Being Unsweet is a Lifestyle (Be a Superhero)

July 24, 2010 ↓ Comments (3)

lifestyle
noun
the way in which a person or group lives

Changing your lifestyle isn’t easy. Your lifestyle is part of you. You relate to it. It forms your identity.

Part of your lifestyle is an activity that defines your lifestyle. Changing that activity obviously changes your life.

When you stop being sweet, you have to change your lifestyle as well as change the activity that represents your lifestyle.

For instance: a smoker who still identifies as a smoker is going to have a hard time not smoking. A former smoker who changes their identity to a non-smoker might slip up once or twice as they make the transition, but they’re more likely to remain off cigarettes because they’ve changed their lifestyle identity as well as their lifestyle activity.

SleepyHero The same goes for sugar. If you still identify as that person who is a sweet-toothed, weak-in-the-knees-around-chocolate consumer, then getting off the stuff will be nearly impossible. In fact, it might even feed into your whole self mythology about how powerless you are around this magical substance. It’s like you’re super-wo/man and sugar is your kryptonite.

If that’s the case, look at what the super hero accomplishes when s/he stays away from the stuff. Imagine how lame the story would be if Superwoman and Superman sat around the kryptonite acting all lethargic while muttering, “This is so much better than dealing with responsibility.”

SuperSugarCrisp As a super unsweet person, our responsibility is to pursue our full potential and avoid the evil substances that weaken us and turn our amazing story into a miserable bore.

Keep in mind, the evil powers out there will try to disguise your kryptonite (sugar) as something delicious. Don’t fall for it! Avoid it at all costs!

Change your lifestyle. Stay super instead of sweet and super things will happen.

Comments · Being Unsweet is a Lifestyle (Be a Superhero)

Connie
Jul 25, 2010

I agree. I hadn’t thought of it like that but it’s true. This summer I am doing a field experience for school and very few people drink soda pop there. It felt uncomfortable to drink it while I was there and I limited myself to one can per day while I was there. When I stopped drinking soda pop a few weeks ago it was easiest to do while I was in that environment. Everyone drinks water during the day. I joined the YMCA last week and that’s another way to change my lifestyle. I’ll keep my eyes open for new lifestyle changes I can incorporate into my day.

DavidVanadia
Jul 25, 2010

Changing your environment is ideal!

Candice
Nov 19, 2010

Haha, that’s such a good way to look at it! Superman would be so lame if he just hung around kryptonite all day. Thank you for your website, it’s really helpful to read yours and other people’s experiences