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Tuesday, May 03, 2005

Not a quite a vacation in Florida

South Beach. No, not the area of Staten Island nor the mental institution located there. Florida--the Sunshine State. I'm not physically headed there, but I'm heading toward...

The diet; I'm gearing up for the South Beach Diet. Went for my annual physical yesterday. While I'm happy to report that so far, everything is fine and I'm healthy, I have to return for a follow-up in two weeks to get the results of my blood, etc. tests. I have concerns about cholesterol, blood sugars, etc., but the key thing is to have the "prep" conversation with my doctor (who I have no end of respect for--small wonder he's been my physician for 22 years) before I actually start the diet's 1st phase. I asked Dr. S to help me get on a good, sound plan and without missing a beat, he said "South Beach will be perfect for you. It's nothing you can't do and it isn't drastic. You aren't in need of anything more serious". He also gave me a daily calorie counter, which I have with me as an aid. Good enough for me. As good luck and happenstance would have it, I stopped for a moment in a Duane Reade for vitamins and spotted the book, so I was immediately off and running. This is no joke, either. You have to buy the necessary foods--and I don't mean expensive specialty items like Weight Watchers or one of those other fad diet plans. I mean, I need to buy things like vegetable juice and decaf (including green tea) and keep a close eye on certain meat products when I shop. I'm more determined now than ever (in a non-overboard way) to get this right. It's been 20 years since I went on my first "diet" (cigarettes, Dexatrim, don't eat for a few days, etc.) and now that I'm in a better frame of mind and discipline, I want this to be the one that gets me to the promised land--to get down to and maintain 150, which I know I can do.

Part of success with a formal diet plan is to not fight the elimination of certain items--for me, I'm willing to give up the caffeine and sugar; for the first two weeks, no fruit, etc. I'm not someone who has a "sweet tooth" as my norm--just my morning coffee requires 2 tsps. of sugar. Okay, no more of that. I've been on decaf diets before, like when I was sick 3 years ago, but this is voluntary, so it stands to reason that it will be easier for me. My gym habits will also be far more disciplined--NO MORE of these blowoffs; get my ass to the gym and get the workout done. Just like when I began the gym trek. I think I said in my first-ever posting, I intended to maintain a steady workout regimen, and while I admittedly fucked up a bit in April by not going as often as I had, I'm holding true to my statements again. Or more a promise I made to myself.

Of course, I know I'm unnecessarily worried about my blood tests, but the waiting two weeks is a tense period. I'd rather know in a few days' time. Until then, I'll keep doing what I've been doing as of late--a watchful eye on fatty foods; smaller portions and so on. At least, if I can start to naturally knock my cholesterol level down, I'll feel a whole lot better. At the same time, I may be worried about nothing at all. I hope.

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