I’m. So. Sick.
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Sadly, it’s my own fault.
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Since the new year, we have been on this elimination diet, and have therefore not been eating the wheat flour brownies that we had previously been consuming on an almost daily basis. So, we figured that we deserved a reward for that. Makes sense, right?
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I cooked up some cookies using oat flour, and they actually turned out really good, which surprised us.
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Too bad they didn’t make me feel good!
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As soon as I started eating them, my throat began to hurt. I knew I should have stopped myself, and I honestly could have easily done so, but I continued anyway. I ate 5-6 average sized cookies.
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This morning I woke up feeling like I had the flu. My body was aching all over, and all my muscels were sore. My throat was sore, and it even hurt to drink water. I was a mess.
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I knew my body was detoxing all the sugar and oil crap. It’s like my body has to focus all of it’s energy on getting the toxic load out, and it can’t defend the rest of my body’s health, thus making me feel lousy.
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I had adjusted to “not” having refined sugar in my diet, and my body didn’t like being reintroduced to it.
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Since I felt so terrible, I had fresh carrot/celery/apple juice for breakfast. That always helps. (Patrick loves it too, as it gives him TONS of energy for work.) As for lunch, I had more of the same – brown rice and broccoli. Crazy thing is, I’m actually starting to really love this stuff! It’s simple and delicious, which gets two thumbs up from me.
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I’m a lot less achey now, but I’m still not my old self yet. I should be fine by tomorrow.
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The moral of this story? Refined sugar is bad for you. Helll-ooo, Sarah. (<—sarcasm directed toward self) Somebody please slap me.
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