My breakup letter to Pepsi

I never thought I would be writing you this letter. To say that I've agonized over it is an understatement. There was a time when I thought our love would stand the test of time and nothing could come between us. Unfortunately, the years have chipped away at our once perfect relationship and there is nothing left to hold on to.

Let me start by saying what I think we both feel, but what we've both been unable to say out loud: our relationship is not working, and it hasn't worked for a long time. In fact, rather than strengthening our lives, it just weighs us down and makes our lives more difficult. We've tried calm discussions, silence, arguing--we've even tried trial separations. How many times have we decided to try again only to find ourselves battling the same demons once again?

A few days ago, I started to make a two-column list: your issues and mine. Then I realized that it was a waste of time. I came to the conclusion that no one is at fault. We are simply two different. We have tried to make a relationship work and just couldn't do it. This brings me to one of the hardest decisions of my life--I've got to move on.

I hope you will honor my decision and not ask me to reconsider, as I have not arrived at it casually. I do not want either one of us to go through this painful process twice because I truly believe that this is the best resolution for both of us. We still have an opportunity to part quietly and with dignity, and I think we should take it now.

We need to concentrate on making the present as happy as possible and try to keep a positive outlook on the future. I think a year from now we will both be doing so much better that we'll probably wonder why we hadn't ended the relationship sooner.

I wish you well and I hope you will believe that this is not just a trite phrase. Let's try to remember the good times, let go of our present miseries, and have the common sense to move on.

Goodbye my dear friend.

The picture is blurry because there were tears even in the camera's eyes.
Listen closely and you can hear a bugle playing faintly in the background.

The above letter is a silly combination of two breakup letters I found online but the sentiment is accurate. The time has actually come for me to stop drinking Pepsi on a daily basis. If I want to stop feeling sick and stop gaining weight, then I must face the fact that I'm allergic to sugar. To be specific, I'm allergic to sucrose (table/white sugar) and fructose (sugar found in honey, fruit, and...pepsi). No sugar substitutes for me either. Nope, can't eat or drink those either. 

So what does that leave me with, you ask? Well, I'll be drinking water and unsweetened black tea and I'll be eating vegetables, meat, and foods that turn into glucose (bread, pasta, rice, etc). 

This change will hopefully lead to good things like fewer stomach aches, less digestive pain, weight loss, and more energy. Who knows, maybe I'll get down to a size 6! Not likely but a girl can dream ;) Actually I'd be happy with my clothes just fitting right again. 

Thanks for reading and cheering me on!