Nerves – cause for pain in the stomach, in the head and in the legs…

The day and days before the big day and I’m asked if I’m nervous… I didn’t think so, but three big things are happening.

I’ve been having difficult time eating. Not good, since I should have been loading up on carbs and calories for the last couples of days and especially today. I’ve dropped three pounds in the past few days, which may not seem like much, but this is from my morning weight.

I’ve been having my bout of migraines. I get migraines on a pretty regular basis, but now and then I get a batch of them over the course of three days and even with my meds they are only controlled but never completely go away. Today is day three. Hopefully today is the last day.

I had those terrible night leg cramps in my calves on Thursday night/Friday morning really bad in my left leg, and then one in my right leg about an hour later. They were so bad that today, a day and a half later I’m still sore in my left leg.

So, what can one do?

It is rarely that we dietitians do this, but we do say it: force yourself to eat. I’ve been eating on a schedule today. I’m not hungry, but I’m eating. I set my timer and eat something – high carb – every 3 hours. I had oatmeal for breakfast; yogurt and tortilla for early lunch; cheerios for late lunch; banana and peanut butter for snack; I’m having popcorn now, and making some gnocchi for dinner.

I stay hydrated and take my meds for my migraines and just pray that tomorrow I wake up fine.

Those leg cramps (ouch). Stay hydrated, water and Gatorade (at least this last couple of days), take a calcium supplement, stretch, and take an Advil to take away the pain.

Hopefully, all will go well, and the only pain will be from fatigue at the end, or near the end, tomorrow.