So, I made a spur of the moment goal just over a week ago. I decided that I wasn't going to drink any soda for the rest of the month. I knew it was going to be hard and I even realized that I really set myself up for a hard time by doing it in December when the number of tasty food opportunities increases significantly, and therefore the accompanying beverage. Yes, it has been hard and it has been easy. I am on day 10. So, for the most part it has been fairly easy. I have never really had a regular soda habit. There is no routine around it. I simply drank it with meals or because it was there. So, because I don't spend a lot of money on things like that, I don't usually have it at work (except for meals as I said). Home is where it comes up more.
There are times when a cold glass of caramel-flavored carbonated water just tastes good--like with pizza--that is when it is hard. Or when there is a lot of food like at a Christmas party. That was hard too.
But you know what else is hard? Seeing the rest of the family drinking it--not because I choose not to, but because they are putting that into their bodies. I know that for my family that if we stopped drinking pop, it would make a huge difference to our health. That is why I am trying it out first. I want to see the impact and then hopefully share that with the family.
So, what will happening in January when I have finished the goal? Will I start drinking it again? Well, I don't know. I don't think that I will go back to drinking it as much as I have, but I think it is unrealistic to say I won't ever drink it again. Still, I am prepared for the fact that after so much time NOT drinking it that I really could be adversely affected by drinking it. And that's fine too. It can only really help me in the long run.
There are times when a cold glass of caramel-flavored carbonated water just tastes good--like with pizza--that is when it is hard. Or when there is a lot of food like at a Christmas party. That was hard too.
But you know what else is hard? Seeing the rest of the family drinking it--not because I choose not to, but because they are putting that into their bodies. I know that for my family that if we stopped drinking pop, it would make a huge difference to our health. That is why I am trying it out first. I want to see the impact and then hopefully share that with the family.
So, what will happening in January when I have finished the goal? Will I start drinking it again? Well, I don't know. I don't think that I will go back to drinking it as much as I have, but I think it is unrealistic to say I won't ever drink it again. Still, I am prepared for the fact that after so much time NOT drinking it that I really could be adversely affected by drinking it. And that's fine too. It can only really help me in the long run.
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