Sarit,

I love that list. I am going to make one for me too. Brilliant idea and thanks for sharing it. Hilda

: Hi Kathy,
: Your post reminded me that I once
: made myself a list of the effects
: sugar had on me, and kept that
: list in my gmail drafts, just so I
: could refer to it from time to
: time in order not to forget.

: I went back for a look at that list,
: and here is what it says:

: - sluggish, lethargic, sleepy

: - fuzzy-brained, dull thinking

: - slow reflexes

: - impaired memory

: - confusion - totally don't know what
: I'm doing/where I'm going/what I
: was planning to do/how to go about
: doing something

: - more compulsive &
: perfectionistic

: - oversensitivity to criticism

: - require a lot more sleep (and still
: feel tired throughout the day)

: - feel cold

: - extreme problem of flatulence -
: very uncomfortable when in the
: company of others

: - pain in my tissues all over my body
: (from water retention resulting
: from sugar overdose?)

: - inertia - don't want to get up or
: move; don't act upon things I need
: to get done

: - loss of self-esteem / disgusted
: with myself / self-contempt

: - inability to stand up for myself /
: speak my mind

: - greatly impaired driving capacity
: * difficult to maintain alertness on
: the road
: * afraid of driving on highway
: because of high speeds (my
: "sugar brain" is
: incapable of maneuvering that
: fast)
: *afraid to overtake slow cars and
: trucks because of impaired
: judgement, slowed reflexes and
: weakened decision-making ability
: (decision to overtake is often
: delayed, and I overtake when it's
: already not so safe to do so)
:

: It is scary to re-read what life was
: like under the influence of sugar.
: I have managed to forget some of it.
: It is good to have a fresh look and
: remember.

: I've been on the program for a year
: and 3 months now.
: Those symptoms seem light years
: behind me.
: It is a gift!!!

: All the best,
: Sarit