Update on my soda saga

Today I had another craving. Ugh! They just blindside you like an all-glass door. So I walked over to the pop machine, and after some examination I saw Sprite Zero. I tried it. It's...tolerable at best. But I'm drinking it! Oh yes, and I'm finishing the can. Thanks to everyone who has encouraged me in my quest to stay away from the poison we know as Mtn. Dew. (Sweet, delicious, thirst-quenching poison.)

Do the Dew! Be a Pepper! Make 7Up Yours!

I ♥ POP! Or for those who aren't from the Midwest, "I ♥ SODA!" It's so delicious! Few things are as satisfying as the feeling you get when you are so thirsty and parched, and then you grab a cold soda, pop the top, and chug-a-lug! Maybe you have never imbibed before. (OH THE HORROR!!!) Well take it from me; you're missin' out. Unfortunately though, high fructose corn syrup is now generally frowned upon by those in the nutrition field. And, alas, most regular sodas have copious amounts of it.

Several years ago I went to see a nutritionist because I was having reoccurring migraines. The nutritionist basically told me I was eating too much sugar, and the overload was shocking my liver. "Bummer of a diagnosis, Man." He recommended that I stay away from sugary foods and drinks, bread, etc. I lovingly call this diet the "Suicide diet"; mainly because if you adhere to it religiously, within a few weeks you will no longer wish to live. For example:

• "Can I eat bread?" "No."
• "Can I have a juicy flame broiled burger from BK?" "No".
• "Can I have an ice cream cone?" "No."
• "Can I eat all those foods that no one has heard of and probably taste awful and thus are extra good for your body?" "Yes!"

The point is this: that diet stinks like your brother's tennis shoes. And Mountain Dew, my favorite pop, tastes wunderbar. I quickly ditched that diet. But since Dave calls a 20oz bottle of Dew "migraine in a bottle" I probably shouldn't drink it if I want those headaches to stay away. So in the spirit of good nutrition, I made a decision to try and not drink Mountain Dew. ......

Ummm, yeah. That didn't last long. When I am pregnant I CRAVE Dew. Normally I can ditch that craving after I deliver. Not this time. Nope. Still want to climb that fluorescent green mountain. So I recently tried Diet Mtn. Dew. The vending machine said it had a "great new taste". Let me state for the record: VENDING MACHINES LIE! It's horrific. But, it does vaguely resemble regular Dew. Will I be enthusiastically telling people about Diet Dew's "great new taste"? No. Will I be able to finish an entire 20oz. bottle? No. Will I continue to drink Diet Dew when I get a craving for Mtn. Dew? *Sigh* Yes.