May 2nd, 2008
Hi my name is Kari and . . .
I was/am addicted to caffine. I have done something I never thought possible, though. I have not had caffinated soda in over 2 weeks. I used to have at least two Diet Mountain Dews a day, 5 days a week. Now, I am only drinking non-caffinated soda–root beer and Sprite. I hopefully will get to the point where I am not even drinking that.
I have seen a couple of advantages to doing this. One, this is making me feel so much better. I feel refreshed, more aware, and a bit healthly. I think this is because the less soda I drink, the more water I drink and the more water I drink, the more walking to the bathroom. So its all good for me! Also, this is going to save us money. Soda is about $1.50 so 2 a day for 5 days a week for 4 weeks is $60 (that was without a calculator–I’m proud of myself.) So in a year that gives us $720 more to save for new furniture. Now all I need to do is get my husband off his Havana Mocha Cappacino drinks. He gets 2 every morning 5-6 days a week. I figure I have to give up something if I expect him to. It’s only fair. So when is he starting to quit? Who knows!
