Eat 4 Today – The Commitment. Beating the monster, it can be done.

By katiebird | Published March 27, 2006

I’m not going to eat between meals and I’m not going to take seconds. Just Today. And I’m going to try this for a year to see what happens.

Last week a new friend, rimcgui (or ‘grasshopper’), mentioned that he wanted to “beat this monster I created to becone my normal self.” And that phrase has stuck with me since I read it. It’s such an apt description of the complicated issues that are affecting some of us as a result of years of neglecting nutritional priorities.t

By labeling my most critical issues (obesity, diabetes) as one (monster), I’ve turned a complicated and possibly overwhelming battle into something more simple: A battle for health.e And my weapons?

  • Keeping my weight down (to make my insulin more effective)
  • Drinking plenty of water (which seems to help move sugar out of my bloodstream) Restricting the number of carbohydrates I eat in each meal (carbohydrates turn most quickly into sugar)
  • Tricking myself into regular exercise (for weightloss, and lowering blood sugar.)

It actually seems fun! I’m picturing myself as a sword-fighter battling fat cells and blood sugar.1 They’ve turned into little cartoon threats and aren’t nearly as intimidating.

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2 Comments

  1. Posted March 28, 2006 at 8:23 pm by DuctapeFatwa | Permalink

    I am going to try that! Think of it as a video game so loved by the descendants, the carbs are the monsters, that keep trying to get in so that they can turn into sugar and cause explosions, and my job as the player is to keep them out and let in more vegetable good guys who will explode THEM.

  2. Posted March 28, 2006 at 8:59 pm by katiebird | Permalink

    Thanks, Ductape — I’m glad you like the idea.

    (pumping refried beans is HARD)