No Soda!

Since I'm doing all this exercise, it seems a shame not to pay attention to my eating, too. So, I'm making gradual changes. Two weeks ago we started to get a box of organic veggies every other week from a local supplier (www.just-add-water.biz). This is cool because it forces us to eat more veggies lest they go to waste. Also, we are getting exposed to things we've never tried before, like kale, chard, and collard greens.

That was step one. Step two is to give up soda. This my single biggest weakness. I drink one or two cans on weekdays, and two a day on weekends. At 150 calories a can, I'm taking in somewhere between 1350 to 2100 calories a week in soda alone. It's typically closer to 1350 than 2100, but still. It's all empty calories, mostly sugar, definitely not good for me. But, it's sooo hard to give it up.

Regardless, yesterday, I went cold turkey, and I'm paying the price. Headache. Bad enough by the end of yesterday for me to skip the workout. I went to sleep with a headache and woke up this morning with the beginnings of a migraine. I've taken medication, which seems to be doing the trick, but now I'm a little dizzy, a side-effect of the medication. I really need to remember this before I ever start consuming caffeine regularly again. The withdrawal sucks.

After a week without soda, I'll work on the rest of my diet. More fruit and veggies. Less cheese, nachos, margaritas, refined carbs, etc. Notice, I didn't say "no...", rather it's "less." The process needs to be gradual, or I'll never stick with it.

On the side bar of this blog, I'll keep my food diary. I'll move it into a proper entry at the end of the week and start over on the sidebar. Hopefully I'll be good about recording things, at least initially until I feel pretty solid. It's easy to let things slide if you don't have documentation to keep you accountable.