By the way... Don't ever go on a diet, lifestyle change, exercise regime or whatever without taking a good vitamin. Just don't do it. You can't do it alone. Don't even try.
Anyhow, I was just congratulating myself on the few mishaps I've had and that none of them were from giving in to temptation. Don't get me wrong, I definitely had days where I tried to talk myself out of this. Where I tried to convince myself this was a stupid idea. "I don't need to do this. I feel fine and I can have whatever I want". Especially when I got the Bolo Rei that my parents sent me and I saw that it wasn't the stupid kind with dried and strangely colored fruits. It was the awesome kind with candied nuts. l solemnly handed it to my husband to freeze it, hoping in three month I can have a slice without worrying about retribution from my guts. I didn't even trust myself to take it out of the plastic.
The very next day, I got up and left the house for an early morning meeting. I grabbed a small breakfast and skipped the vanilla soy milk that I typically supplement with my farina (I suppose that's called cream of wheat to you non-chops). While the soy milk had yummy protein, it also had added sugars, so instead I had a banana. Sometime after the meeting, my fingers suddenly went retarded while I was typing an email. Confused, I take my hands off the keyboard and look at them. They were shaking. More than shaking, they were having mini convulsions. This was a cafeteria emergency STAT! In my desperation I ran down the caf and quick surveyed what I could have to avoid a full on hypoglycemic event without breaking my rules. Unfortunately everything is either loaded with cheese or deep fried (or both) or creamed or sugared. I ended up ordering the worst thing for me. Even the cafeteria lady did a double take and said, "I've been working here 25 years, and I have to say, that is a first". I ordered a heart attack on a toasted bagel. While I was waiting for the bagel to toast I held onto the tray belt thingy as the heart palpitations got stronger. I gave her a weak smile as she looked up as she scooped my breakfast onto the bagel.
Blood Sugar Fall Down Go Boom!
Thankfully I held on until the complex carbs, and proteins got into my system. I felt gross and weighed down the rest of the day, but vowed to always make sure I have protein for breakfast from now on. Looking back I don't think I had to go so drastic with my breakfast. But that's what hypoglycemia does to you. It either puts you into panic mode or you get so angry you could take on The Hulk.
So be warned my friends. Supplements, and a well balanced meal with proteins. That is all.