Soda & Splenda Withdrawal

[cholula]

I'm in the process of completely overhauling my diet with an ultimate goal of eventually transitioning to a organic vegan diet consisting of at least 60% raw foods. Since the changes will be permanent, I'm taking small, incremental steps each month to eliminate certain foods from my diet. I'm hoping to complete the process by the end of the year

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[packgrog]

Interesting. I've never been good at forcing myself to quit food products. I stop using them when I stop craving them. They are like habits that I just fall out of. For all of my concerns about having an addictive personality, I seem to be able to stop some things quite easily at certain points. I don't drink as much as I used to, mostly because I get a sour stomach after a fewer drinks. I eat very little red meat anymore since I seem to get high blood pressure issues almost immediately. I get the same reaction from diet soda, ESPECIALLY in the can (fountain soda impacts me less, but still hits me), so I only have a little bit occasionally. It's like an allergic reaction to these things that happens swiftly enough that I can associate the discomfort with the genuine cause

[cholula]

It rarely works to force yourself to give up something before you're ready. My motivation is coming from somewhere deep inside me so this feels effortless. (Apart from the physical and psychological withdrawals, of course!) That's interesting that soda in the can affects you more than fountain drinks. It's the same with me. I wonder why that is?

Dairy is going to be harder to cut out, especially half and half in my coffee. I may also eventually give up coffee and caffeine if that feels right as well. Even though I'm going for a mostly vegan/raw diet, I don't consider myself a vegetarian. I've been through this cycle too many times and know that some changes will be permanent and others won't. I just don't know which habits will ultimately agree with me the most and stick. Right now, I just want to feel better. That means only putting fresh, high quality natural foods into my body. All too often, we undervalue the role that good nutrition plays in our lives. It affects everything from your physical health to your mental acumen,

[cholula]

I remember your love of Diet Coke well. Some things never change! Soda really is a hard habit to break but I remember feeling a lot better the last time I cut it out of my diet.