Cooky1993 t1_ircrpee wrote on October 7, 2022 at 1:26 AM

Reply to comment by CordesRed in Be messy and fast with new goals [Discussion] by TreatThompson

My biggest successes in eating better and losing weight have come when I just focused on making one small change at a time.

Rather than a big grand plan, I just go with 1 change at a time (more if I can manage it, but you must do that in the knowledge that not all those changes will stick at the first time of asking)

Charming_Love2522 t1_ircsvt7 wrote on October 7, 2022 at 1:36 AM

You just motivated me to make a small change: quit drinking soda.

I work at a gas station and we get free soda all day long if we like. I typically have a cup or two everyday I work.

I quit it for a bit(3-4 weeks), then craved it when someone brought in pizza and now I'm back to drinking it every damn day. It's unhealthy AF.

I'm not going to go on a whole weight loss journey just yet, but I can start with cutting out soda.

Cooky1993 t1_irctqaw wrote on October 7, 2022 at 1:43 AM

The other trick is to find a substitute for when you want that soda.

I don't know a huge amount about your sugar free soda options in the US, but in the UK there's sugar free Fanta and sugar free Lucosade Pink Lemonade and they taste better than the sugared versions to me. So when I need a "cheat" from not drinking soda I go for one of those.

Finally, you didn't fail if you do have a sugary soda, you succeeded for 3-4 weeks. It's a journey, but those small changes add up. I lost 2 stone in the last 2 months from not drinking soda and making a few healthier choices for meals (usually that means having regular meals rather than snacking for me). These changes won't happen overnight, and equally one slip won't throw you all the way back. Focus on the successes, and believe that you deserve them for your hard work!

You've got this my friend!

Charming_Love2522 t1_ircv3a2 wrote on October 7, 2022 at 1:55 AM

Thank you! I actually had a ton of those flavors you add to water that I bought to work when I wanted to stop, I'll go back to using those. And I just did like 10 minutes of Journaling snd decided: I'm not going to commit to QUIT drinking it all together. That seems to much of a commitment right now, what I'll do is not drink soda at work. I don't drink much soda outside of work, maybe one or two times a week. I don't want to completely limit myself because I do freaking love my Diet Pepsi.

I know myself well enough to know I'll have a diet pepsi at some point at a resturant, and be like "ahh well this goal is now forever ruined and I'll just go back to drinking soda."

Little steps.

Also thanks, I did succeed for a few weeks and that definitely gives me a better mindset to try again. Rather than thinking "oh I already failed once, I'll probably fail again," it's "oh! I already succeeded once and can do this again!" I appreciate you pointing that out and helping me change my mindset