The first day of dieting is complete, only the rest of my life to go. A benefit from crashing last weekend is my stomach has already shrunk from eating near nothing for a couple of days and I have no desire for tasty food. After stabilizing, I first realized more fiber was necessary, so I’m eating my fruits and veggies. The last time I ate a celery stick for a meal might be close to 10 years ago, even food as sweet as an apple hasn’t been on my plate in years. My go to plan for meals in the past, and what I’m picking up again, is have a fruit and a plate of veggies with each meal. Vegetables and a big glass of water are the best way I know to deal with a calorie deficit. As I stared at the celery stick for my snack, it dawned that I used to be a great king with feasts, now resorting to eating food from the dirty ground. I will work to restore my former glory, just need to be patient and keep working. I don’t look at being overweight as poor me, but I was enjoying myself too much for too long. Now I have a debt of suffrage to balance the scales, literally! There’s no free lunches, if I continued on unhealthy path it isn’t a life of bliss. In the beginning of the year, I attempted to start running to lose weight and it resulted in heel pain I still have because my bones aren’t used to the impact of that weight. My body has already been feeling the consequences, but eating sugar makes everything feel better and I could ignore the problem.
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