Wow, the last few days have been a blur, this week has been a flurry of appts…chores…errands and driving.  My ankle has been steadily improving…I was able to attend Yoga (with modified poses or sometimes just standing in mountain pose while the class worked) and pilates (which I could do almost everything…plank was the only thing I had to modify due to it putting to much weight on my ankle)  Today I awoke to the rather unpleasant surprise of TOM being in town several days early! Ugh!  So, that left exercise class out for today…I actually got lots of things accomplished despite that and with all the activity I believe that tomorrow it might be possible to get on the elliptical for awhile to test the ankle!  That makes me feel fabulous! 

On another note I made an informed decision to try an experiment with a mint frosted chocolate brownie for dessert today…  It tasted fabulous and didn’t immediately set off any warning bells…no head buzzing…but I found myself about 30-45 mins later….edgy…irritated…and overwhelmingly tired…(had to take a short nap!)  Yeah, the brownie was definitely not my friend!!!  The thing of it is…I hadn’t even had any chocolate anything in several days…or really any sweets of any kind…  I am still learning what triggers what some Radiant Recovery (Kathleen Desmaisons program…) like to call “sugar feelings” and as much as it pains me…the brownie trips them.  Now…to decide whether to still deal with them on occasion for the pleasure of the food…that is still a good question…  However, for right now, the peace and energy that I feel is too addictive to jeopardize for a few minutes of pleasure.  Maybe as I get further along I will not mind as much or I will learn to control them better, I don’t know, but for right now…mint frosted brownies are off the menu!!!