Had a very down day yesterday and getting off to a slow start this morning.... It happens. Some days are definitely better than others, and a rainy Tuesday, just coming off a lovely vacation doesn't have much potential for being one of the better days....
One of the things that I believe has really helped my in my abs journey has been a change in diet. I have been avoiding sugar almost completely, together with bread, rice, and other so-called "white" foods...Last April, one of the things that made me realize just how mired in the abyss I was, was the fact that I was diagnosed as diabetic. So, one of the things I added to my new non-drinking lifestyle was to eat a sugar-free diet... the good news is that after just a few weeks of no alcohol and no sugar my blood tests showed that I was no longer "diabetic"--it was completely self-induced by enormous quantities of wine and other foods that raise blood sugar too much.... And I felt much better than I have in years...
So...the point of all this is that for the last few days of my Vermont vacation I fell off my sugar-free diet...I had dinner with friends, there was a special event, someone gave me a "treat," etc., etc....all the excuses we so often use for eating the wrong stuff--or for drinking alcohol when we know what it does to us....
So, this week I seem to be paying the price for my sugar indulgence...and I realize that my abs life also requires other sorts of committments to myself. It's not just about the drinking--it's about the other ways we maintain abs as well...
So, today I am going to try to honor all the other changes I have made in my life--no sugar, fulfilling my responsibilities, not just sitting around moping when I'm not feeling great... I will reread some of the MWO book, try to get some exercise, and take all my supps...I will post and read here on the board...
So, how's everyone else in Absville today? How are you honoring your new abs life? What parts of the program will you focus on today?
How will you make a choice between blessing and curse, life over death, abs over alcohol?? Hmmm?
:h
susan
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