Shockingly my willpower has been strong this week. I have not had a diet coke since Sunday, and with the exception of 2 starbursts on Monday, I haven’t had any candy for 4 days. As I type I am looking down, the Swedish Fish and package of Gummy Life Savers sitting on my desk. They are bribes for my young daughter that I removed from my crowded handbag yesterday (and I always wonder why it is so heavy, perhaps I should clean it out more often). The great thing about this program is the mental aspect of cheating and feeling the need to admit it to people, which I don’t want to do. Whatever deep inside is motivating me to stay dedicated to the program, appears to be working and for that I am thankful. The other thing working for me is soup. Julie posted a recipe for soup and I made some. It tastes great and is on the program. I haven’t grown the love smoothies but I do love soup, so I eat it a lot. It gives me tons of veggies and some protein and fills me up, so I am sticking with it. The fresh avocado added to it when I eat it, is lovely.
I have 2 big challenges ahead: a 5 day business trip starting Sunday and my need to start exercising. I have a funny relationship with exercise. I used to do it all the time and was someone you would consider to be very fit. I ran races all the time and have a gym in my home. Then when I got pregnant with my daughter I stopped because I was a high risk pregnancy. In the 4 years since then, I have never gone back. I wear a fitbit every day, but I cannot seem to get back into the swing of working out. So that will be my challenge starting tomorrow. Work out for even 15 minutes a day. I need to make it a habit. Hopefully combining it with this next phase of the program will help me do that. Looking at my schedule, I don’t think it will happen today, but Saturday seems to be a nice day to start and then I will keep it up at the hotel during my trip. If I can come out of this program making healthier choices, staying off diet coke (definitely the hardest thing for me) and exercising regularly, I will call it a big success. Now off to work….
cammosley 
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