Hi group,
i have been reading and posting here for
about six weeks now. That is how long
i've been following the diet. Today I am
happy to say that I feel good. In fact,
i've had four days of feeling good again.
I must admit that there were times that I
thought i'd never see light at the end of
the tunnel. I experienced exactly what
has been described here by stan and so
many others - a period of feeling better
for a few hours and then it seemed as if I
regressed back to where i'd started. I
would come here and ask questions hoping
to hear that this was normal. I would
hear that it was normal....But I still
doubted. For some reason though, I just
kept doing the diet and didn't waiver.
Then a few days ago it was as if I turned
a corner and i've had four really really
good days. I've had a few of the more
minor symptoms (flushing a bit about half
hour after eating, or a slight headache
when it's time to eat) but they are easy
to manage. Gone is the crushing fatigue
and weakness, heavy limbs that felt like I
was walking through concrete, a feeling of
my head in a vice, trembling hands, and I
haven't had a panic attack in almost two
weeks! That's huge. Another big
improvement too is that I can now feel
when i'm beginning to crash. Before, I
had no warning because I was pretty much
crashing all day long. Now, I get a
feeling that I recognize and I can eat an
appropriate food like a few nuts or a bit
of meat and veggie and it goes away. My
meals are able to be a bit further apart
now too so that has helped a lot. I
still never go more than 3 hours without
eating but at the beginning I was eating
something about every hour.
Just wanted to say, hang in there and
don't give up. I know i'll have more
times that are bad, but at least I have
hope that there's a good time coming at
some point too.
Thank you to all who have posted your
comments and encouragment here. It's a
tremendous help and for everyone who is
afraid and alone and who actually posts a
question for you, I think there are many,
many more who are just reading, learning
and gaining comfort.
Take care all,
renni
