Craving the Real Thing

Yesterday at 3:30 p.m. I wanted a real Coke soooo bad. It took tremendous willpower, but I conquered. It's still calling me. Today, I may succumb. Those things are soo good!

I'm weird. I don't drink anything that doesn't have caffeine until lunch. We're talking 2-3 cups of coffee, and I'm sipping soda by noon. Depending on the day and degree of sleep deprivation, I may have another cup of coffee after that. But after 2 p.m., it's all water, or Crystal Light. Or if I'm desperate, Sprite. I read somewhere that drinking caffeine too late in the day will mess with your sleep. That, my friends, will tick me off. Which will keep me from falling asleep. Which will tick me off even more, and so on. It could get ugly.

Normally I drink Diet Dr. K from Kroger. I'm trying to avoid the sugar and calories in an "un-diet" soda. These taste pretty close to the real Diet Dr. Pepper and they're like $2 a case. It hurts me to think of paying $4 a case for the good stuff.

My doc was thisclose to putting me on diabetes medicine on my last visit. I am happy to report that within the last three months, I've reduced my blood sugar level to normal proportions. He congratulated me on my accomplishment and said if I don't stay here, I will definitely become diabetic. I also have to keep my weight down. I was sure I'd gained, but Monday he told me I'd lost three pounds. I'm not at all sure that's not because I wore heavy boots, jeans and a heavy sweater the first time. I don't care. Three pounds is three pounds. I'll take it! But perhaps we won't tell him about the Krispy Kremes I ate this week, just in case. Shhhh!

So anyway...I don't know what it is about these migraines that make me crave a Coke. Maybe I just like having a good excuse for drinking them. Regardless, the headache still lingers. Therefore, I forsee indulging in a real Coke lunch today. I'm going with "It's a medically necessary."