Comments on: Quick Questions

By: Mom

Mom — Wed, 27 May 2009 00:52:06 +0000

everytime you substitute a bad choice for a good one you are one step closer to being healthy. It wont come overnight, and the healthy choices will soon overtake your sugar cravings. Berries and yogurt are some of my fave “treats” now and popsicles made from real fruit. I urge you to get nutrition drinks for the morning, they make a huge diffrence in your demeanor and keep you alert not to mention by the time lunch comes you are not ravenous. many small meals a day are better than three large anyway.

By: JDT

JDT — Tue, 12 May 2009 12:30:55 +0000

agave is a good idea; start weaning yourself off caffeine and as much processed sugar as you possibly can… those are the two most dangerous drugs you are addicted to right now so focus on eliminating them specifically over the next month. i wanna be able to help you break the addiction completely once i get down there, and we can rebuild slowly with healthier alternatives. don’t forget to take a walk at twilight, its important. and remember that your goals are completely obtainable and that the taste of that soda or burger or ice cream or candy bar or whatever the fuck isn’t worth the depression and self loathing that they create… simply not worth it. and just think, in 6 months (which is nothing relatively speaking) you will be about 50 pounds down (or more if i have anything to do with it) and the momentum is gonna propel you to your ultimate goal. we all got your back, and you better believe at this point breaking addictions is one of my better areas of expertise. i got your back homes, and we’re gonna kick some fats ass

By: Dad

Dad — Tue, 12 May 2009 10:16:39 +0000

Your reasoning seems impeccable, your methods sustainable, and your intentions unquestionable – trust yourself!

By: ash

ash — Tue, 12 May 2009 02:21:32 +0000

I think you have a good plan. I agree that going cold turkey off of things you enjoy and/or are addicted to is good in theory but not very practical. And in slowly assimilating the more healthful choices, you can adjust gradually and even learn to enjoy those choices rather than resenting some system of it all being taken from you. Like maybe its idealistic to think you will make your own lemonade but you might even be able to find one where it is sweetened with white grape juice or agave instead of sugar… jamba juice used to make it with the juice, I dont know if they still do. I make it sometimes for jon with agave and its great. But you know, you can find ways around giving up the things you love and once you wean your body off of the (very real) addictions to refined sugar and fats and stuff, you will actually LIKE the more healthful options and you will be turned off by the sweetness of soda and the chemical taste of processed foods and stuff…. Im just saying that you are definitely on the right track and part of what you are doing is not ‘depriving’ yourself of anything but in fact redirecting your body and at the end of all of this, you probably wont even WANT the foods you are giving up. Therein lies the beauty. Keep it up!!