Addicted to Coke

[General Ludd]

It's simple, instead of pouring a glass of pepsie, pour a glass of nice cold ice water, and drink that instead.

I used to drink as much as 2 litres of sprite everyday, all it took was a brita water filter to get me drinking water again (not very good water where I lived)


And yes, they do this on purpose... of course, it's illegal to put addictive substances in it these days. But they can still make someone psychologically need it.

[SlowwHand]

Disgusting, just disgusting.
How about Kool Aid, if you don't want just plain water?
Or orange juice?

[Dauphin]

Re: Not missing the caffene

Originally posted by chegitz guevara

BTW, my best friend's dentist told him that that he had to quit drinking soda. He was drinking so much (about 1 2-liter bottle a day) that he was dissolving the enamal on his teeth.
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The sugar or the acid?

[chequita guevara]

The acid. The acid in Coca-Cola is very strong stuff. If you drop a tooth in a glass of Coke, it will dissolve it completely in about a week.

[SlowwHand]

Find a car battery with corrossion all over it, and pour some coke on it. .
Watch.
That could be your stomach.

[DinoDoc]

I thought I was addicted only drinking 2-3 cans a day.

[chequita guevara]

What does he mean by case? A 6-pack? 12-pak? 24-pack?

[August Borms]

I used to drink about 2 liter cola per day.

I stopped because I wanted to lose some weight and drank water (Spa) instead. Damn... that was the easiest 12 kilo's ( 26,4 pounds ) I ever lost!! Okay I worked out 1,5 hours per week but still... I played soccer every week when I was at school (and drinking cola) and I only gained weight.

[SlowwHand]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
What does he mean by case? A 6-pack? 12-pak? 24-pack?

A "case", or "suitcase" is 24.
The kid has a definite problem.

[KrazyHorse]

Drink beer instead. It's probably healthier, and it's definitely better.

[Eroberer]

Does Sprite do anything to your teeth? Mine are unhealthily yellow, although not getting anymore yellow, and my dentists can't really say what it was that happened.

[Lefty Scaevola]

Its very easy to cut down on the number of carbonated drinks each day, buy larger bottles.

[loinburger]

If I drink enough water, then I'm too full to drink carbonated beverages. Just like if I eat enough celery, I'm too full to eat food that actually has a caloric value to it.

[SlowwHand]

"Its very easy to cut down on the number of carbonated drinks each day, buy larger bottles."


That's an excellent illustration of the concept of mass rationalization.

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Find a car battery with corrossion all over it, and pour some coke on it. .
Watch.
That could be your stomach.

You reckon carbonic acid in fizzy drinks is more acidic than the hydrochloric stuff in your stomach? Surely drinking Perrier should be as bad for you?

Don't some fizzy drinks have acid stabilisers in them?