Two weeks ago I set out to conquer my reliance on diet pop, Namely how much Pepsi Max I was drinking.
At the start of my weight loss journey I swapped out full fat coke-a-cola for Pepsi Max beleiving it was a change for the better. Now several times throughout my journey I have tried giving up the Pepsi Max. I lasted around two days before I gave into the headaches and the other withdrawals I was experiencing.
I have always loved a fizzy drink, I could easily polish of a two liter bottle of the stuff without the help of anyone else. I would think nothing of just drinking straight from a 2L bottle throughout the day while at home then grabbing the odd 300ml can while out to 'quench my thirst'.
I know, I know... Fizzy pop isn't good for you blah! I have heard it all before, I have seen the penny get cleaned by the coke but nothing has stopped me from drinking it.
Expect two weeks ago I finally decided I needed to stop it but this time I was going to approach it differently. Cold turkey clearly wasn't the way forward for me so I was going to try a different approach.
For the first week I went from drinking well over 2000mls a day to just 600mls (two cans). The first week of doing that was horrible. It was so odd it not being my 'go to drink' Instead I started drinking more water (with a splash of sugar free dilute juice) and green tea. I would have my first can early morning then would be clock watching and open my second can with dinner and make it last right through till dinner time. I did have a couple of days where I went to the fridge and nearly grabbed another can but didn't.
Week two; Still drinking 600mls a day. I figured as the week before had been so tough I would do another week at this amount. After all... I am doing this gradual.
Things was so much easier than I expected. I've gotten into a new habit in a morning. I will put the kettle on as soon as I get up and while its boiling will drink a pint of water, make my breakfast and by that time the kettle has boiled so will make myself a green tea. I have been able to 'wait' for my first can of Pepsi Max till around mid-afternoon and then having my second can once the children are in bed with my evening snack. I am feeling a lot less bloated and feeling more positive that I can do this. Not felt the least bit tempted to have anymore then what I had alotted myself.
My Aim for week three is to take the amount down to 300mls, so just one can a day. This scares me just like going from over 2000mls a day to 600mls did. I know the first few days will no doubt be difficult but! I will get through it and I will feel so much better for it.
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