Did anyone else feel like they ate the worst of the worst food during the extended Fall break that was Hurricane Sandy?! Between Halloween candy and fast food, there was not much room for healthy eating under the circumstances. Now that most of us are back into our normal routines, I am taking a pro-active step away from the road leading to "Chunky Town" that takes one of my favorite things away from me: Diet Coke. For those of you who don't know me, I am quite literally addicted to the Diet Coke/Diet Pepsi persuasion of bubbly beverages. Before you all turn the other cheek, I know how bad the artificiality of it is and I am well aware that I'd be better off drinking regular soda (but I actually love the taste of diet more!) My "Diet Coke Detox" as it were simply takes something that my body routinely consumes and replaces it with something a little more natural: WATER. Simple enough, right? Read on...
So far, I'm on day two and I am extremely cranky with periods of headaches throughout the day. I think to myself as I'm writing this, "How do people with actual addictions go through withdrawal if I am feeling like this over soda?!" Needless to say, my eyes hurt as I stare at my computer screen to write this posting. I will surely update you all when things get better (and hopefully not worse). Please note: I also went back to normal eating habits that I find successful for weight maintenance. Imagine if this lack of soda results in weight loss?! Here's hoping...
