21 Day Break a Habit Challenge

So I have this problem - When I decide I am going to do something, I go all out, like 110%. I'm like an extremist in every form, except the form that KEEPS AT IT. When I decide to go on a 'diet' I empty my house of everything unhealthy, and fill the frig up with healthy foods, I buy the vitamins, the supplements, the books, the videos. But the problem is, after a few weeks when I'm tired of it, and I just can't live up to the perfection I give up. Instead of slowly taking it one step at a time, I throw myself in Biggest Loser style. Problem is, I'm not on a ranch with nutritionalist , personal trainers, and an open schedule.  I'm a full-time working Mama with 3 kids, a house and a dog and a husband who is only home 2x a month. So instead of jumping in head first, I've decided to put one leg at a time..,

So a few of my friends and I have decided we are going to do some 21 day challenges for the rest of the year, to break these 'bad habits'  one at a time, so we can stick with it. The first challenge is POP (i.e, soda,coke, whatever you call it). When I first started my new lifestyle change Jan. 10th, I gave up POP in it's entirety cold turkey; I lost 16 lbs in the first 2 weeks, and I attribute the bulk of that to giving up the pop. But I got a virus, drank some sprite to calm my belly, and have been sucked back in by this horrid beast {which is more addicting  then anything I've ever tried to give up} AGAIN. And slowly but surely I've skipped a work out here and there, grabbed Mickey D's instead of something else, and gained nearly 10 lbs back that I had lost.
So I'm trying this approach - slow and steady wins the race.  I am going to break one habit at a time, until they are all broken; I don't know how long it's going to take, but I'm going to do it. I need to do it for ME and for my kids - It's not OK just to walk around life half participating in it. 

I am not weighing in today, since last week I used to to start the weening of my first bad habit, so I will weigh in next Monday. I am determined that in these 21 days I WILL break this habit, and you can follow me here to track my progress:  http://21habit.com/goals/show 

This post is sponsored by Dole and hosted by Mamavation – a community dedicated to obesity prevention & weight loss for women and I’m writing this to be entered into a giveaway”