Wandering Aimlessly

I like Diet Coke. Not regular Coke or Coke Zero or even Diet Coke with Splenda. I don't like Sprite or orange soda or, god forbid, Diet Pepsi. I like Diet Coke. You might even go so far as to say I love Diet Coke.

I don't smoke, I don't really drink. My one vice is Diet Coke.

In the last several years I've tried limiting myself to one or two a day, but I still recognize that I'm drinking at least twelve ounces of chemical cocktail every. single. day. I realize this can't be good for me, but it's not the WORST thing I could be doing, right?

My coworker, S, is also a lover of soda, although I'm pretty sure she doesn't discriminate as much as I do. Diet Pepsi, for instance, is an appropriate substitute. Friday, a rare day during which the two of us were working together in the same office, we watched... I think it was Dr. Oz. During lunch, not while we were supposed to be working. Anyway, he had issued a 28-day No Soda Challenge. This got S and me talking about how much we love our Diet Coke.

And then she said, "Think you could do it? Not drink Diet Coke for twenty-eight days?" And I said, "Why would I want to do that? Besides, I have two twelve-packs of Diet Coke at home right now, waiting for me." And she said, "Let's do it. Let's not drink soda for twenty-eight days. I challenge YOU!"

And really, could I step down from a personal challenge?

She'll be checking up on me, and I'll be checking up on her. The twenty-eighth day will be the day before my 30th birthday. So at least I can enjoy a delicious Diet Coke for my birthday!

Yesterday was Day One. I made some Crystal Light raspberry lemonade to offset the water. (Side note: I have been drinking my water in addition to the Diet Coke; it was not an either/or. And coffee. Usually drink a cup or two of that a day, too.)

Today, I already have a headache. A Diet Coke Deprivation headache! I had two cups of coffee to at least get some caffeine in my system. But I'll be steadfastly ignoring my headache in favor of attending Mickey's Halloween Party at Disneyland this afternoon and evening. Should be an appropriate distraction, I think.

Happy Halloween!