stop drinking so much soda

May be all I need to do is keep writing about it…I did have one Dew on Friday but that was because I was thirsty and the water at school is kind of gross. So I was not CRAVING it like I used to, I just wanted something to drink. I thought that was pretty cool. If I had a bottle of water I probably would have had that. It has not helped me loose any weight yet but that was not my main goal in dropping the soda habit. Yahoo! I think I am getting there.

OK so I know it has not been an uber long time but a day at a time right? This weekend I had a few cups of diet coke but no Dew. AND the best part of all this is that I feared the headaches of the withdrawl. But for whatever reason I really have not been getting them as I have in the past. The headaches where usually the reason I gave up and ran for a bottle of Dew and a few Tylenol. I have decided I should part the money I spend on the soda each week (generally between $5-$10) aside and save it for the trip to Machu Picchu I would like to take.

Well…I also thought I would make this a Lent goal too. So far so good. My goal for Lent was not to give it up completely (because I knew I just would not be able to do that) but because a friend was saying her church says instead of giving up somethings wants you to improve something, I decided that I would try to give up Mountain Dew as much as possible. Hopefully by the end of Lent I would not feel like I had to have it any more.

I have gone a few days and have had just a few sips. That is right…just sips. I have not even replaced it with more soda. Lots of water and a few sips of Dew. Not bad for a start I guess.

I have a friend who needs to quit smoking. I told her we should do this together, her to stop smoking and me stop drinking so much Mt. Dew.

So I keep going…

I did not think this would be hard to do…boy have I been wrong. I do well for a few days and drink water. I have gone as far as almost a week but I always go back…grrrrrrrrrr

Help! I’m addicted to soda. For years it was Mountain Dew, then Pepsi, and now Diet Pepsi. I’m not a coffee or tea drinker. I drink a lot of water and milk. But I also have to have soda – a lot – every day. I know it’s not good for me. I know I spend too much money on it. But I can’t seem to give it up. I’ve got to kick the habit.

I used to have headaches and dizzy spells. My doctor asked me how many diet sodas I had in a day – about 8 – 12. I thought I was doing a good thing by not having all that sugar. But, the aspartame isn’t good for you either.

If you drink the sugary kind, you are taking in tons of empty calories, which is, calories consumed that have very little nutritional benefit to your body.

Better to cut them out, have one now and then as a treat, and
drink healthier stuff, like water!

that I am giving up on this goal. I really just don’t have the will power to stop drinking so much soda. Plus, I have no incentive. Maybe I’ll take up this goal again in the future but I’m done for right now.

I’m about to give up on this goal. I’m going to give it a few more days and then call it quits. Basically, a miracle from God would have to occur in order for this goal to be achieved. How other people are able to break their addiction to soda/coffee is beyond my scope of comprehension. Hats off to them. Bravo!

that is my official stance regarding this goal today. “No comment. Next question?”

Two smaller than normal cups of coffee for breakfast and only half a can of soda in the afternoon. I AM making progress. I will fight this battle and I will win this war.