What beverage do you think of when you think of the South? More than likely, you think of a tall glass of ice cold sweet tea! When growing up in the south, we usually had sweet tea in our bottles when we were toddlers!!! It is quite the refreshing drink!! It is also the state beverage of South Carolina!
Two years and 1 month ago, I made a choice to give up my state beverage! In one of our meetings we were discussing drinks and someone had made the statement of how much they liked a certain tea from one of my personal favorite places to eat! Our leader proceeded to explain that 1 cup of this tea was close to 1000 calories!!!!! 1000 CALORIES!!! It was nothing to go eat here and have 3 or 4 cups of tea!!!! I was eating calories, plus the 3-4000 calories of tea!!! That was the day I decided to find a new favorite drink!
Do I still drink tea??? YES!!! I enjoy having ice cold tea! When we are out to eat, I get unsweet tea and sometimes will add Splenda. When I make my own tea at home, I will use decaf tea bags and add 1 flavored tea bag.
Our favorite blend right now is adding 1 bag of "Taste of Summer" tea bag to the tea bags that I am brewing. I use the regular size of tea bags and not family size.
Another favorite drink to have at our house is "Spa Water". If you are going to be on this life long journey, enjoy the simple things! We get fresh lemons, limes and an orange. We get full a pitcher of water and squeeze a lemon, a lime and orange juice in the water. Then we slice the fruit and add it into the water. Keep it in the fridge to keep it cold! It has been said that cold water actually burns calories because it cools your body temperature...so your body has to work to drink ice water!
I am not a big soda drinker. So it really isn't a challenge for me to stay away from diet sodas. Every now and then I will drink a diet soda...
You don't have to go cold turkey on anything, you can ease into changes. Don't ever put yourself where you have totally deprived yourself of anything. Because you may find yourself binging on these items later.
Quote for the day: Every improvement you make starts with the belief you can do better!
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