swearing it all off

I lost ten kilos in 2017, going from 126 kg (278 lbs.) to 116 kg (256 lbs.) over the course of 26 days on the path. While I walked, I was burning 5000-6000 calories per day, so I ate pretty much whatever I wanted, and what I wanted was bad-for-you food. My time in France last year, however, taught me that I can lose weight at a far faster rate if I eat and drink better. When I was in France for two weeks last year, I walked nearly every day, ate only a single meal a day for most of that time (with no random snacking at all), and when I did eat, it was only good, balanced, homemade, family-style food, not the crap I'd normally eat (e.g., fast food, fried pork cutlets, etc.). Result: I lost six kilos in only two weeks.

So I'm thinking that, if I followed "the French regimen," so to speak, I could lose closer to fifteen or twenty kilos on the upcoming walk. This will mean sticking to water, and/or sugarless teas, as my main source of fluids, and it'll also mean eating decent Korean food at regular Korean restaurants as opposed to buying sandwiches, chips, candy, and kimbap rolls from the local convenience store. I'll be honest: it's not a pleasant prospect to swear off sodas, fruit juices, candy, fast food, and junk food: I love these things and am probably addicted to them. But if I could do it in France, I can do it for this upcoming walk.