I posted a blog yesterday. Here it is again in case you missed it: https://wheredidmommyssmilego.com/2025/03/16/inward-hate/.
In it, I spoke about my ongoing struggle with negative body image and the
unhealthy relationship I’ve had with food since my late teens.
If you know anything about me, you know that I LOVE diet coke. If you were to ask me what I have for breakfast every day, I, along with my family and work besties would tell you that my breakfast consists of a diet coke and…well, that’s it, just a diet coke. Breakfast of champions. At the start of every morning, whether I’m at work or home, before anything else, I crack open a can.
And before the end of any given day, I’ve consumed at least 1 to 2 more.
I know, it’s not good.
I don’t need a lecture about the risks of drinking so much diet coke. I’m well aware, but would it make it any better if I tried to defend myself by telling you that I don’t drink coffee, which is just as bad?
I didn’t lie to you yesterday when I said I’ve always had an unhealthy relationship with food and, in this case, beverages too. I see it as a bubbly, thirst quenching alternative to other options. I also see it as not having any calories or sugar added. To me, it’s a win-win.
Much like water.
But I rarely drink water.
Like rarely, rarely.
I know I need to drink more water, which is why last week I made a conscious effort to start doing so.
For a week now, I’ve been toting around a large tumbler with me to work and at home. It’s very fashionable these days!
It’s been a great success so far, and I’ve found myself drinking less diet coke than usual.
Yay, me!
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