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It's day three of my no soda challenge. Actually, cutting out sweets, period. Of course that didn't go so well on Monday night with the leftover package of double stuff Oreos. The Oreos are gone now and I'll have less temptation to buy more Oreos than I do to eat the Oreos that I already have on the table. The sugar craving is noticeable today. I've heard that day three is some magic time where one gets to fail or make it over the hump. My own experience confirms this notion.
Key for me this afternoon is to get busy doing something that will keep my busy and not focused on the desire to drink a delicious Coca-Cola of three. As noted by Poul Andersen, "ninety-nine percent of the human population, no matter how smart they are, will do the convenient thing instead of the wise thing, and kid themselves into thinking they can escape the consequences". In other words, too me at least, it's easy to rationalize your way back into old feel good behaviors. The conversation in my head goes something like, "Oh I'll just have one soda. It's only 240 calories, which will hardly hurt your weight loss goals. You can do better tomorrow." Then tomorrow becomes next week, which becomes next month, which becomes next year. Not too mention during all this time more insulation is being added to the midsection. We shall see if my good intentions become convictions. My new quote, "Change happens when good intentions become convictions." ~Randall Fuller
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