“You can’t be a social drinker,” a friend of mine told me about my bad habit the other day. She wasn’t talking about hard liquor but instead my consumption of Diet Coke and Pepsi.
I usually drink at least one a day but recently have been binging on two or more. Until now, I really didn’t care. I figured, I restrict myself from eating and drinking so many other things that a zero calorie treat was harmless. But I’m not so sure anymore.
So, while skiing in Colorado a couple of weeks ago I decided to go cold turkey. I told my family, “Don’t let me have a single sip.” My brother responded, “Wait, no more Diet Coke and rums?” That made me think. I’m not a big alcohol drinker but when I do go out, my beverage of choice is coke & rum (Diet Coke with a splash of Captain Morgan’s to be exact). “No, no more Diet Coke and rums,” I said.
It’s been two weeks and I’m still going strong, accept for a slip up last night. It was 9 p.m. and election results were just starting to come in. I was exhausted and it was going to be a long night of reporting. Plus, a can was staring me in the face. I drank it and while I’m confessing, I had two, the second at 2 a.m.
But I’m back on track today. Why? Because I already notice a difference. Maybe it’s just mind tricks but I honestly think my skin looks better, that’s probably because every time I used to have a pop I chug a bottle of water instead.
My goal is to make it to my birthday, that’s April 26. I figure it’s a start. My only problem is I don’t know what to order when I go out anymore. Any suggestions?
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