Coke

Hark! I heard "susanjoneslewis" say:

Came in from work this afternoon and had planned on doing some housework
and such..
I go to the fridge and grrr, no diet soda.. not water or tea..I really
wanted one. I spied a Coke in the back of the fridge.
So I drank it. It was SO sweet I didn't finish it. Now this is coming
from a woman who drank on average 6-8 Cokes a DAY about a year ago
before I made my WOE changes.. I am truly sick. Bleh. I had to go lay
down for a little while. I feel/felt very lethargic and just bleh. Never
again!

I used to be a regular Coke drinker too, but I haven't had one since
I made the switch to diet Coke in February. Sometimes I wonder what
it would taste like, but not enough to take the chance, especially
after reading a post like this. Thanks for the warning!

Do you ever think back on how you used to eat/drink and just say
to yourself, "wow, it's a wonder I'm not dead."

Definitely! I do still eat some of those bad old foods, but the
quanitity is severely reduced. (I don't think I'll ever give up
chocolate completely.) But the idea of putting away as much crap
in one sitting as I used to is just nauseating...


--
J.J. in WA State - 251/234/150
(Change COLD to HOT for e-mail)

LOL, news to me too det..

Susan
260/192/140

"determined" wrote in message
news:KZvsc.18519$hi6.1858252@attbi_s53...

"Patricia Heil" wrote in message
...

Way cool. Now as long as you're getting your
calcium and doing resistance exercise, the
osteoporosis should be reversing itself.

Why, I didn't realize that Susan had osteoporosis...

"SnugBear" wrote in message
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"determined" wrote:

I have definitely noticed that - things that I used to eat and enjoy
are too sweet, to salty, too greasy.... I'm glad that this stuff
doesn't appeal to me anymore!

I wouldn't mind a little more of that. I still love potato chips
*because* they are salty & greasy. I remember rejecting a box of Wheat
Thins because they weren't salty enough! otoh, the deep fried Monte
Cristo sandwich I used to love in Kingston, NY will never cross my lips
again, thank God. It's progress. lol

I LOVE kettle cooked potato chips. But only rarely, like during picnics and
bbq's... I had a Mrs. Field's cookie from the mall the other day, it was
still warm. A co-worker offered it to me, and fresh baked goodies are still
a major weakness of mine. But the cookie was total grease and sugar. They
don't taste like the cookies that I make! I guess at this point, if I'm
going to splurge on calories and fat, it better taste damned good! I still
love my extra dark Lindt chocolate bars!

det

I've drank diet Pepsi for years even when I wasn't dieting. After
drinking diet for awhile I couldn't go back to regular drinks. I know
sometimes in the past waitresses wondered why I was drinking a diet
drink and some fatting dessert.

On Tue, 25 May 2004 02:40:47 GMT, "determined"
wrote:

I LOVE kettle cooked potato chips. But only rarely, like during picnics and
bbq's... I had a Mrs. Field's cookie from the mall the other day, it was
still warm. A co-worker offered it to me, and fresh baked goodies are still
a major weakness of mine. But the cookie was total grease and sugar. They
don't taste like the cookies that I make! I guess at this point, if I'm
going to splurge on calories and fat, it better taste damned good! I still
love my extra dark Lindt chocolate bars!

I've never much liked the mall cookies, even when I was fat and eating
everything. They are so rich and greasy that I had trouble digesting
them. I do still like sweets -- and eat them occasionally -- but not
those!

Chris

"susanjoneslewis" wrote in message
news:2evsc.212

Do you ever think back on how you used to eat/drink and just say
to yourself, "wow, it's a wonder I'm not dead."

Yup, all the time. I can't believe what I used to shove in my face. I
never did get into soda much. I drink maybe 1-2 diet sodas a week now.....
the type with splenda (diet rc or diet rite). I like the diet rite white
grape. It is a nice change from water. Water is usually the only thing I
drink, with a slice of lemon.

Glad that little experiment is over..
ick.

Susan
260/192/140

Congrats on another pound lost!

"JMA" wrote in message
...

At the same party, there was a woman who had been on the same diet as I
was.
She was constantly picking at the food. I felt bad for her.

Has she gained some of her weight back?

Jenn

(J.J. Marie) wrote in message ...
Hark! I heard "susanjoneslewis" say:

I used to be a regular Coke drinker too, but I haven't had one since
I made the switch to diet Coke in February. Sometimes I wonder what
it would taste like, but not enough to take the chance, especially
after reading a post like this. Thanks for the warning!

I realize people have different tastes, but may I recommend cutting
THAT out too?

I had a rather large Mt Dew addiction 2000-2003 (drinking 30-40oz of
the bottled stuff per day easily). A year ago I decided it was ruining
my health and just cut the bottled stuff out cold turkey. I still
ordered it at fast food places (since it is a lot more watered down).

Now for the past 3 months I've been living on gallon jugs of
room-temperature "spring" water from WalMart (50c/each). I never liked
the chilled water from dispensers, too hard to drink, but the
room-temperature stuff is surprisingly tasty and goes great with my
food. I truly don't miss my soda pop any more (I was also a Coke fiend
to a lesser extent).

In article
,
"susanjoneslewis"
wrote:

Came in from work this afternoon and had planned on
doing some housework
and such..
I go to the fridge and grrr, no diet soda.. not water or
tea..I really
wanted one. I spied a Coke in the back of the fridge.
So I drank it. It was SO sweet I didn't finish it. Now
this is coming
from a woman who drank on average 6-8 Cokes a DAY about
a year ago
before I made my WOE changes.. I am truly sick. Bleh. I
had to go lay
down for a little while. I feel/felt very lethargic and
just bleh. Never
again! Do you ever think back on how you used to
eat/drink and just say
to yourself, "wow, it's a wonder I'm not dead."

Glad that little experiment is over..
ick.

Susan
260/192/140



I know what you mean. Took a sip of DH's drive-through
coke and wanted to spit it out. It's been so long since
I've had a "regular" soda that it was like downing pure
sugar. Blech.

Amy

I dislike ice water too! I always drink it at room temperture. When I go
to restaurants, I drink it with ice because it is too much of a pain to keep
reminding them I want it room temp during refills.

"Beverly" wrote in message
...
I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who likes my water at room
temperature. I'm not sure if it's the taste or simply because I have very
sensitive teeth. Ice water can be very painful.

Beverly