Soda Habit

[jackofallgeeks]

I've been trying to quit soda now for over a year; at least since I graduated College. I haven't generally been very successful, but I'm getting a lot better. This Article has a number of reasons why quitting is a good idea.

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[tiel.livejournal.com]

Know what my favorite reason to skip the soda is? The stuff can strip the rust off of a car battery. *shudder*

I get soda cravings all the time. My trick (besides drinking diet soda, which cuts out the sugar abd calories but opens the artificial sweetner debate) is to not let myself drink any soda until I've had all my water for the day.

[jackofallgeeks.livejournal.com]

As noted in the article, Diet Sodas are, for the most part, just as bad as regular sodas. It lists that regular sodas have a pH of 2.5 or so and diets have a pH of 3 or so. It also notes that other key problems with sodas -- such as not triggering appetite hormones and degrading bones -- are still present in diets. in fact, the only thing that can be said about diets is that they don't have the sugar content -- but like you said, there's the artificial sweeteners and all the questions they bring up.

I don't drink nearly enough water, of this I'm sure. I'm constantly thirsty, and I really should carry around a water bottle like I plan to. As is typical with many of the things I plan to do, though, it gets pushed off or forgotten.