"I creaked and groaned and belched like a tractor. Heaving myself out of the back seat of a car took so much effort that I dreamed about a portable winch. I waddled to the bathroom four or five times a night, between bouts of heartburn. I woke up with headaches, a mouth as dry as an emery board and a heavy coating of fatigue that I could never shake."
"A doctor sent me a series of numbers preceded by the words blood pressure, weight, body mass index, triglycerides, blood sugar. The numbers were large, he said. Taken together with my physical complaints, they pointed to prediabetes, fatty liver disease, metabolic syndrome, sleep apnea, acid reflux and obesity. The prospect of diabetes scared me the most. Above all, it's what drove me to ask for another job at The Times and to teach myself how to eat again."
A former restaurant critic experienced severe physical decline from his work habits, including creaking joints, frequent heartburn, headaches, extreme fatigue and disrupted sleep. Medical tests revealed high blood pressure, elevated weight and triglycerides, high blood sugar, and diagnosis indicators for prediabetes, fatty liver disease, metabolic syndrome, sleep apnea, acid reflux and obesity. Fear of developing diabetes prompted a job change and a deliberate relearning of eating habits. Nearly two years later, most conditions improved with only a daily blood-pressure pill remaining and persistent cholesterol issues. Weight decreased by about 55 pounds without counting calories, driven by new shopping, cooking and eating practices.
Read at cooking.nytimes.com
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