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Major Nikon

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7. I like plain soda water

Reply to applegrove (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 26, 2017, 03:53 AM

Apr 2017

Occasionally I will make homemade root beer or add some other flavored syrup to carbonated water, but the vast majority of the time I drink it plain or with a bit of fresh lemon or lime juice. The problem with pretty much any sweetener is overuse. The more you use the more you crave it and the less enjoyment you get from it. Sweetened soft drinks are basically liquid candy. They are great in moderation but terrible when overused.

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I'm off diet coke. The news that it messes with one's gut bacteria did it for [View all] applegrove Apr 2017 OP

Good for you, I need to do the same. OnDoutside Apr 2017 #1

I figure I have some sort of metabolic syndrome. And diet coke applegrove Apr 2017 #2

There's definitely something there alright. I went through OnDoutside Apr 2017 #4

The acid in colas plays hell with the bones as I got older dixiegrrrrl Apr 2017 #11

I like plain soda water Major Nikon Apr 2017 #7

been on 2-5 diet for 5 week. safeinOhio Apr 2017 #3

I did that for a bit. Could not sustain it. 500 to 600 calories is just too hard applegrove Apr 2017 #5

I'll tell you my secret. safeinOhio Apr 2017 #6

I do Fast Five TuxedoKat Apr 2017 #9

Do you like Cranberry Juice? TuxedoKat Apr 2017 #8

Congrats. Thanks for the advice. applegrove Apr 2017 #10

I've never been able to stomach any kind of diet soft drink ailsagirl Apr 2017 #12