Step 3: Liquid Sugar

What's a combo? And yes, I hate myself for asking and for answering. A combo is a meal where I pay a little more to eat a lot more. Namely I get a meal plus two items that don't provide much in terms of nutrition but tell my brain to be happy. We're talking fries and a drink. I got rid of the fries in Step 1.

Step 3 was about getting rid of soda. Not forever. Not for good. But for better. At work I get soda for free. With a burger I get it because it's easy. I never get it because I need it. If I need hydration I can have water. If I don't like water... well I love water.

I quickly realized that I get soda not just because of the combo, but because it's there. So my rule became: No soda on weekdays.

Result

Still loosing about a pound per week. Dropping soda didn't feel that difficult. Found myself drinking less overall and for some reason feeling hungrier more often. I could snack. Oh no...