I'm addicted to pop

[Dave from Michigan]

ugh so I fell off the wagon, On thanksgiving at work they had pies and pop for us to eat and drink. Also I came home from work at 3pm and we ate but my aunt had brought two liter of Mountain dew over I drank half of it that day and the other half the next I also had a large pop from McDonalds. I also had a two liter of orange pop over two days earlier this week. I had a large McDonalds pop and 20oz of Pepsi on Thursday. Today I had 20oz of Chery Coke and Mello Yellow. I also had a can of squirt and a large Cherry Coke from Wendys on Tuesday. I need to get back off the pop drinking. I had been doing quite well only having a few pops a week. I probably had 300oz of pop in the last week.

[Dave from Michigan]

ugh I just bought a two liter of pop and im currently a quarter of the way through it. I need to stop drinking this pop.

[Dave from Michigan]

'Drinking a Diet Coke now.

'Cheers!

regular Coke is way better. Also I'm trying to cut my pop way down. What ever pop I have I drink all of it as quick as I can. I can't seem to save a two liter of pop for like 4-5 days drinking a little each day. I'm currently halfway done with this two liter now. My estimate time to finish it is about 6:30pm EST, about an hour from now.

[Dave from Michigan]

'Drinking a Diet Coke now.

'Cheers!

regular Coke is way better. Also I'm trying to cut my pop way down. What ever pop I have I drink all of it as quick as I can. I can't seem to save a two liter of pop for like 4-5 days drinking a little each day. I'm currently halfway done with this two liter now. My estimate time to finish it is about 6:30pm EST, about an hour from now.

I mean, I can see the parallels to The Update, and I guess it shouldn't be surprising given this is a spinoff, but still, this one lacks quality.

What kind of "pop" do you normally drink? Given the volume you drink, you must be a connoisseur at this point.

I seem to mostly drink Faygo Moon Mist which is like Mountain Dew. I can get a two liter for 1.19 plus deposit at the party store that is like 300 ft from my house, I buy a lot of pop there since it is so convenient. I will drink any pop though.  I love Cherry Coke. I get regular Coke when I go to McDonalds. I wish they had Cherry Coke but they don't. Sometimes they have Mexican Coke at the grocery store that I buy but it is a dollar for a 12oz glass bottle.

[Dave from Michigan]

I seem to mostly drink Faygo Moon Mist which is like Mountain Dew. I can get a two liter for 1.19 plus deposit at the party store that is like 300 ft from my house, I buy a lot of pop there since it is so convenient. I will drink any pop though.  I love Cherry Coke. I get regular Coke when I go to McDonalds. I wish they had Cherry Coke but they don't. Sometimes they have Mexican Coke at the grocery store that I buy but it is a dollar for a 12oz glass bottle.

When I'm at a sode fountain, my ideal 'mix' is about 2/3 Diet Coke, 1/3 Coke. You lose most of the calories, but get a good hint of the Coke taste.

I should try that, I have been told to try half diet and half regular but maybe starting with 25% diet would be good. I really need to stop drinking pop in general though since it is bad for me and my teeth. I went a week with only drinking a few pops I think I can do it again.

[Dave from Michigan]

I should try that, I have been told to try half diet and half regular but maybe starting with 25% diet would be good. I really need to stop drinking pop in general though since it is bad for me and my teeth. I went a week with only drinking a few pops I think I can do it again.

Try drinking it through a straw; it bypasses your teeth

I almost always do drink through a straw, I still have had a ton of cavities.

I ended up drinking the whole two liter I finished at about 7:30pm about 2 and a half hours to drink it all. I hope I can sleep tonight since I have to work at 10am tomorrow. It really sucks having a party store only a few hundred feet from your home where you can buy pop at. I may have to turn to more drastic measures to stop my pop drinking.

[Dave from Michigan]

Crap I had a bad day at work, I think my boss doesn't like me. So I picked up 2 two liters of pop, I'm currently drinking one of them. I also was quite hungry after work so I went to Wendys and got a 30oz Cherry Coke and some food. I was hoping to not have any pop today but that will not happen.

[Dave from Michigan]

I need to start exercising. I should try bike riding even though it is winter. I love bike riding in the good weather seasons. Dressing right seems to be key. The main problem is the wind in your face. I will start slow and go short distances at first. It gets pretty cold here it can get under 20 degrees for the high in January, also it gets dark at 5 pm when the temp really drops fast. This will help me drink less pop as I won't feel like pop after a ride. I feel good after a ride.

[Dave from Michigan]

Bad day I got fired today so I already drank half a two liter and just got another one.

[Dave from Michigan]

Bad day I got fired today so I already drank half a two liter and just got another one.

Why??? they can't just fire you from a union job

It was within a 60 day probationary period, nothing the union could do, not that they would have. Apparently I wasn't in the union yet.

[Dave from Michigan]

Also I had 5 32oz pops today. I went to Monster Jam monster truck show, you could buy a 320z pop cup and get free refills for 7 dollars, the other pop was like 5 dollars so it was a good deal.

[Dave from Michigan]

now I have too much free time to drink pop again, I had cut back significantly while I was working. Stupid Kroger for firing me "because I wasn't a good fit" and "I asked too many questions".

[Dave from Michigan]

So basically you treat soda like I treat alcohol? You must be miserable. At least when I drink beer or bourbon, I have a good time. You're just full of sugar and caffeine and probably feel super bloated.

yes I usually feel bloated and I also have to pee all the time. Alcohol makes me feel a lot worse if I drink a ton of it though.

[Dave from Michigan]

Also I'm going to be a groomsman in my friends wedding in September, should be a good time.

[Dave from Michigan]

Guys there are about 850 calories in a two liter of pop (100 calories per 8oz, 67oz in a two liter). That means if I drink 6 two liters of pop a week I drink 5100 calories a week in pop. If I stopped drinking pop I could really lose some weight even though I would probably have to eat more.

Today I ate 1/3rd a cup of peanuts, a two liter of Faygo Moon Mist pop, 3oz of fish with a little cheese on top a cup and a half of green beans and a cup of potatoes. 40oz of milk, 15 small mint cookies, a banana, and like a cup of candy.

[Dave from Michigan]

Have you considered switching to tea?

I have, in fact I bought tea both regular and decaf but I haven't drank it in a while. I seem to forget I have it and buy pop instead. 

I have had 99 oz of pop today.

[Dave from Michigan]

Guys I only had one 32 oz pop today, I have had several small cups of water. I really have to stop drinking so much pop it is so bad for my teeth. I had to go to the dentist today for some work.

[Dave from Michigan]

How was your trip to the dentist? Did you have any cavities? You're all we have until the next Update mini series, so please indulge The People.

Today I went in to start putting in a crown on a tooth. They did all the prep then put a temporary crown in a in 3 weeks I go back for the actual crown. I have another tooth that will probably have to be filled again, or maybe pulled. It wasn't that bad but I'm use to having cavities drilled and dental work. Also they hired a cute attractive brunette receptionist.

[Dave from Michigan]

Well I woke up with a sore throat, it feels better now. I don't know if it will turn into something worse, but at least it has made me not be able to drink pop today so that is good.

[Dave from Michigan]

So I went to the doctor about my cold cough and sore throat and for my rash. They always weigh you, my weight was 213 which is down from 224 last June! I really haven't been trying to lose weight either I think I lost a lot of it when I started working and had to cut my pop down. I really want to get under 200 pounds, which should be quite doable, my unexpected weight loss has encouraged me to lose more.

[Dave from Michigan]

I drank a whole two liter today. Over the weekend I had a lot of pop but was on vacation. I had 88 oz, on Friday, 24 oz on Saturday, and 88 oz on Sunday. The trip was good but very cold we were outside for like 8 hours over the day the high temp was 4 degrees and after dark it was probably negative 4 degrees. We almost got kicked out of our hotel because of my friend's cousin who got so drunk and started trying to wrestle and play fight everyone and was making so much noise.

[Dave from Michigan]

Yeah I'm going to be over 100 oz of pop for the day again. I'm so addicted to pop, it is kind of scary.

[Dave from Michigan]

Just reporting every second day about how addicted you are to pop isn't going to help you stop drinking it.

yes unfortunately it will not I was hoping that by keeping track of my pop intake publicly would somehow help me.

Nor will it help him get girls.

That was one reason I need to stop drinking so much pop.

Have you taken any steps to fix this problem?

I don't keep pop here at home but unfortunately there is a store very close to where I live. I was drinking a lot less pop when I was working but since I got fired I have picked up the pop drinking again.

[Dave from Michigan]

There is an easy fix to this:

never, I would not drink that if it was free.

[Dave from Michigan]

Guys I had 97 oz of pop today all Cherry Coke. I'm planning on having no pop tomorrow (today Feb 1st).