I joined Weight Watchers yesterday morning. I am pretty upset at how much I've gained, so I'm going to post my weekly +/-, but I'm not quite ready to share my weight. Of course, when I've met my goal, people will be able to tell, but hopefully by then I won't care because I'll be in great shape!
Anyway, this week's focus is going to be: WATER.
I've seriously cut down on my Diet Coke drinking, but it keeps creeping back in. I want it gone. It is an evil, evil addiction. I crave it terribly, but I know it does bad things to me:
1. I wake up more in the middle of the night when I drink it. I didn't think it got to me, but sure enough, I sleep better when I've had zero for two to three days.
2. It really messes with my blood sugar - I feel like I have a huge dip in blood sugar and feel compelled to eat sugar/carbs to recover. I used to use Diet Coke as a snack, but now I see that wasn't really helping.
3. I feel dehydrated and "puffy" in the morning after drinking Diet Coke. I used to think that this was a normal morning feeling. It went away when I had my first DC of the morning, so I thought I just needed caffeine. Nope, when I'm off the stuff, I wake up feeling fine.
4. Plus, I'm now anti-chemical, and aspertame just seems pretty suspect to me. I don't want it in my body any more.
That said, this is tough. I'm down to one 12oz per day, but I want it gone. My plan is to drink more water, drink hot green tea with chai spice (LOVE this - I don't put sugar or milk in, I love it as-is), and make some iced jasmine tea to have around all the time.
Anyway, this week's focus is going to be: WATER.
I've seriously cut down on my Diet Coke drinking, but it keeps creeping back in. I want it gone. It is an evil, evil addiction. I crave it terribly, but I know it does bad things to me:
1. I wake up more in the middle of the night when I drink it. I didn't think it got to me, but sure enough, I sleep better when I've had zero for two to three days.
2. It really messes with my blood sugar - I feel like I have a huge dip in blood sugar and feel compelled to eat sugar/carbs to recover. I used to use Diet Coke as a snack, but now I see that wasn't really helping.
3. I feel dehydrated and "puffy" in the morning after drinking Diet Coke. I used to think that this was a normal morning feeling. It went away when I had my first DC of the morning, so I thought I just needed caffeine. Nope, when I'm off the stuff, I wake up feeling fine.
4. Plus, I'm now anti-chemical, and aspertame just seems pretty suspect to me. I don't want it in my body any more.
That said, this is tough. I'm down to one 12oz per day, but I want it gone. My plan is to drink more water, drink hot green tea with chai spice (LOVE this - I don't put sugar or milk in, I love it as-is), and make some iced jasmine tea to have around all the time.
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