My family is really good about NOT drinking soda. Our kids don't even get their first drinks of soda until, oh... 4 years old. My husband doesn't touch the stuff; okay maybe the occasional Henry Weinhard's but seriously, that's ONLY for special occasions... like maybe holidays! I, however, am a closet soda lover!! We NEVER buy the stuff... because if it's around... I WILL DRINK IT!! There, I said it. 
Do I favor one soda over another? Not really! If it's bubbly, I'll drink it... unless it's diet, no way will I drink diet. What's sad though is I may not even really LIKE it but I STILL DRINK IT!! I HATE the way my body feels afterwards too. But does that stop me? No. Sigh.
As of late I have been drinking A LOT of soda too. 7Up has to put out their so super yummy Pomegranate flavored drink on the shelves this time of year and I cave... big time. Plus I took my four kids on a little road trip and I think I drank more soda in that 2 day period than I did in our entire 8 day vacation in October. YUCK!
Why do I do this to myself? I feel dehydrated and grimey. Carbonation is so horrid. Whether it's in soda or water {don't even get me started on how stupid I think THAT is} carbonation is just not good for you! Those little bubbles detroy the nutrients and digestive enzymes in the food we eat. It makes bones brittle. For crying out loud I use Pepsi to clean off my car battery!!! I can only imagine what the stuff is doing to my digestive tract. And though those Diet sodas may toot the Zero-Calorie horn, the sugars in diet soda are WORSE for you!! 
Thank goodness we're down to just 2 cans of soda left in the house. I've got my bottle of water following me around the house again and I'm sure I'll be feeling MUCH better soon!
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
The Soda Pop HAS to Stop
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I'll always remember a co-worker (thin and adorable) who brought in a picture of herself years before she lost 75 pounds. She said that the only thing she did is give up the six-pack of soda she drank daily. She did switch to diet soda and I know it's not good either, but at least she wasn't getting all the sugar.
I'm trying to kick the *diet* soda habit myself. Hubby loves the soda. If it's around I drink it but I'm trying to stop completely. There really isn't anything remotely healthy about soda. Thanks for the reminder :)
DITTO!! I LOVE soda. I know exactly how bad it is but for some reason it doesn't stop me! :( The ridiculous thing is once I start soda I start to put on weight like CRAZY. You'd think it would make me stop right? Nope! It's a constant struggle for me to not drink it. Especially around the holidays, when it's "tradition" to have Coke with Christmas breakfast!!! (and everything else...) lol And I don't even LIKE COKE!!!!!!! So I know exactly how you feel!
This is my #1 weakness. We were weened off the bottle onto Diet Coke. I have always justified to myself that if it is Diet, it is OK. Who am I kidding? Clearly not my waist line.
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