Board 8 > I'm trying to quit drinking pop again.

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Day 9. Still popless but was pretty tempted to get one when we went out for pizza.
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Day 10. Had a dream where I drank one and got super pissed at breaking the streak only to wake up and realize I'm still good.
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Day 11.

I should note that during this time period I've also drank nothing but water. I did buy some La Croix but haven't tried it yet.
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OK, so La Croix sucks and whoever recommended it is dead to me.
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Yeah I just don't order it anymore, as said you just kind of get over it.

Most I have is Tonic Water because I enjoy Gin and Tonic from time to time
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oh man I love La Croix. Once you're done with your pop addiction you'll wonder how such a sweet drink can exist without sugar.
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It tasted like seltzer.
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I mean that's basically what it is
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SantaRPidgey posted...

oh man I love La Croix. Once you're done with your pop addiction you'll wonder how such a sweet drink can exist without sugar.

You a damn lie
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you only think it's not sweet because you're used to sugar~
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Almost halfway through the month.
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Good job buddy, and yeah la Croix is ass
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TheRock1525 posted...

OK, so La Croix sucks and whoever recommended it is dead to me.

The taste definitely grows on you. Tangerine is probably the sweetest flavor imo.
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Don't buy it pop so it's not in the house.

Order water out of reflex at every restaurant.

If you do want a change get sweet tea or iced tea, for me it is different enough that it isn't the gateway to pop that a fountain drink juice would be. But do this rarely.

I pretty much only have pop as a mixer with alcohol at this point, though only a few times every couple months. I used to drink it all day every day. I basically have convinced my brain that pop is grenadine, and it is great since I never have any urges.
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TheRock1525 posted...

Because pop is super tasty and I never find good replacements.

Also the caffeine but I'm taking aspirin to deal with the headaches.

Do you not get caffeine like every other adult with your morning coffee?

Coffee sucks
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Leonhart4 posted...

Coffee sucks

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TheRock1525 posted...

Leonhart4 posted...

Coffee rocks

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TheRock1525 posted...

Leonhart4 posted...

Coffee sucks

Coffee is the nectar of gods seeing as I'm ot permitted to consume alcohol at work.

La croix is also great. I used to love pop but I could never drink any regular stuff the sweetness level was unfathomable. Diet dr pepper was my pop of choice but once I started working construction dudes just go for coffee runs so.... coffee has become my savior

Try cold brew coffee. It's not acidic at all and it tastes much like cola (but without the fizz).

I drink soda once a week on average and usually control myself well. It's meant to be a treat. When I go out to eat, often times I won't get a soda as of late. And I kind of like it that way.
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I've made it 15 days drinking nothing but water so I think I'm doing pretty good.
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Made it another day.

Go me.
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good job!

I like diet tho
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MajinZidane posted...

good job!

I like diet tho

There's nothing wrong with drinking diet. It's the full calorie crap you dont want

diet isn't actually any better for you than regular stuff
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It objectively is.
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Diet is like if you want all the bad about pop and none of the good.
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There are actual scientific studies that have shown that people who drink diet are not any healthier than people who drink normal soda

So you can't say it's objectively better
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If anything you could make the argument that diet is worse for you because of the sugar substitutes.

The reason drinking full sugar pop is "better" for you than HFCS or Diet is because pure sugar will let you actually feel sugar's effects. Fructose can go straight to your liver without raising your glucagon levels too high, so it's easy to drink a few of them in a day. Drink two "real sugar" pops in a day and you'll feel like shit (chances are you'll feel like shit after just one if your diet is healthy enough)
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Ive also heard Diet stuff might just be objectively worse, but I don't really know.

It just tastes awful to me!
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KingButz posted...

There are actual scientific studies that have shown that people who drink diet are not any healthier than people who drink normal soda

So you can't say it's objectively better

The reason being that the average person who drinks diet then eats other unhealthy shit because they feel like they earned it with their no calorie drink.

It is objectively better, but human nature counteracts the benefits.

TheRock1525 posted...

Diet is like if you want all the bad about pop and none of the good.

Coke Zero and Diet Mtn Dew both have the caffeine and taste great, without the 70 grams of sugar.
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swordz9 posted...

If anything you could make the argument that diet is worse for you because of the sugar substitutes.

There are some natural sugar substitutes out there, rather than the artificial stuff like Sucralose and Aspartame. The problem with the natural sugar substitutes is their low potency as sweeteners compared to the artificial sweeteners, so you need to use a lot more of the natural substitutes in place of the sugar.

But, you could use 2 or more natural sugar substitutes to make up for their low potency. I wonder if a soda that uses natural sugar substitutes (such as Erythritol or Stevia leaf extract) would be any better for you than a soda that uses artificial sweeteners. I haven't heard of any soda that replaces all of the sugar for natural sugar substitutes instead of artificial sweeteners.
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Just drank a pop.

Basically today was one of the most horrible days of my life so I'm due at least on slip-up.
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