I used to drink my "one" soda a day. Usually sometime between 3 and 6 PM. Ice, Diet Dr. Pepper and leave me alone for a few minutes while I drink this.
But, then it became two on some days - then two on many days - one with a meal and one leave-me-alone drink. It isn't cheap and doesn't set a great example for my kids. So I would do it occasionally and not other times because I do love the bubbly feeling and all.
When I was really struggling with depression, I read that this can be a side effect of artificial sweeteners (along with a host of other side effects) and so I switched to doing regular Dr. Pepper, but way less often. Recently, I really wanted a soda, so Jason went to get me one. He came home with three 12 packs of Dr. Pepper (they were on sale.) It feels splurgy but I do love it. I am much better about water in general but now I am also enjoying a couple sodas a day. I know it will run out and I don't intend to repeat it, but it was sweet of him.
Heather asked once, when I was jonesing for a soda, if my parents drank a lot of soda when I was a kid. I told her my dad did sometimes, but not a ton. Of course, he probably drank more at work, but that would have been invisible to me. Later, I realized that my mom drank a lot of Diet Dr. Pepper, except she bought it in 2-liter bottles. I wondered than how much that influenced me. It made me rethink about my influence on my kids and if it will be an issue for them as adults (or teens) when I am not (or less) in control of their eating and drinking?
But, then it became two on some days - then two on many days - one with a meal and one leave-me-alone drink. It isn't cheap and doesn't set a great example for my kids. So I would do it occasionally and not other times because I do love the bubbly feeling and all.
When I was really struggling with depression, I read that this can be a side effect of artificial sweeteners (along with a host of other side effects) and so I switched to doing regular Dr. Pepper, but way less often. Recently, I really wanted a soda, so Jason went to get me one. He came home with three 12 packs of Dr. Pepper (they were on sale.) It feels splurgy but I do love it. I am much better about water in general but now I am also enjoying a couple sodas a day. I know it will run out and I don't intend to repeat it, but it was sweet of him.
Heather asked once, when I was jonesing for a soda, if my parents drank a lot of soda when I was a kid. I told her my dad did sometimes, but not a ton. Of course, he probably drank more at work, but that would have been invisible to me. Later, I realized that my mom drank a lot of Diet Dr. Pepper, except she bought it in 2-liter bottles. I wondered than how much that influenced me. It made me rethink about my influence on my kids and if it will be an issue for them as adults (or teens) when I am not (or less) in control of their eating and drinking?
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