Day 3 - Monday, Monday

At the start of Day 3 I felt a very slight headache coming on.  This is no surprise as my body goes through the detoxification process.  I have come to expect a headache around the second or third day of the SDC.  Hopefully I am able to keep it under control with the distractions of work this Monday morning.  From past experience I think I am in for a hellish night.  the good news is that once it passes (usually running its course in about 24 hours) I may be in the clear from further headaches for several months.  One of the benefits of having done this diet several times now (and keeping a log) is that there is a certain amount of history that continually repeats itself.  I guess the flip side to that is the fact that I continually gain my 25 pounds of weight each winter - necessitating an extreme diet to take it off.  Someday I'll figure out how to keep it off and be more disciplined.

For breakfast today I had some rice and water.  I grilled up the bones and ribs from the fish I caught yesterday and I picked off all of the meat.  I brought a container of fish and rice into work and I also picked a couple asparagus and some chard from the garden.  I have been at work nibbling on all of that stuff throughout the day.  Water to drink.  So far so good.  I should say so far so bland!  No seasonings at all.  I encourage anyone to try this small feat for even a short period of time.  You will quickly understand how trading spices overseas in ancient times was such a valued commodity. It makes such a difference in the taste of food.

I started having delusions of blue claw crabs this afternoon.  It shouldn't be too much longer until they begin to emerge from the mud.  I have a few new ideas and it's time to get prepared.  I am going to make a smaller version of my trot line so that I can use it to scout out new prospective areas for crabbing.