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I gave up soda, it was tough, I've tried it a few times but finally did it this year. I did it with a combo of green tea and the soda water + lemon/lime flavor

by saluki 9y ago

I gave up soda, it was tough, I've tried it a few times but finally did it this year. I did it with a combo of green tea and the soda water + lemon/lime flavoring drinks. I'll also drink water and add lemon or lime juice. I feel a lot better not drinking soda. If I need a pick me up I'll drink green tea. If I need something carbonated I drink a soda water/citrus drink. Now if I take a taste of soda, it tastes awful, I don't think I'll ever go back to drinking it.

bhouston 9y ago
How is it giving up soda, if you replace it with soda water/citrus drink? I am a little confused. I guess your reduced your soda intake mostly by replacing it with green tea though.
- Tyrek 9y ago
  'Soda' is generally considered to be the sugary stuff (Coke, Pepsi, etc). If you replace with soda water (effectively 0 sugar), then it's not unreasonable to say that you've given up on soda in a non-literal sense.
- tesin 9y ago
  I think this is a clash of use of American-isms. Soda (stand-alone) is sugared soft drink. Soda Water, is usually carbonated water (sugar free, sometimes flavored)
  - dragonwriter 9y ago
    > I think this is a clash of use of American-isms. Soda (stand-alone) is sugared soft drink. Soda Water, is usually carbonated water (sugar free, sometimes flavored) IME, consistently, for my while life in the US, “Soda” (standalone) is (in general use, there are contexts where it means something else) a carbonated and flavored soft drink, whether or not it is sugared, while “soda water” is carbonated water without additional flavor.
- saluki 9y ago
  y, it's mainly giving up the sugar and other bad stuff in coke and pepsi, etc. soda water/sparkling water like perrier, etc. Just water CO2 and some fruit juice, 0 calories. zero soda(coke/pepsi/mt dew) intake, now just bottled water, carbonated water/fruit juice and green tea if you need a boost.
dkoubsky 9y ago
I gave up pop a while back. I never drank coffee so breaking the caffeine addiction wasn't too hard after the three day hump. Also, because I would normally drink pop in the evening I get better sleep and actually feel better/more energized than I did when I drank caffeine. My thought behind quitting was that there was no reason to be caffeinating myself every day. That way when I do need extra energy hopefully my tolerance will be lower.

by saluki 9y ago

bhouston 9y ago

How is it giving up soda, if you replace it with soda water/citrus drink? I am a little confused. I guess your reduced your soda intake mostly by replacing it with green tea though.

Tyrek 9y ago
'Soda' is generally considered to be the sugary stuff (Coke, Pepsi, etc). If you replace with soda water (effectively 0 sugar), then it's not unreasonable to say that you've given up on soda in a non-literal sense.
tesin 9y ago
I think this is a clash of use of American-isms. Soda (stand-alone) is sugared soft drink. Soda Water, is usually carbonated water (sugar free, sometimes flavored)
- dragonwriter 9y ago
  > I think this is a clash of use of American-isms. Soda (stand-alone) is sugared soft drink. Soda Water, is usually carbonated water (sugar free, sometimes flavored) IME, consistently, for my while life in the US, “Soda” (standalone) is (in general use, there are contexts where it means something else) a carbonated and flavored soft drink, whether or not it is sugared, while “soda water” is carbonated water without additional flavor.
saluki 9y ago
y, it's mainly giving up the sugar and other bad stuff in coke and pepsi, etc. soda water/sparkling water like perrier, etc. Just water CO2 and some fruit juice, 0 calories. zero soda(coke/pepsi/mt dew) intake, now just bottled water, carbonated water/fruit juice and green tea if you need a boost.

dkoubsky 9y ago

I gave up pop a while back. I never drank coffee so breaking the caffeine addiction wasn't too hard after the three day hump. Also, because I would normally drink pop in the evening I get better sleep and actually feel better/more energized than I did when I drank caffeine. My thought behind quitting was that there was no reason to be caffeinating myself every day. That way when I do need extra energy hopefully my tolerance will be lower.