Wow I disappeared for awhile didn't I? Guess I didn't want my belly button back badly enough.
I guess the question is do I want it badly enough now? And my answer is I think so, but this time I'm starting with smaller goals and each time I master a goal I am adding a new one so that by the time this is all said and done I have completely changed my lifestyle.
I think all too often we get caught up in the big picture and we can't see the forest for the trees. Yes I want to lose over 100 pounds, but how do I start? Every time I would try before I would try to change everything that first day. And by the end of my first week I couldn't wait to go back to old habits!
So I'm doing it differently this time. What's it going to hurt? I couldn't possibly be any worse off, right?
So my first goal is to stop drinking pop, or soda, or coke, or whatever it is you want to call it. You all know what I'm talking about. That deliciously sweet carbonated beverage that is perfect with anything? Oh man to say that I was addicted to pop would be an understatement. I could go through a 12 pack in 3 days! I know, gross right?
I loved it. I would drink it with anything, anywhere, anytime! So my first goal was to cut back to one a day. And that was relatively easy to achieve because I didn't set any restrictions on how much I could have, but it could only be one cup or can or bottle a day. Eventually I wanted to get to no pop at all. That happened without even trying! I was writing in my food journal and I noticed that for 3 days in a row I hadn't consumed any pop! Well how did that happen? I guess I didn't "need" it any more! Let me tell you that was such a fabulous feeling. What's even more fabulous is that it has been 11 days and I don't find myself thinking,"Golly gee willakers I wish I could have me some sodie pop." instead I find myself drinking water and unsweetened tea all the time. I still want that carbonation every now and then, so until I can afford my own Soda Stream to make carbonated water with fruit, I rely on La Croix and Mendota Springs to satisfy my carbonation cravings. My next goal? Eating breakfast everyday.
