Bit by bit, day by day

I hear ya on the Dr. Pepper addiction. I've been trying to break from drinking Dr. Pepper as well. I went from 1-2 a day to 1 a week.

It seems like I don't crave it until I have it, and then when I have it, I want more. It makes me wonder if it is all in my mind or if there is something in the ingredients (beyond the caffiene).

I'm trying to eat better, which requires an overall greater commitment on my part. I live at home, but in order to eat healthier the way I want to, I go grocery shopping 1x a week and pack my own lunch/dinner. As a time/cash-strapped college student its tough but I'm happier when I eat better.

I recently cut out caffiene cold turkey, which took me about ~3 weeks to recover from, but I think I'm a lot healthier for it. Even if I'm sleeping way more than I should.

My latest goal is sitting down to do something and not getting up until it's done. At the moment I'm not so good with the staying on task and focusing part of life. But I can be! :)

I had to do a month without any soda in college to break a Coca Cola addiction. Ever since it hasn't had as much appeal for me...sometimes I feel like a flavored sugar rush, but most of the time I don't want it.

Incidentally, I wrote today about how I learned to love water. Wasn't easy at first, but it worked. :)

First let me say that I loved....yes LOVED diet coke......especailly the fountain diet coke. I gave up all.....ALL soda 13 months ago....it was very hard the first 6 weeks but now I'm sort of afraid to have even one for fear of totally falling off the wagon and drinking it toooooo much again......thank goodness I don't drink alcohol either (smile). Pam, South Bend

I keep carbonated drinks out of my house, but enjoy them to often when out. I decided about two weeks ago to either drink lemonade or water when out. So far so good.

I've quit drinking soft drinks by using a Stickk committment. It was difficult, but it worked. I think I blogged about it also. I'll look and see. Yes, I did. It's here .

I'm a dr pepper junkie as well i try to limit it to once a month if possible.
Right now I'm working on diminishing ym massive laundry pile. so far i've gotte it to where i can now see the wall and floor again in the laundry room so that's a good start lol
Also working on weight loss, following the little by little plan. Basically i'm trying to exercise 2-3 times a week and eat reasonably healthy. Seems to be working on the condition that I DON'T skimp on meals. Ah, breastfeeding and the metabolism.

Amen to this post, Ivy! My hilarious grandma still says "inch by inch, life's a sinch, yard by yard it's *&@# hard" and I agree! :) I am taking steps to ensure that I don't get the type 2 diabetes that runs in my family. I have lost 10 lbs in the past 4 months (5-8 to go!) and have found ways to reduce my sugar intake and added doses of apple cider vinegar and flax seed to my diet. One day at a time! I allow myself 1-2 diet cokes a week, having scaled back from about 2 a day, so you can do it!