I was reviewing my blog posts from last year, and I specifically read the one I wrote about Lent. Funny . . . I could have written the exact same thing this year:
- Gave up sweets. Check.
- Walking four miles a day. Check.
- Wanting to lose weight. Check.
- Nothing is happening. Check
So on Tuesday night, I said good bye to Diet Coke. I have done this before and eventually gone back to it, but I am hoping this time, I can permanently ditch the habit. Unfortunately, I hate coffee, so I can't use it as a substitute. And I am not real excited about tea . . .
So far, Very Berry refreshers from Starbucks have been a nice substitute. Only 60 calories and fairly healthy . . . or at least that is what I think.
Anyway, I am hoping that by ditching both sweets and Diet Coke, the 10,000 steps I have been walking will start to show up on the scales. We'll see!
The zero calorie NATURALLY sparkling water - laCroix, seagrams, canada dry - helped a ton. Still get to crack a can without it being diet coke. And I only have one cup of coffee in the morning - I drink a lot of water. :-) And I didn't magically lose five pounds but I feel great off fake sugar!
ReplyDeleteHilarious! I was just going to tell you my secret to giving up the diet coke, but Victoria already beat me to it. I like Seagrams-Key Lime and Blackberry Raspberry and Canada Dry-Cranberry. It does mean that I always have to take my own drink places. You can do it! I don't even want Diet Coke anymore. I didn't replace it with coffee, but I do like unsweetened iced tea.
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