March Madness

Warning: This post is NOT about basketball.

Last month I decided to give up something I love very dearly, soda. I know it is not the best for me, but I just love it. I have been drinking so much of it lately and one of the things on my 101 list is to give up soda (for 2 months, but I was going to see about 1 month first). I will be completely honest, I failed. On the bright side, I did not drink it everyday, which was great!

March Madness participants 

Failure can only lead to success! I was discussing with my roommates how I am going to try again in March and Alex graciously said she would participate as well. Then Erica decided to jump on board, however, Erica does not drink soda, so she decided desserts. Long story short, we made the big jump to all three of us giving up sweets, soda, and anything sugary in between. To make the story shorter, Alex was not happy; it was very hilarious to watch. But to make the story better, WE MADE A BET ON IT! We all put $20 in an envelope and whoever stays the strongest gets all the money, it will get split, or everyone will get their money back.

The list for March Madness consists of this:

• Soda
• cookies/cake/brownies/pie (except for pie day, we get 1 piece of pie)
• ice-cream
• chocolate 
• candy

We know this will be hard, but for the most part it feel like an adventure. Everyone thinks it is to lose weight, but that is not the case. We just want to control our sugar intake and such. Today I made these delicious chocolate chip muffins and I loved the batter so I think I will try it again but with craisins or carrots. I am going to try really hard this month to try healthier foods, including snacks. 

I am really grateful for roommates who are willing to do this with me. And who doesn't like a good bet?