This week was my first full week back to eating healthy. I did have a few not so healthy choices here and there but I'm not beating myself up about it because it's a huge improvement from what I had been eating. I feel pretty good.

Wednesday, I gave up soda. Just felt like it was time. I am craving it really bad and have been having withdrawal headaches since Friday. That part sucks. I'm hoping that will go away really soon because I don't want to cave just to get rid of the headache.

I haven't weighted myself or taken measurements yet. I'm going to do that later on today. I'm also going to take my before pictures. I should have done this last week. Oh well, better late than never. I decided what I wanted for my birthday was a membership to the community center's gym. If I don't get that, I'm going to gift myself with it. They have several classes I'd be interested in taking in addition to using the treadmills so I think it's a good investment.

It's very hard to stay on the healthy track when everywhere I look is filled with unhealthy choices. But I need to remember that it's rarely worth the binge. It usually ends up with me being physically sick. Last spring/summer, I joined with my friend, Sasha and did something called the Whole 30. The was really hard but I was amazed with how good I felt and the results. During that I also realized that my body doesn't do well with some of my favorite foods, mostly dairy (cheese mostly) and things containing gluten. So I'm trying to limit those as much as possible to make my body happy.

Today, I did my meal prep for breakfast and lunches so I'm all set there. My goals for this week are to continue with no soda and I'm upping the challenge with no fast food. My birthday is on Friday so I'm sure I will be going out to lunch or dinner so I didn't want to put no eating out and end up breaking it. Hopefully I'll be able to see some results soon.