It’s only day 2 of beer and I’m already over it… Tyler and I visited Denver zoo which was a good outing. See pic below of an appropriately themed tortoise made out of beer cans.

As you may imagine, a beer diet doesn’t lend itself to driving around, so I waited until we were back home at 3pm to have my first “meal”. That’s where the problem kicks in. I wasn’t really hungry before I had my first beer, but literally as soon as I had it, I became ravenous. I wanted to eat everything in sight. Coupled with the presence of alcohol and it’s willpower-reducing properties, this is not a great situation to be in. I tried another beer but as expected I just could not drink that much. Then, I wanted to still get a run in, so I went for a run after having 2 beers. That is not ideal either. 

All-in-all this meant I was having a miserable time. I was even so desperate to have something that was not beer, that I had 3 small slices of pizza (which 2 days ago I never wanted to see again).  I am now highly motivated to drop this kg so that I can move on from beer. In retrospect, it was a terrible decision to make beer a part of this project. I thought it might be fun. Maybe if I was a big beer drinker then it would be. But for me, beer should just be something that is consumed alongside something else, and for me never more than one or two.  

The eye-opening thing, though, is how fast beer/alcohol affects appetite and reduces self control. When I just have a beer in day-to-day life, it’s not noticeable at all. But when it’s all that you’re having it is EXTREMELY obvious. So that is another reason why alcohol will not form a part of my regular life after this. A glass of wine a few times a week works ok for me, but nothing much more than that.

Well, that’s it. Let’s see if I can drop this weight and move on ASAP. I am dreaming of donuts and cakes (which I have not had in maybe 10 years). Heck, even brussels sprouts sounds appealing right now!