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No Plastic Thursday

by Suzanne Horrocks Wellness, posted in Stop Drinking Soda, Uncategorized
#NoPlasticThursday

I wanted to write about reducing plastic today because tomorrow is #NoPlasticThursday sponsored on Instagram by Blue Haus. It’s a fantastic idea.

While I don’t believe that the problem will be solved simply by reducing, reusing, and recycling, I do believe that if we demand differently, remove the consumer demand, change will happen.

So, are you up for it? Are you willing to spend each and every Thursday without single use plastic?

The Zero Waste Chef has some excellent suggestions. You can read them here. But here’s a breakdown of how to get started.

Top three ways to breakup with plastic (according to the Zero Waste Chef)

  • Eat real food, not food wrapped in plastic. Processed food, convenience food and to-go food almost always come in plastic wrappers and containers. Real food you cook yourself does not.
  • Refuse single-use plastic. Say no to plastic shopping bags; plastic straws and stir sticks; plastic utensils, plates and cups; and other disposable plastic items.
  • Ban the bottle. Stop buying water, soda, energy drinks, juice and other beverages packaged in plastic bottles.

The Zero Waste Chef goes on to give 50 ways to be plastic free. Here’s a link to her post again. Yes, it’s that good. You should read it.

Plastic trash

On a personal level, I try to do my part. I very seldom eat out, especially fast food. I counted the pieces of trash from one meal one day – it was 11. And that was just for one person. Not all of it was plastic, but at least half was. Between the plastic lid, the plastic straw, usually a plastic cup, plastic utensil, plastic ketchup holder, etc, it adds up quickly.

We like to walk for exercise and one day I accepted a challenge to pick up five pieces of trash. Within the length of a football field from our front door, we had picked up 15 pieces of garbage. Perhaps you live in an area that is fairly clean. Do you? If so, can you help clean up another neighborhood?

We went walking again the next day and decided to pick up more trash. Because frankly, it felt tragic how much trash was just thrown out of people’s car windows! My guess is that 98% of trash we picked up was either food wrappers or drink containers.

I had to wonder, why is so much complete junk being sold – and bought?!?! It hurts my heart. This planet is our home. We should treat it better.

Another thing I’m doing to help reduce our demand for single use plastic is to help people stop drinking soda. From the picture above, you can tell how much plastic is used with just this one habit. If you want help to quit drinking soda, comment below or email me for more info.

So, you want to stop drinking soda?

by Suzanne Horrocks Wellness, posted in Stop Drinking Soda, Uncategorized


What does quitting drinking soda have to do with living Healthy and well?

Good question. One that I need to answer besides the obvious – it’s bad for you. It’s got too much sugar, all 101 reasons that I’ve already researched.

How will quitting drinking soda improve your life? By being the first step. By showing the Universe, God, your Higher Power, Angels, whomever is your guide, by showing them that you care about your body. That you care about the gift that was given to you at that moment that you became you. You have to start somewhere, right?

I have had issues too.

I’ve been where you are. I’ve had issues that didn’t require medical intervention, but I knew those conditions weren’t something that I just had to accept. You know, things like depression, low energy, low motivation, chronic pain (or daily pain), sleepless nights, always chilly, never comfortable. You may have these issues too.

I also knew I wasn’t a health freak. I wasn’t like that. Basically, I was afraid that I would have to give up my lifestyle completely to be healthy. I was afraid that everything I did/thought was wrong and healthy people, were smarter, more disciplined than me. They had something that I didn’t, and never would, have. They had stuff that I didn’t want.

But I wanted to feel good all day everyday. Not just some days, or some parts of the day. I wanted to feel good all day – every day, so I quit drinking soda.

And you can quit drinking soda too. Take the first step. You don’t have to take any more steps after that. Just one. Do this one thing and God, the Universe, your Higher Power will notice. He/she will reward you. She/he will give you the next step. It will be gentle. It will be graceful. It will be painless. It will be easy.

Quitting drinking soda can be gentle, graceful, painless, and easy. Believe me, I have done it. If I can do it, you can too. You can take the first step. That’s all you have to do right now. Take the first step.

Find out more

Got questions? Comment below or email me. I want to help you. You can take the first step. You can do it. You can quit drinking soda.

You can visit my Facebook page dedicated to wellness here.
You can also visit my Facebook page dedicated to quitting drinking soda here.

I Stopped Drinking Soda

by Suzanne Horrocks Wellness, posted in Growth & Expansion, Stop Drinking Soda
Break the habit

I quit drinking soda and you can too!

Those tricky makers of these sugary drinks sure know how to hook us and keep us hooked. How else can they keep selling their products?

Did you know?

Did you know that one 12 ounce soda has over 9 teaspoons of sugar? Nine!! Just imagine putting nine teaspoons of sugar in a glass of tea. Yuck! Sure, it can help get you going in the morning, or help keep you going until your next break (and your next soda). But the consequences of ingesting that much sugar at one sitting is, well frankly, keeping you from living a spectacular life – the life of your dreams. If it hasn’t already made you sick, if you don’t already have to live with dis-ease, no worries, there’s a disease waiting for you just up the road.

Good News

The good news is that you can quit!

The answer is here. Stop Drinking Soda is a program designed to give you all of the information, support, and accountability you need to conquer that beast once and for all.

It is a self-paced online program inside of a private Facebook group. There are some worksheets, helpful articles and videos, support from me as your wellness guide, support from other members who are walking in your same shoes, and accountability.

There are also a bonus – a daily diary template. Living mindfully is a gozillion times better than living reactively, unprepared, or unaware.

How to Join

All of this is included in a one time membership fee of $17.77. You will have lifetime access to the group, with all of the worksheets, videos, etc.

To join the program, click here. After you hit the like button, send the page a message to request entry into the private Facebook group. You will be on your way to living your best life, happily ever after.

If you have any questions, you can comment below, or go to the contact page and send me an email.

I can be found on Facebook at Suzanne Horrocks Wellness.
I look forward to serving you! Thanks.


P.S. You can follow the Facebook Stop Drinking Soda, without signing up for the program. Go over there and “like” it to stay updated. You can join the official program anytime.