I used to live as a 2nd shift girl, holed up in a lab, eating maybe 1 real meal a day followed by a diet of junk food and alcohol. My body paid the price. I was puffier than I thought (looking back at pictures I realize this), I had no physical endurance whatsoever despite working out. I was stressed in ways I didn't realize.
Fast Forward to 2010: I drastically cut my sugar consumption, took up running pretty hard core (at least July to August I was pretty darn hardcore, now I'm just moderately insane about it) and really took the strides I needed to healthy eating: reduced fast food and eating out, lots of good food stocked and cooked at home, etc.
So now, going back to that 2nd shift life, I'm noticing the effect more than ever. I'm sleeping later, needing more coffee to get going. My energy is suffering as my diet has gone down the proverbial drain. It never ceases to amaze me that I can eat like crap, change my diet for the better and not really notice a change in how I feel, but then I fall off the bandwagon and revert to those old habits and instantly notice the effect. I have a few days off. Time to get back on track for sure because this does not make me feel good.
It's also amazing to me, that I can notice this and long not for chocolate and crappy foods of old, but for the good for me foods I have been eating.... Is this proof I've turned the corner towards a heatlhy lifestyle? I hope so!
Maybe, I need a new 30 day project solely focused on diet?
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