I feel like I’ve been training for this week’s Challenge for quite some time.

My daily beverage of choice used to be Arizona Green Tea. At the beginning of the year, I decided to try and start drinking more water. Unless I was working out or somewhere hot, plain water just didn’t appeal to me. Over the past few months, I’ve successfully transitioned into drinking mostly water everyday … I do usually add a slice of lemon or lime into my water bottle to liven it up. 

I gave up desserts for Lent this year! I didn’t give up sugar entirely for those 40 days … I still added a little brown sugar to my oatmeal in the morning and ate flavored yogurt. But no cookies, cake, candy, or chocolate … eek! It was rough at first but I ate massive quantities of fruit, especially when I got a sugar craving. Over the weeks, I found the cravings to be less rough. When Lent was over, I definitely indulged in some sugary goodness but I learned that I can survive with a lot less sugar. When I get a sugar craving, I still try and go for fruit first and have found most times I’m good with that. 

I definitely don’t deprive myself if I really want something sweet and still indulge in a piece of chocolate everyday. I found this week’s Challenge to be pretty easy. With the changes I’d already started to make in my habits, the only thing I had to give up for a day was a piece of chocolate.