I certainly can't speak for other, but I can only drink diet soda

I can't explain it, but for some reason sugar'ed soft drinks make me sick.

About 6-8oz is all of a regular Coke or Pepsi I can drink without my stomach doing cartwheels.

It isn't the amount of sugar. I can eat sugar-laden desserts all day long (which is a whole different problem) without getting an upset stomach.

It isn't the HFCS because I've tried the Pepsi Throwback with real sugar. No difference.

Not sure what it is. But there is something going on.

I've always heard those who don't drink diet soda complain about the taste. But growing up, the only soda my mom ever bought was Tab. When you grow up on Tab, things like Coke Zero and Dr Pepper Ten taste glorious.

So yeah, I'm that guy who goes to Cookout and gets a double cheeseburger, fries, hushpuppies, and a milkshake along with a Coke Zero. But I'm not doing it to kid myself into thinking I'm saving myself some calories. I just can't drink the regular stuff.

In response to this post by bigbadbird

Posted: 11/03/2017 at 6:09PM

I figured out that if you eat a good amount less you lose -- DaveVT 11/02/2017 5:17PM

I recently came to that same depressing conclusion ** -- HokieDevil 11/03/2017 12:03PM

You have to find the excess calories you don't realize you're consuming -- hoosnowahokie 11/03/2017 08:37AM

Yep, so many easy calories can be eliminated. -- HWA 11/03/2017 09:18AM

Shot of bourbon has less calories than beer. Just sayin' ** -- Tafkam Hokie 11/03/2017 6:12PM

Dropped over 50lbs in short order a few years ago doing this. -- CTM VT 2K 11/02/2017 8:21PM

I lost over 10 lbs by switching from 2% milk to skim milk -- hokeyhokie 11/02/2017 7:52PM

Just can't do white water, holding at 1% ** -- astrohokie 11/02/2017 8:41PM

Diet controls weight loss/gain -- EDGEMAN 11/02/2017 7:50PM

I did it in 2014 and lost 67 lbs -- WestyHokie 11/02/2017 7:26PM

I believe in better living thru chemistry :) ** -- grill to chill 11/02/2017 6:54PM

Yeah. If you really want to depress yourself, look at how few calories -- Tafkam Hokie 11/02/2017 5:38PM

Just get a diet coke with it -- bigbadbird 11/03/2017 07:47AM

I certainly can't speak for other, but I can only drink diet soda -- Tafkam Hokie 11/03/2017 6:09PM

I gained 1/2 lb reading your post ** -- TomTurkey 11/02/2017 6:30PM

Have some tex-mex and read my reply during the evacuation...you’re welcome. ** -- No1Hokie 11/02/2017 6:50PM

You can't just look at what you burn while working out though. The idea is -- Hoakie82 11/02/2017 6:15PM

Yup, as you get older it's even more and more true. -- BG Hokie 11/02/2017 5:23PM

I certainly can't speak for other, but I can only drink diet soda

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