Okay… I have to confess… I need help! I thought this was a problem that was only Christmas-oriented, and once the holidays were over and I returned to full-time work, I’d get better. However, I was wrong. The holidays went by and now we’re in the second month of the year, work is getting to that period where it’s at its feverish pitch, and I’m nowhere close to solving this problem.
I guess it’s my fault. I believed that I had it under control and by the time I was ready to call it quits, I’d simply turn my back on it and that would be it. However, I’m coming to learn the hard way that it’s not that easy, and I have a lot to learn when it comes to dealing with habits and addictions.
So, what’s the thing I’m talking about? Sugar! Back when I was in school before I returned to Lagos, I had a tighter control over what I was eating and drinking. I didn’t take soft drinks except sparingly, I didn’t even take sugar at all, not even when I was drinking tea. If I did take it, it was to drink garri and that was done sparingly as well.
I know that sugar is in just about everything else, so I capitalized on that. I took my tea without sugar knowing that the milk and chocolate came with sugar… and stuff like that. That way, I was able to control my sugar intake. I could go months without even taking soft drinks. It was a habit that was ingrained in me. I had it under control… until I returned to Lagos.
I returned during the festive season and as expected, everyone was celebrating. I decided to take a break from my sugar fasting and celebrate as well. I took soft drinks and relaxed my rules on sugar. I was certain that once the holidays were over, I would be able to return to the life I had gotten used to back in school. Unfortunately though, I allowed myself go too far.
I used sugar in everything. My tea, my garri, pap… what have you? And soon, I couldn’t drink anything unless it was sweet in some way, even water was beginning to have some kind of taste in my mouth, making me want to drink soft drinks all the time. Well, I’m not going to allow this to happen.
I was supposed to end all this as early as the first week of 2025, however, I failed in that regard and now we’re in February. This month is not going to pass me by. No matter what, I’ll begin my battle on sugar this month, and nothing will stop me. I know very well the dangers of consuming excess sugar and how sick it can make a person. Also, mine is worse because I’m a remote worker, and I don’t get any sort of work out unless I intentionally decide to do so.
So, if I’m not careful, I’m going to be in big trouble, hence the need to be more careful. That’s why I’m going to start taking steps to reduce my sugar intake. I’ve already made plans to run tests to check my sugar level so I’ll know how seriously I’ll take this. Then, there are also drinks I can take that will flush my body system of all the rubbish that has accumulated inside it since all my Christmas flexing. Either way, this is going to happen one way or the other.
There’s a lot to look forward to this year, and I’m not going to allow something like sugar to bring me down. I know it will not be easy, but I’m sure I’ll be able to win this fight. Thankfully, it has not gone on for too long. I won the fight once before, I can definitely win it again.
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