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How much soda do you guys drink?
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Maleficence
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Barely any anymore. Perhaps once or twice a week if we go out to dinner orat a party or something.
Wrong, I tried giving some to my calico and she snubbed her nose at it.
TheLastCandle
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Well, that's a silly opinion. Not everyone has a weight loss agenda that drinks diet or low sugar drinks, some like the less cloying flavor.
says the guy drinking water with his burger
EYEL1NER
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Exactly. Years ago, I was dumb and got suckered into the whole "Oh, it's diet? It's good for you!" thing. After finding out how dumb the whole thing was, I tried to make the switch back, but said fuck it. Regular pop is too sweet and thick. What's wrong with that? Isn't that one of the complaints against it from the some of the main 'water-only' drinkers in here, is that soft drinks are too sugary?
Diet is for pussies? Give me a break...
I prefer diet/MAX/Zero versions to the regular, except when dealing with Root Beer. Root Beer has been one of my favorite things to drink since I was a kid, but I have not found a single diet Root Beer that tastes good.
TheLastCandle
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Completely agreed. Root beer is the only "real" soda I actually still enjoy. Especially some of the gourmet varieties. Delicious.
soda is cheaper than basically everything else i can buy save water, and water alone isn't very appetising.
BannedEpisode
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Very little.
If I do its with a meal at a restaurant or when I make a mixed drink.
When I stopped drinking the stuff about 3 years ago I lost like 40 pounds. Its easy to stop if you replace the caffeine with tea or coffee.
If I do its with a meal at a restaurant or when I make a mixed drink.
When I stopped drinking the stuff about 3 years ago I lost like 40 pounds. Its easy to stop if you replace the caffeine with tea or coffee.
samus i am
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Two coke zeros a day.
That's why I often mix Crystal Light lemonade or something. The On The Go packets are awesome for dumping into a bottle at work.
I might drink a soda once every two months? I don't have them very often, but just last week I drank a Dr. Pepper.
If I get something to drink at a fast food place, I usually get lemonaid(probably not much better) or orange juice. But I do that pretty rarely too.
If I get something to drink at a fast food place, I usually get lemonaid(probably not much better) or orange juice. But I do that pretty rarely too.
Mr. B Natural
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zilch.
didn't like the stuff even as a kid
didn't like the stuff even as a kid
I heard is that the fibers/skin in fruits helps with the sugar. That's why it's always preferable to eat the fruit, than just drink it's juice.
I used to drink about 2-3 cans a day (and more when I was studying for exams) of regular Coca Cola, but I stopped with it about 4-5 years ago.
Honestly, I stopped because I started seriously considering how bad it was for me, and realized that if I kept it up, m teeth were going to rot, and I would probably develop diabetes of some sort.
It was really hard to get away from it the first few months, as I was legitimately addicted. However, after about 6 months without drinking it, it became revolting (most of the time).
I now drink about 1-2 pop related beverages a month, either in the form of mixers or the occasional coke zero. I feel pretty gross every time I drink the coke zero too.
Honestly, I stopped because I started seriously considering how bad it was for me, and realized that if I kept it up, m teeth were going to rot, and I would probably develop diabetes of some sort.
It was really hard to get away from it the first few months, as I was legitimately addicted. However, after about 6 months without drinking it, it became revolting (most of the time).
I now drink about 1-2 pop related beverages a month, either in the form of mixers or the occasional coke zero. I feel pretty gross every time I drink the coke zero too.
UpperCaseN
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I will drink soda under these conditions:
I am out at a restaurant/fast food joint and the meal comes with a soda. If there's iced tea I'll usually go with that, but no big deal if I get a Dr Pepper or Coke.
I have people over (usually board game night) at my place. I buy a few 12 packs and everyone drinks sodas, I do too. Same thing if I'm over someone else's place.
I am having a root beer float. They are delicious and require root beer soda, no problem with that.
Outside of these conditions, I never drink soda. I don't really like it anymore.
I am out at a restaurant/fast food joint and the meal comes with a soda. If there's iced tea I'll usually go with that, but no big deal if I get a Dr Pepper or Coke.
I have people over (usually board game night) at my place. I buy a few 12 packs and everyone drinks sodas, I do too. Same thing if I'm over someone else's place.
I am having a root beer float. They are delicious and require root beer soda, no problem with that.
Outside of these conditions, I never drink soda. I don't really like it anymore.
Alkohallick
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maybe 1 20oz a month
Unhandled Exception
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Its not so much that I enjoy soda, its just that I need caffeine to function properly and I am not a tea/coffee person. I've spotted some caffeinated water online but man that shit is pricey to ship.
Between 2-3 cans a day when its in the house.
Between 2-3 cans a day when its in the house.
fruit is obviously healthy. but if you don't exercise and your caloric intake is too high the sugar will still make you fat.
Basically you have 2 choices. 1) starve 2) eat a lot but exercise even more.
Unhandled Exception
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Or don't obsess about your health but don't put it on the back burner, either. Treat yourself well.
That said I just fucking guilt-ordered 2 cases of caffeinated water from Amazon because of this thread. So what the fuck do I know.
ProtoCents
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I just drank a whole 2 liter of coke with this whole box of Trader Joe's chicken tacos while watching the Endurance Run. Feels good, man.
Typographenia
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Man, I haven't had a soda in probably 5+ years now.
It costs too much, and I'm just fine with water and milk only.
It costs too much, and I'm just fine with water and milk only.
RumblingRosco
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1) Current US health/diet regulations state that 1 whole egg a day is a-okay. This is trending upwards from the previous amount. Honestly, even more than 1 a day can be just fine, but as with anything, there is a point where excess is detrimental.
2) "Meat" is a broad term. A lot of shit that is added in processing can be bad, that's true, but it's not universally bad just because it is processed.
3) Nuts being "pure fat" is simply wrong. They're also a good source of non-animal protein. Besides, not only is the fat in nuts natural (aka, not falling under your "processed" concern from #2), but they're also overwhelmingly poly- or monounsaturated fats; only a small amount of saturated fat and no trans fat.
Besides, contrary to popular beliefs of the late 80's/90's America, fats aren't bad for you if you choose good ones and don't eat a huge excess... of course, those modifiers can be applied to any food.
NobleXenon
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Well, the US Health/Diet Advice isn't really based on good science. People should really be eating eggs everyday over breakfast cereals. Eggs are great nutritionally speaking when it comes to a complete amino acid profile, vitamins and minerals that are actually bio-available and active, and have a really good fat content ratio. They're high in saturated and monounsaturated while keeping the ratio of polyunsaturated omega 3 to omega 6 relatively in safe ranges. They're also one of the few food rich in choline, which women and children should really be getting in their diet.
The only time eggs become a problem is when people do stupid things to them, such as removing the yolks and keeping the egg whites to make a so-called "healthy omelet" in which all the egg whites do is strip out the biotin out of your body and create deficiencies.
True, the processed meats usually has white flour attached to it (corndogs, buns, pizza doughs etc), which are definitely fattening and cancer causing.
The only problem I have with nuts is that they have an incomplete amino acid profile and are high in polyunsaturated fats. While the omega 3 polyunsaturated fats are good, the omega 6 polyunsaturated fats are not, especially in the quantities most Americans consume them in. What will make nuts bad for you is when you cook or bake them in high temperatures. This causes the unstable polyunsaturates to break down and release unpaired electrons that will cause all kinds of inflammation in your body. Also, some nuts such as macadamias, contains omega 7 trans-fats which are actually good for you.
Indeed, it took the government 30 years to admit that trans fats in hydrogenated forms are bad for you; it'll probably take them another 30 years to admit that saturated fats and omega 7 trans-fats are healthy and good for you.
Jazzy Network
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People saying soda costs too much is lol worthy. Bottled water is only slightly cheaper and any other drink is probably almost as expensive if not more.
Always-honest
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so drinking sugar water is for real men now?this thread was a disappointment. I was expecting people to be throwing down huge volumes, but there's been relatively little of that. It's like going to a dick-measuring contest and then finding out most of the contestants are women
"I'm manly because i drink disgusting sugar water that doesn't even give me the pleasure of getting drunk but it does make me sexy fat............ Fuck yeah"
Smelly Tramp
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water is so fucking boring bro
NobleXenon
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This is true. Once they tax bottle water and give flavored water an exemption, soda sweetened with subsidized sugar and corn will be cheaper than a bottle of water itself.
Better than "I don't drink soda because i want to drink water which doesn't even give me the pleasure of flavour but it does allow me look down on others... fuck yeah."
Overdoing anything is awesome. Kegstands are awesome, eating a lot of hotdogs is awesome, and going through a case of dew a day is awesome.
It was also metaphorical because a woman at a dick measuring contest would, in fact, have no dick to measure, which is the equivalent (metaphorically) of not drinking soda.
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