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[quote=Anonymous]OP I am a lifelong Coke addict (not a coke addict!) and this doesn't really work. It conditions you to turn to sugar when you have hunger cravings, instead of eating something more nutritious. It starts with a can of Coke at lunch but then you really want one with dinner, too. Then if a midafternoon hunger pain hits, you want a coke instead of something more nutritious. It also winds up making you dislike plain water so much more than you would otherwise because you are used to getting the hit of sugar and caffein with a cold beverage. I have had to train myself to like water again, which is stupid.

I love Coke and also it's basically evil. I still drink it sometimes and it goes straight to the pleasure centers of my brain -- it has a better impact on my mood than alcohol or even like a really good chocolate cake. But it's so addictive. It took me years to turn it into an occasional treat as opposed to a daily addiction, and it only happened ultimately because I gained a bunch of weight very suddenly in my mid-40s, thought about how my mom (also totally addicted to Coke) had never been able to take her mid-40s weight gain off and had only added to it, and decided I need to totally overhaul my diet. Coke had to go.

It is no longer allowed in our house. I can order it at a restaurant a couple times a month. I miss it![/quote]

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