Exercise High & Sugar War
I’ve been exercising now for about 6 months… jogging/running for the last 2 months… and I’ve noticed something today. I’m sitting at my desk at work… and I wanna go run again. I already did a 3.8 mile run this morning and I should be too tired to care… but I wanna keep moving. I think I’m hooked on this exercise stuff.
I know if I had my bike in the minivan, I’d take it out at lunch. I’m just that stoked to keep moving… but this is impacting my work. Heck, I’m writing this as a short break at work. I can’t sit still very long at my desk. I get up every once in a while just to walk around inside the building.
This kinda rocks… cuz I never thought I would feel this way about exercise. Or maybe it’s that I’ve declared war on sugar and my low blood sugar may be affecting my brain…. Nah.
Speaking of my sugar war, I had declared last night that I would not eat any sweets or desserts for a week. The only sugars would be what occurs naturally in fruit or in foods that are not, by default, a dessert (like bread). Since I’m so pissed at sweets right now, the Krispy Kreme one of my co-workers brought in doesn’t even tempt me. I had my protein shake instead right after my workout while everyone else grabbed up one of those sugar bombs. Dangit, I’m gonna have a lost this next week if it kills me.
Oh, did I mention that we having a bunch of family gatherings this coming Labor Day weekend and I’ve already volunteered to make pancakes for the Sunday brunch? So, I’m sending a call out, I need ideas for some sort of fruit compote/salsa to make to put on my pancakes. I’m gonna carry on this war right through the holiday weekend and I can use all the help I can get.
Dude… that’s awesome! You are really getting to a good place! That is the kind of feeling that can keep you going for a long time! It means you have made a change to your lifestyle. Great Job! I can’t wait till I get there! Keep up the good work!!!
that is awesome…I love the exercise high…keep going strong with it.
Sometimes I think having something to focus on (like eliminating sugar) is great to do just because it gives you something to hang on to, mentally, to keep you conscious of what you’re eating all the time. For a while, I wasn’t using any artificial sweeteners, and while the chemical benefit was debatable, the mental benefit wasn’t — I thought about everything I ate, changed some habits (to skip diet coke), etc. So, good strategy either way!
Well, I’m at the end of day 2 of the sugar war. So far I have managed to not consume any sugar based snacks or desserts or drinks. I’ve had two serious confrontations and I walked away a victor from both (yesterday was Krispy Kreme donuts someone brought to work; today was cheesecake bites brought to work for someone’s birthday; I said “no” to both). I’ve felt more hungry than usual, but I’m fighting hard. The weekend will be tougher, but I plan on sticking to this.
And I got in 4 workouts this week. I’d make it 5 tomorrow, but I’m gonna have to go into work early since one of my other co-workers is taking a 5-day weekend. Maybe I’ll get in some exercise over the weekend.
To all readers: If you had to give up one thing right now for a week that would help you lose weight, what would it be? And what is stopping you from choosing to start that week right now?
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