Well, I suppose it was inevitable. After a very long hiatus, I have returned to the blogosphere. My last blog post was almost an embarrassingly-long six months ago. I am sure most of you gave up on me, and frankly, I wouldn't blame you. It has been a long, sad road since those days. I have probably lost--and gained--fifty or so pounds in 3 to 5 pound increments. I have started diets, and ended diets. I have been a strict calorie counter and a lazy glutton. It has been tough.
At the New Year, I decided to go on a kind of spiritual quest to figure out what on earth I was doing with myself. I have a long way to go on that quest, but I have had some interesting insights, some of which I hope to share with you. One such insight came on Saturday. I had just had a large meal, followed by a bunch of brownies. I was sick, to put it mildly, but I thought: "You haven't exercised today." So, I decided (on a full stomach mind you) to do some exercise. Remember how your mother always told you not to go swimming after you eat? Well, apparently that advice applies to most all types of exercise. It wasn't pretty, my friends.
After I finished, I collapsed onto the couch and just thought about what I was going to do. If you are a chronic dieter, you know the feeling I am talking about. It is that time that you are just thoroughly disappointed in yourself and have no idea how to get yourself out of the mess you have created. “How,” you think, “am I going to take control of myself?” Well, some may call it an epiphany, others insanity, yet others the answer that has been staring me in the face for a decade (okay, the only one in this category is probably my wife), but whatever you call it, this is what popped into my head: You need to go sugar-free baby!
Now, I know what you are thinking: WHAT COULD YOU BE THINKING, MAN? Well, to be honest, I have no idea what I am thinking. All I know is that I have an addiction to sugar. I love it. I eat it for breakfast, for lunch, for dinner, for a midnight snack. . . . And yet, for all the love I have given sugar, I wonder: has it loved me back? The sorry, but true, answer to that question is NO. So, if you are interested in what it takes for a sugar-addicted guy to go sugar-free for one year, keep reading. That is right: desperate times call for desperate measures, so I am going ONE YEAR WITHOUT SUGAR. Can it be done? Let's find out . . . .
3 comments:
I wish you well on this quest. As one lazy glutton to another...I know you'll inspire me...and I'm grateful for that!
Glad you got rid of the giant hamburger. Consider me a follower. On a side note, will the kool aid have sugar? :)
You're back!! I've missed the blog and wondered about you! Travis and I have been working hard this year counting calories and working out. I'm down almost 30lbs and Travis is down 20. We've found that allowing ourselves any type of food as long as it's within our calorie allotment has really helped. It naturally forces us to make better choices because it's not worth 70 calories for just one cookie. But if we have 70 calories left at the end of the day, it's nice to have a treat!
We're almost half-way to our goals and it feels awesome to take back our lives. The biggest thing for me was admitting that I made lots of big mistakes that got me here and now I was responsible for fixing them. At the same time I forgave myself and stopped beating myself up for getting fat. There have been "cheat" days for sure, and it's slow (only 1-2lbs/week) but I've never stuck to something this long or lost this much weight ever. It feels great. You can do it!!
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