Oops...I did it now...!!

[Barb]

Pray, Saints...I backslid!! :groan

I went to Jets to pick up the pizza and pulled a 2 liter of ice cold Coke out of the cooler!! It is the real stuff, y'all...not that watered down fountain stuff you get in a restaurant. I'm talking the real McCoy here!!:bliss

I haven't had Coke since the first of January...whew!! Talk about strong drink!!

[Ferd]

I hear ya. I dont drink coke very often but it sure is good. and NO i wont drink that nasty diet junk.

[Nahum]

I feel your pain. I haven't had any kind of soda since July 11th, 2006.

[HeavenlyOne]

I can't drink straight soda of any kind and haven't for a couple years now. I take a sip now and then, but it's nasty!

I will add a little soda in my lemonade or fruit punch when I'm at a restaurant, but I can't take a lot of it. Just enough to give it a 'kick'.

[Barb]

I feel your pain. I haven't had any kind of soda since July 11th, 2006.

Mercy sakes...thou art a strong brother indeed!!:highfive

[HeavenlyOne]

I feel your pain. I haven't had any kind of soda since July 11th, 2006.

Did you get my PM?

:D

[Barb]

I hear ya. I dont drink coke very often but it sure is good. and NO i wont drink that nasty diet junk.

All they had was Diet Coke and Sprite and I needed more...ohhhh, I'm so weak!!:sad

[Nahum]

Did you get my PM?

:D

I did, you terrorist! LOL :killinme

[Nahum]

Mercy sakes...thou art a strong brother indeed!!:highfive

I made a vow.

[Barb]

I can't drink straight soda of any kind and haven't for a couple years now. I take a sip now and then, but it's nasty!

I will add a little soda in my lemonade or fruit punch when I'm at a restaurant, but I can't take a lot of it. Just enough to give it a 'kick'.

You are strong and brave, too...God love ya!!:sad

[Barb]

I made a vow.

Now, I ain't going that far...!!:heeheehee

[Felicity]

Pray, Saints...I backslid!! :groan

I went to Jets to pick up the pizza and pulled a 2 liter of ice cold Coke out of the cooler!! It is the real stuff, y'all...not that watered down fountain stuff you get in a restaurant. I'm talking the real McCoy here!!:bliss

I haven't had Coke since the first of January...whew!! Talk about strong drink!!Bad bad bad Barb! :)

[RevDWW]

I made a vow.

Does it also include not touch any dead thing or cutting your hair...oh wait....what happens if your hair ain't there...........:killinme :killinme :killinme

[RevDWW]

I 'm into 4+ years without any soda/pop/coke.

[Nahum]

Does it also include not touch any dead thing or cutting your hair...oh wait....what happens if your hair ain't there...........:killinme :killinme :killinme

Maybe I need a "weave"?

Get it? :heeheehee

No, the vow was to not drink sody-pop until Jan 1st of 2007.
When that date rolled around I felt guilty when I thought about drinking it again. I may be a lifer. :dunno

[RevDWW]

Maybe I need a "weave"?

Get it? :heeheehee

No, the vow was to not drink sody-pop until Jan 1st of 2007.
When that date rolled around I felt guilty when I thought about drinking it again. I may be a lifer. :dunno

YOU GO BOY!!!!!

[LadyChocolate]

Pray, Saints...I backslid!! :groan

I went to Jets to pick up the pizza and pulled a 2 liter of ice cold Coke out of the cooler!! It is the real stuff, y'all...not that watered down fountain stuff you get in a restaurant. I'm talking the real McCoy here!!:bliss

I haven't had Coke since the first of January...whew!! Talk about strong drink!!

You gotta have it in the bottle.......but since it wasn't in the bottle then I think you aren't backslid.....lol

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

I made a vow.

:Hmmm

I enjoy Coke Zero. All the corrosive burning of Coke without carbs or calories.

I have not seen if it will eat raw meat or nails like real coke yet.

I do know I have to watch for it on sale. Coke sold for $399 a 24 pack last week. Coke Zero was $450 for 12. PLUS CRV of a nickel a can. I heard Walgreen's has a sale all month for $2 off.

Headed there tonight.

Oh, and IF you are saved YOU do NOT drink Pepsi products!

[The Mrs]

Oh, and IF you are saved YOU do NOT drink Pepsi products!

I must be DOOMED!!! http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l76/_TheMrs_/Smileys/pepsi.gif http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l76/_TheMrs_/Smileys/pepsi.gif http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l76/_TheMrs_/Smileys/pepsi.gif

Coke stinks! :thumbsdown

[Scott Hutchinson]

My goodness I backslid too,as I drink a non-diet drink the other day,alas I am fallen from grace.

[Barb]

Bad bad bad Barb! :)

I know, girl...I was doing so well, too!! Pray Saints...:sad

[Barb]

I 'm into 4+ years without any soda/pop/coke.

I'm impressed and I mean this sincerely...:highfive

[Nahum]

I'm impressed and I mean this sincerely...:highfive

Me too. Incredible.

[RevDWW]

I'm impressed and I mean this sincerely...:highfive

Me too. Incredible.
Thanks you.
It started out to be just quit for a year and I just haven't started back up.

Even better than that I haven't pealed off my finger nails (not the whole thing just the parts you would clip) in almost a year. That's a modified biting of the fingernails to those who were wondering.

[Ron]

Coke is the real thing!
It is also known as the good man's drink!

I don't know how people could do those blind taste tests and not know what they are drinking.
Put a blindfold on me and I'll tell ya wether it is Pepsi, RC Cola, Dad's, Uncle Bens, Generic or otherwise, New Taste Coke-and the one, the only, the original Coke!

[Pragmatist]

I don't drink carbonated beverages because I don't like them. Milk and water for me, and orange juice with my vitamins.

[Barb]

Coke is the real thing!
It is also known as the good man's drink!

I don't know how people could do those blind taste tests and not know what they are drinking.
Put a blindfold on me and I'll tell ya wether it is Pepsi, RC Cola, Dad's, Uncle Bens, Generic or otherwise, New Taste Coke-and the one, the only, the original Coke!

Absolutely!! Pepsi is too sweet...:p

[Margies3]

I admit it. I absolutely live on Diet Coke. If I ever have to be hospitalized and am in a coma, please tell them to hook my IV up to a 2 liter bottle of Diet Coke or else I can't possibly survive.

[Barb]

I admit it. I absolutely live on Diet Coke. If I ever have to be hospitalized and am in a coma, please tell them to hook my IV up to a 2 liter bottle of Diet Coke or else I can't possibly survive.

Oh, girl...tell me about it!! I had been doing so well and then I fell off the wagon.

But, I promise to go back on the water tomorrow...by the help of the Almighty anyway!!:praying

[Margies3]

Barb, my boys are on my case all the time about the pop. They call it like it is. They tell me, "Mom, you are addicted. It's as bad as someone who smokes or drinks alcohol." WHEW!! But you know what? They're probably right. I just haven't gotten to the point where I see it as sin, like I do the other things. so.......................

I have been trying to drink more water. But I'm not ready to give up the pop yet. :( Someday ------------- maybe.

[Sherri]

Since I quit caffeine three years ago, I can't have sweet tea or even diet drinks anymore at restaurants (except for Chick Fil-et and Steak & Shake). So it has made me drink more water for sure. But at home, I keep Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi--it's my favorite. It has more zing than Diet Coke. I absolutely CANNOT drink the real stuff; too sweet!! I also make Caffeine free iced tea at home, so I can at least enjoy it there.

Barb, going off caffeine was about the hardest thing I've ever done. I know I was addicted to it. We will permit you to "backslide" every once in a while though.:praying

[Barb]

Barb, my boys are on my case all the time about the pop. They call it like it is. They tell me, "Mom, you are addicted. It's as bad as someone who smokes or drinks alcohol." WHEW!! But you know what? They're probably right. I just haven't gotten to the point where I see it as sin, like I do the other things. so.......................

I have been trying to drink more water. But I'm not ready to give up the pop yet. :( Someday ------------- maybe.

Margie, I buy the Crystal Lite to-go packets and put one in a bottle of water and it really helps...I couldn't do the water thing without it.

[Barb]

Since I quit caffeine three years ago, I can't have sweet tea or even diet drinks anymore at restaurants (except for Chick Fil-et and Steak & Shake). So it has made me drink more water for sure. But at home, I keep Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi--it's my favorite. It has more zing than Diet Coke. I absolutely CANNOT drink the real stuff; too sweet!! I also make Caffeine free iced tea at home, so I can at least enjoy it there.

Barb, going off caffeine was about the hardest thing I've ever done. I know I was addicted to it. We will permit you to "backslide" every once in a while though.:praying

Well, girl...I have to repent for my backsliding ways I know. I am just so carnal...can't do a thing with me!!:heeheehee

Btw, love the new pic, Sis. C...very nice...

[LadyChocolate]

Margie, I buy the Crystal Lite to-go packets and put one in a bottle of water and it really helps...I couldn't do the water thing without it.

yall will get used to the water......like when you stop drinking sodas for a while and then you go to drink one they are terribly sweet and gross. with water, you just have to start doing it and your body will want it....

[Barb]

yall will get used to the water......like when you stop drinking sodas for a while and then you go to drink one they are terribly sweet and gross. with water, you just have to start doing it and your body will want it....

Chocolatelady, I could be in the Sahara Desert and my body wouldn't tell me it wanted water!!

But, honest to goodness, the CL does help me tremendously...I couldn't drink the water without it.

[HeavenlyOne]

I did, you terrorist! LOL :killinme

I bet I scared ya, huh?


:D

[Ron]

Absolutely!! Pepsi is too sweet...:p

Amen Sis!

[Barb]

Hallelujah! I am free
Jesus give me victory...

I have repented...I am no longer a sinner and am back on the wagon!!:bliss

[Margies3]

Margie, I buy the Crystal Lite to-go packets and put one in a bottle of water and it really helps...I couldn't do the water thing without it.

Barb, that's good advice. One thing I have been doing is replacing my afternoon Diet Coke with my own concoction. I have a huge Weight Watchers glass that holds something like 32 oz. I fill it about 1/3 of the way full with water and then dump in one of those sugar free to-go packets, then a glass of ice, then top it all off with some Diet Sprite. That's very good. I think I'm going to start drinking alot more of that and alot less of the DC. And then gradually, I will cut back on the amount of Diet Sprite I'm adding.

You're a wise woman to swear off of the pop. I commend you for it.

[Barb]

Barb, that's good advice. One thing I have been doing is replacing my afternoon Diet Coke with my own concoction. I have a huge Weight Watchers glass that holds something like 32 oz. I fill it about 1/3 of the way full with water and then dump in one of those sugar free to-go packets, then a glass of ice, then top it all off with some Diet Sprite. That's very good. I think I'm going to start drinking alot more of that and alot less of the DC. And then gradually, I will cut back on the amount of Diet Sprite I'm adding.

You're a wise woman to swear off of the pop. I commend you for it.

Bless you, my child!! Pray for me that I don't backslide again...:heeheehee

[Nahum]

Margie, I buy the Crystal Lite to-go packets and put one in a bottle of water and it really helps...I couldn't do the water thing without it.


Yep, I love the Crystal Lite lemonade packets. Only five calories - hallelujah!

My favorite drink is the Aquafina Flavorsplash waters. The citrus flavor and the grape flavor are my favorites. I drink them like I used to drink sody-pop.

[Felicity]

Bless you, my child!! Pray for me that I don't backslide again...I stopped drinking pop about 4 years ago. I never buy it or order it. Except for the occasional exception like if I'm serving something special at dinner when we have company.

At those type of dinners or other special times .... Christmas, etc..... I buy those sparkling fruit juices that come in a bottle that looks like a wine bottle. :heeheehee

[Nahum]

I stopped drinking pop about 4 years ago. I never buy it or order it. Except for the occasional exception like if I'm serving something special at dinner when we have company.

At those type of dinners or other special times .... Christmas, etc..... I buy those sparkling fruit juices that come in a bottle that looks like a wine bottle. :heeheehee

ohhhmmmm! You sinner!

[Barb]

I stopped drinking pop about 4 years ago. I never buy it or order it. Except for the occasional exception like if I'm serving something special at dinner when we have company.

At those type of dinners or other special times .... Christmas, etc..... I buy those sparkling fruit juices that come in a bottle that looks like a wine bottle. :heeheeheeAnd you called me a sinner...oh, the shame of it all!!:heeheehee

No, seriously I applaud anyone who can just quit. :clap When I drink pop now, it is Diet Pepsi, but do not drink nearly what I was with Coke...a glass here and there is all now.

You would be proud, sis...I've had 2 bottles of water already today!!:woohoo

[Neck]

Pray, Saints...I backslid!! :groan

I went to Jets to pick up the pizza and pulled a 2 liter of ice cold Coke out of the cooler!! It is the real stuff, y'all...not that watered down fountain stuff you get in a restaurant. I'm talking the real McCoy here!!:bliss

I haven't had Coke since the first of January...whew!! Talk about strong drink!!

Barb, I lost almost 80 lbs from Nov 2005- July 2006. Have not had a soda since Nov 2005.

I went from 245 to 173.

My neighbors thought I was my 16 year old son.

I have since gone up to 192.

However, I feel so much better without drinking soda.

Straight Coke and freezing cold was my choice.

You actually made me taste it when I read your thread...

However I will not give in this time....

[Barb]

Barb, I lost almost 80 lbs from Nov 2005- July 2006. Have not had a soda since Nov 2005.

I went from 245 to 173.

My neighbors thought I was my 16 year old son.

I have since gone up to 192.

However, I feel so much better without drinking soda.

Straight Coke and freezing cold was my choice.

You actually made me taste it when I read your thread...

However I will not give in this time....Oh...I know...we sound like crack heads, don't we?!:heeheehee

Congratulations though...I'm trying here to do what's right. Thankfully I have good friends who ask me from time to time how I'm doing with it and who try to keep me on the straight and narrow.;)

[Neck]

Oh...I know...we sound like crack heads, don't we?!:heeheehee

Congratulations though...I'm trying here to do what's right. Thankfully I have good friends who ask me from time to time how I'm doing with it and who try to keep me on the straight and narrow.;)

Exactly. If I had one Coke today. I would be 250 lbs again by Memorial day.

Pizza and Coke were my Childhood favorites.

I just need to get it out of my mind...

[Nahum]

QUOTE=Neckstadt;9328]Exactly. If I had one Coke today. I would be 250 lbs again by Memorial day.

Pizza and Coke were my Childhood favorites.

I just need to get it out of my mind...[/QUOTE]

I think food is the greatest (most horrible) addiction known to man.
A person just can't quit eating. So its not like crack or alcohol or cigarretes, you must walk a fine line every single day.

In our culture, it is extremely hard to practice temperance due to the fact that most events incorporate food as part of the fellowship. I am not copping out here, just stating that it is extremely difficult to stay healthy, and practice temperance.

[seguidordejesus]

I think food is the greatest (most horrible) addiction known to man.
A person just can't quit eating. So its not like crack or alcohol or cigarretes, you must walk a fine line every single day.

In our culture, it is extremely hard to practice temperance due to the fact that most events incorporate food as part of the fellowship. I am not copping out here, just stating that it is extremely difficult to stay healthy, and practice temperance.

That's absolutely my problem. We don't do anything that doesn't involve food.

[Ron]

Why just cut back food-why not do more exercise?
I use to love to be active until the accident with the drunk driver.

I think people need to get active again.

[Barb]

Why just cut back food-why not do more exercise?
I use to love to be active until the accident with the drunk driver.

I think people need to get active again.

Oh, now you're meddlin'...!!:heeheehee

[Felicity]

Every time I see the title of this thread I think .......

"OOPS! Done did it now!!!" :killinme

[Barb]

Every time I see the title of this thread I think .......

"OOPS! Done did it now!!!" :killinmeGirl, I almost made that the thread title!!:heeheehee

I can't believe so many pages about this...didn't think I'd get much response.:heeheehee

[seguidordejesus]

Every time I see the title of this thread I think .......

"OOPS! Done did it now!!!" :killinme

LOL...I've been reading it like that the whole time!

[Barb]

Pray, Saints...I backslid!! :groan

I went to Jets to pick up the pizza and pulled a 2 liter of ice cold Coke out of the cooler!! It is the real stuff, y'all...not that watered down fountain stuff you get in a restaurant. I'm talking the real McCoy here!!:bliss

I haven't had Coke since the first of January...whew!! Talk about strong drink!!

Oops...:oops

[commonsense]

I think food is the greatest (most horrible) addiction known to man.
A person just can't quit eating. So its not like crack or alcohol or cigarretes, you must walk a fine line every single day.

In our culture, it is extremely hard to practice temperance due to the fact that most events incorporate food as part of the fellowship. I am not copping out here, just stating that it is extremely difficult to stay healthy, and practice temperance.[/QUOTE]


I totally agree. I was a huge diet coke fanantic but read a book dealing with poor American food choices and quit for a couple months, but alas I too gave into temptation. I have once again said "no" to diet coke, but it calls your name.
I recently read a statement indicating that drinking diet coke causes people to gain weight. How can this be? You mean you can't eat a Snickers with your diet coke?
I find it hardest to resist when eating out. I love coffee, but it doesn't go with every meal, imo. Maybe I'll turn into an iced tea addict instead.:heeheehee

[Barb]

I think food is the greatest (most horrible) addiction known to man.
A person just can't quit eating. So its not like crack or alcohol or cigarretes, you must walk a fine line every single day.

In our culture, it is extremely hard to practice temperance due to the fact that most events incorporate food as part of the fellowship. I am not copping out here, just stating that it is extremely difficult to stay healthy, and practice temperance.


I totally agree. I was a huge diet coke fanantic but read a book dealing with poor American food choices and quit for a couple months, but alas I too gave into temptation. I have once again said "no" to diet coke, but it calls your name.
I recently read a statement indicating that drinking diet coke causes people to gain weight. How can this be? You mean you can't eat a Snickers with your diet coke?
I find it hardest to resist when eating out. I love coffee, but it doesn't go with every meal, imo. Maybe I'll turn into an iced tea addict instead.:heeheehee

Yeah, I slipped again today...I know Felicity and Renda are going to call a prayer meeting if I don't quit falling off the wagon...:sad

[SDG]

I made a vow.

A vow??????????? All righty then .... :drawguns

[myhaloisintheshop]

My husband and I made the commitment to stop drinking soda--he LOVES Mt Dew and I am hooked on Diet DP. He has done pretty good. Me--I start sweating just thinking of giving it up completely. I ran out of soda last night and had to go get some today by lunch time.

I seriously felt like a crack addict going to get my "fix".....lol

So now to wean myself off I am going to make myself drink 32 ounces of water before I can have any Diet DP and then another 32 ounces after that one.

[commonsense]

That's a thought, but I already drink lots of water. I just add other liquids to my daily intake.
You have to keep hydrated!

[Barb]

Oh, I am so carnal...I had another Coke today!!:groan

What am I to do?! The flesh is SO weak and the Coke is SO good?!!:haloplug