A minor addiction that I’m giving up is soda/ really sweet drinks. Soda isn’t the healthiest beverage so cutting it out will do more harm than good. I wouldn’t say I am addicted addicted so I should be able to handle giving it up for the whole time period. I will probably slip up though unknowingly because it is hard to quit your addictions cold turkey. This caused me to have a little bit of acne and nobody wants that so this will further me into quitting. Quitting the soda was actually how I realized that was the cause of my acne. It had cleared but I started heavily drinking soda and it came back rapidly. I wouldn’t classify soda as my favorite type of drink but I would chose it over other options like orange juice or something. I have some digestive problems so the carbonation helps me.  I also have more energy as it seems. I feel like soda is heavy and sits in your stomach. Sugary drinks that claim to give you energy give you a sugar rush which you think is energy until you crash and feel really bad after.

I have decided to give up sugary foods as a minor addiction. My relationship with sugary food is insane. I can’t function without eating at least a tiny bit of sugary foods. Whenever I crave sweets, I would eat chocolate if not candy, cakes, or Ice-cream, and I consume at least two full of spoon sugar in my coffee which is excessive given that I drink coffee twice a day. And I often find myself crave for sugar when I’m stressed and now that I’m thinking to give up on it, I will have to consume the sweetness from other sources like fruits which I’m not very fond of. I choose this minor addiction because recently I have been experiencing acne breakouts on my face and although I was recommended by my dermatologist to cut back on sugar, I failed to do so. Despite using all effecting products to get rid of acne, it keeps coming back because sugar-rich foods spike my insulin levels and cause inflammation throughout my body, leading my body to make more sebum and oily substances, resulting in acne on my face. This is one of the reasons I have decided to give up on sugar again. I’m certain it will be extremely difficult for me to change my habit not to mention that I’m already terrified of drinking my coffee without sugar.

The minor addiction I am giving up is soda drinks to be more exact I want to focus on soda drinks that contain caffeine. I am choosing this above all else because I do know that I consume a lot so this is honestly a push in the right directors. The reason I am also choosing caffeine sodas such as Pepsi or Coca-Cola is that this is my only source of caffeine meaning whenever I need that extract push to wake me up I usually drink a Pepsi or cola to give me that extra strength in the morning or in the afternoon while I’m studying or doing my homework and I’m tired. Plus I have always wanted to see what would happen if I just quit cold turkey.  Since I have tried in the past then have given up halfway since I didn’t see it as a big deal but I am committed to seeing this through to the end. When it comes to the outcome and how I see everything playing out I do believe I will want to quit middle way through just because I know the type of person I am, and I know that if I see a Pepsi in front of me on a hot summer day I am going to be contemplating weather to not I can do this or not or weather or not I should give in. But like I said I hope to see this through to the end.