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March is boost energy month/focus on health. Week 1 brought the end of my pop drinking, Mt. Dew guzzling days. Happy to report, I am still pop free, now 14 days. I have to admit - this weekend - rough. I wanted a dew so bad. Little man came out of the trade fair (local event), got in the car with a can of Mt. Dew in his hands, set it on the seat, spilled it, and handed it to me so he could clean it up. UN - FAIR! That was all it took to start the craving and I battled it the rest of the weekend! However, I did not cave - lol!! Week 2 was to add exercise. I was hoping this step would help alleviate some of the exhaustion that not drinking pop was causing. Well. It might have worked - but I would not know - because - I did not do it. I did exercise one day, but failed to exercise 3 days as planned. I think (I hope) it will become easier and easier as the forecast this week shows that I will be able to take it outside - increasing the possibility that I will actually DO it. In fact, we're predicted to hit 50 - which means - the bike is coming out. So - success week one, fail week two.
Future:
This week we add eating a clean breakfast. I'm not a breakfast eater at all. My blender broke and I really need a new one - but it's not in the budget. That means this week is going to be tougher than I thought because I'll have to actually cook - which stinks. I do love a good smoothie and smoothies are a great way to alleviate the sugar craving once you go sugar free - but no smoothies for me. Anyway, I will stop whining now about my busted blender and non-smoothie week and tell you that I did eat a clean breakfast this morning. I took a potato, sliced it up real thin, added some onion, cooked that in some EVOO (extra-virgin olive oil) and then added a couple of eggs. Actually - it was extremely yummy and guilt free. That's always a plus! We'll see how the remainder of the week goes. I'll also plan on adding that exercise in that I didn't accomplish last week. Sooner or later, that must become a permanent part of my life as well - so there's no time like the presence.
How about you? Have you taken any steps this week/month to boost your energy? If so, I'd love to hear about it!
2 comments:
Thanks for posting. I made a plan last week for things to do to start taking over my life - drinking more water, eating better (salads for lunch and actually eating something other than a cookie for breakfast) and excercising. The one thing I did was go from drinking 3-4 cans of Pepsi a day to drinking only one. Sorry, I don't want to give it up 100%, I enjoy it way too much but I need to get back to just the one a day and not ordering pop when we go out to eat!!
Jackie - It's so hard isn't it?? I've wanted a Mt. Dew something fierce these past couple of days!! Don't apologize anyway - everyone has to figure out what works for them! If it's not something you can stick with long term, then there is no point in doing it!!
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