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My Belt Is a Notch Tighter! January 7, 2009

Over My Craving? January 7, 2009

Hi! It’s Emily, one of the Fit Friends from Joy’s LIFE Diet Challenge on the Today show.

It is Day 3 of the diet, and can it be possible – have I already kicked my Diet Coke craving?

I used to drink a lot of diet soda, I would guess between 4 and 6 cans a day. I would drink it in the morning, at lunch, right before bed, anytime you can think of; I was hooked. 

Day 1, I drank a lot of coffee. I get headaches easily, and I didn’t want one from not having enough caffeine. I found myself wanting to grab a soda here and there, but I acknowledged it and drank my water instead. I didn’t really miss the soda, but I was going to it out of habit. Leaving the grocery store I thought to myself, “I should pick up a soda for the car,” but I stopped and went for water instead. When I saw other people drinking soda, I wanted to have it, but I resisted.

Day 2 I didn’t think of it as much. I jazzed up my water by adding in fresh orange and lime slices so that I didn’t get bored drinking it. I got the idea from reading a recipe in Joy’s book.

Now here I am today. I drank coffee with breakfast, and I have been drinking water non-stop. The idea of drinking soda hasn’t even crossed my mind! Can it be that I kicked my artificial sweetener habit so quickly? Having it out of my palette has made a big difference. I understand why I had to cut it out completely. I am not craving it. 

I am thinking ahead to next week when I can add artificial sweetener back in as a LIFE extra. I am afraid to bring diet soda back in on a daily basis. If I can do well without it, maybe I don’t need to have it anymore, maybe I don’t want to have it anymore!