Week 1

Weight 92.3 kg

As always, I was awake in time to watch the first morning news. All that from my bed.

I said goodbye to my pleasant and warm bed, got up and stepped into the bathroom. Head under the cold tap to wake up properly, brush my teeth and take a lukewarm shower. I looked down and my spirits dropped. All I saw was a (too) big belly.

There in that shower I made a decision that would drastically change my life. Above all, and most importantly, "To improve my health."

"This is not going well" I thought but that is about to change.

After being dressed in way wide jeans waist size 38 and dress-like T-shirt, I went to the kitchen.

I opened all the cupboards including the refrigerator and threw everything that was edible in the garbage can. Cookies, chips, candy, syrup waffles, soda (despite the deposit), drinking yogurt, sugar, anything and everything went into that bin.

It was Tuesday, the day the garbage collection service would come, and they are always pretty early, so I didn't have much time to go back in case I regretted it (it happened once before).

I could not go back. My mind was made up!

Out with the bag, into the dustbin and down the street.... Done my new life starts here and now! That was my ultimate decision and fortunately I was able to stick to it.

In the beginning it was sometimes difficult, especially coffee and tea, which I used to serve with lots of sugar.

But I only had to look in the mirror to see that I made the only and right decision at that moment and to be 100% motivated again.

I resolved to bring nothing, absolutely nothing more of such things into the house because I knew that weakness would surely strike again especially in the evening.

Regularly in the evenings I would run back into cupboards and drawers looking for something that I, as an ex-glutton, could possibly put in my mouth.

And people I was struggling with my feelings, I was not really feeling 100%.

I had a little conversation about that with my daughter who lives nearby, and she told me she knew those symptoms from the first few weeks when she quit smoking.

Your body is just asking for it because it (your body) is used to it.

The biggest global addiction is addiction to sugar.

I realized I was in a state of withdrawal, not from Coke or so. Well actually I was because I was a loyal Coca-Cola user, the Real Taste.

Of course, I had been addicted to sugar all my life and I had to get rid of that, I realized that I had to wean off all kinds of sweets.

That took more or less two difficult and awkward weeks!

Then it was about over because I got used to artificial sugar but in time, I will try to quit that too. In a measured way, by using less and less.

Of course I had ongoing cravings not specifically for anything, just cravings for sweetness. I solved this by making sure I had various kinds of sweet fruits in the house, like tangerines, oranges, pears, strawberries, grapes, sweet tomatoes etc. and water, lots of water.

I live alone, I do have family nearby, of course I sit not there every day although I can always fall back on them if necessary.

I found and still find that I have to do this fight alone. I am pretty hard on myself and found that I can handle this well on my own.

Of course, it is nicer and easier if you could do this together with someone. Shared joy is double joy and shared sorrow is half sorrow.... So, then I assume that shared hunger is half hunger....

My weight after the first week was 91.4 kg.

Summing up the first week:
Make your final decision.
Think it through.
Be radical and firm.
All temptations out of your house.
Do not hesitate.
Buy wisely (don't buy too much at once)
Be hard on yourself (keep control)
Think about your health and future.
Find allies.
Make sure there is absolutely nothing to snack in your home.
Buy a good scale (digital)