Dear Soda:

Since I'm a musical guy, I like to start my blogs with a musical reference, like lyrics.  When I think of Soda, I think of the song "Dear Lie" by TLC.  While the song is about a lie, I kind of apply it to my relationship with Soda.  I know it sounds weird, but lyrics like "Get outta my mouth, Get outta my head, Get outta my mind, Stop puttin' words in my head, Get outta my mouth.  You're nothing but trouble.  Get outta my life. Get out of me." really speak to how I feel. 

I don't remember when I had my first soda, but I've been drinking it since I was a kid.  That's a lot of soda in my life.  I remember times in my life where I'd buy a 2 liter of soda and just drink it out of the bottle.  Soda is obviously unhealthy, and it's been a contributing factor to my obesity (Ugh..I fucking hate that word..) since I started to get bigger.

Now..I'm not gonna say that soda is the only thing that made me fat, because it's not, but it definitely helped me get to the weight I am today.  I've tried cutting out soda before, but I always go back to it.  I try to push it away, but it calls me back. It's an addiction, a wicked addiction. I tried recently to cut it out again, and it lasted a day.  Then I stopped again for two days. Then I got to a point where that little voice in my head was telling me to stop trying to quit. I can't do it.  Then I thought of the scene from The Nutty Professor when Sherman stood up and finally said "Yes I can!"
I can do this.  I just need to believe I can do it.  As of right now It's been 5 days.  5 long days. I've been crabby, I've been shaky, I've had withdrawls.  One day, this addiction will be gone and stay gone.  I hope.