I have not had soda in a month and I never will again

Seriously? But you still drink coffee, right? Because I have trouble concentrating, but I drink a couple of sodas and four or five cups of coffee a day. So maybe that's why.

My freshman year of high school I lived out in the middle of NOWHERE, Virginia. We won a radio contest and CeCe Peniston came to sing at our school, along with someone even lesser known that I can't remember. And I got her autograph. (Wait, anthony, is that your screen name all the time now??)

x-post. Awesome.

mmmm....boylan's....

last summer I relapsed and had a vanilla coke...it was meh.

i'm an orange juice addict, myself

I am getting my hydration by eating a lot of oranges. It sort of works okay. I'm seriously considering putting water back into my diet though.

I barely ever drink soda, but I used to buy diet coke by the case and guzzle it constantly. I just carry around a water bottle now, because I'm always thirsty.

I've been craving a root beer float lately...

http://www.popvssoda.com/

many of my illinois friends and i call it soda because 'pop' sounds fucking retarded.

unless you call it soda pop. thats ok in my book.

wtf gross

yeah, you're right. I was feeling masochistic, I guess.

This is among the saddest thread titles.

I think half my calorie consumption comes from Cola. (NB my meals lately consist of like whatever I can put in my mouth quickly with no prep, ie my average meal is something like two tangerines + a handful of almonds + sliced cheese.)

I don't really care for soda at all. I drink it if it's available at some party, and maybe occasionally at a restaurant/bar, but that's about it. It must be years since I last bought soda to drink at home.

If I am in a dour place Coca-Cola classic cheers me up faster than anything. Alcohol can exacerbate a bad mood and naturally marijuana is the height of all folly for me to approach when depressioed, BUT cola is a big, friendly hug. I think it is the sugar + carbonation + taste + caffiene + some placebo/classical conditioning thing.

(I also like vanilla Coke for the sads.)

However, I kinda think I trink too much orange juice, so I've been trying to cut that down. Even though it's non-sugared, 100% whole juice, there's still sugar in it and I do think the acids in it must be bad for my teeth too.

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OJ from the store here has about as much sugar as soda!

natural sugars vs HFCS

We have sugared OJ too, but it's not that common to drink it. People mostly drink the 100% juice which has nothing added to it. I don't really like the taste of sugared orange juice.

I have just about got my grapefruit-juice habit under control. This thread can inspire me.

If you start taking anti-depressants, most prohibit grapefruit consumption. That cld help. (Lord knows why I follow that dictum so faithfully while the 'don't drink alcohol' bit is like, 'oh whatevs.')

This is among the saddest thread titles.

Yeah, because it reminds me that there are people out there addicted to soda, of all things.

I have just about got my grapefruit-juice habit under control. This thread can inspire me.

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just did a speedball of this shit w/ my lunch today:

http://popsop.ru/wp-content/uploads/sierra_mist.jpg

I dunno, J, "soda" seems like it's well on the good end of stuff to be addicted to

soda makes you fat. fat people die.

like karen carpenter

don't you remember when you told me you loved me baby

I think the only soda I drink these days is ginger ale when I'm on an airplane, out of habit from when I was younger. Also the occasional Izze.

I dunno, J, "soda" seems like it's well on the good end of stuff to be addicted to

No, it's pretty lame. It's equivalent to getting beat up by kittens.

I think the thrust was that I might rather get beat on by a kitten than a hippo, the former being rather more manageable

and cuter!

kittens kill

employ defensive masturbation

look out kitty

more manageable but more mockable and more difficult to brag about conquering, which is what it's all about let's b real

A security guard here at the library likes to talk about his soda addiction and how long he's been "off the juice." He still eats more candy than anyone I've ever seen.

more difficult to brag about conquering

not based on this thread

i've cut way back on soda consumption but i'm never going to give it up completely. one soda every couple of weeks isn't going to do any serious damage and a coke is so delicious once in a while

I think I stopped drinking soda around the same time that I started drinking beer. I guess if I'm going to pack on liquid calories, I'd rather get drunk while I'm at it.

i went all of last weekend

my compromise is to only drink soda at dinner and not lunch and dinner

I think I stopped drinking soda around the same time that I started drinking beer. I guess if I'm going to pack on liquid calories, I'd rather get drunk while I'm at it.

^^^. I drink lemonade with lunch.

But I'm getting too old to enjoy beer :(

I used to drink massive amounts of soda. At the peak of my consumption, I would drink at least one 64oz Dr Pepper from the corner 7-11 a day. I started getting crazy stomach aches and thought I was getting an ulcer from stress. I didn't have any medical insurance, so I just dealt with it for 2 years or so. Eventually I stopped drinking beer, and then later soda, and it went away and hasn't been back since. I still drink the occasional small 7-up or Coke with certain types of food, but for the most part the stuff just seems too sweet for me now. I drink a lot of water and Honest Tea, and sometimes Paul Newman lemonade when I feel like something sweet. At one time, I never thought I'd be able to quit drinking soda, but now I don't miss it at all.

I guess if I'm going to pack on liquid calories, I'd rather get drunk while I'm at it.

DING DING DING

I'll drink soda if a)the place has Dr. Pepper and I haven't had any soda that week b) i'm eating Mexican c) i'm eating pizza.

yeah if I get pizza with spicy Italian sausage, I have to have Pepsi. Nothing tastes better with it to me. Mexican, I prefer tea or water with a slice of lemon or lime in it. Maybe even a beer.

yeah i'm not too keen on cola in generaly, but pepsi and pizza is great. mexican, i'll have Jarritos, usually lime.

guava or tamarind jarritos: a treat

Mr. Pibb (or I guess PIBB EXTRA) is the one that gets me, but yeah, I think I had the not-uncommon experience of whatever point that is in whatever post-teenage years when you're like "oh wow, this is kind of gross to drink constantly, and I could really, really go for some iced tea instead, and oh btw since when did I start always craving loads of green vegetables??" etc.

yeah, that's kind of a great point! now i just crave loads of green vegetables, coffee, and ice cream.

nab, i don't know if you're into this sort of thing or if they have steak n shake by you, but there you can get pibb w/vanilla syrup added. i'm still pissed about the whole pibb vs pibb xtra thing.

lol we old

Yeah, it's about sugar consumption, really. I stay away from sugar in general, and therefore, sodas really seem too sweet. If I'm gonna have sugar every once awhile, I prefer a piece of chocolate or maybe baklava or some nice dessert than to waste it all in what amounts to sugary water. Sugar is kindof like cigarettes, imo - once you've stayed away from it long enough to beat the addiction, it doesn't seem nearly as appealing as it once did.

this thread made me buy soda

As I said upthread I have no sweet tooth - I never drink soft drink and only very very rarely drink fruit juice or vitamin water (like, once every couple weeks?). I drink a lot of water, and I dont eat sugary food/sweets.

I'm here to tell you thaty I've only been to the dentist twice in the last 20 years and I havent got a single cavity or tooth problem.

(this is confirmed by a dental checkup just last week, btw)

Yeah, that's a good point, too, Trayce! Last time I had a dental checkup about two years ago, they seemed disappointed they couldn't find any problems with my teeth (so they could get more money out of me). And this was after not seeing a dentist for about 7 years!

ever since i stopped drinking i've had a horribly sweet tooth, but oh well. i don't drink much soda though, just a coke once in a while.

Oh dont tell me that estela, I'll never give up the booze at this rate ;_;

(I must admit that I might have fine teeth, but alcohol and cigarettes are ruining my gums and lips).