Xyngular: Day 2 (DETOX HELL!!!)

Last night I laid in bed and couldn't sleep.  I tossed and turned and thought to myself "I'm REALLY glad I didn't take that second dose of Xyng this afternoon!".

This morning as soon as I woke up, I hurried to the kitchen and opened the cabinet where I keep my arsenal of Xyngular products.

My Xyngular home base!

Notice that it's ALL right there and easily accessible.  I even taped the 8 day step by step guide to the inside of the cabinet door for easy access.

I took the my Xyng and AXION pill(s) that are recommended first thing in the morning and staggered into the bathroom to shower.  Having had very little sleep the night before, I stood in the shower unable to fully wake up.

I finished my bathroom duties and on the way back to my bedroom, I stopped in the kitchen and made my morning protein shake and chugged it.  I also downed a cap full of the the miracle juice.  

I'm only using water for my shake.  I have found that if I add some unsweetened cocoa and a few ice cubes to my shaker bottle that the stuff is really not too bad. 

I finished getting ready, grabbed my bag of goodies from the fridge and headed to work.

This is the first morning since I began working in this particular office (4 years ago) that I have not detoured to 7 Eleven for my morning 64 oz Diet Coke and two pieces of fruit (usually bananas) that make up my entire work days food intake.

I got in my car and headed to work.  The train was blocking the road I usually drive and I had to find a different route to work.  I felt more annoyed than usual and thought that it was already feeling like a strange morning.  

I got to work and from the underground parking garage, I clomped up several flights of stairs to the main floor of my building.  I hopped in the elevator and stopped on the 2nd floor to fill my sadly empty 64 oz Diet Coke cup with ice and water.  On the fourth floor I dropped off my pre-made food for the day in the break room fridge.  

In case you've forgotten, here's what those look like:

Individually packed "greens"

In the blue containers are two cups of spring mix and baby spinach.  In the baggies are some skinless chicken breast that I seasoned and baked on Sunday.  I also grabbed several string cheese packets from the fridge.

Individually packed 6oz-8oz protein

I then headed to my desk trying to act cheery with my co-workers.  Mondays and mornings are usually the worst for me, but little sleep and feeling crappy didn't help elevate my mood today.  

I sat at my desk not talking to anyone for as long as I could.  As soon as someone wandered past and tried to chat, I KNEW it was going to be a rough day.  My normal self wanted to me nice and smiley but my angry Diet Coke deprived brain was having none of it and I was short and snarky with my friend and co-worker.

I finished my conversation as fast as I could and then turned my attention to my iPhone.  I had created alarms for each pill, shake, and snack I have to take during the day.  I turned them all on and double checked that I had not missed any.

The alarms I set to remind me when to take my pills and eat

I then started my work duties for the day.  Eleven o'clock rolled around and I was feeling sick.  I felt like I was going to throw up.  I had a major headache that was quickly becoming a migraine!!!

About this time a Facebook message popped up from my mom and then another from Kristi (one of the Xyngular superstars).  They both wanted to check in and to see how I was doing.  I quickly listed off my symptoms and they determined that I was simply going through the DETOX stage of the eight day cleanse.  They also suggested that perhaps I try eating additional protein and drink more water.

I knew that detox would happen, but I didn't think it would be this intense.  Of course for the past several years my diet has consisted of a daily doses of overeating and fast food.  I should have known that my body would try to revolt when I suddenly stopped feeding it Diet Coke and constant junk.

Being the over eater that I am, each night of the week, I would order a large pizza from Pizza Hut, or Domino's, or take out from Red Iguana and quickly eat it all by myself and in one sitting.  My eating habits have been horrible.  Emotional eating is a trigger for me.

Throughout the rest of the day I drank a lot of water.  LOTS of water.  My 64 oz Diet Coke cup was filled several times with ice water and several times I drank it all and refilled again.  I also peed a LOT.

By 3:30 pm my headache had bloomed into a full blow migraine.  I  left work early, rushed home, took out my contacts, drank some more water and headed to bed.  I slept for four hours  and then woke up long enough to make my nightly dinner (a protein shake).  I then snapped this picture of my blurry, miserable self in the mirror and headed to the computer to type up my daily findings.

Migraine Day!

Yup!  that's me with bedhead and wearing my glasses.  If you look close enough you'll see that my zipper is down as well.  CLASSY!

So that was my day two of DETOX HELL!

It's only 9:00 pm and I am going to finish up here, save this bad boy, post it, and then head to bed.  Of course I will stop in the kitchen to drink a glass of warm water and two of the "FLUSH" pills before bed.

Tomorrow during the afternoon there is a work picnic at the park.  I have intentionally kept it quiet that I am trying Xyngular.  Day three happens to be a day that I get to eat a 500 calorie balanced lunch.  This will be my first opportunity to make some smart food choices from whatever is available at the picnic. 

I'll try to snap a picture or two at the picnic. I am assuming that tomorrow will be a better day.  I'm hoping that there will be no "snarky anger brain" and that I will actually make it to work feeling better.

I CAN DO THIS!

One more thing!  My mom and dad came down on Pride weekend and marched in the Gay Pride Parade with the "Mormons Building Bridges" group.  I couldn't be more proud of them for being so brave and for showing their love and support to me their gay son.  Here's a picture of my brave momma marching along the parade route on the streets of downtown Salt Lake City!

My mom marching in the 2013 SLC Gay Pride parade!