I’ve decided to give up drinking for the month of April. This isn’t particularly different or difficult. I’ve given up drinking for a month at a time several times before. What will be more interesting, I think, is that I’m going to try to eliminate all processed sugar from my diet. Like previous experiments I’ll document my challenges and discoveries here.
The reasons I want to ditch sugar:
- Sugar causes cavities. I have no dental insurance. I know from past experience that dental pain is remarkably difficult to manage and distracting; I’d rather avoid it altogether.
- Sugar can lead to diabetes. I’ve had several friends who have developed diabetes and not a single one of them has said to me, “Getting diabetes was worth consuming all that sugar.”
- Sugar may have a negative impact on memory.
There are other less scientific reasons but those pretty well sum up what I’m thinking about. My primary method of measurement is completely unscientific, I’m going to see how well I pay attention at work and in other attention dependent activities. This will include, writing, practicing my concerntina, reading, and doing work stuff. And by “see” I mean ask myself if I feel any different.
Here goes nothing!
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