The Blog Diet
Who says blogs are only useful to newshounds?
David calls my attention to the fact that there's a little contest going on among bloggers who are interested in dropping a few pounds.
Blogging as positive reinforcement. Cool.
Since Memorial Day, I've been trying to drop a few pounds. My live music blitz has gotten me back into some bad habits (high glycemic index foods, including beer, plus fewer trips to the gym), and it's time to get back OUT of those habits before the pounds start coming back.
Several years ago -- just after finishing comprehensive exams in grad school, actually, which would make it fall of 1997? -- I looked up and dropped a ton of weight, to get down to what I now consider the top end of my maintenance weight (180 lbs). This was done through a major lifestyle change that included a modified sugar-busters diet and a dedication to regular gym work.
A couple of years ago, I even got that weight down to 165. But then I started seeing more live music, being a little more sedentary (seeing more live music), and the like, and I've eased back up towards the maintenance weight. Which I decided is really a little heavier than I'd like to be.
So, since Memorial Day, I've been back on my modified sugar busters diet (incorporating some of the principles found at this excellent site) and been more active (especially walking after meals, but also hitting the recumbent bike hard -- and back to serious weight training next week). The first few days, it left me kind of drained, an indicator of just how badly I'd been eating (blood sugar loads were swinging, and my body wasn't used to it). Now, I feel much better, with much more energy (hence the posting outburst here and at the Reductio blog the last few days). And yesterday, I weighed in at 178.
I'm not planning on joining the whole blog/diet contest, but since this is a personal blog, I figured I would share what I'm up to. And friends who wonder about that Diet Coke I'm drinking in lieu of a Shiner Bock at live music shows will know as well. They might be having more momentary fun, but I'll be running laps around 'em at the nursing home! :)
Anyway, I'll check back in with my status in a few weeks (self-reinforcement, if you will -- thanks for indulging me, kind readers!). And in the interim, I probably will post a critique of this dumbassery at some point.
[Posted at 09:10 CST on 06/07/03] [Link]
