Happy Friday

Today I will end with some helpful information, a little comedy, and a gentle reminder that today is check-in day. So get on Trusty Rusty and write down his output. (I call him that because he resides under my sink.) Remember, this is about being on a journey and changing our previous course so that we are headed in a better direction.

I have been craving something today and I'm not sure what. I don't know how accurate this table is, but you never know. It's all about deciphering cravings, which is really our body's way of telling us what it needs. Check it out:

There was a recent article I read that discussed reasons to not drink soda. Last night on the news, they mentioned that Pepsico was cutting jobs because soda sales were down. Maybe it's because people are figuring out the most prominent science experiment being conducted on humans--drinking soda. The article I read mentioned that high fructose corn syrup is a fairly recent development...although the United Corn Refiners or whatever they are try to tell us otherwise. Personally, I try to avoid HFCS. The article continued by saying that soda contained ingredients found in flame retardant. SCARY! But even worse than that, aside from the excess calories having a party on your butt, drinking soda coats the outsides of our organs with a layer of fat. SAY WHAT?!?!?

And diet soda isn't any better for you. Aside from no calories, the ingredients list includes mainly chemicals with the same scary side effects as regular soda. Add in that most diet soda is made with aspartame, which has a laundry list of side effects. I can't have anything (including gum) with aspartame because it will give me a migraine within 10 minutes that lasts for THREE days. Nothing I take for it will make it go away. All of this adds up to me no longer drinking soda. If I crave carbonation, I reach for Perrier.

Finally, I'll step off my soapbox and leave you with a visual of why I try to avoid eating out....