Diet pop/soda
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The thing for me is, it was causing me to have a raging sweet tooth. I always thought I was just one of those people who just really really loved chocolate. I gave up diet soda and my sweet tooth is gone. My intake comes from water and Gatorade. I used to drink absolutely NOTHING but diet soda all day every day. I don't really miss it. I'm not saying don't drink it. Drink all you want, but for me giving it up ended up being a good choice simply because I'm not taking up my calories for the day with Reese's cups and Kit Kats anymore.
I did lose 80 pounds in the past drinking it. It's just a personal thing. Whatever works for you!0 -
ManiacalLaugh wrote: »
I grew up in Kansas City saying Pop and now live in St. Louis and call it Soda. Clearly somewhere around Columbia, MO is the Mason-Dixon line of carbonated beverage naming. The map supports my hypothesis.
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WinoGelato wrote: »ManiacalLaugh wrote: »
I grew up in Kansas City saying Pop and now live in St. Louis and call it Soda. Clearly somewhere around Columbia, MO is the Mason-Dixon line of carbonated beverage naming. The map supports my hypothesis.
Yep. Fellow STL-er, and I think that hypothesis is right on. The first time I used "pop" in a conversation I got the weirdest stare from the entire group. It was as though I'd said something negative about the Cardinals.0 -
ManiacalLaugh wrote: »asflatasapancake wrote: »ceoverturf wrote: »PeachyCarol wrote: »Diet Dr. Pepper is tasty. That's my only criteria for deciding whether or not to consume it.
I drink water like a fiend. I have no worries about a little bit of tasty, happy bubbles adding to my fluid consumption for the day.
BUT, BUT CHEMIKILLZ......CHEMIKILLZZZZZ!!!! (see what I did there..............)
anyyyywhooooo...... the REAL debate in this thread should be........
IS IT SODA or IS IT POP?!?!?!?!?!?
Or a "COKE"
(and duh, it's clearly Pop)
I've always gone with "soda", but clearly, the nation is divided.
andddd my state of Wisconsin is split....lol......but I'm oddity as my county is a "pop" county yet I say "SODA!!!" Man, I'm all sorts of messed up.....must be all the chemicals.........
Hmm... useless tidbit from one of my college courses from many'a'year ago. By calling all soda/pop "Coke," the South is jeopardizing Coke's trademark on the name.
I forget what it's called... "Trademark Erosion" or something like that. Xerox famously sent around a memo to all Xerox customers begging them to stop calling a generic photocopy a "xerox" of a document because they might lose their trademark.
There are a lot of brands like that... Band-Aid, Kleenex, Q-Tip...
Ahhhh the Q-Tip. I know you aren't supposed to actually put it in the ear, but I just can't help myself. Cuz eargasms.0 -
mantium999 wrote: »ManiacalLaugh wrote: »asflatasapancake wrote: »ceoverturf wrote: »PeachyCarol wrote: »Diet Dr. Pepper is tasty. That's my only criteria for deciding whether or not to consume it.
I drink water like a fiend. I have no worries about a little bit of tasty, happy bubbles adding to my fluid consumption for the day.
BUT, BUT CHEMIKILLZ......CHEMIKILLZZZZZ!!!! (see what I did there..............)
anyyyywhooooo...... the REAL debate in this thread should be........
IS IT SODA or IS IT POP?!?!?!?!?!?
Or a "COKE"
(and duh, it's clearly Pop)
I've always gone with "soda", but clearly, the nation is divided.
andddd my state of Wisconsin is split....lol......but I'm oddity as my county is a "pop" county yet I say "SODA!!!" Man, I'm all sorts of messed up.....must be all the chemicals.........
Hmm... useless tidbit from one of my college courses from many'a'year ago. By calling all soda/pop "Coke," the South is jeopardizing Coke's trademark on the name.
I forget what it's called... "Trademark Erosion" or something like that. Xerox famously sent around a memo to all Xerox customers begging them to stop calling a generic photocopy a "xerox" of a document because they might lose their trademark.
There are a lot of brands like that... Band-Aid, Kleenex, Q-Tip...
Ahhhh the Q-Tip. I know you aren't supposed to actually put it in the ear, but I just can't help myself. Cuz eargasms.
THE ONE AND ONLY Q-TIP!!!!!
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WinoGelato wrote: »ManiacalLaugh wrote: »
I grew up in Kansas City saying Pop and now live in St. Louis and call it Soda. Clearly somewhere around Columbia, MO is the Mason-Dixon line of carbonated beverage naming. The map supports my hypothesis.
Southern Illinois seems to be "soda" too, or at least the part that borders on MO. Weirdos.
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I don't care what you call it, as long as you put some rum in it for me.0
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I drink unlimited diet soda, caffinated coffee, water, the occasional shot of vodka- as I please. And I've lost 102 pounds, reversed diabetes, lowered blood pressure and high cholesterol to normal range and feel healthier than I did 20 years ago. Do what you need to do to shed the weight. Stop if you don't feel good. Good luck to you.0
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WinoGelato wrote: »ManiacalLaugh wrote: »
I grew up in Kansas City saying Pop and now live in St. Louis and call it Soda. Clearly somewhere around Columbia, MO is the Mason-Dixon line of carbonated beverage naming. The map supports my hypothesis.
Yeah, Columbia is ground-zero for pop v soda. Most locals don't really care, but there is such a high percentage of the population from either stl or rural towns it gets to be a thing to talk about when neither the cardinals nor the tigers are playing.0
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