Oh yeah

And Day 3 of no soda was the last day for that business. Whoever came up with the addictive qualities of soda (and nicotine for that matter) and then unleashed them on the world should be tarred and feathered. Seriously, pour hot tar on them and then feather them, everyday, for the rest of their lives.

Nothing Fits Right, Everything is Tight.

That is all.

Food as function

It's now almost the end of Day 2 with no soda. I am feeling like a crack head going through withdrawal. I have headaches, I'm irritable (sorry Marc), I'm twitchy and for some reason I'm touching my face a lot. You'd think I was giving up smoking or something. Tonight I ate at Mugsy's. Cheeseburger and fries. It just wasn't the same without my friend soda. On the way home it hit me. Eating is no longer the celebration it once was. The joy is gone. Eating has now sort of become a function rather than fun. I guess that is what food was intended for all along....a way to keep your body fueled to perform it's required tasks. Something about this loss of joy feels wrong though. Almost evil and torturous. Which makes me wonder....do I fall off course? For now I power on. I'm hoping one day to look back on these thoughts and see how silly I once was for thinking pop could make such a difference in my life. Well, it'll either be that or tomorrow I'll re-read this while holding a Diet Dr. Pepper. It's a toss up.

8.9 lbs away

I plan to weigh myself everyday. Yeah, I know, that's not good for your psyche but I don't care. As soon as that scale reads that magical number, I am booking a trip! Now even though it says I am 8.9 lbs away, I did lose more than 1.1 lbs overnight....3.2 to be exact. Really my goal was to lose 10 lbs from my unacceptable weight. You know what would make all this numbers game easier to understand? if I just came out and posted my weight. But I refuse. I am not ready for the judgment that comes with that number quite yet. Perhaps as I get closer to my goal, actual weights will be revealed. Today is not that day.

It's Day #2 no diet soda. I thought on my way to work today I should stop and get some crackers and a diet dr. pepper (the most superior of all diet sodas). And then I realized I wasn't doing that anymore. I felt pangs of anger and sadness and then I remembered this was my decision. I got some Raisin Bran and skim milk instead. Stupid milk, you don't make a cool sound when I open you.

On a completely different note, I was recently introduced to the music stylings of Adele and I'm loving it. You should check her out if you haven't already. I am currently rocking her station on Pandora and it's making for a lovely day at work. Adele, Corrine Bailey Rae, Sara Bareilles, Feist, ahh I'm happy.

R.I.P. Diet Soda......10 lbs to Puerto Rico

I got on the scale this morning. Once again over my "unacceptable" weight. It might have had something to do with the fact I ate so much Rosatti's Chicago Style deep dish last night I wanted to puke and then pass out. I was uncomfortably full and still trying to shovel bites in my mouth. What is wrong with me? Anyways, I woke up this morning and did my usual "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH" speech to myself. Then it hit me. I really, really enjoy food with soda. Sometimes I think I cannot eat something unless I have a soda with it. I drink soda with breakfast food even. I have always thought this an ok practice since I only drink diet soda. Diet soda has 0 calories, so what harm am I doing (keep in mind, I care nothing about the fact that soda eats away tooth enamel, etc--I only care if it will make me fat)?

So that's what I'm going to try to do....cut out the diet soda. I am already certain the act of eating will lose all joy. There is something magical about washing down a mouthful of Mexican food with a crispy, tingling, cold, refreshing diet soda. I am really sad just thinking about it. I would like to put a disclaimer on this--the idea is only about 5 hours old so if you see me drinking a soda, do not be surprised. I reserve the right to back out of this at any time. For now though, I think it will be effective in dropping some lbs.

I also have decided the second I lose 10 lbs, I will be booking a tropical vaca with Ms. Fine. I cannot wait. Peurto Rico perhaps? We both have credits for a free one way from Ghettotran so we need to go somewhere they fly. They have traded their Bahamas service for Puerto Rico, so it's looking like a definite possibility. Now it's just these pesky 10 lbs I must drop before I can book. Hopefully we'll make it there before the end of the year--just kidding Jess--hopefully it won't take that long! Maybe I'll use some of my tax return $$ for a few personal training sessions? Until next time folks......