I’m cranky.
I woke up this morning with a hangover quite similar to the ones you get after a terribly late night drinking. Oh, and I woke up at 4 a.m.
I don’t think this diet was meant for people who are working 40+ hours a week at a factory. And then going to an internship for 15 hours a week right after. Maybe I just need to sleep more.
By 6 a.m. I was ready to pass out. To distract myself from feeling that way I took an early break, ran to my locker, and chugged down one entire bottle of the drink. (I brought two with me to work.) It definitely made me feel full and the hotness of the cayenne pepper made me forget about my eyes continuously rolling to the back of my head. Handled that one, I thought.
Let me give you a background on what I do at Gentex before I keep going.
I stand all day. Sitting is not allowed. Work starts at 4:30 a.m and ends at 2:30 p.m. I assemble rear view mirrors for cars. I probably assembled the one in yours. I solder daughter cards to mother boards and then I test each finished board in a combo. I get three breaks. The first is at 6:30 a.m. for 10 minutes. The second is at 8:50 a.m. for 10 minutes. And the final break is our lunch at 11:30 a.m. for 20 minutes. We are allowed to sit down at breaks.
By 6:30 I was miserable. I kept nodding off. I couldn’t tell if I was just really exhausted, hungry, or both. On break, I took my meds–doubled-up again–and sat with the cold drink against my forehead. It kind of made me feel better? By 8:50 p.m. I drank half of the second bottle that I brought and was nervous about what I was going to do for “lunch.”
Lunch was a horrible experience. No one who works with me seemed to mind what they shoved down their throats. I watched Hot Pockets go down in two bites, an entire bag of Bugles gone within seven minutes, one of those $10 pizzas from Pizza Hut with the original pan crust gone within 12.
Okay, I was a little jealous. I gulped down the rest of my spicy lemonade and walked to the bathroom to hide myself in one of the stalls. High school all over again? Yes, but this time there wasn’t an available art room for me to sulk in.
After work, I drove home not remembering most of the drive. I changed into my gym clothes and got ready to go work out for an hour or so at the gym. I packed another two bottles with me and when I got there, situated myself on a stationary bike for half an hour. The rest is kind of a blur.
I just got back and I am, at 8 p.m., ready to go to bed.
I’m extremely lightheaded and I’m thinking I may not make it pass day 3.
Tags: Detox, Dieting, Exercise, Health, Lemon Detox Diet
