For all of the wonderfully healthy changes that I have made over the past few years...there was one thing that I held onto......My consumption of diet soda....I rationalized that I NEEDED one vice.....True, I did give up having it at home, but I would allow myself to have it away from the home....I knew the whole time that it is poison to my body and has NO NUTRITIONAL value....still, it was a treat that I could have when running around with family(especially helpful since I don't consume wheat and am vegan)...While the family would be enjoying their lunch at Costco, I would enjoy my soda...
I decided that I couldn't handle the lack of integrity that I was displaying to all around me...I was the one always talking about being healthy, yet here I was drinking poison! Blech! So, I decided that this was it...I would not drink any more!!!!!! Also, for further motivation....I would put the money saved...into my entry fees for running races.