Today started off quite well and although I was very hungry when I woke up, my prepped food of porridge and fruit filled me up quite quickly. I noticed that I woke up feeling quite energetic despite not having the best nights sleep due to no water in the house which added to the problem of frequent toilet trips for a more solid variety. Not the easiest of things to deal with and quite embarrassing when trying to behave like a lady in front of your recently new boyfriend. The whole ‘lady’ persona was destroyed when I woke myself up with a trumpet from the bottom area and then having to have a time out in the living room as I had the giggles. The rest of the day proceeded with bad wind and frequent trips to the loo.

Now I am sure at this point in the blog you are wondering why I am going into so much detail and whether or not I have an issue with toilet activities – I do not and there is a reason why I am telling you this. I did expect that when I changed my diet so dramatically that I would experience some IBS symptoms and digestive problems, but I did not expect it to be as extreme as it has. I am hoping that by Day 4 things start to ease off and that what I am experiencing is simply my body expelling unprocessed foods and resetting the bacteria in my gut. I did also expect headaches and other withdrawal like symptoms due to removing salt and processed sugars from my diet, but so far I have not experienced anything of this nature.

I managed to make a small poke bowl tonight but had to take some activated charcoal and go to sleep with a hot water bottle on my stomach to stop the pain. I think I will take my hot water bottle to work with me tomorrow just in case I experience the same problems.

So although I don’t feel as bloated today and have more energy, the pain from IBS is making me question what I am doing. However I am not a quitter and will continue with the weeks challenge and see how I progress. Unfortunately I have not been able to train properly due to the IBS but am hoping to get out to Boot Camp tomorrow and then see what my energy is like on Thursday. I did go to cheer leading practise tonight, so will see if that has an impact on my energy tomorrow.

And finally Phil’s Insult of the Day;

There wasn’t one……….. I am quite disappointed in Phil and also slightly worried as he has been nice to me all day. I will see what happens tomorrow and if there is no change start to verbally abuse him and throw pencil sharpeners at him.