Update on the Kickin the can....

Things were rocky at first, but I think I'm finally making headway!  :D I will admit that I have had a soda or two recently, but we are no longer keeping them in our house and my dear, sweet, beloved has told me he is cutting his soda consumption down as well! Yippeee :D My new challenge is to find something to do with my stress when I'm in the kitchen now.  As I've been on this journey, I've realized how much I really consume because of my emotions.  I am one that doesn't do well with disorganization, and I am SO TOTALLY disorganized! (Shaking head) So,... when I stopped drinking sodas I found myself eating instead.  Sounds silly right?, eating while cooking a family meal, well, it happens.  I may try chewing gum for a while to see if that helps with the craving to put something in my mouth.  As I slay that dragon, I'm gonna need to focus on what I need to do to keep my stress levels down.  Hmmm, as I'm thinking on paper I realized I have a radio in my kitchen..... If you know me, you know I love to sing ( shhhh and don't tell anyone, but I love to dance too.) I might have to take advantage of that and instead of listening to Christian talk radio, which I have come to love, I'm gonna have to start boogieing to the music. Singing to the Lord God Almighty, who knows exactly what I'm going through relieves stress for me.  I need to remember to take all of my stress, frustration, and comparing myself to my Betty Crocker herself to the cross.  Food is not the place I'm going to find the answers to all of my problems or even the place to resolve my emotional issues, its in Christ's loving arms that I will find all that I need, even if He's in the kitchen with me.

Time to kick the Can

Time to kick the Can.....


....the soda can that is.  For a long time now I've known that sodas probably weren't the best thing to drink. I guess I made excuses for the habit by trying to drink more water.  Even with this knowledge I still felt comfortable drinking a soda or two while cooking dinner.  So after reading several posts from some wonderful gals, they really got me thinking about my soda consumption.  Did you know that gals who drink soda, especially DIET (didn't see that one coming huh? I didn't either) are more likely to be over weight. There is so much data out there preaching against sodas, pops, cokes, however you say it, that its just not worth it to me to put that stuff in my body anymore.  Especially since it robs your bones of precious calcium, and with my family history, I need all the calcium I can get.  I'm not trying to tell you what to do, just suggesting you research what you are putting into your body, because, in essence, you are what you eat/drink.
   As my research and prayer goes, I am looking to cut and add other things to my and my families diet.  But for now, this is what I am starting with for myself.  
  

If you would like to see where I got some of my soda information you can go to savingdinner.com and you can find Saving Dinner on facebook.com.

God Bless,

JEnnifer