Caffeine: My Recreational Drug Of Choice
For religious reasons I don’t drink coffee or tea. I rarely drink carbonated beverages because they have too much sugar and the bloated feeling I get when I drink them is amplified by the fact that I’m way fatter than I’d like to be. That said, I do drink a Mt. Dew from time to time when I’m feeling run down and need a quick pick-me-up. Yesterday I tried Mt. Dew “Game Fuel” for the first time. I drank it at about 3:PM and couldn’t fall asleep till after midnight. Ouch.
Here is a cool website which lists the caffeine content in nearly every soda you can imagine. “Game Fuel” is new and isn’t listed on this website. For the record it has 73 mg of caffeine in a 12 oz can. For me…thats way too much.
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Jeremy,
It is OK to admit that you are a social drinker. I am also a social drinker of soda, only once and a while with dinner or at a bar-b-que or ballgame. A little never hurt anyone!
Comment by Dignin — September 5, 2007 @ 8:36 am
I used to be a serious Mountain Dew junkie. I’m talking around 12 cans or so a day. I eventually had to give it up once it started burning a hole in my stomach, but I just switched to milder stuff like Dr. Pepper. Now I have maybe 1-2 sodas a month and feel so much better for it. It’s amazing how much better it tastes when you only occasionally imbibe.
Comment by Jesse Harris — September 5, 2007 @ 10:20 am
Dr. Pepper is my crutch. I only get a refill once a week, but it’s a 64-ouncer! I stopped for a couple months hoping it would help me lose the weight I need to, but it didn’t so I’m back to my regular dosage.
Comment by Frank Staheli — September 5, 2007 @ 4:20 pm
Many swear that you can’t taste the caffeine, but you can! My daughter was born with sleep apnea and was prescribed …yup, caffeine. After I tasted a little on my finger, I realized how good the stuff tastes, and how much it really affected my soda choices.
I try to be good and drink girlie stuff like Crystal Light and flavored waters.
I’m sure they’ll find something cancerous in them that contributed to my early death!!
Comment by cody — September 5, 2007 @ 7:08 pm
Yup… way too much.
My mom guzzles coke when she’s driving 12 hours or more, we make fun of her for it
That having been said, I did go on a diet pepsi kick once.
Never again.
Comment by nosurfgirl — September 9, 2007 @ 10:02 am