Out with the OLD... In with the NEW!

I've been sitting her trying to decide what I want to write about today. There is so much on my mind. I guess I will just start with the items I threw away this week:

All my salad dressings.
My Jiff peanut butter
Yoplait Yogurt
Ice pops (you know, the High fructose corn syrup you freeze and eat after they are frozen)
Pop cycles
Ice cream
Last bags of chips that I had lying around

I knew getting rid of everything all at once was going to be a challenge (mostly because I wouldn't have anything left). So day by day, I just keep throwing things away, one by one. I have to say, it feels pretty good. As I am throwing out the "old", I am bringing in the "new." My focus is to buy as much Organic as I can. I know replacing everything would not only be over-whelming, but expensive as well. Baby steps. I have a girl-friend, who is following this new path. It feels great to have a support system. Someone to talk to, vent to, scream to... Okay, there isn't any screaming, but there has been some frustration. I keep reminding her and myself, baby steps.

Even though I am eating a MILLION times better, my body still craves the "junk". I'm not perfect, I've eaten junk this week. For instance:

Pespi
Popcorn
Loft House Sugar Cookies (pure EVIL)
Fruit Snacks

Things I am proud of:
7 days with out coffee (can I tell you the headache I had!)
One of my New Year's Resolutions was to drink less coffee (I will do a big post about this later).
I realized my body was way more dependent on the caffeine then I originally thought. For one, the creamer I was putting into my coffee EVERY morning was not good. The 3rd ingredient was partially hydrogenated soybean and/or cottonseed oil.
I did have a cup this morning and used whole milk with some good ol' table sugar, instead of the creamer. But, (and this is a big but!) I made sure I ate breakfast first!
In fact, that's how I did it... I got up and instead of making coffee, drinking my coffee and then "maybe" eating something (If I drank coffee, I generally didn't eat until 11 or 12 in the afternoon). I got up, ate breakfast (with/in the first hour of being awake) I still made my coffee, at least the first couple days, then I would either fix myself a cup or not all all. Half way through the week, I just stopped making the coffee altogether.

Also, I did a great job of eating 3 meals (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner) a day, plus my snack. They were all healthy. I did however, slip in the junk. Generally before bed, but before 9pm (as if that really matters). But I did eat all my meals all week. Which was awesome.

If you are interested in eating better or you do eat "better". If you need a support system or you are a support system. Please share. I can be a support system for you, give you idea or if you have ideas or suggestions for me, please share! I look forward to hearing from you, either way.

Good luck!