Soda

[SassySnivy]

I'm one of those weird ones that love it, but at the same time, am mindful of how much I have

I usually treat myself to one per day (it usually is a Diet Pepsi), maybe two if it is a holiday or someone's birthday

Yes! Me as well. I love it, but I do try to be self-aware. And yeah, one or two a day sounds about right for me. Some days I'll go without it and some I'll drink quite a bit, so on average it's about 1.5 per day. I can't drink more than one bottle of Coke Zero unless I wait a few hours. Makes me feel kinda yucky.

Now, I do drink tea religiously when I'm at work. xD unsweetened. Makes me have to use the restroom somethin' fierce, though.

I used to love sweet tea. Now most of it has waaaayyy too much sugar for me. Eugh. Usually when I'm at a restaurant I order half-sweet and half-unsweet, cause I do like to have a little bit of sweetness at times. It brings out the flavor. But for the most part, I've kinda weaned myself off sweet tea.

And I guess the refreshing thing about coke is just the fizz. There's more of it than in most other sodas (ESPECIALLY bottled), so it's just..yknow, really crisp. :p

[Noblejanobii]

I used to love sweet tea. Now most of it has waaaayyy too much sugar for me. Eugh. Usually when I'm at a restaurant I order half-sweet and half-unsweet, cause I do like to have a little bit of sweetness at times. It brings out the flavor. But for the most part, I've kinda weaned myself off sweet tea.

*GASP*

Too sweet? Such a thing exists? How can you say such a thing? Unsweet or even half unsweet is just, bleh. I don't actually even think you can order half and half where I live, that's how unheard of this is. XD I have a horrible sweet though, to be fair, so the more sugar, the better for me.

[Chakramaster]

It's good we try to keep soda out of the house now as much as possible. Every now and then I'll need something with high caffeine in it to get me going as coffee isn't really my thing still. When we got out though if they have a soda I like I'll usually get that over sweet tea, but if not its right to sweet tea. I really would still like to try to break my Mountain Dew habit though cause it's so bad for the teeth.

However, I do sometimes go for energy drinks like a Monster.

[SassySnivy]

*GASP*

Too sweet? Such a thing exists? How can you say such a thing? Unsweet or even half unsweet is just, bleh. I don't actually even think you can order half and half where I live, that's how unheard of this is. XD I have a horrible sweet though, to be fair, so the more sugar, the better for me.

Pshyaw, yeah! Are you kidding me?

I think it also has to do with the fact that I'm becoming more sensitive to sweet flavors, especially in drinks. When we would go to Wendy's every so often, I'd get Hi-C Fruit Punch (about 1/3 of it) mixed with 2/3 water. :P That's how much I hate super-sugary drinks but at least like the flavor. By itself, it just is too concentrated!

I guess in that case, janobii, I dunno if you know just HOW sweet the tea gets here. Maybe you do! But I'm going under the assumption you don't. Though then again if you're familiar with how southerners like their sweet tea, then maybe you do know....

Literally, some people and some restaurants sweeten their tea so much that it's like drinking really thin syrup. Yuck! Also, it really isn't such a thing, but there's this super-secret thing you can do when ordering stuff at restaurants: they're called extra / special requests. xD You silly thing.

[Reyzadren]

I don't drink soda or fizzy drinks regularly, but I don't mind having some Diet Coke once in a while, especially with friends. (Gogo, Root Beer!)

[Noblejanobii]

Pshyaw, yeah! Are you kidding me?

I think it also has to do with the fact that I'm becoming more sensitive to sweet flavors, especially in drinks. When we would go to Wendy's every so often, I'd get Hi-C Fruit Punch (about 1/3 of it) mixed with 2/3 water. :P That's how much I hate super-sugary drinks but at least like the flavor. By itself, it just is too concentrated!

I guess in that case, janobii, I dunno if you know just HOW sweet the tea gets here. Maybe you do! But I'm going under the assumption you don't. Though then again if you're familiar with how southerners like their sweet tea, then maybe you do know....

Literally, some people and some restaurants sweeten their tea so much that it's like drinking really thin syrup. Yuck! Also, it really isn't such a thing, but there's this super-secret thing you can do when ordering stuff at restaurants: they're called extra / special requests. xD You silly thing.

Hun, I was born and raised in the south. I am a Southern. I know exactly how sweet people can make their drinks because I'm one of those people. We South Carolinians like our tea very sweet. Like I said, I have a huge sweet tooth. I have to have at least three packets of sugar in my tea before I can drink it. There's very few places that actually make a decent tea nowadays, so God bless from chick-fil-a. They know just how I like it.

But yeah, no one orders half and half around here. It's either sweet, unsweet, or you don't get tea. There is no other option in the rebel state. Actually, most times, if you order anything besides sweet tea, you usually get looked at funny by the servers. Nevertheless, I know not everyone likes sugary drinks, but I really probably could not survive without them. It's the only way I'd be able to stay awake all day. Last week, when I was on Spring Break, I didn't have caffeine for pretty much the whole week and I was miserable. I had to take at least one four hour nap, I was extremely moody, and I had very severe migraines.

[SassySnivy]

Hun, I was born and raised in the south. I am a Southern. I know exactly how sweet people can make their drinks because I'm one of those people. We South Carolinians like our tea very sweet. Like I said, I have a huge sweet tooth. I have to have at least three packets of sugar in my tea before I can drink it. There's very few places that actually make a decent tea nowadays, so God bless from chick-fil-a. They know just how I like it.

But yeah, no one orders half and half around here. It's either sweet, unsweet, or you don't get tea. There is no other option in the rebel state. Actually, most times, if you order anything besides sweet tea, you usually get looked at funny by the servers. Nevertheless, I know not everyone likes sugary drinks, but I really probably could not survive without them. It's the only way I'd be able to stay awake all day. Last week, when I was on Spring Break, I didn't have caffeine for pretty much the whole week and I was miserable. I had to take at least one four hour nap, I was extremely moody, and I had very severe migraines.

People sure as **** sound judgemental down there, given all the stories you've shared with us.

[Fate]

I used to love soda. Had a can a day (at most; never exceeded a can). I liked the orange and lemon-lime ones.

But for some reason I just denied myself a soda one day. And then the next day. And pretty soon I found that I became completely uninterested in drinking soda. I used to like sweet tea, too, but after I lost my taste for soda, sweet tea started tasting kinda gross.

Nowadays I just drink regular water. Though I don't feel any different or any healthier.

[Caite-chan]

I've got a large pop (soda) from McDonald's sitting right next to me. I drink pop like it's water even though I know I shouldn't because it makes me fat. The problem is I try and stop and I get really bad headaches from caffeine withdraws.

[Dragon Master Mike]

I like soda but I don't drink it much. I used to drink a soda a day, but at some point I realized how bad it was for my health and managed to go six months without any. Since then I've started drinking it again, but I drink it very little. Pretty much I only drink it when we go out to eat or at parties, and even then I only have one or two for the night, then I'll drink water. I also can't stand diet soda any more since I cut my soda intake to almost nothing.