do do do. do do do. do do do.

hrmmmm. I wonder why I have that song stuck in my head.

So, I it's been over a week or detoxing. It's pretty school (hahaha, totally thought I wrote cool there). I feel less tired all the time. I sleep better in the night, wake up better in the morning, and am less tired around the house at night. I've lost 6 lbs since the start. This is good news... but I'm not getting overly excited about it.

I've got this weight threshold that I haven't lowered to in about a year (a year including 18 sessions with the trainer). I'm willing to start getting excited about weight loss once I pass that.

Something I have determined is that there is nothing nastier than gluten free bread. I also believe that most gluten free pasta is stupid. Gluten free cereals are generally delicious, but are high in calories. nothing for free.

I found out something hilarious today. I misread a piece of information and thought that Spelt was gluten free. It is not, although it's amount of gluten is moderate. I messed that bit up a bit. I bought Spelt pasta to replace the other pasta I don't like, and bought spelt cookies to help me get over my sugar addiction.

I'd really like for this whole detox thing to actually effect me. After the three weeks, I'd like to be more conscious of what I'm eating. I'd like to cut down on the caffeine, alcohol, and sweets in a more natural manner.

That is all.

Also, two more sleeps until Chris and I pick up my nephews Cole and Noah for the weekend. They are four years old now which is a really fun age! I'm planning Christmas crafts, baking, a trip to Cosmic Adventures, Toys R Us, the movie Bolt and MORE! It's going to be off the hook.

Speaking of off the hook. I won a United Way auction at work the other day. The prize was to be CEO for the day. CEO by 25. Check me.

FOUR MORE SLEEPS!!!

FOUR MORE SLEEPS!!! FOUR MORE SLEEPS!!

(will be explained later)

you're on a detox? really? I would never have guessed.

Alright, sorry for all of the detox posts... but here's another for the curious...

Top Ten Detox Rules
-> no red meat
-> no dairy produce
-> no wheat, gluten, yeast
-> no alcohol
-> no biscuits, cakes, doughnuts
-> no jams, spreads-except honey
-> no coffee, decaffeinated coffee, or tea-except hearbal teas
-> no sugar, chocoalte or sweets
-> no artificially produced flavourings: tomato ketchup, vinegar, mustard etc.
(Dr. Joshi's Holistic Detox, Hodder Mobius , pg 51)

Obviously the hardest things for me are sweets, coffee, and alcohol. I kind of just got sick of broccoli over lunch, so I'll have to switch in another option. Carrots are my favourite things these days...probably because they're high in sugar.

Sweets are all around at work...white chocolate covered sponge toffee yesterday, Hershey's kisses and one bite cookies today. I don't know why I love kisses so much. It's cheap chocolate, but... I miss it. I can't even walk past them. Look at this lovely plumpy talk.

and lovely lush talk. If only I wasn't reading Sideways and Joe would stop bragging about his time in wine in Europe, I really might not have suffered as much with this no alcohol thing. It was fine at the game last night, and it will be fine tonight at World Trivia Night (wish the Idiot Savants luck!).... but wine... lovely red full o body wine...

so apparently,

I had a little caffeine addiction. I guess I should have been more aware of it. Withdrawal was full of headaches & nausea.

Have you ever seen that episode of 30Rock when Liz walks in on Jack & C.C. doing 'it' which is 'business' because 'business' is 'it'? She walks in on them in the early morn and Jack said that creative types aren't suppose to be up that early, and Liz said she stopped drinking caffeine and now she goes to bed at 6?

whew. that was a lot of words.

Anyway, I fell asleep at 6 on Tuesday night. Wicked!

Today I've still had a few waves tiredness and a couple moments of light headache. I did zip up my jeans and felt a little roomier in them. I'm down a couple pounds on the scale, but I think the room has more to do with bloatiness than anything. It could also be psychosomatic... any of this stuff could...

Aren't you slightly more attracted to me now? mmm bloat.

Early changes... I'm back to liking green tea. I really do like green tea, but it's no replacement for coffee. When I used it as such I developed a good hate on it.

I'm trying hard not to cheat in the slightest. I know that if I taste sugary dreamy sweetness, I'll just want more. Also, I totally don't want to go through caffeine withdrawal again. Definitely not going to have any major slip ups with that substance.

I'm going to a Sens/Habs game tonight. It'll be my first hockey game in a long time that I will not be drinking delicious cheap yet overpriced creamy good cold beer. what? nothing. but... beer...bloat...gluten...sugar... calories...alcohol...dehydration. bad things.

anyhoo, I'm ramblin' on again. about nothing that should really interest you.

Did you ever see that episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia where Charlie complains because no one is listening to his story and then the gang points out that it's not a story, it's just an episode of Law & Order??

a little less charming

urgh. watch me at work as my head hits the desk.

do I seriously feel this shitty because I haven't had caffeine in two days? fog head, little ache, and general blah.

on day one devin almost destroyed the detox. i came home from work so hungry and ate a cracker...while chewing remembered detox.

brain function shutting down.

who am I kidding... i feel more than a little nauseous too... but at least i like my outfit.

1/4 of a what now?!

hrmmm. let me see if I can pull up the link to a previous post....there we go.

I like to pretend I'm all pro-age. and when people complain about getting older... I toss out "accept & enjoy". and more naive crap. Well, the truth is, now I'm closer to 30 than 20, and I'm not entirely pleased about it. not entirely displeased about it either.

The whole issue with aging is this... if you are living the life you want to live, then age really shouldn't matter.

I guess I'm just not quite living the life I want. I still ache when I see pictures of Mexico & archaeological sites... and then continue to panic a bit when I check out my school debt...and think of the cost of our wedding next year....

I guess I've got strings pulling me in a few directions.

I guess I've got an apartment I love in a city I love with a man I'm crazy in love with. which is all amazing.

I've got a job that's alright, pays the bills, but doesn't allow for much saving and paying down of debt.... but it's a job in a field I think I enjoy...and I'm working on a designation that will help me make my way up to a job that will help me save more, invest more, and pay down debt. which might lead to a job that combines my passion for travel, culture, and money.

let me ramble some more.

To be completely and blatantly honest. Something that really bugs me is my weight... I firmly believe that it's not a healthy weight, and that it's symbolic of more under the surface issues. I feel like I've got some other need I'm not addressing, and it's showing itself in... an unflattering way.

man.

So this is the rambles.

and this is some more.

Today I started a 21 day detox. It was a birthday present to myself, along with I'm with the band, Wonderful Tonight, and Cease to Blush. The books, I'm sure are awesome. The detox... is... well...it's something.

I started the day out with a cup of hot water and a lemon wedge. This made me gag, but lemon is good for digestion... so I swallowed it down. Breakfast was gluten free cereal and soy milk...which was pretty yummy. Mid morning snack was raw carrots, bok choy, and cauliflower... not too bad either. Lunch was a simple white bean soup with carrots and onion. and dinner is broccoli & gluten free pasta. except I don't know if the pasta I bought was actually gluten free...which is really a genius move for me.

speaking of genius, do you think all of these rambles may have to do with my lack of caffeine? did I mention no booze or caffeine for 21 days. It does sound like torture, doesn't it? but I guess my desire for health outweighs my desire for a beautiful black cuppa.

how long have I'm been typing for? should I bother to edit this?

also, did I mention my love of vintage reds??

oh god. oh god. oh god.

when does want more turn to need more. 

or need more turn to want. 

Just what I needed again

and because I'm bored. I am typing "Devin needs" into google to see what comes up. 

1)Devin needs to be at least 2 to 3 hours away from the hospital.

2)Devin needs a home.

3)Devin needs some sleep by Happier than the Happiest!

4)Devin needs a family who is willing to provide him with a stable, safe living environment in order to help him better develop his sense of security.

5) Devin (needs a haircut badly).

6)Devin needs to check her blood sugar every two hours.

7)Devin Needs a new cell phone.

8)Devin needs to prove himself even more?

9)Devin needs to hurry back, god help us if Marcus has to defend Tony Parker!!!!!

10)Devin needs a@@@San Soo@@@ hair cut.

and I think to myself...what the hell google... I just got my haircut. 

here's another picture from friday. ...kinda similar to the other one i posted, but blurry. oh well.

Cafe Dekcuf

So, last night we played at Dekcuf with Oh No Forest Fires and Fire Heats Water (re:poster). It was a pretty different experience from the Monday night Zaphod's show.

I was really nervous about the Zaphod's show...and last night I wasn't really nervous at all. We also opened last night and at Zaphod's we played last....so it was also like a fun party night as well because I didn't have to worry about anything after we played. I may have enjoyed the drink tickets and tried to start a hug trend. Who doesn't like a sweet quick hug??

That doesn't sound too creepy? Does it? Maybe I'll drop hugs for catch phrases like BFF. I want Rajiv from Oh No Forest Fires to be my new BFF. and that's fine if it's creepy.

Speaking more about Oh No, I'm a fan of their music. I'm also a fan of dancing. I sometimes try to start dance trends too (re: gorilla).

Someone I don't know wrote about us on their blog. I think he's friends with our drummer Jamie. I like it when 1) people say nice things about us and 2) people take pictures of us that are fantastic.

Chris is asleep on the couch right now. I was planning on doing homework today...but I might skip that and just join in on the sleeping.

Thanks Sarah!