Soda how long can you go without it?
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WickedPineapple wrote: »I like coke. I never drank a lot of pop to begin with because I always saw it as a treat, but when I cut back on fast food, the pop got cut back with it. I'll still get a coke maybe once or twice a month on average. Sometimes I'll go months without having any.
I love coke use to drink 4 or 5 a day! Yikes...
now I have it once or twice month too.
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harpsdesire wrote: »3. Diet soda may change your brain’s reaction to sweetness. A 2012 study compared MRI results in college students who drank diet soda – averaging at least eight servings per week – with those who drank regular cola.
Both groups activated similar reward areas in the brain. But students who drank the most diet cola each week had the least amount of activity in an area of the brain associated with the desire to consume “palatable” foods – often those high in fat and sugar.
Doesn't that one invalidate number 1? Maybe I'm reading it wrong, but isn't it saying that the people who drank the most diet soda had the least activity in the area creating desire to consume sugary foods? I thought diet soda was supposed to make me crave more sugary sweets?
I think it actually means that you get less 'reward' from the same amount of sweetness, kind of like how when you drink a lot you can get more resistant to the effect of alcohol so it takes more to feel the same effect. I've checked out that study and I think that's what it's getting at.
But I have no real knowledge of the science behind any of the three claims so I can't really weigh in on if any of this is true/right.
That is probably what they meant to say, but that is not how I interpreted what was copied and pasted here. I still don't think it is correct - at least not for me.
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lemurcat12 wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »carolynmo1969 wrote: »I have a hand-held soda maker that adds carbonation to beverages and it makes brewed herb/fruit teas really yummy.
What kind? I want one.
Sodastream.
I'm definitely getting one. Been putting it off, but this may be the time.
A year and a half ago, I bought one of these for my 2-3 can a day diet Coke drinking Dad. He used it for about 6 months, and then went back to his canned sodas. He didn't like the taste of those syrups. I used it for a while just to have carbonated water on hand, but I didn't use it enough to warrant the counter space.0 -
I don't want to use their syrups--I want to make my own ginger ale and carbonate the iced teas I make. I love fizzy stuff.0
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lemurcat12 wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »carolynmo1969 wrote: »I have a hand-held soda maker that adds carbonation to beverages and it makes brewed herb/fruit teas really yummy.
What kind? I want one.
Sodastream.
I'm definitely getting one. Been putting it off, but this may be the time.
A year and a half ago, I bought one of these for my 2-3 can a day diet Coke drinking Dad. He used it for about 6 months, and then went back to his canned sodas. He didn't like the taste of those syrups. I used it for a while just to have carbonated water on hand, but I didn't use it enough to warrant the counter space.
My boyfriend and I have thought about getting one... I'm hesitant because I don't want the syrup/carbonated water combination to taste like knock-off generic brand soda. How is the taste in comparison to the brand name sodas?0 -
It's one of those things that I can go a very long time without. I'll have a few sips when I feel like it, but drink mostly water.0
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SconnieCat wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »carolynmo1969 wrote: »I have a hand-held soda maker that adds carbonation to beverages and it makes brewed herb/fruit teas really yummy.
What kind? I want one.
Sodastream.
I'm definitely getting one. Been putting it off, but this may be the time.
A year and a half ago, I bought one of these for my 2-3 can a day diet Coke drinking Dad. He used it for about 6 months, and then went back to his canned sodas. He didn't like the taste of those syrups. I used it for a while just to have carbonated water on hand, but I didn't use it enough to warrant the counter space.
My boyfriend and I have thought about getting one... I'm hesitant because I don't want the syrup/carbonated water combination to taste like knock-off generic brand soda. How is the taste in comparison to the brand name sodas?
My Dad never did find a syrup that tasted as good as it did from the can, generic is probably a good description. Others may have a different experience though. He even tried different flavors, but they just didn't do it for him. Also, depending on how often you use it, you will have to periodically replace the CO2 bottle. Just wasn't worth it to us.0 -
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I've had the flu the past two weeks. I've been hitting the diet ginger ale pretty hard lately.0
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I haven't drank soda for over 5 years and i feel so much better. When i was a kid i would drink about 4 cans a day.0
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I like diet soda - a can about once a week. I won't go out of my way to buy it in large amounts and keep it in the house though. Prefer zero vitamin water or perrier.0
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The last time I can remember having any was about two weeks ago when went out for drinks with a co-worker and had a Baccardi and Seven. I can go several months without drinking any soda though. Once got rid of the 2 liter a day habit I used to have, I lost my taste for it. I have to be really thirsty and even then I usually will just have a little bit of Ginger Ale.0
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I haven't drunk soda for... years. Gave it up about 3 years ago, can't bear the taste now. Won't drink the diet versions, as aspartame does weird things to me. Don't miss it.0
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yourstrulynancy wrote: »tat2cookie wrote: »So far I've gone 4years without it!
My hero 4 years that's awsome but I bet you weren't even trying ? We're u like me ?
Oh no... It took a HUGE effort! Day 3 and week 3 were the hardest!
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I will never be able to give up drinking cherry dr pepper,cherry coke or cherry Pepsi....there's no f'n way!0
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I've never been one to drink soda everyday but I haven't had any at allsince September. I decided it was a step towards getting my weight under control by cutting it completely. I may make an exception tonight for a root beer float! And maybe for mixed drinks sometime soon.0
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I no longer drink my calories, and have not drank soda for about a year! The last time I drank soda, the carbonation hurt my throat and it was really, really too sweet for my liking anymore. It's crazy what our bodies will adjust to...0
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Forever0
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yourstrulynancy wrote: »
I would fight you over it lol0
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