L U N A T A L K with Eva Moon

Day 15: Which Way to the Egress?

October 6, 2009 on 8:00 am | | In Food, General Musing

My two-week liver cleanse is over… I think.

I feel good. The little nagging problems that led me to the program in the first place while not “cured” are relieved to a noticeable extent. I lost six pounds and am now three pounds below my scream number.

If I die tomorrow they’ll have to beat my liver to death with a stick.

I learned a lot:

• There’s a difference between habit and hunger
• There’s a difference between want and need
• Less can still be enough
• I have a shred self-control
• Have a backup plan for when self-control wears thin*
• Read labels
• Swiss chard is good stuff

What I haven’t figured out is my exit strategy. How do I keep that five pounds from pouncing the moment I turn my back? I can feel them lurking in the shadows. Snickering. Plotting. Their weapons? Bread… pasta… cheese… potatoes… wine… chocolate. They loom like a Samoan tsunami, threatening to sweep me out to a carbohydrate sea.

Michael Pollan’s guideline is: “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” Who could argue with the cheerful simplicity and sense of it? One could choose to classify brownies, crusty loaves, ice cream, marmalade and champagne as plants, but I don’t think that’s what he had in mind. I really never thought I could do it. Now I know I can. And when I do eat a brownie (as I surely will), it will be a treat.

*Blogging served me well. I couldn’t let down my imaginary readers. Regular programming will now resume. Thank you for your patience.

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