Day 17 – I’m craving toast with butter/ Varekai

I woke up this morning in quite a bit of pain. My port site felt really sore. It felt like I had been in a boxing ring with Mike Tyson. I know that with time the aches and pains will go but I just hate waking up each and every morning, as the mornings are just so difficult.

I knew I had to get up and get ready as Vicki (my bestie) was coming around by 11.ooam to pick me up as we were going to the see Varekai by Cirque Du Soleil. I am a huge fan of Cirque Du Soleil but I just had no energy to go. I was almost in tears and I guess this morning I was just feeling sorry for myself and being a "Princess". Nevertheless I dragged my sorry arse out of bed and slowly got dressed.

My motions were on go-slow and it took me forever to get ready. I had to SMS Vicki and ask her to give me a bit more time, as I still hadn’t done my hair and makeup. I quickly made a cup of coffee and that hit the spot. I was up and running shortly after drinking it.

We arrived at Cirque Du Soleil and I had snapped out of my “Princess” mode and was having a huge laugh with Vicki. I begged to take a photo of Vicki for my blog but she was not having a bar of it (and let me tell you it was very funny trying to capture her photo) but sadly she agreed to having the back of her head photographed only. Ha ha ha.

Varekai was an amazing show. I loved it, but would have loved it better if I didn’t have the boof head in front of me. I couldn’t see at all so I spent the whole show moving my head from one side to the other. Throughout the whole show I had a severe case of the “cravings”. My first cravings have come 17 days after surgery

What am I craving? I am dreaming, and smelling toast all around me. Should I take a bite of toast and try? Or ride the cravings? It’s the most bizarre longing. As I sit here typing I can smell toast. I’m trying to work out whether I am craving the actual taste of toast or is it the crunchy texture? I can’t stop talking about toast either. I think I need to bite the bullet and have a slice but then I don’t want to give in to temptation either. I want to be strong and resist temptation. What’s also unusual is that in the past I would have never EVER craved something savoury or something like toast. In the past I was always a sweet tooth I craved and binged on chocolates, cakes biscuits but now they don’t interest me I am craving something crunchy and savoury. It’s bizarre.

How is everybody else handling their cravings? What bread does one eat? White, brown, multigrain, rye?

My next issue is, is this really a craving or am I just hungry? I can’t work out the difference at the moment.

Anyways, after Varekai, Vicki and I went to Macro in Richmond. For people who don’t know about Macro, well Macro is an organic supermarket that has stores in Richmond, Armadale, Black Rock and Glen Waverley (in Victoria) and they also have a few stores in New South Wales. If you are interested you can check it out at: www.macrowholefoods.com.au

Its an awesome supermarket and it they have amazing cafes in there too. Very healthy food and organic foods that are just absolutely delish. I personally am aiming to adhere to an organic diet for the rest of my life. But like I said that’s me and just because I like organic foods it does not necessarily mean that this is for you.

Back to what I was saying, Vicks and I sat down and had some lunch and then did some supermarket shopping. I had the most delicious frittata, as that was the closest thing to “mushie food” that I could see on the menu. It was very easy to digest and I ate it slowly and I chewed it thoroughly.

Anyways that’s my entry for today, my parents are on their way over for a coffee. I love hanging out with my folks (yes I know I'm a nerd!!!)

Until next time,

Reney