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…. but I love to drink. I love sweet tea. I adore Dr. Pepper (not diet, yuck!) I am a sipper. I constantly have some glass in front of me.

Last July I saw a picture of myself from behind… ewww! I looked terrible! Dimples! So, since I really don’t eat much, I asked my DH how I could lose a little weight. He said I should exercise more and probably not drink SO much.

So I started walking. Soon after I got notification from my doc that I should stop exercising and not lift anything over 10 lbs. I had to have a hysterectomy and I wanted to wait until the holidays were over. So I had to behave.

But at the same time, I stopped drinking my precious tea and Dr. Pepper.

At first it was hard to drink water instead. I only allowed myself ONE sweet drink per day. It got easier and easier. And guess what? Weight came off. Even without the exercising I’ve lost over 20 lbs. since July. Just from some sweet drinks.

Yesterday I was out running errands and I was SO thirsty. I saw that Wendy’s sign and it was beckoning. Wendy’s and McDonald’s have the best sweet tea. I was so tempted. I drove into the parking lot… and almost got in line for the drive through…. almost. Then I thought, good grief, I’m 8 minutes from home, I’ll just go home. So I did. I was so proud of me!