Day 15

I did a little better today, drank a little over half my water.  That's progress!  Still staying strong with no sweets, even though there were chocolate chip cookies in the house too.  I felt the first little temptation as the others were devouring them, but I stayed strong!  :)  As for exercise, I did a little yard work, but that's about it.  I really should add some kind of exercise routine to my day, but I feel like this is as much as I can handle at the moment.
Well, here's to an even better day tomorrow!

Day 14

The bad news:  this is probably my worst day since starting the water challenge.  I only had a few glasses of water!  Yikes!  

The good news:  it's only uphill from here!  So tomorrow is Monday, and Mondays always give me a fresh perspective on my goals.  Here's looking to a better week than last!

Day 13

Not so good today.  Definitely less than half my water, maybe even close to a quarter.  Ugh.  I can feel the difference, too, because I'm feeling a little more sluggish.  I guess I'm learning how important water is in our diet!  The really sad thing is, before all this, I doubt I even got a quarter of my water in on a daily basis.  I was really bad!
Still going strong with no sugar!  :)

Day 12

Well, I got half again.  Grrrr... why can't I get past that?  I will keep trying.  I am proud that I have stayed sugar free though!  And staying active!  And really, half my weight in ounces of water ain't bad, so I can't feel too awful.  I think the ticket is to aim high and then I will still get a good amount, even if I miss the mark.  What's that saying ... "Shoot for the moon, because even if you miss, you'll land among the starts."  I like that!  :)

It's been nearly 2 weeks since I started this challenge, and I can feel the slightest shrinking in the mid-section.  Yay for small steps!

Day 11

Half my water.  No sweets.  Kept active, but didn't really "exercise".  (I think staying active counts!)  I'm tired, so I am off to bed...

Day 10

Half again.  Bleh.

MUST.  GET.  BACK.  ON.  TRACK.

I saw my reflection in a glass door this afternoon, and maybe it was the bendy-ness of the glass, but I looked awful.  Huge.  More than I remember last time I looked in a mirror ... this morning.  Gotta get back in shape!  This is not me!  I'm that girl who always stayed thin when I was growing up, and even well into my adult-hood.  Something happened when I turned 30, and I need to get back to that version of me.   I think I'll start that exercise routine tomorrow.

Day 9

Well, I got in about half my water today.  Which, really, is excellent by anyone's standards.  But tomorrow I will shoot for the full amount again.
Still going strong with no sweets!  Yay!!!  I've made myself some sugar free chocolates, which help with the cravings.  They're quite tasty!  Here's the recipe:

1/4 C cocoa
1/4 C coconut oil
3 T honey

Stir coconut oil and honey together, then add cocoa.  Stir until smooth.  Pour into candy molds or flat container.  Freeze.  Enjoy!

Over all, I am feeling better, with more consistent energy.  I don't think I've lost any weight yet, but if I have it's been small.  I do feel better in my clothes though.  Maybe that's just a mental thing since I know I'm making better choices for my health.  Either way, I'm happy with the progress.

That's it for tonight.  Later!