On the tenth day without sugar in the form of sweets, snacks, soft drinks or sugar in tea, abstinence starts to become difficult. According to my doctor, the worst should be over after about 3 weeks. The only thing I "treated" myself to was a plate of vanilla ice cream and strawberries and a small bag of dried pineapple whose end was dipped in dark chocolate.
On the bright side, I haven't had even the slightest hint of a headache in over a week now. I still have dizziness, both because of my low blood pressure and because I mismanaged my diet for many years. Today, however, I can discern what is causing the dizziness.
I have always had problems with low blood pressure and have never been able to get up quickly from the couch or bed without almost passing out. Too many times I've laid on the couch and heard the world's most perfect husband put the key in the key lock, get up too quickly and run to him and actually pass out in his arms. That dizziness has increased in recent days, but is at the same time controllable.
The dizziness due to my lifestyle combined with menopause is anything but controllable, I just have to wait it out when it hits. My vertigo specialist says that the latter can go away with a lifestyle change and when menopause subsides.
The last time I managed my diet this well was when I was pregnant with the world's most perfect teenager.
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