Day 6 - measurement changes

Today, I woke up with a slight headache and slightly nauseated but since my daughter had both yesterday, I'm figuring this isn't from the diet coke withdrawl.

Spent a restless night due to my cramping tight pressure filled legs.  I get this alot and don't know why.  Could it be from the aspartame symptoms?  Who knows!   I'm watching the phantom aches and pains closely however, to see if after some time off the coke, they go away.  Wouldn't that be nice!  I'm so stiff, when I rotate my ankles especially my left which is my good leg with no surgeries done ever, it feels brittle and cracking it feels extremely painful.  Much more pain than before.  Also that leg has been throbbing from ankle to thigh.

The right foot which has had surgery on all my toes and tendons 3 times, plus a partial amputation on the middle toe, is hurting too and burns and stings on the side of the big toe.  Wondering what's causing that? Nothing new though.  This type of pain has been an old friend.... enemy... since I was a child.  Oh for one pain_free day!

My left elbow with the tendonitis in it... was doing fairly well but in the past two days of pulling clean wet clothing from the washer all day, has become very very sore and I can hardly move it.  It feels extremely stiff and brittle too with that same pain my left ankle has.  What is this?!?  A friend has suggested chronic fatigue syndrome or fibromyalgia something I've looked into before and it could be... but I just wish they'd find out because some days the pain is more than I can bear! 

I had two bottles of water yesterday and two glasses of chocolate milk.  So far today.... on my first bottle of water.

Anyway, after my energetic blissful day yesterday, this one isn't as nice.  I've done my devotions and my eyes were fine, but after eating, turned blurry and now they are bugging me.  My oldest two boys are deciding to fight over a stupid pair of underwear and pants that neither of them will claim!  I know one thing.... my husband has never fit that size in years and so guess what guys?  Either one of you owns them, or it's one of your friend's clothing but either way you are responsible for them being in this house so figure it out before I blow my stack.  Nothing more aggravating than hearing a almost 19 yr old fighting with his 16 yr old brother!!!  Especially while my 14 month old daughter is throwing a fit over her nap and my 7 yr old twins and 10 yr old daughter not to mention their 5 yr old brother keep entering the room setting her off all over again!  SIGH....

Well, this too shall pass... Doing some cleaning and updating this blog in between packing for our vacation.  Trying to remember how I packed the 5 younger kids in one big suitcase, my hubby and I in a smaller one and the baby in a different bag last fall because I'm positive we had far more clothing in there then than we will need this time!!! 

Oh and y 13 yr old daughter has informed me that the gigantic suitcase her 21 yr old (as of tomorrow) sister will be taking won't house all the clothing the two of them will need for a 4 day camp!!!  hmmmmm we will see about that one!

Well time for some GOOD news!   My bellybutton area has gone down a half inch, my bottom area an inch and my hips also an inch.

YAAAAAAY and the biggest news of all is that since this is since July 11th my first measuring time, but... in reality.... the biggest change has occurred since quitting diet coke last week and I measured July 18th so these changes are from then till now!