Week 3 Weigh In (Subtitled: Schrodinger's Scale)

Day 22:  Week 3 Weigh In.  Day 1 of Week 4.  Memorial Day 2017.

Can you believe the tall, whispy green plant to the left of my pretty rose vine is asparagus?  So cool.  Don't mind the weeds, I will take care of them soon.  This is my first spring in my new house and I am delighted by all of the surprises I find as each season turns.  I don't have a green thumb, but as I dig deeper into this Mediterranean Diet experiment, I find myself contemplating gardening with a more serious openness.  I'm not there yet, just contemplating.  But seeds are being planted in my mind.

I have had a rough weekend.  I fought with a very unpleasant head cold and had still been feeling so many pms symptoms.  I have been bloated and miserable.  Last night I was overcome with repeat acid reflux symptoms, a slight fever, sheer discomfort, muscle aches and fatigue.  And then it hit me...  I have been very aware of what I was putting into my system and maybe not as aware of "how well it was leaving the building".  For that reason, (and for the already too much information component to this blog post), I let myself off the hook from this week's weigh in.  For myself!

When I woke up this morning, I just couldn't bring myself to step on that damn scale.  I decided it was like Schrodinger's cat - the famous scientist (Erwin Schrodinger), who declared, while the cat was in the box, unobserved, it existed in a state of both dead and alive.  It was the observation that would solidify the outcome.  I'm not a scientist so don't bite my head off if I've not explained it well - you can visit this youtube site Schrodinger's Cat, where they (minutephysics) does a fantastic job.  I just love Science (like a groupie) and I'm sure you get my point.  If I don't step on the scale, I don't know if I have lost, gained or stayed the same.  And since I'm going to continue along my path regardless, I gave myself a one week pass to avoid the situation completely.
So, while I've opened the very embarrassing can of worms, let's dive in.  Constipation is not fun.  It is also toxic inside our systems.  Unfortunately (for me and many others) anxiety can create constipation.  Am I actually writing this?  Why, yes I guess I am.  For a little levity on the subject, I saw this on my fb wall the other day and couldn't resist taking a screen shot.
Anyone who knows me, knows how much I LOVE Patrick Stewart, particularly as Captain Jean-Luc Picard on Star Trek the Next Generation.  The original reason I took the screen shot was to prove to my husband that I am correct, that is not a chocolate ice-cream emoticon.  I hope it's ok with Diply that I share this image?

 All joking aside, if you find yourself in a similar situation and your plumbing is not functioning quite as well as it should, I highly recommend this tea:
I used to have to have to buy it online, but now they sell it at Walmart and other retailers.  It's active ingredient is senna leaf.  One cup steeped for 10 to 15 minutes will produce results usually within 6 - 12 hours, sometimes sooner.  It is actually not a bad tasting tea either.  I quite like the flavor.

Until next time...  Be well!  (And regular)  ;)
~Tracy


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