A Week Away...

I am getting excited that I am almost a week away from making one month without soda. I was surprised that I only had one withdrawal day. On day 2, without soda I woke up from a deep sleep with the worse headache that I ever experience.  I tried a few things such as coffee, aspirin, and tried to sleep it off, but nothing helped. I had to deal with it all day and night, by day 3 I was fine. The days that followed I was shocked that I had no cravings, even at work where I drank soda the most.  I think it was because I had replaced it with Fruit Water. Fruit Water is flavored water that you can get anywhere. My favorite is black raspberry. It has zero calories, has carbonation like a soda, comes in plenty of different flavors and it even has vitamins. This is much better choice than my over 200-calorie soda. Now, that my one-month without soda is approaching, that means Phase 2 of my journey will be starting.  Next week, I have 3 days off, which will be a big help for me. That means I can start plan out the following week and go food shopping to get everything I need to start phase 2.  My biggest challenge about meals is my schedule. Working in retail, I do not have a set schedule. Three times a week I work at 5:30am and the other two could be a 9-6 or 1-10. That is why planning will be very important. Last year, I saw a nutritionist who came up with a plan based on my work schedule, which I already pulled out and will be using as a guide when I start planning my days.  

“Think Healthy Not Just Thin”.

Let's Try This Journey Again

I decided to do my journey in phases because I did not want to give up everything I love all at once. I think when it comes to weight loss resolutions that start on January 1^st people give up all the things they love all at once, and they eventually go back to their old routines pretty fast. I know, because this has happened to me plenty of times in the past. Here is the break down on how I am going to be successful this year…

Phase 1:

 Start date: January 1, 2014.This month is a about giving up soda, my weakness.

Phase 2:

Start date: February 2, 2014. This month I will be planning meals, watching calories/ counting points, still giving up soda and updating my blog, Facebook, and Twitter pages in hopes to inspire others, to keep me motivated and to hold myself accountable.

Phase 3:

Start date: March 2, 2014. This month is I will be introducing exercise to phases 1 and 2. I want to use the gym a few days a week and do longer walks with the dog.

My goal is to lose about 50lbs but, I need to hit at least 20lbs by May 30 for when I go to my yearly physical, this was a request from my doctor. Last year, at my appointment the doctor told me that, my blood pressure was a little high, but not high enough where he was too concerned and also my cholesterol was also a little high, again he was not too concerned. The only way he told me that I could fix those numbers was to lose some weight. This is why I am doing this journey is to be healthy and not just thin that is my motto for the journey, “Think Healthy Not Just Thin”.