Tell you what giving up Pepsi alone will help huge.
I havent had a pepsi in almost two years now.
But I had to ween myself off of it. Yup just like a drug. I started out by getting a product called Tradewinds its a tea beverage. I got the extra sweet then after some time I went to just the sweet and now I hardly ever drink that either I have just water. I drink water , OJ and lowfat 1% milk which Im weaning down on that to to skim milk.
But yes I definatly would drop the pop if you can. I dont even mess with diet pop because I know myself. I will want a regular pop and Ive done it these many years I can keep on doing it.
To me pop is a drug. When you truly decide to change your life by eating right and exersising regulary thats when you know you have no other choice. You have to make the time to do what you need to do. Just like you are on schedule for your job for picking up the kids if you have any or just like you know you have a doctors appointment you have to make it to. You have to exersise. Theres no will do it tommorow and I cant today you have to make yourself get out and do it. And changing your eating portions and habits its the same thing. Its a life changing method. One that will lead you to where you want to be.
You have it in you and you just have to want it bad enough.
Im sure you do Im sure the real you is waiting to be let out.
Im on my way there. There are many times you wonder what am I doing can I do this? Why am I doing this? When will I look in the mirror and like what I see. You will. It takes time but it can happen and it feels really really good when it does, when you start to see and feel your body changing and when you have to buy new clothes and when people make comments to you that hey are you losing weight. Thats when all the sweat and the giving up of things you know is not right for your body is totally worth it.
Just go for it. A small step here and there and then biger steps later. You cant make drastic changes but you can start somewhere and keep growing on that. Read your labels ..know what you should and should not eat make changes in what you normally would use like take out the red meat and add lean white meats ,turkey chicken especially. Watch the nutrition information.
Give your self one meal a week and have something you want but you know you cant eat all the time. Soon you will not want that cheat meal you will try to make that cheat meal more heathy than a cheat meal.
And listen to your body . I work out now 6 to seven days a week but theres times when im so tired I need to take that extra day off or my body needs a little more calories because I have worked out alot or I done a lot at work, make it the heathy calories but your body will definatly convey the message when it really needs to have the rest or just the few extra calories.
It will take time but you can do it.
I started out 313 pounds I tried over and over again and this diet and that diet. But what basically came down to for me was putting myself first and making sure I took care of myself and my body. im down now 73 pounds and I never thought I would get here. I still have a long way to go but this is the most I ever lost and I know im on track this time.
And if you have situations you know you cant be in.. Like at work for me people will have pizza for lunch..Pizza is a weakness for me.. I will simply tell them I can not be in the room when they are eating and I will join them another day. I let it be known that I know I cant handle it and I do not put myself in those situations where I know I will cave in and try just one piece.
So I hope you keep with it and I hope you get what you want and where you want to be. Glad to see you on the site and keep the head up and give yourself what you desearve.