These changes I wrote about recentlyare going pretty well. I'm choosing better foods to eat, only having human sized portions, and even cutting back on the soda.

I cannot believe I just typed that.

Soda. Diet soda is a vice I am not ready to give up entirely. I love soda in almost any flavor as long as it's diet odds are I'll like it.

But I drink a lot of soda. Way too much to be honest. And although diet soda doesn't seem to affect my blood glucose levels, the salt in it is not good.

I am trying to lose weight, have type 1 diabetes, and have high blood pressure. The sodium in soda is not good for any of those things.

So since I am not ready to completely say goodbye to the cool taste of a diet Coke on my lips, I am forcing myself to do something different.

For every can of soda I grab, I will grab two bottles of water. I will not have another soda until all three are empty.

I should tell you that this little rule is only in effect during work hours since we have an endless supply of bottled water and soda at work. I drink most sodas at work.

At home I am trying to enjoy some Crystal Light instead of soda when I want something to drink. That works pretty well for me but my pop intake during the day is over the top.

Tomorrow we shall see how this first week went. I am excited, nervous, and cannot wait to change that "40" on my blog to something in the "30's!"