A Healthier Me

I saw an email on Wednesday that should have sent my heart racing: Harris Teeter has Coke Products Buy 2 Get 3 Free.  There was a time that such an announcement would have sent me into a frenzy.  I would have driven to every Harris Teeter in search of my beverage of choice: Fanta Zero.

Oh, how I love Fanta Zero.  Caffeine-free, calorie-free, and full of orange soda goodness, it is my drink of choice.  In fact, you would rarely ever seem me without one of those cool, silver cans in my hand.

But not anymore.

Ever since I started wrapping, I've had to drink half my body weight in ounces of water a day.  That's a LOT of water!  I'm not only drinking water when I'm thirsty; every time I see my huge water bottle, I'm reminded to take a swig.  I'm not sure that I've even hit my goal in ounces of water a day, but I am drinking it like crazy.

You're not allowed to drink diet soda for 72 hours after wrapping, and I initially thought that I'd be counting down the seconds until I can pop the tab of one of my cans of orange yumminess.  I had a headache (odd, since there's no caffeine in Fanta Zero) for two full days.  I couldn't wait to drink one of my precious drinks.

But a funny thing happened.  By Day 3, I didn't really want one.  In the past 2 weeks, I can count on one hand the number of times I've had one, and I'd still have fingers left.

I'm sure some of the executives over at Coca-Cola are worried that I've passed on to the glory of Heaven, since their profits must surely be suffering.

It's a new day, and a healthier me!

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