Bad Timing
As most of you know, I’m on a mission. In my quest to test my willpower and whip my body into better shape, I’ve implemented a self-imposed rule of abstaining from alcohol, soda and any candy, cookies, chips and cupcakes (i.e. basically all those excess sweets that are not good for you) for the entire month of April. And if you know me but at all…you have been feeling my pain and sensing my withdrawal symptoms.
The purpose of this “cleanse” is purely for my own benefit and…in a sense just to prove that I can do it. I want to be more aware of the things that I’m eating and more vigilant of the dietary changes that I’m willing to make. For example, having to give up meat and carbs…is completely off the table and not even an option for me. You might as well just shoot me now because I would never be able to do it. I love me my rice and red meat and absolutely refuse to live in a world where I’d have to give it up. But hey, outside of that…I’m willing to make some concessions.
Let’s start with the alcohol. I’m by no means an alcoholic. However I am a social drinker…and I do love to socialize. Haha. So I've wanted to see if I could go a month without drinking just to see if I can. Along those lines, I’m going without soda too. To tell you the truth, soda is an easy one…I’m not really a soda drinker. The only reason why I’m doing away with the soda…is because I’m doing away with the alcohol…and I just don’t want to substitute one for the other, so I’m doing away with both. I’m going bare bones and sticking with just water for the entire month of April. I’ve been the person at the bar…ordering a regular virgin tonic. Haha.
As for sweets…where should I start? I’m not a huge junk food person per se…because I can do without the chips and cookies and fast food…however, I do acknowledge the existence of a pretty demanding sweet tooth. When in dire need of a pick me up, I can often crave jelly beans, chocolate and cupcakes. Ooo…cupcakes…Haha. So I've wanted to be able to go an entire month ignoring my cravings and challenging my willpower to become stronger and more resistant to everyday temptations. So I gave up the artificial sugars for carrot sticks, sugar snap peas and granola. Awesome. Haha.
Anyway, with all that being said, I could not have chosen a worse time to implement this self-imposed fast from all the delectable goodness. Why? Let’s just say that with the couple weeks that I’ve had…I could use about 3 straight up shots, a case of beer, a liter of Coke, a bag of Doritos, a tub of jelly beans…and about a dozen cupcakes. Yeah, it’s just been that bad. :-( But...I'm exactly halfway through the month and despite all you fools trying to tempt me off the wagon...I'm still holding strong.
The purpose of this “cleanse” is purely for my own benefit and…in a sense just to prove that I can do it. I want to be more aware of the things that I’m eating and more vigilant of the dietary changes that I’m willing to make. For example, having to give up meat and carbs…is completely off the table and not even an option for me. You might as well just shoot me now because I would never be able to do it. I love me my rice and red meat and absolutely refuse to live in a world where I’d have to give it up. But hey, outside of that…I’m willing to make some concessions.
Let’s start with the alcohol. I’m by no means an alcoholic. However I am a social drinker…and I do love to socialize. Haha. So I've wanted to see if I could go a month without drinking just to see if I can. Along those lines, I’m going without soda too. To tell you the truth, soda is an easy one…I’m not really a soda drinker. The only reason why I’m doing away with the soda…is because I’m doing away with the alcohol…and I just don’t want to substitute one for the other, so I’m doing away with both. I’m going bare bones and sticking with just water for the entire month of April. I’ve been the person at the bar…ordering a regular virgin tonic. Haha.
As for sweets…where should I start? I’m not a huge junk food person per se…because I can do without the chips and cookies and fast food…however, I do acknowledge the existence of a pretty demanding sweet tooth. When in dire need of a pick me up, I can often crave jelly beans, chocolate and cupcakes. Ooo…cupcakes…Haha. So I've wanted to be able to go an entire month ignoring my cravings and challenging my willpower to become stronger and more resistant to everyday temptations. So I gave up the artificial sugars for carrot sticks, sugar snap peas and granola. Awesome. Haha.
Anyway, with all that being said, I could not have chosen a worse time to implement this self-imposed fast from all the delectable goodness. Why? Let’s just say that with the couple weeks that I’ve had…I could use about 3 straight up shots, a case of beer, a liter of Coke, a bag of Doritos, a tub of jelly beans…and about a dozen cupcakes. Yeah, it’s just been that bad. :-( But...I'm exactly halfway through the month and despite all you fools trying to tempt me off the wagon...I'm still holding strong.
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