This past week I gave up drinking diet soda for two days before I fell off the wagon. Damn you, Coke Zero, and your refreshing, bubbly siren song. As evidenced by my headache after not drinking diet soda for 48 hours and my detox hand shaking, I am most likely addicted to caffeine. There goes my shot at playing basketball for BYU.

Today I managed to only drink water and milk, so YAY for being back on the wagon. Still, this is going to be a long journey, Half Pint.

I picked up the book Food Rules by Michael Pollan from my local library today. His basic mantra is: Eat food. Mostly plants. Not too much.

I will try to adhere to this, mostly by cutting down on prepackaged food and cooking more. I love to cook and bake. It’s a simple pleasure that is only hindered by my lack of time management skills. You generally need groceries before you can cook. You probably need a recipe to know which groceries to buy before you go shopping. You should not go shopping five minutes before you want to be eating. See how this can get a little… involved?

Luckily, my beloved friend Lindsay just so happened to send me this link: http://budgetbytes.blogspot.com/ It’s a blog of some lady with an awesome haircut who posts recipes that are delicious and budget friendly. I cannot wait to make the hummus and grilled vegetable pizza she posted, and if it only costs $4.40 to make, then all the better.

I hope by putting more effort into my meals, I’ll be rewarded around the waistline. I tried on an old pair of orange capris today, and they are just a little too snudge. Hahaha, I am so tired I just typed snudge instead of snug. But actually, that may be the perfect word. They were snudge.

Here’s hoping to holding out on diet soda for longer than two days this time around. Maybe even 72 hours. Dream big!