The Brain Needs Sugar

Physically, I am doing OK on this diet. Mentally, let me think about it.

I sometimes test my mental clarity by playing computer games. On Microsoft Chess Titans, I win 82% of the time playing black on level 5. Recently, I have been struggling. I lost three games in a row over the weekend, something that rarely happens.

It's not just chess. A submission at another blog that would have ordinarily taken me a half hour at most, took me over three hours to complete. Fuzziness abounds.

Physically, I am doing OK. I added more protein on this go HCG go around and feel much better for it. Mentally...Have you ever been in a room or a work site where a lot of mental energy was being performed? If yes, you probably saw a lot of cans of cola and Snickers bars and all things glycemic.

Never being a smoker, I cannot grasp what it is like to crave a cigarette. I knew a few people who stopped smoking but then relapsed when faced with a situation that required enhanced concentration. Usually, it was a mechanical or construction-related matter that knocked them off the wagon.

Concentration is almost a synonym for happiness. The happiest people on Earth are those who find something they enjoy so much that they can focus their attention on that subject for long periods of time with little or no effort. Engagement makes us feel alive. It is life.

I am struggling to concentrate hard or long. I am not yet depressed, but I could see where I might hit rock bottom if I continue this diet too long. Say, beyond thirty days. In the meantime, I think a lot about food. This brain needs sugar.