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Today begins the downward slide towards the end. I’m excited about it, a lot.
Not about eating which is my biggest win throughout so far. I was addicted to sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated vegetable oil, and just about everything else bad for you (think everything that’s in a Twinkie). I know these foods are bad for me and have been for 30 years, but I kept eating them like any other addict thinking I can quit any time I want and it isn’t that bad for you.
Well I broke that cycle of eating sugar and crap. Now my diet is all Slow Carb stuff with nothing that spikes my glucose levels. My wife is bugging me to still eat better, but I’m doing well and losing weight. Maybe I’ll work on that after this challenge. But for now, I’ve broken my addiction. I think I’ll always be an addict to this stuff because even after 51 days I still have times when I’m craving a Twinkie, cake, or ice cream and especially Monster Energy drinks. But I’ve been getting better and it’s been getting less.
If I gain nothing else from this challenge that will make my life better for the rest of my life. I will be stronger then a damned Twinkie and will control it and not let it control me. I know that sounds funny and stupid, but now that I’ve broken through I truly understand what it was to be an addict, and I will never let it take me again.
75 Hard I will Conquer,
Ben Branam