No Chow for Now

I’m doing a detox diet right now. Frankly, I haven’t been this heavy since the end of my Junior year in college when I discovered bars and pub snacks.

At the time, I wound up losing all the weight doing Atkins. Pretty much all I ate was eggs, celery, hot wings, Diet Coke and Amstel Light (then, the lowest carb beer on the market) for three months.

Upside? Skinny!

Downside? Scurvy!

How did I know?

At the time, Sarah and I lived together in the sorority house and it was thesis time. To get the creative juices flowing (and tune out the ever-present sounds of fun everyone else was having who was not writing a damn thesis), I would hook my feet on a rail under the desk and lean my chair back, so that my thighs touched against the under side of the front of the desk and supported my weight. That way, I could stare at the ceiling and not the mini-fridge filled with icy cold brew, or the phone, or the 500 stars that needed to be spray painted for rush....You get the gist.

After a couple weeks of that, the top of my legs started turning a dark shade of purple. I mean, a really dark shade of purple. Like I dumped a can of paint on myself. In fact, the rest of me wasn’t much better. It seemed any little bump and bruise I got quickly ballooned into a huge, greenish-purple patch.

Oh, and I did I mention I’m really clumsy?

Upside? Skinny girl with finished thesis!

Downside?  Looked like I was always on the losing end of a catfight.

So, that was the end of that.

Most of the time, I do okay with moderation. However, lately I’ve too often heeded the call of the brownie.

So, I’m going to lay off all things yummy (e.g. booze, caffiene, chocolate, white flour) for a few weeks to give myself a bit of a jump start.

For a tenth of a second I even considered acupuncture or something involving colonics. But then I remembered that I’m not crazy.

OK. Off to microwave some more carrot soup.

Comments

[zonker]

I don't think you need to diet unless you've gained a lot of weight since Austin but whatever floats your boat, I guess.

I have *no* idea whether this works or not but Kathy usually has her head screwed on right...

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[Bou]

I think it is self perception. You need to be happy with YOU. That said, I've been a life time member of Weight Watchers since I was 28. I was amazed at what I was eating and what it was doing to my body. Depressing. I'm kind of off the wagon right now, but its a good lifestyle change.

[michael jones]

I am satisfied with the results which get from my detox diet! I hope you will, too! Good luck!