31 days remaining as of this writing. This is a personal challenge. The reason? I started to reflect on how, a decade ago, I was leaner just from eating at home 90% of the time. When at work, it was strictly water. I’d just have home prepped meals (even the simple snacks). Yes, I did lift weights 5 days a week all year long but it was the self-discipline and commitment that helped me be in better shape.
Yes, I fell off in mid-2016 but then recovered in 2018 up until the Pandemic. I’m not blaming anyone or anything except myself. Alas, I’m now, at 40 years of age, determined to plug in that part of the equation that helped me best. At 40, you can’t out-train bad dietary habits but you can properly diet your way back into a better place.
Working out has always been the easy part; the commitment to dieting was always a struggle. This goes back to how I grew up, to my binge eating problems back in my late teens and early 20’s. It wasn’t until my mid-20s and early 30s where I managed to put it on lock. The last 5 years, while not where I was pre-pandemic, did manage to bring an end to the binge-eating moments and nerfed it down to just overeating.
That’s not enough for me. I have to repair my relationship with food while also being intentional with my eating habits instead of auto-pilot and going on a whim. It’s not like I’m uninformed or uneducated either. Hell, I studied years ago to know exactly how to succeed with this (and having done so multiple times).
I look forward to, in the next decade, rein it in with ruthless aggression.
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