NOT feeling good...

So, I thought this would be easy...and, in some ways, it is.  I don't have to think too much about what to eat or when to eat.  That said, in other ways, this plan is TERRIBLY hard.  The most difficult thing has been feeling sick and hungry.

There are a few things contributing to my general awful feeling:

1. The Candida Cleanse.
2. My body fighting moving into Ketosis.
3. My attitude

Issue #1: Killing a Candida overgrowth is miserable.  I've known for years (yes, years) that I had an infestation...and I've tried many times to get rid of it.  Because of my own inability to stick with the program, I have ultimately failed at killing it.  This time, I'm going hardcore...between the TSFL diet and the strong anti-fungal pills from my holistic practitioner, the Candida is dying off.  And making my life MISERABLE in the process.  Headaches, moodiness, cravings, hunger, achey muscles...I'm really getting crabby, to be honest.  I'm trying hard to keep a positive outlook and remember that this will be worth it in the future...but I'm tired of feeling like crap.  Of course, I felt terrible for many months during my pregnancies...so a week or two of this, should be a breeze!

Issue #2: Medifast works by moving your body into a fat-burning stage known as Ketosis through regulating calories and keeping blood sugars at even levels.  This means hunger and withdrawals from sugar and food in general.  It should pass within a week...but in the meantime, it's definitely not comfortable.

Issue #3: While I am excited at this opportunity and looking forward to losing more weight (I am already down 4 pounds) I find myself struggling to keep a positive attitude when I'm feeling physically uncomfortable.  I am also finding that my desire to eat food, even when not hungry, is a problem...obviously highlighting my propensity to eat for emotional reasons. This is something I'm definitely going to have to work on.  Furthermore, I LOVE food...good food that is.  TSFL does NOT qualify as extremely tasty or satisfying in my book...so living on this for even just a couple of months is going to be a bit of a challenge for me.  A lot of it is sweet...and I'm just not that into eating a brownie for a "meal", for example.  That said, it's working and so I'm trying to be forgiving.  Food is fuel, after all.  Maybe this will teach me to eat more for purpose versus enjoyment!  Let's hope! 

I'm also hoping that as soon as I start feeling like I'm not dying...I want to get exercising again - I hope that will speed up the process even more and also help give me that toned body that I would like to have.