With three days to go (including today), I'm thinking about alternative caffeine options as I sit here drinking a Pepsi, especially since I don't drink coffee or tea. I know apples are a good pick-me-up because of the natural sugar they have, but at this time of year, good apples, the nice crunchy tangy (Harolson's rock!) ones, can't be found.
If you have any suggestions, please leave it in the comments.
Friday, December 30, 2011
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Three Days and Counting
By pop I mean soda pop. It's what we call it in the Midwest, not soda. But after spending eight weeks in a country that refers to pop as soda, I catch myself.
On Janary 2 I'm done with soda. I'm determined to stick to this and I'm hoping this blog will aid me. I think that documenting this will help and remind me every day of my goal.
I was a sodaholic when I was a teenager. I can't even tell you how much soda I went through in a week! My mom stopped buying it, which, now that I think about it, may have led to my weightloss, but I can't quite remember if they incidents coincided.
I had stopped drinking soda for years, even after my weight loss surgery. At most I would have a can at lunch on weekends only or if I went out to dinner. But in the last year and a half I've started drinking it daily. At least one 20 ounce bottle a day. And if I don't bring my lunch to work, it included a 12 ounce can.
You're probably wondering what is the big deal.
Well, the big deal is that I don't drink diet soda. Not a fan of the stuff. The only diet type soda I drink is Pepsi One. And I only drink that when I bring my lunch to work. If I have a choice of soda, it's sugared soda, never diet. Sounds weird if I bring a can of diet soda and drink it at work.
My downfall is that I drink sugared soda, specifically Pepsi. LOVE the stuff. That's where the problem comes in.
See I don't like coffee (not even the smell of it... blech!) and I'm not a big tea drinker either. So I used to drink Pepsi to give me a boost in the morning, just like people who drink coffee. It's the only way I could and can think of to get caffeine considering I don't like coffee.
On Janary 2 I'm done with soda. I'm determined to stick to this and I'm hoping this blog will aid me. I think that documenting this will help and remind me every day of my goal.
I was a sodaholic when I was a teenager. I can't even tell you how much soda I went through in a week! My mom stopped buying it, which, now that I think about it, may have led to my weightloss, but I can't quite remember if they incidents coincided.
I had stopped drinking soda for years, even after my weight loss surgery. At most I would have a can at lunch on weekends only or if I went out to dinner. But in the last year and a half I've started drinking it daily. At least one 20 ounce bottle a day. And if I don't bring my lunch to work, it included a 12 ounce can.
You're probably wondering what is the big deal.
Well, the big deal is that I don't drink diet soda. Not a fan of the stuff. The only diet type soda I drink is Pepsi One. And I only drink that when I bring my lunch to work. If I have a choice of soda, it's sugared soda, never diet. Sounds weird if I bring a can of diet soda and drink it at work.
My downfall is that I drink sugared soda, specifically Pepsi. LOVE the stuff. That's where the problem comes in.
See I don't like coffee (not even the smell of it... blech!) and I'm not a big tea drinker either. So I used to drink Pepsi to give me a boost in the morning, just like people who drink coffee. It's the only way I could and can think of to get caffeine considering I don't like coffee.
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