A while ago Maigen & I attempted the South Beach Diet with moderate success. We lost weight. We looked and felt healthier. We walked away with smarter eating habits.
This job, though… somewhere around Day 70 without a break (well, one weekend off) we started feeling pretty sorry for ourselves. With the constant grind of work our diet fell gradually to easy-to-prepare meals of convenience and atrocious snacking habits. Bags of chips and such. Starbucks two or three times a week. I’ve had more Coke in the past two weeks than in the past year, possibly two.
We’ve gained weight. I think I’m the second-worst I’ve ever been, the worst being my sumo-esque 234 pounds while working at Wondermill. I’m guessing I’m a little less than 215 now.
It’s not the weight that bothers me. I don’t own bathroom scales. And at the moment it’s not even how I look, although that will be a sharp concern August 12th. Right now it’s how I feel. Part of that is the sandbag strapped to my belly and the cotton balls stuffed in my cheeks, certainly, but most significant for me is the mess on the inside. My guts are just tired of working with junk. Tired of making do with far too much sugar and starches. Some days I have loads of energy and others I seem to struggle. That’s an inconsistent diet. That’s what makes people fat. And moody. I really didn’t notice it so much when I was a full-time dj. Life moved far too fast and I thank Guinness with all my heart for bringing me through.
So I’m going to reset the switches. Start from zero. Clean out the whole works. Feel human again. And not a Guinness and steak diet this time. A few years ago I heard tell of a cleansing diet of real organic lemon juice, cayenne pepper, fresh ginger, and organic maple syrup. Five days, they say. Buddhist monks in the Himalayas and my buddy Harley will do it for 30 but I’ll start with five and see if I’m troubled with prophetic visions. It’s not the sort of thing anyone would call “healthy”. A body needs 1200 calories a day to subsist. But I’m really looking forward to feeling more like a human again and less like a handy travel bag for compost. Eew.
In other news did you know Aaron & Ev are pregnant? No one tells me anything. Makes you wanna stay in touch more, don’t it.
Haha, just tried that a couple of weeks ago- been having stomach probs and thought that might help. It exhasted me and it’s not supposed to – so I stopped and I”m gonna try a different one where I eat but only certain foods. Good luck
hope the fasty thing goes well… i’ve been thinking of doing the same myself. love the junk foods but feel so very blah!
The fast will take a bit of a hit today- the Hollyburn monthly meeting is at Playland. What you gonna do?
are arron and ev still blogging? could you link? thanks, and good luck with the fast!
Still on the fast? I did it once for seven days. Felt like ass in a hat for the first three, and progressively better from then on in. The key is the cayenne pepper, it really drives the whole cleansing action. As for the lemon juice – try and make it from scratch with organic lemons. It’ll taste better and be more effective.