Guys... let's have an honest talk about hard drinks.

[Eclipse]

For years I have been pressured into trying harder beverages. I often knew that the sin of fizzy sodas would be on my horizon, for I am no prophet to disobey the commands of Satan. I took it upon myself to fill my stomach with the bubbling acidic goodness of the likes of sprite, cola, and mountain dew.

 

The chocolate milk that once comforted me was now a minuscule portion of what I needed to survive. I began to drink more and more of these sodas until I knew I needed help.

 

With the Lose Orangeade Lust (LOL) program, I began to lose my dependence on hard drinks. I am now 1 month sober of soda.

 

This thread is for those who are still suffering from carbonism or have suffered like me and this is the place to ask for help or inspiration, or just tell your story.

 

Good luck and god bless

[Spddin Ignis]

Soda is amazing and i have no intentions of quitting.

[keira]

Meh. I can live happily without any Dr Pepper. I can also take down a 12-pack in half an hour.

 

I don't get to do that very much

[Spddin Ignis]

Root beer and doctor pepper are the best. Orange soda is next in the lineup and lastly comes everything else

[Callie]

The only soda I'll ever drink is homemade root beer. Otherwise, it's just carbonated sugar water, and the carbonation burns my mouth.

[Dantius]

As a British sailor transported here from the 1800's, if I did not drink a liter of tonic water ever half hour, I could contract scurvy.

 

EDIT: WHERE'S MY GRAPE SODA!!!

[The Almighty Doer of Stuff]

I like many sodas, although I can't drink anything from Pepsi Co., Coca Cola Co, or the makers of Dr. Pepper and 7 Up (I don't know what they're called) without flattening it first. I like my soda slightly fizzy. I hate overcarbonated soda.

[Spddin Ignis]

I dislike over-carbonated soda aswell. it burns

[Sleeping Dragon]

You know, empires have fallen over smaller amounts of sugar than that which is in sodas.

[Alorael at Large]

My first thought was Scorpius.

 

—Alorael, whose second thought was that he doesn't drink sodas. He doesn't drink much at all besides water, but when he does it's usually fruit juice.

[Enraged Slith]

Strictly water and milk for me.

[The Almighty Doer of Stuff]

Mmm. Watered-down milk.

[Øther]

I don't drink to much soda very often, but when I do, I can drink it fast. I do, however, often drink these carbonated juice drinks, which have have very strange flavors. When I drink something carbonated after I haven't had some soda or something like that for a while, my eyes water. But then everything is fine.

[Slawbug]

orangina ftw

[Spddin Ignis]

Hi, im Spddin, and im a carbonated-drinkoholic. ive been sober for 8 hours.

[keira]

The only pop-related thing I can't drink are those disgusting energy drink things (Amp/Monster/Red Bull knockoff). I drank one once and, beyond the disgusting taste, I had the runs like no other.

[Ephesos]

Originally Posted By: Nomme nomme nomme

My first thought was Scorpius.

Yeah, me too.

I prefer cream soda. Colas are not my deal.

[Swimmin' Salmon]

Cane sugar root beer or sparkling water.

 

But, since the Hansen's is around $2.50 a six, I'm on a sparkly water diet now.

[Hypnotic]

We don't have Soda's in New Zealand. Just odinary carbonated fizzy water with flavor.

 

Pepsi vs Cola

 

Result: Pepsi

 

Sadley in there is always more Coke than Pepsi here.

 

Overall chocolate milk wins. I say this because coincidently when I clicked onto this thread I was taking a sim of Chocolate milk.

[Niemand]

I typically consume between 1300 and 1800 kcal per week day, including one to two cans of soda. I recently discovered the hard way that cutting this out of my diet had a sizable negative impact, as it eliminated somewhere between .1 and .2 of my energy intake. Ideally, I ought to find another source for that energy, but as I think I eat an otherwise acceptably healthy diet, I don't feel that there's all that great a need to do so.

 

While I like many sodas, a good orange (not Sunkist, which is bitter and awful) is about my favorite type. I'm not overly fond of standard Coke, and I refuse to ingest Mountain Dew. I do tend to favor sweeter sodas, and so I am rather partial to Vess brand, which I have to import these days, as it isn't sold this far north.

[Andraste]

Fruit juice. In box form.

[Rowen]

Mountain Dew runs in my veins and pumps in my heart, not blood like mortals have.

[nikki.]

Originally Posted By: Andraste

Fruit juice. In box form.

Apple ftw.

I don't really drink carbonated sodas except when I use coke/pepsi as a mixer. It's all about tea.

[Celtic Minstrel]

Spritzers, aka carbonated juice.

[Sss-Chah]

i was expecting this thread to be about something else. i'm disappointed.

[Student of Trinity]

Popsicles?

[Artemis~]

***POSTATHON!***

 

anyhoo, artemis likes any drink that's non-alchoholic and not good for her at the same time. Coke, Sprite, Dr.Pepper, CREAM SODA, root beer, pepsi, CREAM SODA, and the likes. She cant say the same for food: Artemis doesnt eat anything that used to have eyes. Except for potatoes.

[Sss-Chah]

my new favorite drink is a strawberry banana smoothie with whipped cream on it.

[A less presumptuous name.]

Originally Posted By: Shaper Spddin

I dislike over-carbonated soda aswell. it burns

That burn is the reason I like clear sodas so much.

Originally Posted By: slarty

orangina ftw

I had some today at French Club. It was rather tasty.

Overall, I like clear sodas (mountain dew excluded, it is only a caffeine source pour moi). Cola is way overrated. Root beer is good, as is the occasional orange soda.

Jones soda anyone?

[Acky]

[Toby-Linn]

I used to like Mountain Dew the best when I was a teen, now I like the Nestea cans of pop and Coke Zero or Diet Coke.

 

That's when I drink pop at all, usually at home I drink cold tap water. I don't drink as much milk as I should. Oh, I also drink juice, from the frozen cans that you buy in the supermarket.

[nikki.]

Coke Zero or Diet Coke/quote]

 

I had to use diet Pepsi last night because that was the only kind that the store had, and it just didn't taste right. I think next time I'll go without.

[Toby-Linn]

Honestly, I can't tell the difference so I don't care what I drink. I probably couldn't even tell the difference between Diet Coke and regular Coke.

 

Maybe I have crappy tastebuds, I don't know. I know other people can tell the difference. I just drink Diet because it's sugar-free.

[Nioca]

*opens a bottle of Cherry Coca-Cola and sits down suspiciously close to Spddin*

 

Mmmm... Tasty.

 

Anyway, I have to watch myself when drinking cola. A particular favorite, as mentioned, is Cherry Cola, but regular cola works for me too. Problem is, once I start drinking it, I tend to lose track of how much I've had. Once burned through 3 2-liters of cherry cola because I wasn't paying attention.

 

That said, I try to keep it down to a glass or two a day. A tall glass or two a day. My success... varies. On a related note, I've rediscovered Ginger Ale as well.

 

Other then that, I tend to drink Iced Tea, Coffee, or water.

 

AMEND: As for Coca-Cola vs. Pepsi, I prefer Coca-Cola. Pepsi is a bit too sweet.

[Dantius]

Originally Posted By: Nioca

*opens a bottle of Cherry Coca-Cola and sits down suspiciously close to Spddin*

I am so incredibly tempted to spam this thread with the "Cherry chocolate rain" video. But I won't.

[Callie]

I'm not convinced that diet soda is any healthier than regular soda. I certainly wouldn't drink diet soda if I was on a diet. The same goes with fat-free ice cream.

[The Almighty Doer of Stuff]

Originally Posted By: Master1

Jones soda anyone?

I love Jones soda. My favorite is Green Apple, although every flavor I've tried was delicious. I avoid their orange soda, though, because for some reason they decided it needed caffeine, and I try not to consume too much caffeine.

I've never had their fancy holiday sodas. I want to try their Salmon-flavored soda, but the only way I could would be to buy it on Ebay or something, and I don't know if it's really such a good idea to be drinking soda that old. They make a set of limited edition holiday sodas each year for different holidays, each flavored like a holiday food, and the salmon flavor is out of production.

[A less presumptuous name.]

I don't get their exotic flavors. I'll occasionally buy a few of the popular, delicious flavors. Mostly, though, I get their root beer whenever I go to Panera.

[Ephesos]

The green apple stuff is way too sugary for me. I swear I can feel it sifting through my teeth.

 

On the whole, though, I like it.

[inni]

Grape fruit is the Best soda ever!

 

also, go to a wine shop and bye citric acid-then add a spoon full to any tasty drink.

[Sudanna]

[keira]

Powerthirst ftw.

 

That being said, I don't really care for Jones soda. Or fruit juice. The imitation kool-aid you can get at wal-mart is bad enough.

[Balladeer]

If it doesn't burn on the way down, I spit it out. That goes for soda, coffee, and my pesudo-inebriation cocktails.

 

My favorite flavor is Dr Pepper though I'll settle for Mr Pib if it's on the menu. But if I find a Squirt, I'll take it for old times sake. Yummy...

 

Regular Coke is better than regular Pepsi, though, and diet anything is just disgusting. The worst one I have tasted is that Diet Mt Dew Violet somethingorother... *retch*

 

But all in all, we only buy soda here for special occasions like cook-outs and such, so milk and water are our staples.

[Artemis~]

Artemis thinks that Pibb and Dr. Pepper taste exactly the same: but pibb bottles are easier to hold [Artemis has small hands] So she always gets it.

[Dikiyoba]

Ick. Mr. Pibb used to be really good, but then they changed it to Pibb Xtra and now it's gross.

 

Dikiyoba.

[Spddin Ignis]

Mr. Pibb is way worse then Dr. Pepper.

[The Mystic]

I drink water, milk, chocolate milk, orange juice, apple juice, coffee, and occasionally tea.

 

As far as carbonated drinks are concerned, I pretty much grew up on a local brand called Towne Club, which has become really hard to find in recent years (maybe out of business?). Here's what I drink nowadays: Coke, Pepsi, Vernors, Sprite, Sierra Mist, Mountain Dew, A&W Root Beer, Dr. Pepper, and several Faygo products. With Coke, Pepsi, and Mountain Dew, I sometimes have the diet version.

 

As for the century-old Coke/Pepsi debate, I have no opinion either way; I honestly can't tell them apart, save for the packaging.

 

Being over 21 in the U.S., I've been known to have a beer every so often when the mood hits me (usually about once every 6-12 weeks), and very rarely (once every year or two, at most) I have something stronger. To those who can't, don't, or are too young to drink alcohol, it's highly overrated; trust me, you're not missing much.

Originally Posted By: Nioca

On a related note, I've rediscovered Ginger Ale as well.

I've been drinking ginger ale since I was a boy; Vernors is by far the best I've had.

Originally Posted By: Toby-Linn

Coke Zero

I tried it once, which was more than enough; the same is true of Pepsi One. They reminded me rather unfavorably of the New Coke back in the '80s.

[Spddin Ignis]

Ginger rail is the stuff. A&W is the better stuff. and Dr. pepper falls somewhere in between along with orange and cream sodas

[Khoth]

I tend to drink about four cans per day, in some combination of Irn Bru, Dr Pepper and Coke. I should probably cut down, but I'm still managing to not be fat, somehow.

[Tyranicus]

Mountain Dew Code Red ftw. Unfortunately, it's getting harder and harder to find.