How much do you like pepsi?

[Morgeruat]

http://www.sirpepsi.com/pepsi10.htm CONFESSIONS OF A PEPSIHOLIC IF YOU ASK ANDY P. REYNOLDS, WATER IS OVERRATED By Jay Kirk Back in Wyandotte, Michigan, when Andy Reynolds was just nine years old, an old lady who lived on his street used to send him to the Max Variety Pac for six-packs of Pepsi a couple times a week. She drank it every day. Then one day she told Andy she wouldn't need him to run her errand anymore. Her doctor had told her she needed to quit. This boggled Andy's mind, but now he's haunted by the memory. It's one reason he's cut back. Reynolds is now down to about a six-pack of Pepsi a day. Some days less, some days more. He knows people who drink twice that, but he can't. Lately he and his doctor have come to verbal fisticuffs because she wants him to exercise even more restraint. She'd like to see him completely wean himself off Pepsi. "It will never happen," he says. "Well," said his doctor, "switch to Diet Pepsi." "I don't want to do that either." How about mixing half regular Pepsi and half Diet until he got used to it? OK, he said. Didn't last three days. Bottom line is he doesn't want to drink Diet Pepsi. In this life, he says, there are only so many things you can sacrifice. Dairy, for instance. He's lactose intolerant and already had to quit ice cream. He also had to give up hot peppers. He's not about to give up Pepsi. "I smile a lot and nod my head," he says. "We both know it's not gonna happen." Besides, in his opinion it's not such a problem. Except once in a while-when he's at a barbecue, or during the dog days, or when he's had a rough day at work, or whenever else he drinks too much and ends up with an upset stomach. Sometimes he just doesn't feel right. Sometimes his teeth hurt. And he knows he's overweight. That's why he's cut back. Recently someone asked him how long it had been since he'd drunk a glass of milk or water or for that matter anything other than Pepsi? It dawned on him that he had no idea. Ten years? He couldn't nail it down. It hadn't been a conscious decision. Like a lot of things in life, it just happened. He finally decided it was probably in the mid-80s that he "kind of phased everything else out." At any rate, he no longer has any desire for other liquids-milk, juice, anything that isn't Pepsi. A year ago his doctor persuaded him to reintroduce water to his diet, and he accepted the challenge of one glass per night. Now, Reynolds has taken on lots of challenges-an army tour in Vietnam, two tours in Germany, four marriages-though to date he hasn't taken the Pepsi challenge because that would entail drinking Coke, and he never voluntarily comes in contact with any Coke product. Drinking water was tough. He didn't last a week. "Water," he says, "is basically pretty worthless. I mean, I'm sure it's fine to shower in, but other than that I don't really have any use for it. It does absolutely nothing for me."

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[Ilander]

Anyone besides me on this forum basically completely given up soft drinks?

[Dron_Cah]

Yup. That's just pathetic. "Water doesn't do anything for me." Why would it have to?! It's water!! It's there to drink, and quench your thirst! How weird some people are...

[Cloudbringer]

Yikes! He's got problems!

Ilander, haven't given it up, but I've cut way back to a two cans of diet soda at the office and I drink sparkling water or juice the rest of the day.

[Gangrell]

I don't really enjoy water myself, not because it 'doesn't do anything' ( ), but because it just has no taste. I drink about a two liter and a half of diet pepsi a day because I've lost my taste for regular. Once you drink diet for so long, regular leaves a bad aftertaste.

[VulcanRider]

From the site:

And he informed [his wife] of certain ground rules. If they go to a drive through and she wants a Coke, she knows better than to ask him to pass it to her. She's got arms. She can reach for it. Or if they're out somewhere and she's drinking Coke and needs to get something out of her purse, she knows not to ask him to hold her can or cup or bottle. And when her damn brother-a Coke addict who will occasionally break down and drink a Pepsi if he's thirsty enough-comes over with that other stuff he can damn well sit on the porch until he's finished. It's happened. ...he'd rather not be the office errand boy because inevitably somebody orders a Coke. When that happens he either asks a clerk to place the sodas in a bag for him, or-if he must do it himself-"I have to get a Kleenex or something in order to pick up the bottle." If he can't find a Kleenex or a napkin he'll use his shirttail or search his truck for a rag. He says he's not sure he wouldn't prefer to pick up a turd with his bare hands.

I'd say the guy's got an unhealthy obsession, if he won't even touch someone else's can or cup. His site did say (as of Oct '04) he's switched to Pepsi Edge to cut down on sugar, which is good. My 1st thought after reading this was he's making himself a good candidate for diabetes.

[Legolas]

Originally posted by Morgeruat: quote: "It will never happen," he says. "Well," said his doctor, "switch to Diet Pepsi." "I don't want to do that either." How about mixing half regular Pepsi and half Diet until he got used to it? OK, he said. Didn't last three days. Bottom line is he doesn't want to drink Diet Pepsi.

[/QUOTE]From what I've been told, mixing diet and regular drinks is about the worst thing to do. I think it was some study on weight increases in the freshman year showing that, though I can't seem to find the article. Anyway, according to those scientists, he's better off just drinking the normal thing.

[Lady Sedai]

When I was working at Blockbuster, I'd gotten into the nasty habit of drinking upwards of 3 or more soft drinks per day. There wasn't much else available. Then I got to feeling guilty about all that sugar and found that Diet Cherry Coke is quite good!

I got to feeling it, though, so started taking filtered water with me to work. I was getting lethargic and feeling achy.

I've since read article after article on how the sugar substitute used in sodas can, when the product is allowed to get over a certain temperature (which can happen in storage or even in transit to a store), it turns into something akin to formaldehyde. It can cause all sorts of symptoms - prevalent among them, symptoms of MS. Back pain, aches, fevers, lethargy, stomach problems, heart problems, etc. Well, of *course* it would! You are embalming yourself with the stuff!

So...though I *now* drink maybe 3 or 4 12-ounce cans per week, I RARELY have even "regular" sodas anymore. I'd rather juices, water and milk. [img]smile.gif[/img]

They guy in question, though, sounds like someone hideously addicted to caffeine and sugar. I feel bad for him.

[ 02-09-2005, 12:15 PM: Message edited by: Lady Sedai ]

[Ladyzekke]

Originally posted by VulcanRider: From the site: quote: And he informed [his wife] of certain ground rules. If they go to a drive through and she wants a Coke, she knows better than to ask him to pass it to her. She's got arms. She can reach for it. Or if they're out somewhere and she's drinking Coke and needs to get something out of her purse, she knows not to ask him to hold her can or cup or bottle. And when her damn brother-a Coke addict who will occasionally break down and drink a Pepsi if he's thirsty enough-comes over with that other stuff he can damn well sit on the porch until he's finished. It's happened. ...he'd rather not be the office errand boy because inevitably somebody orders a Coke. When that happens he either asks a clerk to place the sodas in a bag for him, or-if he must do it himself-"I have to get a Kleenex or something in order to pick up the bottle." If he can't find a Kleenex or a napkin he'll use his shirttail or search his truck for a rag. He says he's not sure he wouldn't prefer to pick up a turd with his bare hands.

I'd say the guy's got an unhealthy obsession, if he won't even touch someone else's can or cup. His site did say (as of Oct '04) he's switched to Pepsi Edge to cut down on sugar, which is good. My 1st thought after reading this was he's making himself a good candidate for diabetes. [/QUOTE]That IS really weird how he won't even touch a bottle or cup of Coke! Sounds kinda nutso to me [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img] I like Pepsi too, but I don't suck it down like this guy. Sheesh who gets THAT thirsty LOL?

[johnny]

ROFL What a bonehead.