Glucose vs Willpower
Been actively working to reduce my blood glucose levels lately. I cut sweets, soda and pastries down to next to nothing. Working on the other end of it too with exercise to burn glucose. Eating less crap. Getting more exercise. Feeling absolutely terrible.
My focus and motivation have diminished to nothing. Damn near everything requires an exertion of willpower, from waking up to going to bed, and I've got none to spare because willpower is fueled by glucose (http://psr.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/11/4/303)! So not only am I trying to push down my glucose level from both ends, but I'm doing the same to my willpower level in the process. Oh what a vicious cycle.
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Labels: aimless musing, just me
3 Comments:
Mark,
It's a tough battle that your in, and it's very tough to win long term.
Did you ever think about rather then cut down to nothing all the time, giving yourself an 'off' day to look forward to?
By saying on Saturday your going to allow your self to have 'sweets', makes things much easier to get by during the week because you know that off day is coming.
The problem is how do you control yourself on your off day. You don't. If you want it, you can have it. However since your done a great job all week, you'll be more focus not to over do it on your off day.
Again it may not work for you, but it also may.
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Michael Venini, at 8/03/2009 10:41:00 AM
It's not so much the craving, which is not bad, but the drop in glucose itself. Hoping to adjust, but it's a roller coaster in my head until then.
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Sumocat, at 8/04/2009 11:17:00 AM
I hear ya man. I'm trying myself.
I wish you well on it.
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Michael Venini, at 8/04/2009 05:59:00 PM
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