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Cerulean
Joined: 19 Aug 2009
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I also enjoy cola. Sorry, I LOVE COLA!.
I only drink it on the weekends now. There is no reason to deny myself something I enjoy completely. I just don't indulge during the week.
Yes, I know it's a terrible drink full of junk. But we seem to enjoy so many things in life that are terrible for us. |
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Sector7G
Joined: 24 May 2008
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| Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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I used to be pretty damn overweight. One of the first things I eliminated was soda (I used to drank a can or 3 a day growing up)--I think without exercise, I lost about 20 pounds by eliminating that alone.
Soda's a killer. There's nothing good about it. I don't even enjoy the taste anymore.
Luckily, I'm down to 175lbs at 6'1" and can eat whatever I want! Still have an aversion to soda, though. It doesn't refresh me at all and I don't think it pairs well with most foods, either.
I find I enjoy water the most as I get older. Nothing beats good old h2o |
THIS!!
Studies have shown that carbonated soft drinks are a/the leading cause in the obesity epidemic over the last 40 years. Eliminate or greatly reduce it from your diet and you will give yourself a big head start in maintaining a healthy weight.
Coke is just carbonated, caramelized, caffeinated, sugar water. Why does an adult need that crap anyway? To me there are a lot of other much tastier temptations to cave in for. Give your self an easy win, and splurge on better stuff, like a good import beer, as I do.
I've heard there is no bigger pain in the ass than a new convert, and that described me perfectly when I first went on my anti-refined sugar kick about ten years ago. A good book to read on the topic is Sugar Blues. Read that and yours eyes may be opened.
So, Bloopity Bloop, as a fellow convert I must say, you are telling Noah about the flood. |
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The Goalie
Joined: 17 Nov 2009
Location: Chungcheongnamdo
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| Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Do you have a blender? Milk and a banana make an awesome smoothie. |
My girlfriend makes me this for breakfast, since I don't like solid meals in the morning outside of very specific things. Good source of potassium, quite filling, easy to drink while doing other things. It really is pretty awesome. |
Urrrghhh, Now I need to spend more money to buy a blender. |
Buy the blender! You can also make hummus and strawberry banana milkshakes. Lots else I guess but that's what I make. As for pop, I put it in the same box as smoking. Does lots of harm and no good... by good I mean a disordering of the senses. I prefer my vices to have more tangible results. |
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NYC_Gal
Joined: 08 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Fox wrote: |
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| Do you have a blender? Milk and a banana make an awesome smoothie. |
My girlfriend makes me this for breakfast, since I don't like solid meals in the morning outside of very specific things. Good source of potassium, quite filling, easy to drink while doing other things. It really is pretty awesome. |
I also sometimes use frozen blueberries instead of a banana, which is fantastic in the summer. I've found them at costco and in Itaewon. They're farmed, but organic, so it's fairly healthy. |
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NYC_Gal
Joined: 08 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 4:02 pm Post subject: |
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| The Goalie wrote: |
| I prefer my vices to have more tangible results. |
+1 
My one weakness is a daily cup of milk tea with honey. The honey's at least a natural, barely-refined sugar. |
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mmstyle
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: wherever
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| Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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Sector 7G- my hubby read a book I suspect is very similar, Sweet Poison by a guy named Gallespie (David?). It convinced him of what I had been telling him about sugar and pop and stuff. I went no sugar a few years ago and lost 25 pounds in 1 summer with no added exercise (I just walk, as I enjoy it). So, we recently started no sugar again.
The first time, I drank a lot of soft drink, so I switch to plain carbonated water and I add lemon or a cut strawberry or fresh mint or something. I now love having my water like this. I found it so much easier to get off soft drink like that because I craved the fizziness of the water. |
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Underwaterbob
Joined: 08 Jan 2005
Location: In Cognito
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| Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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| NYC_Gal wrote: |
| The Goalie wrote: |
| I prefer my vices to have more tangible results. |
+1
My one weakness is a daily cup of milk tea with honey. The honey's at least a natural, barely-refined sugar. |
That's a vice? |
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Kaypea
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, carbonated water is good. I forgot about mixing it with fresh strawberry... delicious.
I also like iced decaf in the evenings. I managed to find plain instant decaf, but I also have decaf coffee mix-uh, which isn't so great for you, but 50 cals really isn't so terrible for a dessert either. |
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NYC_Gal
Joined: 08 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Underwaterbob wrote: |
| NYC_Gal wrote: |
| The Goalie wrote: |
| I prefer my vices to have more tangible results. |
+1
My one weakness is a daily cup of milk tea with honey. The honey's at least a natural, barely-refined sugar. |
That's a vice? |
Just a weakness. My vices are much more fun  |
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Hyeon Een
Joined: 24 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 6:09 pm Post subject: |
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I never got the whole soda thing.
I guess I understand drinking a can every week or so if you like the taste, but the people who drink buckets of it every day? Very odd.
I think I have a bit of a physical disability though which works in my advantage. I don't find any drink except water thirst quenching. Other drinks just taste nice (or not), but I really need a water alongside them.
I think the worst people in the world, apart from genocidists, are those idiots who say "Oh.. I can't drink water..". They really annoy me for the wrongness of their statement. It's just ridiculous. I plan on kidnapping half a dozen of them, chartering a jet to a desert somewhere, then dropping them in. I'll come to their rescue about 12 hours later then say, "Sorry, I'm afraid I only have water..." as they gasp for their last. I bet they'll learn to drink water then.
Pre-empt: Water has no taste? Yeah, if you drink the distilled water that's supposed to be in your car. Otherwise it is delicious. |
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Bloopity Bloop
Joined: 26 Apr 2009
Location: Seoul yo
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| Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Hyeon Een wrote: |
I think I have a bit of a physical disability though which works in my advantage. I don't find any drink except water thirst quenching. Other drinks just taste nice (or not), but I really need a water alongside them.
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I have also developed this "disability". I just can't seem to be refreshed with other drinks. Even after a workout, a Gatorade just won't cut it. I think it's something to do with the sugar. Drinks other than water simply leave a taste in your mouth or keep your mouth sticky. Gulping down water is the only solution for me. |
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NYC_Gal
Joined: 08 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Agreed on water being the best thirst quencher. I do, however, enjoy cold barley tea in the summer to change it up a little. It's quite refreshing, though by no means a post-gym choice. |
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Bloopity Bloop
Joined: 26 Apr 2009
Location: Seoul yo
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| Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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| NYC_Gal wrote: |
| Agreed on water being the best thirst quencher. I do, however, enjoy cold barley tea in the summer to change it up a little. It's quite refreshing, though by no means a post-gym choice. |
I've been tempted a few times to search your post history for 'barley'. I think it's seriously in every other one of your posts 
Not a bad thing, just sayin'  |
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Illysook
Joined: 30 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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I drink a lot of water. It does quench my thirst the best. Not only that, but I've got a general policy of not drinking my calories. Sure, I'll break it now and then. I like juices, smoothies, and the occasional soda, but whole fruits and vegetables are almost always better for you.
Having said that...I'm a coffee addict. I change up the way that I drink it from time to time. Lately, I enjoy it iced, no sugar. I'll occasionally enjoy a cappucino. I hate when Korean coffee shops "decorate" it with cinnamon. |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
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| Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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I almost always only drink water. Sometimes coffee or a (watered-down OJ)
Soft drinks tear my throat up something fierce. Fine when I was younger, now I can't drink them at all and haven't for years. |
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