Okay, today is the official day that I say goodbye to my beloved pop . I am not going to let it hinder my weight loss efforts anymore. It will be an occasional treat that I will visit but not an everyday nuisance. I have a new best friend. His name is water. I have to say goodbye to these unwanted pounds. THe only way to do that is to get rid of the pop and to go on with my efforts. I am also going to up my exercise. I have to do what it takes to get this weight off. I'm going to stick to my goals and reach my milestones. I see the new healthier me around the corner.
Good for you, Shelley! The first few days/weeks might be difficult, but If you lay off it, I bet you in a few weeks you'll barely even miss it.
I make up that concentrated juice stuff for hubby. 3 months ago I was drinking at least ½ litre a day; now I can't believe how overly sweet it tastes. My mainstay is water, though I occasionally allow myself a tin of diet pop if I'm out and thirsty.
I did it. I went went without pop today. I'm so happy. I'm going to bed knowing that I accomplished something today. I am so proud of myself. I also stayed within my calorie range. I always have to many calories from the pop. I need to learn how to balance that out with more healthful food. I only had 776 calories today. I drank 60 oz of water and did 20 minutes on my elliptical. I'm so happy!
Cola is something I had to give up too - like you, I'm making it an occassional treat (1 time per week or less). I keep diet vanilla pepsi (the only diet drink I like) around the house in case I have a craving - that does the trick. I still can't drink a whole can of diet though. :barf
But you are doing something good - it really is so bad for you - and those calories really add up! GOOD WORK!
I gave up pop too, after I used to drink 4-5 a day at minimum. I could run through a 24-pack like no one's business. Then one day I just decided to stop, and I did. Surprisingly, it didn't bother me at all. One day I just stopped, and I didn't even really have any cravings or problems whatsoever. Wish you the same luck.
Squiggly,this morning I woke up and looked in our fridge and I found that guy Pop you said bye to. Not sure how he ended up here, but thanks to your note today, I gave him away to our neighbor.
I know how hard it is to give up the pop... I myself, was a Pepsi addict. I've now limited myself and only have it as a treat! However, I'm still on the diet pop as I love having a can of something with my lunch so that's the next bad habit I need to kick!
Great job. Find what works for you and stick with it. A trick a friend of mine tried was getting the worst, generic pop she could find. That helped her realize it wasn't that great and she easily transitioned into other beverages.
I don't consider diet pop a bad thing. I get get non caffinated versions and will drink it a few times a week. To me that works as a much more liveable solution than to give it up altogether. I prefer ice water....and actually crave it.
With all the no/low calorie versions of pop out there, I cannot understand why there is such a draw to the regular pop.
Goodbye, Dear pop
. I am not going to let it hinder my weight loss efforts anymore. It will be an occasional treat that I will visit but not an everyday nuisance. I have a new best friend. His name is water. I have to say goodbye to these unwanted pounds. THe only way to do that is to get rid of the pop and to go on with my efforts. I am also going to up my exercise. I have to do what it takes to get this weight off. I'm going to stick to my goals and reach my milestones. I see the new healthier me around the corner.
Day one Done
I'm so happy. I'm going to bed knowing that I accomplished something today. I am so proud of myself. I also stayed within my calorie range. I always have to many calories from the pop. I need to learn how to balance that out with more healthful food. I only had 776 calories today. I drank 60 oz of water and did 20 minutes on my elliptical. I'm so happy!
