8.17.2024

I really hope I haven't developed a hypersensitivity

At our big family gathering last Saturday I drank juice, tea with white sugar and ate 5 pieces of candy for the first time in 3 weeks and was rewarded with a headache on Sunday.

Today we are invited to a crayfish party at our good friends' summer house. Unlike the world's most perfect husband who absolutely loves crayfish, I loathe them. However, I love the concept of "crayfish party" with hats, string lights, friends and balmy August evenings. The world's most perfect teenager doesn't want to come with us under any circumstances, so we let him stay home and play online with his friends.

I'm going to make a second attempt at eating some candy and drinking soda tonight. The only reason for this is that I don't want to be in the limelight any more than I already am by being the only one who doesn't eat crayfish. It sounds cheesy but my husband's bestie loves to single me out and tease me.

Just by giving up sweets and soda in these 4 weeks I have lost 4.4 lb. (2 kg) to 131.2 lb. (59.5kg), I'm 5'6 (168cm). The goal of quitting white sugar is NOT to lose weight but to avoid daily headaches, but it's not like I'm sad about this consequence. If I get a headache again tomorrow, my vertigo specialist is right and I have developed a hypersensitivity to sugar after more than 30 years of sugar and soda abuse.

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