First off a disclaimer: I am in no way against diet soda or believe that it has any more serious effects than an aftertaste, I just noticed that my motivations for drinking it were quite unhealthy.
Now, hey everyone! I hope you are all doing well and staying healthy!
A few days ago, I decided to slowly at least reduce my intake of diet soda. I used to regularly consume up to 3.5 liters a day, mostly Cola but some other stuff too.
I always thought I just liked the taste and that's why I drank it, but a few days ago I noticed that it wasn't even the taste that appealed so much to me, as I have always been a huge fan of just plain sparkling water.
Then I went on a small journey of self discovery and noticed that I was actually using diet soda, because I feared that as soon as I quit drinking it, I would replace it with food, especially sweets. It has become such a deeply ingrained fear that I really feel uneasy going without it, despite my relationship with food having been amazing over the last few months (and before that a lifetime except for a few months) of maintaining a healthy weight.
I usually enjoy some cookies after my last meal of the day and usually have a small bowl of M&M's nearby too, for snacking reasons. Tonight I decided to skip the diet soda and the world did not end. I ate as many of the cookies as I wanted, which was a completely acceptable amount (I didn't count the cookies nor the calories, but I feel satisfied to the point where I wouldn't want another one, but definitely not stuffed.)
I see this as a great step forward, I want to be able to still incorporate diet soda into my life, because it's still a great beverage, but I want my reasons behind that to be derived from enjoyment and not fear. Today I feel like I made the first step in the right direction))
Stay safe everyone!
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