Still Fighting Back!

Hello folks.  I have been struggling lately.  Struggling to stay on program, struggling to get through the day sometimes.

I have not been feeling my usual self since the first week in June, persistent daily headaches.  The doctor has been treating me for sinus infection, allergies, but that didn't work.  Now they're running more tests to see if there is anything else going on.

In the meantime, the scale did go up.  I admit when I am not feeling well, it's very difficult to focus on the healthy choices for our meals.  I have tried to continue to eat fruit and fresh vegetables and with the Jersey corn and tomatoes coming in now, that's getting easier.

The headaches seem a little better right now.  In fact, I don't think I took anything for pain yesterday.  THAT'S  a good thing.

Also, I made the decision to try to give up artificial sweeteners such as Sweet & Low, Splenda, etc.  I am now using Stevia for my coffee and iced tea.  It's a little more expensive, but I think in the long run, it can only do good things for me.  From what I understand, artificial sweeteners aren't doing us any favors at all.

And I've still been out running, in first week of marathon training now.  Hopefully, these headaches will go away.

So that's the scoop.  I'm fighting back, getting in lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, and trying to drink more water.  I've also started drinking a little Gatorade each day.  I don't know if it's really helping, but I think it is.