I have tried to start eating right numerous times and they have all met with failure. I will be doing well and then I'll have one bad meal or one bad day and I end up feeling like a failure which causes me to to fall back into the same bad habits. That is not the case this time because I have drawn a line in the sand and that line is soda. 

I love soda (especially Mt. Dew and Root Beer) and you can tell me how much it is bad for me but I still love it, yet despite my passion for pop I am no longer consuming the carbonated creation. I am trying to eat better foods and in smaller portions. I count my calories and do my best to try new veggies. Despite that I still find myself slipping up every now and again. I'll be working late and have to hit a drive thru because I don't have time to cook or family picks up dinner and it's an unhealthy choice. Despite these speed bumps I will still not drink soda at those times and it gives me hope. I no longer feel like a complete failure when I slip up but rather am proud of my one good choice that I stuck with and am able to move forward with confidence that I'm still trying my best. Drawing the no soda line in the sand has been the best psychological boost to my weight loss than anything I've done before. It has become that still small hope that I can make this change for the better.
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I'm trying to lose weight but I
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I have tried to start eating right numerous times and they have all met with failure. I will be doing well and then I'll have one bad meal or one bad day and I end up feeling like a failure which causes me to to fall back into the same bad habits. That is not the case this time because I have drawn a line in the sand and that line is soda. 

I love soda (especially Mt. Dew and Root Beer) and you can tell me how much it is bad for me but I still love it, yet despite my passion for pop I am no longer consuming the carbonated creation. I am trying to eat better foods and in smaller portions. I count my calories and do my best to try new veggies. Despite that I still find myself slipping up every now and again. I'll be working late and have to hit a drive thru because I don't have time to cook or family picks up dinner and it's an unhealthy choice. Despite these speed bumps I will still not drink soda at those times and it gives me hope. I no longer feel like a complete failure when I slip up but rather am proud of my one good choice that I stuck with and am able to move forward with confidence that I'm still trying my best. Drawing the no soda line in the sand has been the best psychological boost to my weight loss than anything I've done before. It has become that still small hope that I can make this change for the better.
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Linked to my post above.**
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