I Was Weak

Well, today i slipped up. I had a soda. Noel had just finished her cheer competition,  and I went to Wendy's with the kids on the way home since it was already almost 6 p.m., and we were about an hour frim home. I was ordering the food in the drive through and felt rushed. I couldn't find the drinks on the menu, and i caught in a weak moment. The worst part is that i didn't even enjoy it. I couldn't believe I felt the need to drink so much of it.
I will be starting over tomorrow. I don't think it will be so hard this time since the one i had today was so unsatisfying. My goal is to go at least 2 months without a soda this time.

30 Whole Days

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It is time to celebrate! I have now gone 30 days without soda. This weekend was difficult. Thursday night was my last night working the overnight shift, so my co-workers threw a party for me. I binged on a lot of yummy food (especially the queso). Friday night Noel and I had a girls night with hot wings, chips, ice cream, and fruit smoothies. It was quite hard both nights to not have soda. On Saturday, I was craving Dr. Pepper more than I have in the entire last month. Once I had something to drink, the cravings calmed down, though. Good news is...I made it! I have gone a whole month without soda. I just need to keep on going. I know I can do this.

Committed

I am committed to the process of losing weight and getting healthy. This is one of the hardest things I have done. I think that part of my problems is that I have been concentrating too much on what I can't have and not enough on what I can have. I have decided that this week I will add one fruit or vegetable to each meal or snack. I am hoping that by doing this I will have more energy and feel fuller faster. I am also think that by telling myself what I can have, I won't feel so deprived.

21 Days Strong

I have now gone 21 days with out soda! It is getting easier to choose something else to drink (milk, water, lemonade, etc.). Since starting this challenge, I have added not having candy and fast food. Honestly, it is harder for me to give up fast food than soda or candy. It is one thing to go to McDonald's and order an orange juice with Chad, however it is a lot harder to tell him I don't want to go that at all. I am starting to think that I need to add things to my diet rather than just take away. Right now it feels so negative.

Day 9

In some ways it is getting harder to be without soda. The hardest part is when Chad has soda knowing I have made this commitment. Because of this, I have asked him to try to go the next week without soda. I am hoping that by having him work on this commitment, it will make the next week easier.

Day 5

Today is day five of no soda. I have passed some pretty difficult tests, too. Saturday, I went to Village Inn with Chad and his brother, Jeremy. They had soda, and I had water (not fun). Last night I went to a Red Green concert. Chad, Jeremy, and the kids had soda, and I had water again. It wasn't as hard as it was Saturday. I had Mio in my purse for flavoring and energy. I only put in the first bottle of water. I was surprising OK with plain water the second time. I am starting to thing this may be something I can do for good this time.

Quitting Cold Turkey

I have been given a challenge and signed a contract with a co-worker. There is no going back unless I quit my job. I will not be drinking soda anymore. This is not an easy thing for me. I really like my Dr. Pepper. It is quite an addiction, in fact. I have to be successful this time though.  If I do have any soda at all, I have to do 50 burpees in front of all of my co-workers.

Lesson Learned

I went running today for the first time in over two years. (Ok...there was a lot of walking involved.) I made one huge mistake though. I didn't eat first. When I got home I was struggling to breathe and sick to my stomach. To help with the breathing, I took a hot shower hoping the steam would open my asthmatic lungs. Then, I ate some soup. Then, I threw up the soup. I felt queezy and light headed for quite a while after that. I tried eating a candy cane. (Yes, there was still on e in the house. Don't judge.) It helped a bit with the light head, but not the tummy. Finally, I gave in and made myself a hamburger on toast hoping it didn't make it worse. I feel SO much better now. What did I learn from this? Don't run on an empty stomach. (I'll eat something lite first next time.)

My Walk

My husband an I made a goal about 3 years ago to walk/hike around Barr Lake. We started a few time. The first time was with the kids. They started complaining about a mile into it, so we turned around and stopped at the various bird watching spots on the way back to the car. The following year we went out in October to enjoy the fall colors (we still need to make it out to the mountains for this).  We forgot that the lake would be basically drained and didn't realize parts of the trail would be closed. Again, we only made it one or two miles and headed back. We promised ourselves and each other we would do this "someday." We both enjoy hiking and being outside. We just didn't make it a priority.
I am happy to announce that yesterday we accomplished this goal! We went about 9 miles in 3.5 hours. Our feet hurt. Our legs hurt. My hands were so swollen I couldn't bend my fingers. But we made it!