Believe to Achieve

"SUGAR BAD FOR YOU"  This is said with a chinese accent.  It is a quote from Dr. Wong, cardiologist  I saw a few years ago for all my skipping heart beats and difficulty getting my heartrate down after exercise.  Turns out his ancient secret is right.  When I stopped eating tons of treats  20 months ago I began to feel better and my heart no longer skipped many beats except in cases of extreme fatigue or an allergen exposure like perfume.  No more HR problems after excersize too.  Where am I going with all this?  Well I am glad I chose yesterday in place of today for my free day because starting at midnight (Sunday  Morning) on my birthday  I was bombarded with treats.  First we started light- a veggie tray with  chips and dip then there was one of those cakes with TONS of white thick frosting. Followed by ice cream.  Well why stop there?  I decided to devour the last two donuts from my mother in law in a single sitting after arriving home from work in the morning yesterday.  It felt great going in but I knew I was in for it as my body tried to process it.  Needless to say I did not sleep well.  Less than 3 hours.  But hey its my birthday why lay there in my bed?  Got up and came downstairs to a vision of a double chocolate cake Troy and my littlest made for me.  Oh no.  Just when I was done with the treats already...but how could I turn away a present?  An hour later a ring at my doorbell and a present again revealed 4 chocolate frosted brownies with a layer of pink and red frosting and sprinkles.  Valentine-like.  Oh man, what next?  I managed to hold out until after dinner and Family Home Evening for a large piece of chocolate cake with milk.  No brownie.  Then, I could not fall asleep until 10pm.  Got up at 7:45 am and low and behold my vision had wavy lines all through it .  I have had this before.  It can be an aura to a migraine.  It is called scintillating scotoma.  It comes from the occiput region of the brain not the eyes.  I had surgery there but basically I know it is from the lack of sleep mixed with WAY TOO MUCH SUGAR, so help me.  I honestly feel like I have a hangover, although I have never had one of those per se.  But it doesn't end there...as I opened the front door to watch my daughter leave for school her carpool is yelling " Courtney take the cookies, take the cookies!!!"  What are they talking about?  I looked down and there was a card and a large plate of those sugar cookies with a chocolate KISS on them.  What?  So far no brownie or cookie has been consumed and after today's detox wicked run I have to refrain.  I am going to give them to my kids slowly over the week in their lunches.  My run today was so difficult and I bet it is because "SUGAR BAD FOR YOU!".    Here are the brief details of my run:  5 by 1K (1000m or .625miles)with 400m recovery lap  after a 4.1 mile warm up (3.1 mile run at 8:37 to the rec).  Goal was all at 6:08.  But that was clearly not going to happen.  I ran this pace for them:  6:18, 6:15, 6:11, 6:09, 6:07.  I should have switched TMs earlier by the third one the off balance TM was getting ridiculous.  It shook greatly when I turned it up on the SW.  Ahhh so much better on the last one.  So basically the first four were like I was on a ship.  This was not helping my head.  I was getting a bit dizzy.  I am prone to seasickness.  I use to get carsick all the time.  Anyway, survived it.  Head is pounding.  Ran home 3.1 miles @ 8:49 pace.  Total miles 12.5.