Next time I get to decide how to break a diet, I want to ask for just one moderate slice ... of cherpumple.

I had nothing that great last night, but I did have apple strudel. Oddly, no effect on blood sugar this morning, but tonight's was high despite eating normally all day. I had small amounts of dressing, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole (with fried onions), and brocolli with dinner. Also one cracker underneath cheese, and one baby carrot. Most of those things tasted how I remembered them, and weren't anything special that I feel like I'm missing. The cracker was at the bottom of the desirability list: the only purpose is to avoid touching other foods as much. The carrot was near the top: avoiding raw vegetables forever isn't good, just a special-purpose phase I'm going through.

But the desert ... I do miss having some at the end of the day. Yet I felt the effect immediately in the morning: I was hungry like I generally haven't been recently. It's something that passes quickly, but right after getting up, in addition to sending me into the bathroom, my body would tell me that my blood sugar was much lower now than it was when I went to bed, and is this a cause for action, sir? My standard breakfast still worked.

Interesting revelations, all in all. I don't miss most carbs, I'm just annoyed by the lack of convenient food that meets strict low-carb requirements. I miss vegetables, but I think I knew that. I really miss sweet deserts, which I didn't really suspect. And the sum total of whatever I ate had an effect on my blood sugar for at least 24 hours.