My CrossFit trainer has decided to rope all her clients into a food challenge for the month of August. I believe the purpose is to help folks like me, who are addicted to eating badly, to change their relationship with food, and see how different we might feel if we fueled our bodies properly.
Of course, once the deadline approached, like a hedonist at the end of the world, I indulged in every last gluttonous thing that I could. Pizza, cheeseburgers, Mountain Dew, donuts, candy bars. It was funny, because it didn't take long for my body to object. "What the hell!" it seemed to say, "I can only handle so much of this before I have to puke it up!"
The words from that Survivor song from Rocky IV came to mind, however. I believe the song was called "The Burning Heart" (fitting, since eating like this was giving me heartburn). The song says, "In the warriors code, there's no surrender. Though his body says stop, his spirit cries--NEVER!"
With Survivor egging me on, I refilled my 52oz. mug with Code Red, and plunged ever onward. My body couldn't master me! I would make it submit to my will.
I expected to have gained 5lbs. from my gluttony, but I guess my body is a little smarter than me, and it just flushed all that stuff out where it belongs, and I only gained about 2lbs. through my self-destructive extravagance.
And now, the end of the world has arrived. I had fuggin' vegetable for breakfast this morning. For breakfast!!
Now I need Survivor to help me make it through the next thirty days. Hopefully it'll be the beginning of a lifetime's change.
If need to be inspired in some pursuit you are striving for, I suggest clicking on this link, and watching the video for "Burning Heart" on YouTube. It'll make you stronger.
1 comment:
I did the same thing before I started my current diet. I gained about 5 lbs in a week. But I lost that weight in the first week of the diet as well. I am two months in and have lost 30 lbs. My guiding light is "Don't forget to cheat a little bit". Just cheat wisely. If you don't give yourself a cheat meal at the end of the week you risk breaking your diet completely. Just Don't eat an entire pizza and a two liter of Code Red. Stick with a slice. trust me it will actually gross you out to eat that greasy stuff after getting weaned off it long enough.
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