Jon Luciano

I have been on a quest to improve my quality of life and as such, I have been living a pretty healthy lifestyle. Eating right and exercising has helped me lose over 50 pounds in the last year. I’ve kicked most of my bad/unhealthy habits except for one. I have a bad habit of consuming energy drinks. It’s closer to an addiction than to a habit.

I drink an energy drink a day. This is awful for a couple of reasons. Its really bad for my health. Energy drinks have been found to deplete the adrenal gland. Compounded with the fact that they are mostly composed of chemicals. They are also really bad for my bank account. These things are costly!

I’ve been trying to break the habit (kick the addiction) and I just haven’t been able to do it. Along comes Lent. To help me get these out of my life, I have given these up for Lent. I have done great in avoiding them since Lent started, however, today was a different day.

As I left my house, I could taste the energy drink and immediately started to crave it. I drove to 7-Eleven with an intent to buy one, and down it as fast as I can. As I pulled into the parking lot, I had a sense of guilt and anger. I promised myself that I would kick this addiction, yet here I was about to give in. There I sat in my truck in the parking lot for several minutes fighting an intense debate with myself.

There I sat as the debate went back and forth. The entire time I struggled with this decision, I could literally taste the drink. I was about to give in when the debate ended. I put my truck in reverse and left without buying an energy drink. Its a decision I knew I had to make. I need to improve all facets of my life and not drinking these will be a sure improvement in the quality of my life on several levels.

Here I sit writing this and must say, I am really happy and proud of my decision.