The sun is back after a rain-filled week…Hallelujah!
Eric and I took advantage of the nice weather to get outside for our first hike of the year.
We weren’t the only Canadians with Spring Fever! We could barely find a parking spot…
Ladies and Gents…meet Dwight K. Schrute! Or just Dwight for short. ;)
I picked myself up a Garmin Forerunner 305 at Costco this weekend!!
I have been wanting one for over a year now and my Polar RS200 has been broken for several months so I finally forked over the cash for a Garmin. Costco seems to have the best deal in Canada (aside from one sketchy website which I deemed was perhaps not the most reliable).
Eric couldn’t stop laughing at how HUGE the watch looks on my wrist. I had to explain to him that it’s a runner’s thing and I am PROUD to wear this beast!
If you are an Office fan you will understand where the Dwight name comes from. On the show, Dwight is known for wearing a huge calculator watch, which the Garmin kind of reminds me of. ;)
I can’t get over how many cool features this watch has. You can train or race against a ‘virtual partner’. This will be so motivational for me on solo runs. You can also upload all of your workouts and track/compare with the software. I still have half of a manual to read, but so far it has been quite easy to figure out! I can’t wait to use this on my 15km race this Sunday!
We tested out Dwight on the hike today. I set up the automatic pause feature, so the timer pauses every time I stop for a rest. At the end of the workout (or during) you can look at how much ‘rest time’ you had. It prevents the need to keep pausing and starting the watch each time you stop.
It was about 18C today and just perfect for a hike!
So peaceful.
Winter BE GONE!
We brought some of these on our walk for a snack:
Eric and I love going on hikes together because it gives us uninterrupted time to just talk about anything and everything…
We had one VERY interesting talk that I will be telling you about soon. :mrgreen: Oh, it’s a DOOZEY!!!!
We walked for an hour and covered 2.9 miles of hills, rocks, waterfalls, and rays…
We worked up appetites for lunch…
A protein packed spinach, lentil, hummus, and tomato Ezekiel wrap:
My breakfast this morning did an OK job of holding me over. Not as good as my first batch of vegan overnight oats for some reason (I may have just been extra hungry this morning though!).
An apple which was way too soft and not very good…(I like crunchy apples!)
and a handful of dried organic apricots and a dark chocolate:
I spent the afternoon organizing my bakery stock and taking inventory. It feels so good to get a jump start on the work week. This week is going to be VERY busy and EXCITING as I am training my first employee, meeting with the organic farmer’s market director, finalizing the new GF Glo Bar, and of course doing my regular orders!
In my last post, I told you that Eric is trying to kick something COLD TURKEY from his diet!
If you guessed COKE you were right!
And no, not the illegal kind of coke…this kind… ;)
Eric has been addicted to Coke since he was a young boy. In university, he often drank up to 6 cans a DAY as a way to be able to stay awake. He cut back a bit after university, but he still drank about 2 cans during the work day. I used to encourage him to drink healthier things, but he never showed ANY interest in stopping so I dropped it years ago.
Well, what does he do totally out of the blue last week??
He tells me that he decided to cut Coke (and all pop) COLD TURKEY out of his diet!!!!
He has not had a Coke since the beginning of our vacation in Florida, and not one sip at work. Apparently, his coworker bought him a Coke last week and set it in front of him and Eric didn’t even drink it after much teasing from his coworker. I was so proud when he told me this story I almost shed a tear! lol. I gave him a big, beaming bear hug because I am just so proud of him!
I asked him why he decided to do this all of a sudden and he said, ‘It is the one consistent thing in my diet that is bad for me and I realized that I could replace it with something healthier.’
When the craving strikes, he is trying to beat it by making tea or having 100% pure orange juice.
So far it has been working…BUT, he admitted to me this weekend that he is craving one REALLY BADLY and he is worried that he might crack and have one and then be hooked again.
I immediately thought of you guys and I knew that you could help Eric! I said, ‘MY AMAZING BLOG READERS CAN HELP YOU!!!!’ :mrgreen:
He needs the encouragement now more than ever and I was hoping that you guys could leave Eric a comment below and encourage him to stick with cutting Coke out of his life. Then he can read the comments when he is craving some. Actually, this could help ANYONE out there who is trying to cut something out of their diet. Eric REALLY wants to stick with it, but he is afraid that he is not strong enough!! Any encouragement you can offer is greatly appreciated. :) maybe those of you who are also trying to kick pop out of your life can offer each other support!
Today’s question- Do you have a story to share about pop/soda? Do you like it and have you ever tried to cut back? What about diet pop?
My story with pop is a simple one- I always disliked pop since I was a very young child. I have never been a fan of carbonated drinks for some reason! The only pop I ever drank was the orange or pink stuff…and I drank it very rarely because I always preferred juice as opposed to carbonated drinks. I know a lot of women who are addicted to diet pop…they drink about 6-8 cans a day and can’t kick the habit.
What beautiful pictures! Several years ago I gave up soda (I call it soda) cold turkey for a month (as a personal challenge). The first week was the most difficult, but after that it wasn’t so bad. I did eventually go back to drinking soda but not nearly as much as I used to.
Is he having any headaches from caffeine withdrawal? Tea or coffee can help with that. Replacing soda with sparkling water or seltzer can replace the initial cravings for the fizz. Also, chewing gum can help–especially cinnamon gum. There is something in the cinnamon flavor profile that helps with cravings, including cigarettes! If he doesn’t chew gum, maybe some hot water with a cinnamon stick swizzled in might help? Good luck!
Jen
Yes he has had headaches..I think the tea does help a bit, depending on how much he drinks. Eventually the body will adapt Im sure :)
What perfect timing! I quit drinking soda jan 1st. It’s definitely tough. And I was having some hard-core cravings recently, so this was the perfect time to hear of other people pushing through. I’ve had a few (prob 3) Izze’s and they help a bit, because of the fizz. Eric don’t bail on me :) We can kick the habit together!
My trick to cutting Coke (and Diet Coke): Read the ingredients!!! Carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, caramel color, phosphoric acid, natural flavors and caffeine. Diet Coke is even worse because it’s ALL chemicals (hence no calories). Now, do you really want to put all that syrup and chemicals into your body? Or would you rather give your body something it NEEDS and will make you feel good? Water rids your body of toxins, tea has multiple health benefits, etc. Hope this helps!!
Very good points!
Eric, you can do it! Ironically enough, I gave up Coke at the beginning of last week. It has almost been a week for me and I am doing okay. I try to not focus on how much I want one and instead think of all the other healthy things I can put in my body. And, really, if it will eat rust off of metal, then imagine what it really does once inside us!
I’m one of those women who is addicted to diet pop. Over the years I have been able to cut down and even cut it out of my diet for several weeks at a time, but somehow I always come back to it. There’s always an excuse to be drinking it. I don’t get enough sleep so I need the caffeine, I need to focus at work and it helps me, et cetera, et cetera, ad nauseum. It’s funny that I’m reading this blog because my boyfriend and I just had a conversation about our addiction to coke products and how we would both like to give them up. When you think about it coke addictions can end up costing as much as nicotine problems. Scary thought! I think it’s really admirable that Eric is able to just cut it off completely like that. If he is craving something more fizzy that’s at least semi healthy, I’ve heard club soda + orange juice is pretty tasty. It lacks caffeine, but it has that tickly carbonated goodness that make my insides happy :-p. Wishing Eric good luck!
Eric: I used mountain dew to survive my first year of grad school, and I survived. I quit cold turkey and switched to all kinds of tea and green monsters in my second year, and I wrote an awesome thesis. Your life will be just as good, in fact, even way better if you keep at it! You’ve already lasted so long – don’t waste the effort you’ve already put in!
Also, if you do start drinking coke again, you will hear all million of angela’s readers crying, and that’s going to be pretty loud and annoying ;-) Oh yeah, and heartbreaking. You wouldn’t break all our hearts at once, would you? :) kidding, but good luck!
hahahah amazing comment…Eric enjoyed :)
I have struggled with a Diet Coke addiction since high school. Never more than 2 cans a day, but totally crave it. I gave it up for a year once, and then just one can did it for me and I was hooked again. Like Eric, it was my only vice. I tried to substitute cranberry juice and club soda, for the carbonation, which sometimes worked for a while. The day I found out I was pregnant though, I drank my last full can and haven’t touched it since. I miss it though and can’t promise that I will have given it up forever. So, I wish you luck Eric, it’s not easy but I do recommend not drinking even ONE.
I’m going to hold you to it post-pregnancy! ;)
I used to drink multiple Diet Dr. Peppers or Diet Cokes in college. When I went abroad, I stopped b/c canned sodas weren’t easily found and if so, they were expensive. I could felt completely different after going without soda for a few days. After a while, I realized it wasn’t that hard to let the habit go, and I could tell how much better I felt.
Every few months, I crave a diet soda. But after the first few sips, I realize how crappy it makes me feel: bloated, heavy, and almost like I have a metallic liquid running through my veins!
You can do it, Eric! Sodas are pure crap–diet or not. Why drink a can of chemicals? There are so many better, smarter, tastier options out there!
I used to drink all sorts of pop all the time and quit a couple years ago. What really helped me was drinking carbonated water (club soda) with a little lime or lemon juice. You still get the bubbly feeling without all the sugar and chemicals. Zero calories and zero sweeteners. Just water and a little carbon dioxide. Delicious!
That does sound kind of fun to try…I bet you could also squeeze in some fresh orange in there. congrats on being pop free for 2 years :)
Dear Eric,
I was TOTALLY addicted to Diet Coke for years and years and years. Like you, I knew it was part of my diet that could use some help and could be replaced, although I had many fits and starts with trying to give it up. Then, I finally made up my mind. I haven’t had a diet coke since December 31, 2008! About a year and 3 months! The first few weeks were hard– as they will be for you too since COke has the SUGAR factor. But stick with it. Every day you will grow more and more proud of yourself! I’d be lying if I said I didn’t still want a diet coke to some degree for about the first year! But, Now, it doesn’t even phase me. YOU CAN DO IT!
Congrats!
I wish the US Costco had the Garmin :( I really want one, especially now that I’m doing longer distance running. Oh well.
Congrats to Eric for deciding to quit Coke! :P I used to love soda, including diet, but it was too spendy when I was a student to keep up that kind of habit! So I switched to crystal lite for awhile because I didn’t like plain water, and then eventually to water. Now I drink tons of water all day long. I have a diet coke now and then when I go out to eat, but not often.
I heard good things about PCNATION.COM in the US!!! Very low price!
Thanks Angela! I’ll look into that. :D
That is so great that he is giving up coke. As a kid I used to drink 3-4 Mountain Dews every single day after school.
If he craves having something with a lot of flavor, Crystal Light really worked for me. If he craves the carbonation, a flavored carbonated water would work well. Good luck! It may not be easy just stay away from it as much as possible and things will go well :)
I’m not a fan of the soda flavors so giving up soda was pretty easy but I find water to get very boring! I understand sometimes it just isn’t refreshing enough so I stick to seltzer water with lemon and lime squeezed in. It might not be the healthiest thing considering water isn’t meant to have carbonation in it but it keeps me from running to the aspartame sweetened carbonated waters!
YOU CAN DO IT! :)
Take it from a guy who drank 4 litres of pop EVERYDAY……GET OFF THE POP!!! I’ve been off it again since the start of the year and once I got through the cravings it’s been a breeze. You save money and you’re not a slave to pop.
Another note: my Dad in the last 3 years or so has had kidney stones and the doc said they can be caused by pop! and he was a big pop drinker too. Kidney stones are painful from what I hear…closest thing to giving birth a guy can get :-)
Wow GO YOU!!!
I’ve been soda free for a few months and have been seriously cutting back before only having 1 a week or so. It was a little hard at first, focusing on the money savings was a huge driver for me. Now I don’t crave it at all.
GO ERIC! You can do this, no prob. Easy-peasy.
Here’s something you can do to inspire yourself.
Take an old crummy dirty penny and soak it in some coke. When you take it out it’ll be all shiny and looking brand new! Do you really want to have that corrosive power working on your stomach?
I won’t lie I don’t like soda but loved diet coke until recently a health problem changed my taste buds and now I can’t stand it! So kicking the habit was easy for me.
Good luck to your hubby! I stopped drinking soda during high school, only to pick up the habit again briefly during my freshman year because soda was the only way I could get down the heavy booze, haha. Needless to say, I have some pretty bad memories associated with carbonated beverages now, and can’t imagine drinking one for the heck of it :)
Also, a celebratory “woohoo!” for the first hike of the season! I love spring!
I can’t believe that Eric is trying to do something positive and here an adult has to taunt him -kudos to Eric on not caving in and having the coke. Anyway maybe a better organic type of pop would help him get through that coke craving – even kombuca might help it has that fizzy taste of soda. Keep up the good work Eric.
I JUST did this… Well, I drank Diet but that’s worse. I gave it up for lent and decided to continue.
What saved me was seltzer. I made tons of “chia fizz” drinks (seltzer water, fresh mint leaves and chia seeds). I also would just flavor it with a slice of lemon, orange, etc. I realized that what I really loved was the carbonation more so than the actual soda. I hope that helps!
Good luck Eric!!! You can do it!!
to answer your question – I gave up diet coke. it used to be my lunch back at the height of my eating dissorder. While in a treatment program, I decided that the only reason I drank it was because it was filling (carbonation!) gave me the energy I so desperately lacked, and had no calories or fat. Sounds like an E.D. crutch to me! So that was the end of Diet Coke.
Oh, and if Eric needs a visual,I once used coke in a plugged g-tube!! The acidity ate away at the blockage. Worked like a charm. It’s like draino for g-tubes. Nasty.
Ugh the trouble of Coke…I myself find this a struggle every once in a while (with Diet Coke). Here are my suggestions for satisfying the craving. 1st off – for me, when I want pop, in order to satify the craving, the replacement beverage must either be carbonated or sweet with a chocolate or vanilla flavor. My suggestions: Homemade iced coffee or iced tea mixed with stevia or agave and creamer (silk soy vanilla creamer is awesome). (Tip, make ‘ice’ cubes of tea or coffee so your drink doesn’t become watered down.) The other drink is a combo of iced tea with a carbonated drink like soda water and squeeze some lemon in.
Not sure if you’ve seen this and it is extrememly gross, but I sure couldn’t lift a soda to my lips after watching it. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjXXkEWqXWY&NR=1
Congrats to your hubbie!!!!! I stopped drinking soda a year or so ago and i’ve NEVER looked back! I feel amazingly better.. it’s unbelievable! And you will stop craving it. Now, I can’t stand it!
Wow, thanks everyone for the support. To tell you the truth, the main reasons I wanted to quit coke were:
1) Expensive – especially if you buy from vending machines
2) I hated that everyday at 3:00pm I felt a major loss of energy and felt like I required one.
3) Its just not good for you…
I can’t say that I feel any better around 3:00pm, but I have been trying other things. Tea or Orange Juice seem to work best for me. Tea is good but I never drink hot drinks on hot days, so for the summer it is no good. The Cafeteria at my work sells Orange Juice for $2.60 for a small little bottle, so I’ll have to buy some and bring it in. I have noticed getting headaches a lot more frequent, which I assume is the caffeine withdrawl. I’m not sure if tea is the best substitue though since I don’t like having to depend on something, also I still put quite a bit of sugar in my tea, but I’m taking baby steps here. =) I think someone else mentioned Fruit, that helps also.
The only hard part of kicking the habbit is being at work, my co-worker calls Coke the “Lifeforce”. He drinks anywhere from 3-6 cans a day, but I think I’m getting to him as he recently talked about cutting back.
Anyhow, here’s hoping! Thanks again everyone for the encouragement!
I used to be a pop monster. seriously! I drank tons of diet pop and it made me feel so gross. I gave up drinking pop (and a few other not-so-good foods) almost a year ago and feel better then I ever have! I dropped so much weight, am running my first half marathon in 2 weeks and have soo much energy! Stick with it and lose the pop cravings man! You will feel FANTASTIC!
Diet Coke addict here, although I am proud to say that after many years of drinking up to 4 cans daily I’m down to 1-2 a week now (on the weekends). I gave up other sodas and other artificial sugary drinks years ago (other then the very very occasional mixed drink at a bar) and feel so much better not drinking junk all the time.
What really helped me with breaking the daily Diet Coke habit (I was stuck on 1 a day for quite some time) was giving yourself something else you enjoy that will help with the cravings so you don’t ever feel deprived… in my case, I used tea, and the slight caffeine boost I got there was enough to ward off the worst of the cravings. Plus, there are so many kinds of teas, I had fun trying out a bunch to see what I liked. Also: If you’re craving the carbonation, maybe mixing fruit juice with carbonated water might also be helpful?
GOOD LUCK ERIC! Just think of all the better things to drink out there. :)
Great Job Eric!!
My tip is every time you want a coke, channel that energy into getting angry that it even exists. I know this sounds weird, but it’s true- isn’t kind of unfair that a company tries to get you to drink something BAD for you just to make money? They don’t deserve your support :)
You guys are such a cute couple BTW!
Eric, you can definitely kick the habit! When I started college 3 years ago I made a decision to give up coke and all soda. It was very hard at first but I decided that I am doing this for my body. I want to be strong and healthy and drinking a can of coke or soda isn’t helping me in any way. It has been 3 years and I have not had a sip of coke. It’s possible but you have to believe that YOU CAN DO THIS!
I am not a huge fan of pop … it is liquid poison. You can do it Eric!!!!!!!
Go Eric! If you feel the coke monkey getting to you, try seltzer water with juice!
I purchased a Garmin 305 last year in the hopes I’d put it to good use this year when I get back to training again. I just set it up last Thurs., but have not gotten the opportunity to try out all of the features that I am sure it has. I did not know that it had this feature but I love that, so I’ll check that out! What a wonderful place to hike, wow! I love hiking and mountain biking, fun stuff.
As for the addiction of soda pop, I once was a diet coke addict many many moons ago, and I don’t know how in the heck I was because when I taste it today, it is not a good taste whatsoever. As for regular coke, I don’t ever drink it, I don’t drink soda at all for that matter. I am a water, green tea and coffee drinker but mostly water. Now, I do have to say and I don’t know what it is, but when I’ve eaten a real hamburger, which I do not do as I am attempting to become a pescatarian, some day, but having a burger, fries and a coke just seems right. :)
I think if you have Eric go to http://members.tripod.com/Barefoot_Lass/cola.html, he might think twice about continuing to drink Coke….teehee! Or Google Uses of Cocacola….and holy schmoly you will freak!
Eric, you can do this, once you don’t have it anymore, you won’t even crave it. My hubby was once addicted to Diet Mt. Dew when he was in the Army due to the fact that it kept him alert during training, he eventually stopped it cold turkey and to this day he wonders why he would’ve even wanted to drink something full of sugar like that. I’m so glad!
Good luck!
During my worst disordered eating days I could drink up to 12 cans of diet coke a day. I gradually cut back to 1 to 3 per day BUT was drinking 3 to 4 cans of red bull per day plus coffee. I stopped my diet coke and red bull habit cold turkey when after I left my job a little over a year ago. I have not touched diet coke since but have had the occasional (I could count the times in the last year on one hand) lemonade or sunkist. The thought of diet coke makes me literally feel ill now. I don’t even like the smell if someone else is drinking it. Giving up red bull was harder. I had many slip ups the first three months or so. Once again I have had the occasional one since but no longer crave it. Carbonated beverages actually make me feel sick to my stomach now. I still drink coffee (usually just in the morning). I drink a lot of soy milk, cranberry juice and tea now. If I can kick this habit, anyone can. I think the key is to allow some slip ups but have one and get back on the wagon. No one is perfect and going cold turkey is really tough. If you forgive yourself for slip ups I think you have a much better chance for success instead of simply believing it is all too hard and giving up. Go Eric!
I used to LOVE Coke… to the point of owning a lot of old Coke memorabilia. But then one day I realized how many liquid calories you’re unknowingly consuming when you drink soda, and I think that was a turning point for me. I never drank soda at home, but every time I went out to eat I’d get one. Now I feel a sense of proud accomplishment when I go out to eat and just order water. I feel like I’m really doing something great for my body, and that makes me feel great! :D
I weaned myself off of soda back in my BA years and what helped was carrying around water and if the urger for a soda struck I would reach for a Peligreno. There’s something about bubbles in the soda that was my “crave” factor. Also, a visual representation of how much sugar is in soda can help…. Check out sugarstacks.com
Best wishes!
I also used to be addicted to Coke…it was tough for me to kick the habit. I did Kris Carr’s ACT Cleanse last April and told myself that I would go 28 days without drinking soda and then after those 28 days I would re-evaluate and see how I was feeling about things. After that time, I did not crave it anymore! I drink one every once in a while now but it tastes really really sweet to me (I never realized how sweet a Coke tastes until after I gave it up). One of the things that helped me when I was having cravings was a few sips of kombucha tea (like GT’s which they sell at Whole Foods). It’s really fizzy and gives me a burst of energy like soda used to do. I feel SO much better not drinking it anymore and you can DEFINITELY break the habit! Doubt your doubts! :)
I have found that sparkling water often helps curb my soda cravings. The carbonation is really satisfying. :)
add some club soda to your orange juice. the carbonation may help fufil your coke cravings!
I used to have a diet coke addiction about 1.25 litre bottle a day. It started when I was in grade 9 and went on a school trip (before then I had NEVER drunk coke) and lasted til I had finished university (about 3 years ago). I know have sparkling mineral water as it gives me the bubbles (and is a bit more exciting than still water) but is much better for me. I have relapsed twice (had one glass on two separate occassions) but it was just one drink and didn’t go back to drinking it all the time.
So good luck Eric and if you do slip rememeber you don’t have to keep going after that and don’t think if you have one drink you’ll be drinking it all the time again.
That’s so great that Eric is trying to be healthier! Don’t you just love it when our healthy habits rub off people around us?
My bf doesn’t eat really healthy, but he tries, and I’m glad that we are making progress :))
I was never much of a soda/juice drinker. All the sugar and stuff in it freaks me out. I’ve heard that coke makes your erythrocytes glued together, awful!
Sparkling water with a bit of lemon is a great substitution :)
Any kind of water with fizz, add some lemon, lime or orange juice. I always do lemon. Touch of sugar if you need it. It has the pop fizz that I sometimes miss from other drinks. I drink Harmony chocolate milk now where I used to drink coke (pizza, chips…………it is organic milk… about 5 per bottle but 2 back when you take back the bottle. Organic planet and whole foods carry it. Drink some see if you like it as a sub for pop. I haven’t had a pop in 2 years and drank 6 or more a day. When i really want a pop those are my treats to get past it.
Best of luck to you,
I know you can do it.
Go Eric!
I was a die hard diet soda fan from way back. In high school I had one can a day, unless we were on vacation or went out to eat. In college I started drinking diet soda with every meal (even breakfast). On weight watchers I would drink at least one can a day, maybe a 20oz bottle with tons of water. When I quit weight watchers because of my binging, I stopped using artificial sweeteners. I was still drinking a couple cans a week.
During the last few months I would drink a random can or 20 oz bottle–until a few weeks ago when I decided to buy a Sobe green tea right before work. (Do they have Sobe in Canada? Think enhanced sugary juice drinks.) I took a swig and my goodness it was so sweet! I also noticed I’ve started being satisfied with fruit for desert instead of tons of chocolate.
What helped me (because I love carbonation) was drinking sparkling water mixed with juice or the kobucha drinks from Millennium. Neither are things I would have drank when I was on weight watchers, but I feel so much better drinking these things.
I used to drink tons of juice but eventually cut back when trying to lose weight! I drink soda on occasion now but just as a treat.
I sent you the whole forward on water or coke because it was too long to post but here are some of the most shocking facts about Coke…
In many states the highway patrol carries
two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from
the highway after a car accident.
the active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid.
It will dissolve a nail in about four days. Phosphoric
acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major
contributor to the rising increase of osteoporosis.
To carry Coca-Cola syrup! (the concentrate) the
commercial trucks must use a hazardous Material place
cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.
The distributors of Coke have been using it to clean
engines of the trucks for about 20 years.
Slightly and by slightly I mean really disturbing right??
Hope those give him some motivation!!!
You can do it Eric!! You’re a powerful warrior, a beast! RAWWWR! :D
and on the side note: tehe, it’s so cute that you guys call it “pop”!
Well, we share a name so OBVIOUSLY you are made of awesome! One of the best reasons to stop drinking it, is that the phosphoric acid in it, plus Vitamin C (in your diest) equals… KIDNEY STONES!! From what I’ve heard, it’s the male equivalent of giving birth! You can totally do it!! Maybe try just plain sparkling water for awhile, to get the bubbly feel. Good luck!
Yep, you need a Soda Stream! I swear you’ll never go back!
Big news? You’re such a tease! More cats? :)
Hi Angela & Eric!
Stay strong Eric, I feel like when I’m trying to kick a bad habit, I think about it more, like all the time, so the best way to beat it is distracting yourself with something else to keep your mind off those cravings. Easier said than done, I know, but keep at it, you’ll feel soooooo much better in the long run!
Also, Angela what is the protein powder that you use? I’ve been experimenting with a few, but haven’t found, ‘the one’. Any suggestions? Thanks :D
hurray for getting the garmin you’ve wanted! i bet you learn some really great things about how your body operates with it :) i have to admit, i really enjoy a diet coke or diet dr. pepper once or twice a week sometimes. it’s not a regular thing…sometimes i’ll go weeks without it, but it’s something i like. i have been drinking a lot more tea or coffee though, which helps with not drinking as many cokes as usual :)