Marc, I'm so happy for you. It's awesome to read your progress!
Can we talk caffeine withdrawals? I have a very unhealthy relationship with caffeine; at this point, I've had an unhealthy obsession with energy drinks (Monster, particularly) for almost half my life which is a little sobering from that perspective. Anyway, I always make a large coffee or cappuccino to start my day, then I have between 1-3 Monsters throughout the day to keep me awake and energized at work; the more physical activity, the more I consume to stay alert and then go to the gym later. Well last week I inadvertently abruptly stopped the energy drinks, and although I had a couple over the weekend, I believe the drastic reduction in caffeine contributed to these constant, dull headaches in the back left of my head.
So I took a very long nap on my lunch today, about 45 minutes of my hour, laying in bed. When I got up and back to work, the headache was returning, but I popped a Monster Zero Ultra and as of right now, the headache is gone. Leg is restless, though, I mean hopping mad jittery, but I feel normal again. (I always drink Monster Rehabs which have 10 calories, no sugar, are non-carbonated, and made with tea, but I slipped into the sugary deliciousness recently, unfortunately)
So I guess I'm going to have 'wean' myself off caffeine which I haven't had to do in years. Ugh. But, I suppose it's for the best, and I need to use this as a chance to ditch the energy drinks for good. I am getting concerned about my blood pressure even though I don't check it.