8th January 2007

What’s the worst thing you can drink?

posted in General, Humor, The Bad Stuff |

I mean, besides Milwaukee’s Best? Speaking of which, have you ever in your life come across a more inappropriately named product? I’m surprised the city of Milwaukee hasn’t sued them for defamation of character. There’s a plant that should pack up and move to Mexico. Honestly, that’s got to be the worst beer in America. It’s almost as bad as Meister Brau ( I think it’s German for “rotgut”), which I think is no longer being brewed. And now they have Milwaukee’s Best Light. As opposed to the regular Milwaukee’s Best, which is the chunky kind.

But I digress.

What’s the worst non-alcoholic beverage you can drink? Hands down, it’s got to be soda pop. It has zero nutritional value, and it’s full of all sorts of things that aren’t good for you. Lots of sugar for one. And there’s all kinds of other stuff in there. I’ll be writing more about pop in the future, because it’s such a problem for me.

I think I’m addicted to it. I’ve been drinking around 6 cans a day for years. Well over a decade. And I have trouble believing I can ever quit it altogether. Me 100 pounds lighter? I can picture that. Me a non smoker? Yeah, I can see that, too. But me a person who never drinks Pepsi? That’s real hard for me to visualize. I absolutely love the stuff.

I had some yesterday. But there’s no more in the house, and I’ve made it this far today without one. And I really, really want one. I could cheat, and make some sweet tea, but that’s not much better. What’s keeping me hooked is the sugar, and sweet tea won’t help in the battle to overcome that.

So I’m going to try to tough it out. We’ll see how it goes.

If you hear about a Pepsi truck being hijacked in rural Tennessee you’ll know what happened.

By the way, if you’re looking for a supercharged energy drink, try this instead of soda pop.





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  1. 1 On January 8th, 2007, cron said:

    Soda pop can have as many calories as chocolate cake.

    Like other beverages it is not as satisfying, so you can take in a ton of extra calories and never know.

    I have had several friends who learned to drink water, just water and lose weight without making other changes.

    Beware of hidden calories:

    - beverages
    - bagels
    - pasta
    - bananas and some fruits
    - nuts

  2. 2 On January 8th, 2007, cron said:

    I hear ya about the soda.

    Every now and then I like to get one of those tall diet pepsi’s from the machine at work.

    If I drink them 3 days in a row it becomes **hard** to give them up.

    Like you said, they are nasty. If you read the ingredients you know where the toxic sludge from New Jersey is going

  3. 3 On January 8th, 2007, fatgirl said:

    Once upon a time, a wise Weight Watchers leader once said to me:

    To lose weight, your body requires 64 oz. of water per day. WW allowed 32 oz. of that to be substituted with non-caffeinated drinks like unsweet tea, Crystal Light, or Sugar-Free Koolaid. Diet soda doesn’t count toward the 64 oz. but I still drink one now and then.

  4. 4 On January 9th, 2007, RShields said:

    Visualize this: I work in a building that is tens of thousands of Square feet on only 2 levels.
    We have 6 break rooms on the top level with Soda Fountains in each. On the bottom we have only 3
    but the “cafeteria”, quotes added because it is really a restaurant complete with it’s own
    Starbucks, Grill, Deli pizza and salad bar. Oh and a huge soda fountain with every make and model.
    It makes the ones at the gas stations bow their heads in shame. Oh and one more thing. We have
    a free soda policy. I mean you never have to walk more than 30-50 feet with the way they have it
    set up. Bad, bad news for this fat guy. Soda is one of those mysteries of the universe.
    Harder to quit than crack and when you add in the nicotine-ouch. Suffice it to say I feel your pain.
    Keep up the good work buddy. Love the blog.

  5. 5 On January 9th, 2007, Gordon said:

    Hello,

    Enjoying the blog here. What is your diet changing too. I read about your pizza fixation..LOL.

    What are you starting to tell yourself what your really enjoying healthily wise.

    Keep going….your doing great

    G

  6. 6 On January 9th, 2007, kerrie2 said:

    I feel ya! I gave up drinking soda at the end of August 2006. It was all I ever drank- as a kid, we never had tea or kool-aid in the house- it was always soda. For 30 years it was my drink. I did switch to diet when I was in my 20s but that wasn’t good either. The artificial sweeteners are just as bad as sugar- they really are worse! I went cold turkey- started to like tea (just one a day) and well I did it. No more soda for me. It can be done. But I know how hard it is. Think of the chemicals that are in soda. The phosphates in it are enough to disintigrate bones! I went through about five days of feeling sick ( I think that was the artificial sweetener, though) and then after that I was ok. You can do it! Your life is more important than a soft drink!
    Good luck- you are an inspiration!
    Kerrie

  7. 7 On January 15th, 2007, Lucas said:

    I did it. Last June I never would have thought of life without 2 litres of Coke a DAY, a damn DAY. Now, I dont even see pop. Hell, there was a 12 pack of Coke downstairs next to the fridge, and I asked my girlfriend how long it had been there. I nearly shit my drawers when she said “a week or so”!! How did I not see it? Cause I don’t care about it anymore.

    You have to give it up for a month with the mindset that you are just doing a comparison of your life with and without it. Once the 30 days is up, IF you feel better without it, then try it for another 30 and do another assessment. After 90 days, you wont even care about it anymore. Especially if you replace soda with water.

    PS I was totally right about disabling login to comment, eh ;) You got an assload of comments now.

  8. 8 On January 15th, 2007, Greg Todd said:

    Thanks, Lucas. And thanks for telling me about the login problem. And could you do me a favor? Sort of watch your language? A lot of people aren’t offended by that sort of talk, but many are, and I don’t want to offend anyone. Thanks buddy!

  9. 9 On January 19th, 2007, fracas said:

    Hi there. Thanks for stopping at fracas. I thought I’d comment to this post even
    though there are many more current ones.

    I used to be a huge Coke (the drink) addict. I never thought I’d be one to go without it either. I can’t even remember when or why, but I realized that drinking pop just made me sick. Bloating, gas, feeling sick, sugar highs and lows, etc. So I decided to stop drinking it and see. It happens slowly but eventually you don’t miss it. My kids think I’m so odd to always pass it up now. I feel better when I don’t drink it and it’s not even hard to say no anymore. Stick to your guns and someday you’ll say the same thing!

    I know you came to fracas via my anorexia posts but losing weight to feel better and be healthier is a good thing so in the right context.. I support losing weight too!

    Good luck with your goals here!

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