Tuesday, December 15, 2009

A one week Challenge!

Okay we really need something to get this fat club going. We are all doing great but we need to kick it up. I thought maybe we could do a one week challenge. Each week we will trade off challenging eachother to do something.
I will start the weekly challenges.
My Challenge for everyone is to get off soda and fruit juices too. Fruit Juice is just as bad as soda, if not worse because it has a higher calorie content. Fruit Juice is just the water and fructose from a piece of fruit. You don't get the benefits of the fiber of the fruit. So its bad bad for you. Especially on a diet.
If you drink even one 8oz glass of soda you are drinking 100 calories. Or the equivalent of walking one mile. So every can of soda = 1 mile.

Diet soda is better than regular. But diet soda isn't a health drink or a silver bullet for weight loss. Although switching from regular soda to diet soda may save you calories, some studies suggest that drinking more than one soda a day — regular or diet — increases your risk of obesity and related health problems such as type 2 diabetes. Fake sugar tricks your body into thinking you've had sugar without the calories sugar brings. Causing your body to become hungry after every non caloric soda you intake. It causes excess snacking and the need for sweeter foods.


I am a HUGE diet soda drinker. I drink 6 cans + a day. I have constant headaches and bloating. I am constantly anxious from the caffeine. So I would love if everyone would support me in getting off of soda, by getting off it with me!

So at the end of your food journal post whether you avoided soda or not. If you make it a week and don't feel any better you are welcome to get back on it. But if you feel better or have lost more weight, stick with it!

7 comments:

  1. I would definitely get off soda with you! I've quit it a few times, but keep going back. I've been just trying to limit to 7up and such, but I never do.

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  2. Alright :(
    I totally agree with everything you say!! I am always trying to get off, but I can never make it stick. The snakcing and the bloating are worse for me. For some reason the caffiene always makes me feel so so hungry.
    But I say make it two weeks, cause that first week we are all gonna have major withdrawl headaches. I think it will take a couple weeks to see the benifets.
    So-no more soda for me. :( Jay just bought me a new case of Mt. Dew so I am gonna have to hide it in our emergency food cabinet.
    Good Luck!

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  3. Okay lets do 2 weeks! I just bought five 12 packs of diet Mt Dew. I guess John will need to drink them. I am going to give it two weeks and see if I feel any better. I also told Kara she needs to do it too.
    I am so happy you guys will do it with me! Next week one of you guys can challenge us!

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  4. What is our stand on Crystal Light???

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  5. Yeah crystal light is fine. It's mostly water.

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  6. Crystal light is good - we've been getting those little single serving packets and the kids are using them up. I always forget there in there.

    April - Do you save your crystal light cups?

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  7. Ha ha ha, I used to but Clark never showed intrest in them. Maybe I should start again. Last time we went to NM we made Granny dig them out of the closet so me and Emma could play with them :)

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