Lees Journey
Oct
27
2009
 Well ia m back after a tough week. Thanks for kind words, i have achieved something in the past week if not dieting, i have given up caffiene which hasnt been easy, i should say i have sadly been hooked on Diet Coke since as long as i can remember. Yup literally 3-4 litres a day for probably twenty years, no lie. And i think have the battle with starting out on this journey has been attempting to give up foods and my *drug* at the same time, hence the struggles and frustrations last week. So i not fully off "fizzy pop" just yet as trying to ween myself off gradually. But last Tuesday i had my last Diet Coke and i switched to Diet Sprite instead (i know i know, not much better there!) BUT it has meant i have no more caffiene in my live and boy oh boy have i noticed it! Sadly had headaches everyday for past week and still have one today, which i figure is caffeine withdrawal. And wow, i was always someone who was up til midnight or 1am every night, work or not. But this past week just cutting out the caffeine i have been struggling to stay awake at 9pm and been in bed by 10pm every night. I always claimed to friends that caffiene didnt affect me i was so used to it in big doses, but this week has proved me wrong. After a lifetime of litres of caffeine my body is i think still struggling with having none whatsoever. So i will contuine on this path for a few more days, and and then going to half the Diet Sprite and substitute it for water for another week and then be on just water and juices after that. Its slow its painful, and yes to be honest my *Dieting* isnt happening right now i confess. But i think i i shall find the food issue much easier to get into after i have got off the Caffeine and Fizzy Pop for good first. I try and keep the blog more often, but as i said i been so tired this week after work i never once turned the computer on! |
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Lees Journey
Follow Lee, one of our members as he takes a journey from being maxi to healthy. Lee requests your help and input for motivation along the way of his monster challenge ahead. The challenge to get off the sofa and lose 60kg+ for a better future. |
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You’re making the changes you need to at your own pace. If you think of it as lifestyle change, rather than ‘diet’ then you are progressing really well. I remember doing much the same thing – cutting out fast food (burgers, take-aways), then other junk such as chocolate and crisps. Cutting down on caffeine. I spent the first 3 months working on giving up those foods. I had a slip up last weekend and tried to eat a whopper from burger king after not having one for 6 months – and it tasted rancid. I thought ‘did I really use to like this?!’ – you will get used to the changes. In a few months you may not be able to stand the taste of diet coke!
Good going!
Sarah.
Hi Lee!
I think you are doing a great job! Just keep on going, I know you will be able to stop drinking soft drinks!
I also drank a lot of diet coke before, my idea was that the food taste much better with coke (just a stupid idea). But then I change to water, and I’m feeling much better now. But as you say the first weeks are terrible, you just need to go through it and then you will feel much better with yourself!
Love your blog!