I know, what a pathetic thing to blog about. For those who know me well, I am a diet coke addict. Yes, ridiculous, but true. Blame Salon Vox for getting me started. If it weren't for all those "coke runs" we went on every flipping day, maybe I wouldn't be so bad off. Haha. Well, I decided as a new years resolution I would give it up. Cold turkey. I usually think new years resolutions are lame, I mean, come on, no one ever sticks to them, then you feel bad because you didn't follow through with the goals. But I've been reading stuff about Aspartame and how bad it is for you, and now that Addi is getting older, she's wanting to sip out of my drink, and I really don't want her drinking soda. Matt is always hounding me (in a good way) to give it up, and well, I guess it finally got to me. I know you're reading this thinking, "Tara, it's just a drink, how hard can it be to stop?" A lot harder than I thought, apparently. Besides the blood-pounding headaches everyday that I expected, I feel irritable, moody, and I get so light-headed that sometimes I feel like I'm floating. I had no idea I was that addicted. Everytime a commercial comes on t.v. for coke my mouth starts to water and it takes everything I have to not get off the couch and run to the gas station. I suppose it will be worth it someday? Let me just say that water is so boring. BLAH. I'm so sick of drinking water. I know it's good for you and yada yada yada... but seriously it's so tasteless. For now, Adios from the addict. :)
8 comments:
I am so sorry you have to deal with this addiction. I don't know how it feels... never been addicted to soda or really anything. I do know though it has to be hard. I try and not let my boys have soda, but I make it a treat once in a while. Water will grow on you, we like milk at our house! Good luck and be strong!
Good luck with that! I really don't like to drink water unless it is COLD, but your are right, it is boring. I am on a cherry coke kick right now, but I guess I shouldn't tell you that! Hang in there.
Crystle Light was my saving grace! But I think it has aspartame in it as well. Good luck!
Your diet coke is my Dr pepper, I love it and can't live without it !! I tried to just stop drinking it but it just wasn't working so I just cut back a TON! I wish I could drink diet coke more but the girls can't have aspartame because it is made of animal protein and they always steal my drinks! Anyhow Good Luck! Crystal is awesome I use the energy kind before I work out love it!! And a little diet coke once in a while won't kill you I promise!!!
That is SOOO hard! I'm addicted to Mt Dew, my husband gets so mad at me when I drink it cause I'm pregnant.. but I LOVE IT!! HAng in there..
Hey, we could always pull out the mustard or the salsa every time you wanted to take a drink! Whaddya think?
Jake gave up Dr. Pepper not long ago, and we've taken to drinking Crystal Light. It has less flavor than soda, but at least it isn't boring. Good luck!!
You are hilarious! And I am so proud of you! I resort to regular coke after I work my overnight shifts, I sometimes need a little help in the energy department! But when I used to drink coke EVERYDAY!!!!! I remember how much it sucked quitting it! GOOD LUCK!!!!!
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