I end up with a headache. He gave me some pain pills and a muscle relaxer. A month later the doctor gave me an injection in my shoulder. That injection hurt and I didn't feel much relief at all. I've also been going to the chiropractor and massage therapist. I carry so much stress across the back of my shoulders. When it all tightens up it's like the base of my skull is in a vice of some sort. This past week the headache was so bad I was puking. Wednesday night I was in tears it hurt so bad. Thursday morning I woke up and everything was extremely sore. I went to the chiropractor on Thursday night and she adjusted way up into the back of my head and gave me instructions to come home lay on ice and sleep. Yet, I still had a headache that was still lingering Friday morning. I caved and called the doctor. By the time I reached his office I was in tears. He sent me with an order of xrays, an order for physical therapy, stronger drugs (REALLY STRONG! Could sell them on the street STRONG!), and told me to go home to ice and sleep. Doesn't this sound entertaining? "Tammy, I want you to leave the ice on and when it starts to burn you know it's working so have another ice pack ready to go." Yet, I've been doing it and getting a little relief. I took a two and a half hour nap yesterday with ice. It required lots of blankets, but I'm trying to follow directions. I had the xrays today and will schedule physical therapy tomorrow.

I'm supposed to start with my new trainer tomorrow. I called her near tears. I LOVE her already. She told me to not worry about it. We are going to meet tomorrow and work lower body AND she's going to give me some exercises and stretches to help with my neck. Very exciting. I'm so tired of it hurting that anytime someone gives me something to try I'm on it. I just want the pain to stop. I'm very excited to get back into the routine of training. Each time I talk to Kelly she tells me how proud she is of me that I'm still working out so hard. I have been working out, but I know I will challenge myself more with a trainer by my side.

A friend of mine posted on FB yesterday that she was giving up sugar for 21 days. This got me thinking...sooooo today was my first day without sugar. I think my body is going to go through a complete shock. I try to watch what I eat every day, but over the holidays there was so much sugar and I haven't completely quit eating it. I'm making it my goal to make it until the end of the month. January 31st with no sugar. I wasn't even thinking about it really until I just started writing about it. Now I'm suddenly wanting ice cream...