So, I have this addiction and it's been going on for a long time. I keep trying to quit but I just can't seem to do it. When I was in highschool I started off every morning with a Coke and a Snickers bar. While I can hardly eat a Snickers these days - and no way am I having one with a Coke - I have not been able to drop the drink.
When I went away to college there was no Coke in the vending machine. Well, maybe there was a caffeine free Coke, but let's get serious here! I know I didn't buy a lot of Coke while in my freshman year but I do recall calling up a local sandwich shop that made deliveries at no minimum order fee and having an ice cold fountain Coke delivered right to my door. Now that is customer service.
I always cut back on the Coke drinking while pregnant, even though I did have people joke that my kids would be born with the shakes from caffeine withdrawl. While I was breast feeding my daughter I rarely had one as well - I drank a lot of water. This is when I came up with my label "social drinker". I didn't buy Coke to have at home but I certainly wouldn't pass one up at a party. LOL I'm currently at this stage again - or trying to be anyway. The problem with this is I'm also a Coke snob. Since moving to England I have become aware that not all Coke is created equal. I can NOT drink British Coke. It is made with sugar, good old American Coke is made with corn syrup. This makes British Coke actually taste more like Pepsi and I do NOT drink Pepsi. I also do not drink Coke out of a bottle unless there is absolutely no other option. In the convenience store I pop in to now and then they have American Coke in a 12 pack or British Coke in a bottle. NO WAY! That means if I want a Coke I buy an entire 12 pack. And then I'm back to drinking way too much of it. What a vicious cycle.
So, today begins a new day. Well, not really as it is already 12:28 but hey, I can only do some much. Anyway, I have decided as of 12:30 today I will not buy anymore Coke. I need to quit. I need to drop at least 10 pounds, 20 would be awesome. I can NOT do this drinking Coke. Let's see how long this lasts.
8 comments:
Best of luck on avoiding the devil's drink. And best of luck on losing 10 ("20 would be awesome") pounds.
And now, I have a huge urge for a snickers and a coke! Gotta run!
Good luck to you! I'm a Coke snob too. Love Coke. I don't normally drink soda, especially now being pregnant, but if I treat myself, it's an ice cold Coca Cola. Yum. Man, now I'm craving me some Coke and a Snickers. I haven't had a Snickers in a long, long while. Yum.
I totally understand that soda thing - it's so hard to give up!
It's amazing how much weight you can lose by taking out soda completely. It's just SOOOOOOOOO HARDDDDDDDDDD!
xoxo
i'm a Coke snob too - but it's Diet Coke! and although i've never had British Diet Coke, i have had Mexican Diet Coke, which isn't the same as American Diet Coke (but i don't know why - and being diet, it can't be sugar vs. corn syrup, right?).
good luck with your attempt! (just don't ask me to do the same with my Diet Coke. hehe)
I drink diet pepsi, but the other day I tried diet Coke plus with B Vitamins. It has to REALLY COLD, but I really liked the taste.
I'm the same way, I have at least 10 pounds to lose, 20 would be better. I didn't realize there was any difference between British and American Coke. Learned something new today!
Okay - I cannot give advice on giving this habit up. I actually visited the birthplace of Coke and the building it was first made in...plus I have a recipe for Coke Jello. Seriously.
I checked the ingredients in their diet coke today and it is sweetened with aspertame - Isn't this the one we don't use anymore in the states? I can't keep track. LOL
i have a coke addiction, too *sigh* not easy to get rid of when i actually enjoy the TASTE of it. it's the only caffeinated drink i like...no coffee, no tea...and the artificial sweetners? no can do...they make my head hurt, dizzy, stomach ache. crap, now what? lol and guess what? steve bought 4-12 pks b4 we went on our sep vacations cuz they were on a good sale lol
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