Water Challenge

Hey everyone! I've decided I'm going to challenge myself to drink more water. And while that's great by itself, I'm also challenging myself to go without a single diet soda for at least 1 week. Why you ask? Because I want to see if I'm capable of doing it. I drink way too much of the stuff and I'm afraid is has become an addiction of sorts. While I think an occasional diet soda is fine, I drink it all day, every day. And it's not Zevia, which would be better for me. It's that fountain stuff with caffeine and aspartame. Diet Rite isn't available at most restaurants and Zevia is sadly in none. Since we are on the go a lot I'm always grabbing a soda somewhere. You know, one of those BIG monsters that last me all day.

Yesterday I drank mostly water and only one diet soda, so I'm thinking that maybe I can actually do this. We shall see. Anyone wanna join me? My goal is to start tomorrow, Monday June 8th, and go all the way to Sunday, June 14th, without so much as a single diet soda droplet passing over my lips. Now the last time I did this, I gained weight because I started snacking more. My plan this time is to be aware of that snacking and avoid it.

If I can do this for a week, then maybe I can do it for two. Then three. Then... who knows! I might just kick this habit all together. Then I make sure my diet drinks will be unsweetened tea and Zevia, AFTER I've consumed all the water I should be drinking.

Feel free to join in if you have similar issues. I'll be posting daily, if possible, about my progress.

New Sponsor

Hey everyone! I hope you've been having a fantastic week!

I'd like you to help me welcome Zevia as a new sponsor of Healthy Low-Carb Living. Zevia is a diet soda I can feel good about drinking and I'm thrilled they've come on board to help me spread the message about the low-carb lifestyle! With their help I'll be able to continue blogging and keeping you updated on the latest in health, diet and fitness in the low-carb world. (I'll admit to being a slacker on this lately, but that will all be changing soon.)

Zevia is a great tasting alternative to the artificially sweetened diet sodas that are on the market today. Sweetened with stevia, Zevia allows you to enjoy your soda without the worry of chemicals or sugar spikes. They just added two new flavors, so now you can enjoy the following:

Root Beer
Twist (Still my favorite!)
Cola
Orange
Black Cherry
Ginger Ale

Here is a review I wrote last August about Zevia on Examiner.com.

I really appreciate Zevia's support and I hope you do as well. If you'd like to try Zevia for yourself, check out the banner at the top of this page.

Zevia Winners! Whoo Hoo!

My precious kiddos helped me pick the winners this morning for the Zevia giveaway! As you may remember, we had 5 mixed cases and 20 BOGO's to give to those of you who entered by Sept 11th.

So let's get on with it!

The Buy One Get One Free Winners are:

1. Michael A. from WA
2. Saira H. from MO
3. Kenneth F. from FL
4. Linda H. from MN
5. Casey S. from MA
6. Ginger K. from MN
7. Donna A. from NV
8. Hope B. from LA
9. Andrea F. from OH
10. Rochelle H. from VA
11. Staci R. from NY
12. Tracy J. from TX
13. Susan W. from CA
14. Joan S. from WI
15. Arlene C. from MA
16. Judy W. from IL
17. Hank L. from PA
18. Marnae W. from UT
19. Amy L. from VT
20. Kathy I. from TX


Now for the winners of the mixed cases of Zevia:

1. Ann D. from WA
2. Christina R. from Tx
3. Sharlene S. from TX
4. Dwayne P. from IN
5. Kathleen S. from OH

Congrats to everyone!!! I wish we could have given some to everyone who entered!

All the winners will be receiving an email from me soon, so be watching your inbox!

Zevia Giveaway - Today's the last day to enter!

Hey everyone! Don't forget that today is the last day to enter our Zevia giveaway. So be sure to get your full name and address sent to me at healthylowcarbliving@gmail.com before midnight(CT) tonight!

I'll be announcing the winners tomorrow, so be sure to check back then as well!

Win Zevia - Nature's Answer To Diet Soda

The wonderful people at Zevia have graciously agreed to give 5 readers of my examiner column, and this blog, a free mixed case of Zevia sodas! Also, 20 of you lucky peeps will receive a BOGO (buy 1 get 1 free).

So be sure to check out my review of this stevia sweetened soda on today's examiner column. Then enter the giveaway by sending me your full name and address to healthylowcarbliving@gmail.com. (All your info is kept confidential and will not be shared or sold. It will only be used to send you your prize.) This giveaway will run until Thursday September 11, 2008. The winners will be drawn randomly on Friday September 12, 2008. So get your entries in asap!