A rat in my own maze?

[James Burke]

Out the door, down to the corner store, through the door, hang a right at the last aisle, open the cooler and grab a cold Pepsi...yep...I feel like a rat in my own maze. Nothing major...just one a day, but it's now time to lay that habit to rest.

Tomorrow, I'm not going to run the rat race. I need you all to keep me accountable.



JB

 

[OlsonSigns601]

Good luck

I had the discussion with my wife today about giving it up but its a little to stressful right now. Perhaps when she gets a job we can talk again.

Are you going cold turkey no caffine?

 

[Craig Sjoquist]

just give up so much sugar & salt, save it for special stuff, you will feel alot better in the longer run

 

[James Burke]

Good luck

I had the discussion with my wife today about giving it up but its a little to stressful right now. Perhaps when she gets a job we can talk again.

Are you going cold turkey no caffine?

I was doing well with 100% no caffeine for a long time, but somehow got the urge for a sip of pop...then coffee...then I fell off the wagon.

It really is amazing how much better you feel without it.


JB

 

[GAC05]

Fred will have to lock this thread asap.
The worship of the holy bean is gospel to many.
I follow the One.

wayne k
guam usa

Good luck, but know there will always be a fresh pot waiting when you return to the fold.

 

[Si Allen]

Duhhh ... a small refrigerator in your shop will solve the rat maze!

Why give up something that you enjoy?

 

[SignosaurusRex]

No Caffeine? Sacrilege!
To hell with the sugar and especially the artificial sweeteners, but not the bean!
Coffee...It's whats for breakfast!

 

[Jillbeans]

You know, when I was a kid living at home I used to love to drink Pepsi.
I got married at 19 and moved out, and then I couldn't afford Pepsi (or even cheap generic nasty pop) so I just gave it up.
I ended up not even missing it.
Fast forward 30 years.
Now that I have my "real" job there is always pop in the cooler, and we are allowed to have a free drink.
So about once a week I drink a can of Pepsi.
It's really not that great, it burns my guts like acid, and it makes my teeth feel grungy.
So I'll give it up again.
Love....Jill

 

[Sign-Man Signs]

Being a new diabetic, I had to give up Cokes. My doctor turned me on to Monster Energy drinks. Yup, believe it or not a doctor did this to me. OK, really, I drink a Monster Energy drink called Rehab. Ir's lemonade flavored drink with only 10 calories and 3 carbs. Keeps me going all day. Actually good for you with all the vitamins. Most of their drinks are low cal and low carb. I do have a Coke every now and then but I really didn't realize how sweet they are. Huh, black can with yellow label. Don't drink more than one a day unless you don't want to sleep. They don't give you the hee-bee- jibies either.

 

[skyhigh]

We'll miss you James.

Good luck, but know there will always be a fresh pot waiting when you return to the fold.

LMAO

 

[ddarlak]

drinking one Pepsi per day is the equivalent of slurping down almost 14 teaspoons of sugar - or, in this case, high fructose corn syrup. You're also scarfing down significant amounts of phosphoric acid, caffeine, citric acid and natural flavor

soda or pop as we call it is horrible for you, but leave my coffee alone!!!

 

[James Burke]

Ok...I think I'd better be a bit more rational....I think I'll only cut out the Pepsi for this week and lean pretty hard on the coffee due to the heavy work load.

McDonald's makes a pretty mean mocha, and I absolutely love 'em...plus those nifty little stickers on the medium and large sizes are redeemable for a freebie after five glorious cups of motivation.

I'd better handle this situation one addiction at a time.


JB

 

[ChicagoGraphics]

Back in the 90s I was a diet CokeOholic at least a 12 pak a day and the most I ever had in one day was 22 cans. Then I decided to give it up but I craved it and even had withdrawls from it but then started to drink St. Croix water just for the fizzy part of it, then switched to plain bottle water and been diet coke free and all sodas/pop for 12 years now.

 

[TheSnowman]

Don't mess w/ my dew. I only have one or two a day, and I'm sure it's too many...but if I die early cause of it...it was worth it.

 

[oldgoatroper]

Duhhh ... a small refrigerator in your shop will solve the rat maze!

Why give up something that you enjoy?

That will compound the problem. At least if you're slipping out to the corner store, you're getting a modicum of exercise...

 

[Gino]

Old Paint had mentioned a Soda Making machine he got recently, so I got one for my wife for her birthday a few weeks ago. It doesn't cost much and it carbonates just about anything for a fraction of the cost. My favorite is squeezing lemons and a few limes into a concentrate.... adding some agave to it and then hitting it with the soda maker and its a wonderful drink..... with no anything in it bad for ya.

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[skyhigh]

That will compound the problem. At least if you're slipping out to the corner store, you're getting a modicum of exercise...

Now see whats happened.......we went from giving up caffeine to exercise. Lets be rational now.

 

[thewood]

No Caffeine? Sacrilege!
To hell with the sugar and especially the artificial sweeteners, but not the bean!
Coffee...It's whats for breakfast!

I concur. Ditch the sodas, and stick to black coffee.

 

[signswi]

Coffee is way, way better for you. I stick to "two" cups of black coffee a day (aka one travel mug in the morning) as recommended by my heart doctor. Sugar is the enemy, caffeine is more like a good friend you just shouldn't hang out too much with or you get bad ideas.

 

[ellsmako]

I only use Pepsi and Coke as a cleaning agent, works wonders on burn pots, brass, rust stains, bugs guts on windshields ( requires rinsing )
discoloration on linolium when the dog has an accident.