Listened to an addiction counsellor on the radio yesterday who was talking about the different kinds of addiction and how refined sugar and carbohydrates are like cocaine and alcohol addiction. Refined sugar addiction is like cocaine addiction, he said, because it gives you a quick high - a fast release of sugar into the blood that makes you get up and go, whereas carbohydrate addiction is like alcohol addiction - a depressant - it makes you lethargic and chilled out (imagine how you feel at the end of the day with a glass of wine in hand - chilling).
So it was exceptionally interesting. I have to say that I like that analogy - it resonates with me. And when I look at sugar and what it does for me, and carbohydrates and what they do - its exactly like that.
He spoke about taking small steps to overcome these addictions and how addictions are not only to tangible things but also to ways of doings things, thought patterns, behaviours etc. It was very interesting and his perspective was quite honest and balanced.
I think we all have little addictions in our lives and to some degree they are important and healthy, but there is such a fine line between participating in something and becoming consumed by it.
So yeah, I have started the long arduous process of actually reclaiming my life. I went to see a nutritionist yesterday and she has given me a detox plan for 5 days and then she will have my meal plan ready. I would like to lose a significant amount of weight this year - through diet, exercise but also most importantly through mindset and lifestyle change because I know that I can stick to a diet and lose weight but if I don't change my lifestyle, I will never keep it off.
I need to identify the enablers of my addiction (both internally and externally) and put things in place to make sure that I acknowledge and work with them to overcome this.
Here's to the first step - as they say, the journey of 1,000 miles starts with 1 step.
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