9 months

9 months is usually how long a woman is pregnant for. 

It's funny because when you are pregnant it seems to take FOREVER to get to the end.

I have been pregnant 4 times and have 3 beautiful children.

I remember sometimes in each of my pregnancies just wanting to be DONE.

Thinking this was taking forever.

This is a different 9 months. 

It's 9 months since I gave up the one drink I loved, craved and woke up thinking about (no jokes)

DIET COKE!

I know it seems weird to compare it to pregnancy but really, that's the only other 9 month accomplishment that I have, so that's what I compare it to.

There were times I really wanted another DC. 

Like would have given an arm or leg for it, especially if it was a vanilla DC from 7/11.

BUT, when I took the time to sit down and figure out WHY I wanted one, I was able to talk myself out of it.

Usually it was "I am so tired and need me a pick up" or "I just have SO much stress I just need to relax" or "Oh man, that just ticked me off, I want a DC"

I know, not really good excuses but all what I did before.

I was thinking back to before I gave up DC.

I was lucky if I had a glass of water a day (I know, sick eh?)

My main form of liquid was DC. 

When I look back to the 9 months I am glad I gave it up. I realized that I CAN make changes in my life, I CAN do hard things, I CAN change the way I eat/drink.

I didn't know what I was going to do when I first gave it up, first it was just until Christmas and then I have just kept extending it.

I think I am done for good. 

Now to give up pop as a whole. 

Maybe.