The FOFC No Soda Dynasty - Page 2

Passacaglia · 10-05-2005, 12:58 PM

You can do it, GB! Beating the sugar addiction and the caffeine addiction means you have two reasons to give it up!

Since I'm back in this thread, I'll mention that lurker said I wouldn't be able to do this. That'll show her!

Kodos · 10-05-2005, 01:03 PM

Oooo. Sir Fozzie is giving us a villain. That always makes for a good dynasty.

SirFozzie · 10-05-2005, 01:17 PM

I'm the Devil's Advocate. I will MOCK any who fall relentlessly.. giving you guys a reason to stay on the straight and narrow

KevinNU7 · 10-05-2005, 02:20 PM

Include me in the mocking!

KevinNU7 · 10-05-2005, 02:24 PM

Dola,

Anyone substituting soda with another type of caffinated beverage is wasting time.

Kodos · 10-05-2005, 02:35 PM

Hmmm. Strongly tempted to go over my 1 - 1/2 bottle allotment. Eyes watering because I'm really tired. Be strong, you damned alien!

lighthousekeeper · 10-05-2005, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by SirFozzie

MWAHAHAHAHAHA!

TOLD YA SO!

i'm surprised at fozzie's consistent and unprovoked hostility through this thread and the other on the main forum and i wonder what issues he has that compels him to this. whatever the issues are, they're enough for him to read and post in the less-frequented dynasty threads for a dynasty he is not participating in. that takes some level of commitment.

does he work for pepsi?
is his portfolio heavily invested in KO?
is he overweight and has he tried unsuccessfully to lose weight, so now trying to quash any attempts by others to improve themselves?

Kodos · 10-05-2005, 02:45 PM

He's a part of the High Fructose Corn Syrup industry that is trying to fatten up and destroy America.

Buzzbee · 10-05-2005, 02:48 PM

He just enjoys being an ass?
He is trying to give you a taste of what will happen if you fail?
He can never get his stubby fingers under the pop top and is relentlessly tormented by the forbidden treasure inside the can?
He lost is Dungeon Master's Guide and this is how he vents his frustration?

I got nothin'.

RPI-Fan · 10-05-2005, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevinNU7

Dola,

Anyone substituting soda with another type of caffinated beverage is wasting time.

This is not true at all. While not ideal, drinking a non-acidy & sugary caffeine drink (plain coffee) is a significant improvement over soda.

Coffee has little/no negative impacts on your teeth, while soda is terrible for them. And the acid in soda for you is uber-bad, and that same stuff isn't in coffee.

RPI-Fan · 10-05-2005, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by RPI-Fan

Same thing... had 2.5 hours to kill before my night class, and to watch the baseball game I wanted to buy dinner. Instead of the subb w/ fries & a soda (or two), I went with the subb w/ 3 milks (3 milks cost less than a small soda!!!) and am happy to have overcome my first challenge.

Challenge #2: Overcome the habit of drinking a soda in the morning at work (when I work the 6am-? shift), and even moreso avoid drinking a soda with lunch at work.

Made it through the day without any issues... instead of ordering hot lunch (pizza, etc.) with the boys, went to Price Chopper and got a muffin (not great, but still not as bad as pizza), with a quart of milk.

KevinNU7 · 10-05-2005, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RPI-Fan

This is not true at all. While not ideal, drinking a non-acidy & sugary caffeine drink (plain coffee) is a significant improvement over soda.

Coffee has little/no negative impacts on your teeth, while soda is terrible for them. And the acid in soda for you is uber-bad, and that same stuff isn't in coffee.

Whatever helps you sleep at night

RPI-Fan · 10-05-2005, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by KevinNU7

Whatever helps you sleep at night

What the fuck is your problem?

I don't even drink coffee. But the fact is, there are things in soda other than caffeine that makes it unhealthy.

KevinNU7 · 10-05-2005, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RPI-Fan

What the fuck is your problem?

I don't even drink coffee. But the fact is, there are things in soda other than caffeine that makes it unhealthy.

I think you are missing the whole idea that SirFozzie and I are just joking around with you guys.

Someone's a little touchy since they lost their soda fix

KevinNU7 · 10-05-2005, 03:36 PM

Dola,

FYI with the exception of mixed drinks I haven't had a non diet soda in about a year and only drink Diet Cokes when I go out to eat and then only about a third of the time.

Radii · 10-05-2005, 03:43 PM

My head is fucking killing me, but its from some pain in my jaw after a recent dentist appointment and from what I think is a stress related headache that came on last night with some.. duh, stress, so if i'm having a caffeine headache I won't even notice it. No problems on day 1 w/o soda, with about 60 oz of water downed today.

SirFozzie · 10-05-2005, 04:12 PM

yeah, it's all good. I am a soda addict, and interesting to see if it can be done, I've tried a couple times and couldn't follow through. the headaches and the

It's all in good fun.

Godzilla Blitz · 10-05-2005, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Radii

My head is fucking killing me.

Me too. It is from oodles of angry little brain cells jumping up and down and screaming, "WHERE THE HELL IS OUR CAFFEINE?"

Not to mention that I have the energy level of a dead slug now. I can barely see the keyboard I'm slumped so low in my chair.

The worst thing? My wife will come home and have an ice-cold Pepsi right in front of me with her dinner.

Life was so much easier yesterday.

primelord · 10-05-2005, 05:10 PM

I was reading this for the first time as I was finishing my 5th 20oz bottle of Dr. Pepper of the day. It has suggested to me that I may have a problem.

So I am in too. I have 3 cans of Dr. P at home I will polish off tonight sincde my wife doesn't drink them and tomorrow I shall be soda free for a year. Or at least until lunch. We will see.

Buzzbee · 10-05-2005, 05:11 PM

Keep hanging in there guys and gals. The headaches WILL go away.

hoopsguy · 10-05-2005, 07:09 PM

I've gone down the path of quitting a couple of times. But I wasn't willing to put up with the caffeine headaches for a week straight and eventually went back to drinking pop.

I've decided to passively participate with this dynasty. I'm only drinking a Coke when I feel the caffeine headache coming on. That should get me down to maybe one a day instead of 4-6 per day. The hope is that I'll be able to move from one to zero at some later date, but quitting cold turkey has failed miserably for me in the past and I just don't want to do that to myself again. I'm expecting at least one person in this dynasty will end up going this route as well if they don't abjectly surrender to the power of the beverage industry outright.

Barkeep49 · 10-05-2005, 07:31 PM

I wish all of you the best of luck in this. I was very happy when I completed nearly 12 months with-out a soda. I then didn't have another for 6 months or so. Now I generally have it every 4-6 weeks or so either in a resteraunt or movie theatre. It's a special treat and I really enjoy it on those occasions when I have it, while being careful not to go back to my former ways.

Poli · 10-05-2005, 08:12 PM

Ha, you had soda at The Silo a few weeks ago.

So did I.

Barkeep49 · 10-05-2005, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ardent enthusiast

Ha, you had soda at The Silo a few weeks ago.

So did I.

Indeed. You noticed that I didn't order one at first but then decided it was a special occasion and ordered one

. I haven't had one since.

Poli · 10-05-2005, 08:41 PM

I did notice that, I felt I pressured you into it.

Poli · 10-05-2005, 08:42 PM

By the way, I nearly bought Monster Energy drinks earlier today for my trip tomorrow. I wasn't thinking about my commitment at all. Glad I didn't

.

Lorena · 10-05-2005, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ardent enthusiast

By the way, I nearly bought Monster Energy drinks earlier today for my trip tomorrow. I wasn't thinking about my commitment at all. Glad I didn't

.

Umm... we can't have energy drinks? Aww man.. no, I didn't have any, but I ocassionally do. Alright, those are out.

RPI-Fan · 10-05-2005, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dodgerchick

Umm... we can't have energy drinks? Aww man.. no, I didn't have any, but I ocassionally do. Alright, those are out.

There aren't any rules... do whatever you want.

For me, these would be fine (at first at least) since I'd probably drink them in moderation.

My problem with soda is, I either have to have it ALL the time, or not at all.

Passacaglia · 10-06-2005, 06:52 AM

You guys are funny. As Ramadan starts, there are people that aren't eating or drinking ANYTHING for about 13 hours.

Now, I'll join in the bitching! Yesterday went pretty well for me. I often buy a 20 oz. coke on my way to my tutoring job, but since I knew I wouldn't be doing that today, I filled my water bottle with orange juice. Worked pretty well. However, when I got back home last night, I saw there was a half-full 20 oz. of coke left over from when I came back from tutoring a couple days ago. I told myself the coke was probably flat by now, so that helped make me not want it. However, even though I told myself it was worthless, I didn't dump it out. Wonder why? I mean, I *am* lazy, but was there something subconscious going on there?

Passacaglia · 10-06-2005, 06:53 AM

Oh, and I've decided that I'm with the No Fraps Gang. In fact, I'm cutting out any coffee-related product as well. I'll still drink tea, though.

Poli · 10-06-2005, 08:22 AM

Up at 4 this morning to help the barracks with urinalysis for the students, I almost accidentally grabbed a soda. I caught myself, though. Kind of funny, I nearly had one because I was too sleepy.

Breeze · 10-06-2005, 08:27 AM

Just to add to the temptation...I heard Fresca (or was it Freska)... is coming back

JeeberD · 10-06-2005, 10:19 AM

Nothing but water (and a tiny bit of Peach Tea at work) for the past two days...

Buzzbee · 10-06-2005, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ardent enthusiast

Up at 4 this morning to help the barracks with urinalysis for the students, I almost accidentally grabbed a soda. I caught myself, though. Kind of funny, I nearly had one because I was too sleepy.

Just goes to show how much of a 'habit' it really is.

Keep it going guys and gals!!

Kodos · 10-06-2005, 02:30 PM

Back up to 2 bottles today. I suck, and it's been a sucky day.

Godzilla Blitz · 10-06-2005, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kodos

Back up to 2 bottles today. I suck, and it's been a sucky day.

Sir Fozzie is going to jump all over you.

Kodos · 10-06-2005, 02:53 PM

He sucks too.

JeeberD · 10-06-2005, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kodos

Back up to 2 bottles today. I suck, and it's been a sucky day.

Oh my...his FOF teams are driving him to drink!

SirFozzie · 10-06-2005, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kodos

He sucks too.

Awww, come on Kodos, Have a coke and a smile..

One down, who's the next to fall?

Godzilla Blitz · 10-07-2005, 10:54 AM

Day three. Still hanging in there. Headaches were the worst yesterday. Head seems to be better today. Energy level is still low, but getting better.

Tought test last night: birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese. When you don't drink soda, you begin to realize to what degree soda consumption is promoted in US culture and to what degree other drinks are hidden. The soda machine is displayed in an easy to find location with bright lights. The milk is hidden away in the kitchen, and a customer has to make a special request to get it.

Drinking soda in a place like that is almost a no-brainer. When you think, "What is there to drink?" you see the prominently displayed soda machine right in front of you and nothing else around. Finding something else to drink takes creativity and initiative, which is probably not in abundance when you show up with two hungry kids in tow.

KevinNU7 · 10-07-2005, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kodos

Back up to 2 bottles today. I suck, and it's been a sucky day.

Oh how the mighty have fallen

Godzilla Blitz · 10-07-2005, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevinNU7

Oh how the mighty have fallen

I don't think Kodos has fallen, really. He never said he was going to join the "dynasty", did he? He was trimming back each day and had a setback, right? Maybe now he'll join us?

For what it's worth, I had a hell of a time gradually cutting back on soda products. I tried the "3 Cokes today, 2 Cokes tomorrow, 1 Coke the next day" thingie, but it never worked for me. My problem is that I treat soda like potato chips: I have one and I can't stop. Much easier for me just not to start.

Although my recent attempts to give up caffeine/Coke met with failure, I have hope. I was addicted to Coca Cola when I was 13 years old, and then just gave caffeine up in a moment when I realized how jittery it was making me. I couldn't sit still. I still drank occasional non-caffeinated sodas, but probably had only six Cokes/coffees a year for the longest time. Then our kids were born and I got addicted to caffeine again. The thing that gives me confidence that I can quit now is the fact that I quit once when I was 13.

Passacaglia · 10-07-2005, 12:13 PM

Well, I said no coffe-related products on Wednesday, then on Thursday morning, I order my caramel tea latte on the way to class. I usually don't drink it until I get to class, so by the time I tasted it and found out that it was a caramel latte (i.e. with coffee instead of tea), it was too late. However, I managed to have just that one sip!

KevinNU7 · 10-07-2005, 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Passacaglia

Well, I said no coffe-related products on Wednesday, then on Thursday morning, I order my caramel tea latte on the way to class. I usually don't drink it until I get to class, so by the time I tasted it and found out that it was a caramel latte (i.e. with coffee instead of tea), it was too late. However, I managed to have just that one sip!

If all you had was that one sip I wouldn't call it a failure, I'd reem into the place that gave you the wrong thing

Buzzbee · 10-07-2005, 01:03 PM

Good job Blitz and Pass.

TeeHee. That sounded funny.

JeeberD · 10-07-2005, 05:47 PM

Busy day at work, I've had NOTHING to drink at all today. Time to hit the kitchen and get a glass of ice water...

Poli · 10-07-2005, 06:33 PM

I've been home for about 24 hours now. I'm certain my wife and inlaws believe I'm high.

oliegirl · 10-07-2005, 07:06 PM

I caved and had a caffeine free diet coke today...I know it's soda, but at least it was caffeine free and diet! Tomorrow will be better...I need to start bringing a bottle of water over to my parents house, they have a bar fridge they keep stocked with cans of soda and knowing they are there makes me want one SO bad!!!!

ice4277 · 10-07-2005, 07:36 PM

I gave up regular soda/pop/whatever you call it a couple years back. I lost about 20 pounds in 2 months just by not drinking it

I drink mostly diet sodas now, very rarely (maybe once every 2 or 3 months) will I have a regular one. I did it to cut back on sugar and calories. I still get plenty of caffeine from coffee and diet pop, I'm not really worried about that.

Craptacular · 10-07-2005, 09:33 PM

A couple of years ago, I went straight from about 4 to 6 regular Mountain Dews a day to water and a couple of Diet Rites a day. My wife and I came back from vacation, and agreed we needed to lose weight. So bang, no easing into it, just switched immediately. I can't stand coffee or tea, so I had no other liquid source of caffeine. For those of you who don't know, Diet Rite is about as close to water as you can get without it just being plain water. No caffeine, no sugar, no calories, pretty much no taste. I managed to make it through about 6 or 8 weeks before I decided I just couldn't do without caffeine. So, I started drinking Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi, as I really didn't like the taste of Diet Dew. It look a little getting used to the taste, but compared to Diet Rite, it was heaven. Now regular soda tastes fairly nasty to me. I still drink 3-5 diet sodas a day, and there ain't no way in hell I'm going without caffeine again!

10-05-2005, 01:17 PM	#53
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	I'm the Devil's Advocate. I will MOCK any who fall relentlessly.. giving you guys a reason to stay on the straight and narrow __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

10-05-2005, 02:20 PM	#54
KevinNU7 College Starter Join Date: May 2003 Location: Beantown	Include me in the mocking! __________________ Boston Bashers - III.14 - (8347)

10-05-2005, 02:24 PM	#55
KevinNU7 College Starter Join Date: May 2003 Location: Beantown	Dola, Anyone substituting soda with another type of caffinated beverage is wasting time. __________________ Boston Bashers - III.14 - (8347)

10-05-2005, 02:35 PM	#56
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Hmmm. Strongly tempted to go over my 1 - 1/2 bottle allotment. Eyes watering because I'm really tired. Be strong, you damned alien! Last edited by Kodos : 10-05-2005 at 02:36 PM.

10-05-2005, 02:48 PM	#59
Buzzbee College Starter Join Date: Jun 2002	He just enjoys being an ass? He is trying to give you a taste of what will happen if you fail? He can never get his stubby fingers under the pop top and is relentlessly tormented by the forbidden treasure inside the can? He lost is Dungeon Master's Guide and this is how he vents his frustration? I got nothin'. __________________ Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. - Lou Holtz

10-05-2005, 01:03 PM	#52
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Oooo. Sir Fozzie is giving us a villain. That always makes for a good dynasty.

10-05-2005, 02:45 PM	#58
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	He's a part of the High Fructose Corn Syrup industry that is trying to fatten up and destroy America.

10-05-2005, 03:36 PM	#65
KevinNU7 College Starter Join Date: May 2003 Location: Beantown	Dola, FYI with the exception of mixed drinks I haven't had a non diet soda in about a year and only drink Diet Cokes when I go out to eat and then only about a third of the time. __________________ Boston Bashers - III.14 - (8347)

10-05-2005, 03:43 PM	#66
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	My head is fucking killing me, but its from some pain in my jaw after a recent dentist appointment and from what I think is a stress related headache that came on last night with some.. duh, stress, so if i'm having a caffeine headache I won't even notice it. No problems on day 1 w/o soda, with about 60 oz of water downed today.

10-05-2005, 04:12 PM	#67
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	yeah, it's all good. I am a soda addict, and interesting to see if it can be done, I've tried a couple times and couldn't follow through. the headaches and the It's all in good fun. __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

10-05-2005, 05:10 PM	#69
primelord Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000	I was reading this for the first time as I was finishing my 5th 20oz bottle of Dr. Pepper of the day. It has suggested to me that I may have a problem. So I am in too. I have 3 cans of Dr. P at home I will polish off tonight sincde my wife doesn't drink them and tomorrow I shall be soda free for a year. Or at least until lunch. We will see.

10-05-2005, 05:11 PM	#70
Buzzbee College Starter Join Date: Jun 2002	Keep hanging in there guys and gals. The headaches WILL go away. __________________ Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. - Lou Holtz

10-05-2005, 07:09 PM	#71
hoopsguy General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Chicago	I've gone down the path of quitting a couple of times. But I wasn't willing to put up with the caffeine headaches for a week straight and eventually went back to drinking pop. I've decided to passively participate with this dynasty. I'm only drinking a Coke when I feel the caffeine headache coming on. That should get me down to maybe one a day instead of 4-6 per day. The hope is that I'll be able to move from one to zero at some later date, but quitting cold turkey has failed miserably for me in the past and I just don't want to do that to myself again. I'm expecting at least one person in this dynasty will end up going this route as well if they don't abjectly surrender to the power of the beverage industry outright.

10-05-2005, 07:31 PM	#72
Barkeep49 Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Not too far away	I wish all of you the best of luck in this. I was very happy when I completed nearly 12 months with-out a soda. I then didn't have another for 6 months or so. Now I generally have it every 4-6 weeks or so either in a resteraunt or movie theatre. It's a special treat and I really enjoy it on those occasions when I have it, while being careful not to go back to my former ways.

10-05-2005, 08:12 PM	#73
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	Ha, you had soda at The Silo a few weeks ago. So did I. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

10-05-2005, 08:41 PM	#75
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	I did notice that, I felt I pressured you into it. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

10-05-2005, 08:42 PM	#76
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	By the way, I nearly bought Monster Energy drinks earlier today for my trip tomorrow. I wasn't thinking about my commitment at all. Glad I didn't . __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

10-06-2005, 06:52 AM	#79
Passacaglia Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Big Ten Country	You guys are funny. As Ramadan starts, there are people that aren't eating or drinking ANYTHING for about 13 hours. Now, I'll join in the bitching! Yesterday went pretty well for me. I often buy a 20 oz. coke on my way to my tutoring job, but since I knew I wouldn't be doing that today, I filled my water bottle with orange juice. Worked pretty well. However, when I got back home last night, I saw there was a half-full 20 oz. of coke left over from when I came back from tutoring a couple days ago. I told myself the coke was probably flat by now, so that helped make me not want it. However, even though I told myself it was worthless, I didn't dump it out. Wonder why? I mean, I am lazy, but was there something subconscious going on there?

10-06-2005, 06:53 AM	#80
Passacaglia Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Big Ten Country	Oh, and I've decided that I'm with the No Fraps Gang. In fact, I'm cutting out any coffee-related product as well. I'll still drink tea, though.

10-06-2005, 08:22 AM	#81
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	Up at 4 this morning to help the barracks with urinalysis for the students, I almost accidentally grabbed a soda. I caught myself, though. Kind of funny, I nearly had one because I was too sleepy. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

10-06-2005, 08:27 AM	#82
Breeze Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Northern Suburbs of ATL	Just to add to the temptation...I heard Fresca (or was it Freska)... is coming back

10-06-2005, 10:19 AM	#83
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Nothing but water (and a tiny bit of Peach Tea at work) for the past two days... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

10-06-2005, 02:30 PM	#85
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Back up to 2 bottles today. I suck, and it's been a sucky day.

10-06-2005, 02:53 PM	#87
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	He sucks too.

10-07-2005, 10:54 AM	#90
Godzilla Blitz College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	Day three. Still hanging in there. Headaches were the worst yesterday. Head seems to be better today. Energy level is still low, but getting better. Tought test last night: birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese. When you don't drink soda, you begin to realize to what degree soda consumption is promoted in US culture and to what degree other drinks are hidden. The soda machine is displayed in an easy to find location with bright lights. The milk is hidden away in the kitchen, and a customer has to make a special request to get it. Drinking soda in a place like that is almost a no-brainer. When you think, "What is there to drink?" you see the prominently displayed soda machine right in front of you and nothing else around. Finding something else to drink takes creativity and initiative, which is probably not in abundance when you show up with two hungry kids in tow. Last edited by Godzilla Blitz : 10-07-2005 at 10:54 AM.

10-07-2005, 12:13 PM	#93
Passacaglia Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Big Ten Country	Well, I said no coffe-related products on Wednesday, then on Thursday morning, I order my caramel tea latte on the way to class. I usually don't drink it until I get to class, so by the time I tasted it and found out that it was a caramel latte (i.e. with coffee instead of tea), it was too late. However, I managed to have just that one sip!

10-07-2005, 01:03 PM	#95
Buzzbee College Starter Join Date: Jun 2002	Good job Blitz and Pass. TeeHee. That sounded funny. __________________ Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. - Lou Holtz

10-07-2005, 05:47 PM	#96
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Busy day at work, I've had NOTHING to drink at all today. Time to hit the kitchen and get a glass of ice water... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

10-07-2005, 06:33 PM	#97
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	I've been home for about 24 hours now. I'm certain my wife and inlaws believe I'm high. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

10-07-2005, 07:36 PM	#99
ice4277 Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Berkley, MI: The Hotbed of FOFC!	I gave up regular soda/pop/whatever you call it a couple years back. I lost about 20 pounds in 2 months just by not drinking it I drink mostly diet sodas now, very rarely (maybe once every 2 or 3 months) will I have a regular one. I did it to cut back on sugar and calories. I still get plenty of caffeine from coffee and diet pop, I'm not really worried about that.

10-07-2005, 09:33 PM	#100
Craptacular College Starter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Mad City, WI	A couple of years ago, I went straight from about 4 to 6 regular Mountain Dews a day to water and a couple of Diet Rites a day. My wife and I came back from vacation, and agreed we needed to lose weight. So bang, no easing into it, just switched immediately. I can't stand coffee or tea, so I had no other liquid source of caffeine. For those of you who don't know, Diet Rite is about as close to water as you can get without it just being plain water. No caffeine, no sugar, no calories, pretty much no taste. I managed to make it through about 6 or 8 weeks before I decided I just couldn't do without caffeine. So, I started drinking Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi, as I really didn't like the taste of Diet Dew. It look a little getting used to the taste, but compared to Diet Rite, it was heaven. Now regular soda tastes fairly nasty to me. I still drink 3-5 diet sodas a day, and there ain't no way in hell I'm going without caffeine again!

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