TomTom55 wrote:...I will take your word for it MrPlum as you seem to be a decent fellow.
Thank you.
You like sayings.. Have you heard what the Turks say about a distended gut?...
"A man without a stomach is like a house without a porch." Then there are the Yogis who say
"The head should be cool, the knees warm and the belly soft." No mention of crunches or six-packs. So perhaps, it is just a cultural thing and you actually need to swill down a few more flagons.
Coming back to your issue. Don't dismiss exercise too readily, we have a good example on the forum of 'sarge', who was depressed, sick, overweight and if i recall correctly, suicidal. He took up cycling and was transformed. What was so impressive, was it was pretty much all he did and it happened quickly. Little change in his diet.
Why exercise is so important is it gets the blood moving (circulation), opens up the sweat glands (detoxification), burns up calories (weight loss) tones up the muscles and tendons, lifts depression and restores vitality. You could probably get rid of your beer belly, just by exercising.
It isn't just fruit shakes, as has been suggested. Only if you are on a juice-only fast. Evacuating 'through the eye of a needle' is part and parcel of such a program so the Karate poster is partly right. Most people have the opposite problem, they are constipated, so opening the channels of elimination (cleansing) is very important. The body is intelligent and every now and again (not with everyone) will cause diarrhoea to flush the system. Otherwise, you are poisoning your own pond. Exercise, with sufficient water, can also do this. Alcohol is a diuretic, the body becomes dehydrated and gets fluid wherever it can. i.e. From your stools. In other words, alcohol causes constipation.
Based on your comments, you have a taste for alcohol rather than a need for blueberries.
What is positive, is you coming onto the forum for advice. At least you acknowledge there is a problem. Many drinkers refuse to acknowledge this. The question for you should be.. 'What is the real issue, here'? Is it really the belly?... a consequence. Is it the drinking?... a symptom. Or is there an underlying factor, causing you to drink to excess?
Bear with me as I get on my soap-box for a minute.
I believe in the 5 Levels of Healing. Body, mind, emotions, spirit and what is known as the energy body. An holistic view. Whenever you are trying to resolve a health problem, it is important to address the right layer or layers. For alcoholics (
I am not saying you are one), they tend to have issues on several layers. Body, mind, emotions and spirit, for sure.
I have some experience dealing with hard drinkers. My attitude to them is very simple. Unless you are serious about stopping drinking, bugger off. Some will go through the motions, make all the right noises but you can tell, deep down, they don't really want to stop. Either the emotional wound they are trying to forget is too raw (
and this can last a lifetime). Or they are too far gone with their addiction and need to reach rock bottom, before they finally wake up.
I don't know which, if any, apply to you. Only you do.
The point is. You can exercise, change your diet. Achieve what you are setting out to do but if you aren't addressing the underlying cause, (the correct level), you are basically just putting a sticking plaster over it. You may resolve the drinking but replace it with cigarettes, food, women, gambling to hard drugs. You get the idea.
Ok. End of sermon.
If you find you are struggling, feel free to come back on the forum or pm me. I'm always happy to chat.
. How long before you get sick of fruit, and desire/need some real food? Start eating real food, and any good work will be quickly undone.
). Regular training has seen me achieve my ideal weight doing something I can enjoy. Karate can be for life, and it will achieve your goals.
