The holidays… that wonderful time between Thanksgiving and New Year, seems to be anything goes, into my stomach. Ok, so I am off of the booze and the drugs, most of them. But the sugar, the white flour, the coffee, oh my! Right around now I am feeling sluggishly overweight, not the perfectly balanced yogi that I am aiming to be. I am telling myself that the New Year’s resolution, no sugar, no coffee, no white flour, for at least 40 days, is coming soon, thank God, but that truffle on the desk at work, that cheesecake in the fridge, that morning cup of joe, I get three more days! What I do is overindulge in these delights, my taste buds want more, I am eating what tastes good rather than what feels good. When I gave up drinking for a few months in 1999, the craving hang over my head like the sword of Damocles. Once I finally gave in on New Years 2000 and surrendered to that glass of champagne, it was on, and I started drinking like a fish for the next three years, as if I was making up for lost time. I am feeling that way about the sugar and coffee right now, because I need to put it down. Bramacharya allows for the occasional dessert, but I am trying to understand what triggers me into submission. In order to lead a healthy, balanced lifestyle, I must find that middle path of moderation that exists somewhere, I am told.
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