I have a VERY addictive personality. That is why I rarely drink alcohol drinks and do NOT take any type of medication. With that being said, I was totally addicted to Coca Cola. It was the only thing I drank every single day for YEARS! When the kids were in the NICU I wouldn't eat and only consume soda... for days at a time. If it was a really tough day with the kids I'd have to run through McDonalds for a big iced Coke.
So what made me change? Last month when I passed out and was in the hospital all day. It scared me so bad when they were doing the MRI, CT scans, XRays, blood work, etc. trying to find out what was wrong with me. Although it had nothing to do with soda, I had a big reality check. The past several months I've done a ton of research about the foods we consume and how toxic and bad they are for our bodies. It shouldn't be of any surprise that diabetes and cancer are the highest they've ever been. The "foods" we consume today are nothing like what our families consumed even 50 years ago. Today we aren't really eating actual food but food like substances. There have been many links to sugar and cancers. The long day I was in the hospital all I could think about was the poison I'd been drinking for all these years. I knew I had to just stop drinking the stuff so I did. It sucked! I didn't get a single headache which was very surprising but I just wanted my fix of an ice cold Coca Cola. As stupid as that might sound I thought I really NEEDED a soda. About two weeks ago I ran across some information that proved the same ingredients that go into making rat poison are the same ingredients in Coke. It really is poison!
I still announce to my little family everyday that it's the ____ day of me not having soda. Of course Ricky is super proud of me but saying I've already come 30 days makes it not worth giving in. Yes, even after 30 days I still sometimes miss the fix of having a soda.
I didn't drink a single sip of caffeine while I was pregnant with the triplets because I didn't want anything bad going into their little bodies. What doesn't make sense is that if I knew it was harmful for my babies why I've not thought about what it was doing to my own body.
I am still working on drinking enough water every day. It's a work in progress but kicking this big addiction has put me well on my way of being healthy for me and my little family.
