Day 1 of No Soda

I have been drinking soda (regular - not diet) for at least 36 years and have finally decided that I am done with it! I just pray that it doesn't take that long to get it out of my system! =-p

The other day it really hit me that there is nothing I like about soda. The taste, the bubbles, the caffeine, the heartburn, or anything else. I decided to ask Google "how to wean off soda". Cuz you know Google doesn't care if you have proper sentence structure. I clicked on the first link there was and came across some fairly good advice. The writer of the site basically advises to stop cold turkey but also gives some good ideas on how to deal with the withdrawals, mainly the headaches. I decided to prepare myself for the worst as I have tried to wean myself off of soda in the past and had no luck. I prayed for strength and encouragement before bed and before I got out of bed this morning.

So this morning when I got up I made a conscious effort to keep it at the forefront of my mind that I WAS NOT going to give in to any craving or to temptation! Once Peter and I got home from taking the girls to school, I had my typical breakfast, slimfast breakfast shake. Normally I would have a soda about 9ish and about that time I was thirsty and almost went to get a soda without even thinking about it. I caught myself and got a water instead. 

I also decided the other day that I was going to start eating a MUCH simpler & healthier lunch. So today I had some cheese and crackers. This is actually not an uncommon lunch for me as I LOVE cheese. I was going to have cheese and some fruit but I didn't get to the store yet to get myself fruit. 

A little later we were at my sister-n-laws and I started to feel the pangs of a headache. Barbara was kind and gave me some Excedrin Migraine and even though it took a little while to kick in, my headache never got out of control. Phew!

We didn't make it home in time to make dinner and plus Lyndsy needed to get an under armor shirt for softball so, we ate out. YUCK! I am so tired of eating out! Well, I brought a water bottle with me and drank that instead of getting a soda. AND, I had a salad. =-]

So I have to say that day 1 of no soda was a HUGE success! No craving for it (or more hunger pains) and just a minor headache! The strange thing though is that I still have the heartburn! Go figure!

Thank you to everyone who gave me words of encouragement today! Now it's time to go to bed. I have to get up early to get Lyndsy to school a half hour early. Night!