Last week!

I am finishing my last week of no soda month!  I still want it!  What will happen when this month is over?  What will stop me from having a soda????  

Hopefully what will stop me is Exercise Month!  I am gearing up for it, making plans, and recruiting friends to join.  We have a gym in our building but it is not finished, and there are only a couple of machines in there....More planning ahead.  I may have to do all of my cardio outside! (oh no!)  

going stong

I still have not had any soda this month, even though I still crave them!
I am hoping I will continue to refuse soda even after this month--especially after the study came out that Dr. Oz commented on which I posted earlier this month.
So that is the new goal, maybe I should just extend this for the entire year....hmmmmmmm...

January update

My sister commented today that I have posted more frequently this month than January.  Well, soda is so much easier to talk about!
But I thought I would take this opportunity to update all of you on what is going on with the job search.  I am still sending my resume out to people who may be able to help me find work or at least put me in contact with others who can help.
Last week I ordered new business cards that are more specific to what I want to be doing and am spending energy focusing on that as well.
so, there you have it. Hope to be working soon!!!

I watched The View this morning with Dr. Oz

Please check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv9mnaXSrlI

Day 3! Still no Soda!

The afternoons are the hardest time because thats when I would usually have a soda to make it to the evening, when I am distracted with family and dinner activities.  I luckily have a unique living situation where my best friend is a great source of support--as well as my fiancee and his brother, who is also married to my best friend!  More on that later. But I received something in the mail today from health magazine and its a "belly blaster" health card which reads:  "Avoid carbonation. Fizzy drinks are full of gas--and you will be, too, if you drink them.  The result? A not-so-svelte profile."  Thanks Belly Blaster Health Card!!!

first craving of many....

I really want a soda right now....breathing through it....

No Soda Month!

UHG. No soda for a month.  Especially sad since this month crept up on me and I have two mini Diet Cokes tucked away in the fridge calling my name!  (not sure why the pic came out like I was looking in the mirror...I still don't understand how this mac works...)
In high school and college I had a pretty heavy soda habit, which I understand is nothing compared to others habits. I always tried to curb excessive use and keep it to one soda a day. Every once in a while I would give it up for a period of time, but start up again after a while because it is such a delicious and refreshing beverage! But several books, documentaries, shows, and celebrities have convinced me that soda is REALLY bad for me. And it costs money that I could be spending on other, better, drinks.
My drink of choice was Coke for a very long time. And in Grad school, where I developed all kinds of unhealthy habits, I switched to Diet Coke. I don't think one is better for you, but somehow the calories consumed where what made me switch. I don't like club soda or other sodas like sprite, 7-up, or ginger ale as much. By the way, has anyone noticed that ginger ale tried to pass itself off as a natural drink by advertising that it COULD be sold in the produce aisle since it contains ginger!  So anyway, for the month of February all soda is off limits--even in mixed drinks, (thank goodness for beer!)  Hopefully the choice of no soda goes hand-in-hand with several other "good" habits.  Here goes nothing.