Hard core in the new year…and all water!

My amazing and VERY self-disciplined husband and I, have in fact, been HARD CORE workout-a holics for 17 days and counting. Yes that means we started some of our “New Year Resolutions” 5 days earlier than many of you. Do you have any idea how hard it is to go to a New Years Party that has more delicious food than many of our attended Christmas Parties and have to pass it up? Surprisingly enough…it really wasn’t that hard. I’ve never been good at the so called “diets” I have tried in my lifetime and I DON’T understand those of you who simply starve yourselves to lose those 5 stingy pounds (what is wrong with you? You’re just going to gain it back when you actually start eating whole food again)…and yes, I know who you are! But when Casey and I sat down together and came up with a killer work-out plan that is fun and an eating plan that will help us improve our eating habits in the long run – has made my life, so much easier!!! So praise to you my sweet honey! One exercise that has become my absolute FAV…is plyometrics! Talk about THE hardest workout I have EVER done! Have I ever mentioned that when I played soccer down at SUU that we had 3 a days? Yeah, its that intense…and fun! You should try it!!!!
So, the reason for my incredibly boring post is simply this…Along with “improving out eating habits” we thought it might be a good idea that I (Casey too, but mostly me) give up my caffeine! I was seriously ADDICTED to Coke and Dr. Pepper. My work so opportunely has a soda fountain located in our break room that allowed me access to my morning splurge day in and day out. I couldn’t withhold myself through 11 in the morning to NOT get a soda. As you see, by 10:45 I would already have a caffeine headache from my sad withdrawal. In November I made myself drink an entire water bottle before my first soda, than I could drink. Once I finished my soda, I had to finish another water bottle. And so on and so on. I HATED water! It tastes like nothing! Like, how do you even describe water…its like describing salt to someone. Anyway, for those of you who truly care…I have been soda (meaning caffeine and carbonation) free for officially 17 days! It only took me to day 13 to get past my HORRIBLE headaches…I know, I know, I am super proud of it!
So as I sit here at my desk sipping on my seventh glass of water for the day, I couldn’t help but ponder… “Why is it that I can drink coke after coke after coke and not get sick of it, but by my fourth glass of water I’m like dry heaving?” Just kidding – dry heaving is a little excessive? Hum…I wonder. But soon, when I get another one of those lame (but for some reason I still fill them out and forward them on) “get to know me” emails that ask “what is your favorite drink?” I will proudly be able to say “water”!