I'm a nut. I'm weird. I LIKE to blog. I even like it when people read my blogs. I like it even more when people comment on my blogs.

Today's blog is all about what I have not had in two days.

A SODA!

I'm a Dr. Pepper junkie. I think that is truly my worst habit. And I know that where ever I go with this - I NEED TO GIVE IT UP!

It may or may not be the root of my problems - but it doesn't matter. Just the expense should be enough to be happy about giving it up!

When I went in for my first weight loss appointment last week I told the NP that I was going to start working on this, figuring, I've got six months to ween myself.

And over the weekend, I did actually drink less soda. And I thought to myself, well, if I can keep this up, by the time we work through all the twelve packs we have saved for moving into the refrigerator that holds nothing but soda, well, I should be able to make it last for six months.

I don't drink soda at work. Don't buy them out of the vending machines and don't bring one with me. Usually, I get home and grab one on the way into the house (that "soda refrigerator" is in the garage).

Monday - I didn't grab one. Nor did I ever go out there to get one.

Tuesday - I didn't grab one. Nor did I ever go out there to get one.

To me, this is like quitting smoking. I quit smoking cold turkey when I'd decided enough was enough. Just quit. And never really looked back. About two days into that, I realized I was fine. And I've never picked up another cigarette since then. I have been a non-smoker now for four years. Ironically, my lung capacity has decreased...but that's neither here nor there.

So. I'm thinking, if I'm two days without a soda now - and I'm fine with it - then maybe it's all good. Not craving one. Not missing one. Not anything about soda. I might just give them all away! Or not. Who knows.

But what I do know is this is awesome to me!

So far, about a week into my "supervised weight loss" - I've cut all my meals down to half. Half a breakfast. Half a lunch. Half a dinner. But not half the water...and now I'm working on three days of no soda...YAY! :thumbup:

Awesome! Any changes you can make now will only help! Just a reminder...because I can't remember...are you high enough above your minimum BMI for insurance that you can loose a lot of weight and still be above it (35 or 40 thresholds). Just checking because I was on the cusp and with your committment you'll be losing a lot. -BG

My BMI is 43...so I have some wiggle room but not a lot for loss. I have to follow the BMI of 40 as I have no comorbidities...

What I am doing to not lose too much weight is actually backing off the weighlifting. I have always had good luck with losing weight via weightlifting so while I'm not not weightlifting, I'm not hitting the weights as hard.

I will say, too - I've backed off of the eating - but I'm HUNGRY! Makes me wish for the band and better control. :thumbup:

I think some of why I can do this right now is where I am in my monthly cycle. I suspect in a week or so I'll be FAMISHED and that will be the end of that. :tt2:

If you dont drink them the rest of the month give them out on Halloween night...the kids are eating candy the whole time they are walking around and they get very thirsty....the extra sugar wont hurt them that night!

You have the best mind set. I love it, I also love to Blog. You will blog with very nice people on this site. I stopped smoking 22 years ago cold Turkey. It worked for me. I also had my last soda the night before I was banded. I have not had a soda since June 29, 2009. I do not miss it either. I am not hungry and need to make myself eat so I got into cooking. Never knew how to cook before. I just ate CRAP.. and lots of it. Soda is CRAP by the way. Water is a nutrient that our body needs and our bodies are made up of mostly water. I really like water now. I never thought I would say that. I like your blog. Best wishes to you. All will work out if you take charge. imaluckydog

I really enjoyed your blog. It made me laugh because your mind seems to race like mine does.

I have an addiction to caffeine. Particularly coca cola or coffee. Typically, I drink lots of water but every week I allow myself 1 coca cola and 1 medium coffee. I look forward, well, I actually plan my caffeine days. When I was pregnant, only during my 8th month, I would live to find coca cola. My family would call each other for the daily count "When Margarita went to lunch with you did she have coca cola?". LOL...Good thing was that I only wanted the fountain coke so that limited me to On the Run and Mcdonald or a diner.

I plan to stop drinking anything with caffeine at the end of this week.

Xavier - that's a great idea! We have quite the assortment, too - so could still keep the parents who don't want their kids to have caffeine happy as well, with the root beers and cream sodas and big reds.

I think we are planning to keep the 7-Up's and Ginger Ales around though.

Imaluckydog - yeah, soda is CRAP. Bad crap! I LOVE water. Always have. My whole life revolves around water - I'm an Oceanographer by degree although am in exploration of the marine environment now - by title nowadays I'm a Geophysicist - but it's all marine. Swam before I could walk. Served in the Navy for ten years. I love being on the water, in the water, under the water - and I most certainly love love love having the water in me! I'm lucky - the water here at work is the water I love the best. I can drink it all day - and I do - and is part of the reason why I never crave sodas around here. My water at home is pretty good, too.

Margaritadlc - yes - I definitely have a racing mind. I love my coffee, too - although since I can drink that black am not so worried about that one. I'm weird with the coffee - I only drink it Monday - Friday and not right when I get up but rather after I get to work. For me, otherwise, coffee is the perfect desert. And since I don't like desert - that works well. If we go out with friends, they order whatever they are getting and I sip some coffee. I understand about the fountain drinks - they can be better...and then again...they can also be worse.

So the update on this is I didn't drink a soda yesterday, either. So it was three days with no soda. On the way out the door this morning, I was thirsty and wanted something with my breakfast so my husband and I split a Dr. Pepper. It did not even remotely taste good! YAY!

I am not saying no more ever ever ever - if it sounds good, in the next six months, I'll drink one - or more likely split one with my husband. But I think I am getting back to my old me - the me I was raised as - that didn't drink sodas. And THIS is good!