Day 85: Wednesday, February 4 - Hard to Resist

My school district gives us these challenges each month in order to promote a healthy lifestyle. This month's challenge is giving up sugary, high caloric drinks. Not generally a problem for me. I have learned something about myself in the process - challenges do not help me, they only make me crave what I can't have. I can exercise every day for a year, but when it comes to that challenge, I don't get in my total days. I never drink soda, and yet the month I am not supposed to, I just can't seem to resist it. I learned it all has to come from within for me. I don't do well being "forced" into something. It also doesn't help that my husband comes home with this:


I never drink soda, but I had one today and one yesterday. What is wrong with me?!