Catch-up post #4

I gave up Diet Coke.

Yes, it's true.  I haven't had a sip of the sweet nectar since February 6th.  It started out as a little competition (with no official bet or stated reward) but I'm still going, which is just shocking to me.

Why am I shocked?  Well, I love the stuff.  I don't drink it every day.  I don't even keep any in my house. But I drank it a lot, by my own standards, and probably by others'.

I'm a fan of the fountain variety so I miss that the most and I HAVE been drinking a ton more water, which I know is a good thing.  But I haven't noticed any physical changes since I've stopped drinking it.  I sleep the same.  I had a mild headache on the second day but nothing since.  Other than that, there is no real change except for one big thing.

I miss it like crazy.

Isn't that weird?  I just love it THAT much so maybe it's a good thing I'm not drinking it?  Who knows.  And I don't know how long I'll go without it.  I'm really just taking it a day at a time (haha.)

So like I said, I'm in sort of a non-competition with a friend of mine.  In fact, I came home one night and found this waiting for me on my porch.

Seriously?  How rude is that**?  And yes, it's still in my fridge, thank you very much.  I also have like 9 bottles people have given me in my desk drawer at work (what can I say, people show their love by giving me Diet Coke!)  But having it all around doesn't tempt me at all, which is weird. But yeah, I still miss it a lot.  Have I mentioned that already?

**Okay, fine.  Full disclosure. I might have left a Big Gulp (festooned with ribbons, no less) at the home of my non-competitor...but, really, it was all in fun.  Seriously.  Maybe it wasn't even DC in the cup - maybe it was root beer.  Yeah, root beer.  I wouldn't purposely try to tempt someone else like that.  Honest!