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[Biotic Apostate]

I drank so much Lipton/Nestea ice tea. Almost 2l per day, so I really needed to stop. The thing that worked for me was just totally cutting it off. I could either drink water, or normal brewed tea. The first two weeks were tough, but I got used to it eventually. Now I can't drink more than one glass of ice tea or cola, because it's just way too sweet. 

 

This certainly helped

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The blueberry and vanilla one is my favourite, it's tasty, healthy, and it's enough to satiate my need for something that has more taste than water.

 

Plus I get to use this pretty cup more often (had to take a photo, those online don't do it justice; there are gold reflective elements on the whole thing)

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[HuldraDancer]

My caffeine addiction usually rotates between soda, coffee, or tea. Right now I'm on coffee and tea.

 

 

 

Random note just realized I have a whole mess of cavities probably and no dental insurance or the means to pay for it currently. Getting a car has just been moved under 'much needed dentist appointment' on my list.

[Lady Artifice]

Unfortunately, I get withdrawal headaches in the afternoon when I go without caffeine. I've got one right now, actually.

 

I'm at work at the concierge desk, my mood hovering somewhere between boredom and irritability with this headache.

 

It doesn't help that I have to be ready to smile and greet everyone who walks through the door, answering the same questions again and again and again...

[vertigomez]

Which? Omigosh, gimme. I need this. 

Dat voice!

[Duelist]

Fruit helped a lot when it came to weaning myself off of soft drinks although I still have the odd can occasionally.
The downside being that I go through a lot fruit in a week.

Other than that, it was gassing during sparring sessions that really prompted me to give them up.

[Grieving Natashina]

Sadly my oldest cat is not doing too well- she has kidney failure and has gone worse quite quickly in it- and I'm afraid I have to call wet tomorrow so she can be put down. It just feels so messed up, deciding on someone's life like that, put I don't want her to suffer either : /

I'm so sorry to hear that.

Sorry I haven't been around much lately, but I didn't want to deal with a lot of the BSN right now. You guys are great, but I don't feel like I have anything to really say to the rest of the forums at the moment. I've been playing FFVII for only the third time on the PSN. I forgot that this is a pretty good game. I didn't play it at all until 2011, and that was after I had finished Crisis Core. It's not one of my favorites (it's no FFIX,) but it's good despite the age. _{Sephiroth is the most overrated villain in the series. Hojo is the real villain of FFVII}

[Lady Artifice]

I can feel a cold coming on...Really not good. I can't miss any more work after my stay in SF.

[nightscrawl]

It's definitely a caffeine thing, but it's the sugar too. Coffee doesn't do it for me.

 

So, I'm trying Hansen's black cherry as a way to wean myself off slowly, but that's caffeine free, so...

 

SodaStream isn't better for the environment than bottles and cans? That's disappointing.

 

The reason they're not better for the environment is because of all of the little pod things that you use with the machine, similar to the Keurig coffee makers and so on. I don't believe you can recycle those normally. The company does have a program where they send you a mailer and you can then the things to them, but I rather doubt most people take advantage of that (laziness) and simply throw them away. I read a thing about it and will edit this post in a bit with a link.

 

 

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The thing I was thinking about are primarily the coffee pods, but I did some looking into SodaStream specifically and found these two pieces.

 

For the environmentally conscious, the junk that ends up in landfills is not, and cannot be, the only consideration; there is also the carbon footprint of manufacture and transportation, as well as materials used, for each method of soft drink consumption. Whether you buy bottles and cans and then recycle those, or use a SodaStream, you will still have those costs. The potential savings, for both money and the environment, comes in whether you can drink enough carbonated beverages made with the SodaStream to make the switch worthwhile, and this of course depends on the individual user.

 

As for the caffeine, you might also try using other sources, and you can get it in pill form. I think you just have to weigh the benefits of cutting out soda (considerable), even diet soda, with all of the other stuff that comes with drinking soda. You're used to the caffeine, you're used to the carbonation, you're used to the sweetness, you're used to the flavors. I think if you can find replacements for most of those, the switch might not be so bad.

[HuldraDancer]

My Keurig coffee maker owns my soul even though it's rather wasteful and far too expensive for what it does. I actually want a cup now talking about it. Maybe I should switch back to soda for a while before I go back to 7ish cups of coffee a day again. I have never wanted a cup of coffee so badly before. I might just go make a pot and steal the last cream horn cause I"m awful.

[nightscrawl]

Ohemgee I MUST post these, they are so great. This guy has made a couple of humorous DA videos; I learned about the Dorian one because DG tweeted about it. (I hate to be that gal, but his mole is on the wrong side...)

 

BUT, I must say that the best one is the Fen/Hawke "All I Want for Christmas" video. It is SO adorable and I wish I had seen it over the Christmas holiday. The looks on Fenris's face XD.

 

Dorian Time (w/ Dorian)

All I Want for Christmas (w/ Garret Hawke and Fenris)

[HuldraDancer]

I shouldn't be allowed to post until I've had a full cup of coffee. Just put up a ramble in another thread and feeling iffy about it. Thinking I should edit and take it down. Not that I think I said anything hateful but it seems stupid and off topic and rambling at best.

[Lady Artifice]

I'm so sorry to hear that.

Sorry I haven't been around much lately, but I didn't want to deal with a lot of the BSN right now. You guys are great, but I don't feel like I have anything to really say to the rest of the forums at the moment. I've been playing FFVII for only the third time on the PSN. I forgot that this is a pretty good game. I didn't play it at all until 2011, and that was after I had finished Crisis Core. It's not one of my favorites (it's no FFIX,) but it's good despite the age. _{Sephiroth is the most overrated villain in the series. Hojo is the real villain of FFVII}

 

 

I miss so many people who aren't around that much...though I understand, of course, that people can't and probably shouldn't be around here all the time. Heaven knows I duck in and out pretty erratically. 

 

I just hope this group keeps going the way it has. I'm extremely happy that it's a viable sanctuary from rest of the forum.

[Lady Artifice]

I shouldn't be allowed to post until I've had a full cup of coffee. Just put up a ramble in another thread and feeling iffy about it. Thinking I should edit and take it down. Not that I think I said anything hateful but it seems stupid and off topic and rambling at best.

 

The one in DQ, right? It's really not that much of a ramble, Huldra. I do know what it's like to second guess your posts and want to edit/delete them away, but really, it's just a matter of practice to get to the point where you don't feel conflicted all the time. 

 

When I first started posting on the forums, I had a nervous complex about how many likes I received. I felt like, if I didn't get any likes on a post, that meant that the post was just a waste of everyone's time. It took a while for me to get over it. 

 

My favorite mantra on the subject: Most of the time, people are too worried about how they look to scrutinize you. Just keep reminding yourself that you're your own worst critic.

[vertigomez]

Ohemgee I MUST post these, they are so great. This guy has made a couple of humorous DA videos; I learned about the Dorian one because DG tweeted about it. (I hate to be that gal, but his mole is on the wrong side...)
 
BUT, I must say that the best one is the Fen/Hawke "All I Want for Christmas" video. It is SO adorable and I wish I had seen it over the Christmas holiday. The looks on Fenris's face XD.
 
Dorian Time (w/ Dorian)
All I Want for Christmas (w/ Garret Hawke and Fenris)

"We hope you have a very Merry Christmas!"
"Unless you are a dirty mage, in which case you can suck it."

HELP ME ANDRASTE. Thank you for sharing.

[HuldraDancer]

Not sure if this is a vent but this has been a weird day, didn't do much today somehow spent most of the day watching anti feminist and anti swj videos (started off with gaming vids so I have no idea how I got to those other vids). Got a scare from one of the cats because they all look alike and I thought one who were are 'temporarily' watching got out when it was just a 'wild' cat. Did get slightly further with Dick in FO4 though so that's good, needed to use a few levels on his endurance though since he was too squishy. 

[CrimsonN7]

I added someone to my blocklist today. And I don't add people there lightly, it's very short as it is. It's really an honour to be included on that list.

 

Hmm, maybe I should have put this in the things that make you happy thread seeing as I don't have to endure that person's garbage posts gracing my eyes now.

[Steelcan]

The one in DQ, right? It's really not that much of a ramble, Huldra. I do know what it's like to second guess your posts and want to edit/delete them away, but really, it's just a matter of practice to get to the point where you don't feel conflicted all the time. 

 

When I first started posting on the forums, I had a nervous complex about how many likes I received. I felt like, if I didn't get any likes on a post, that meant that the post was just a waste of everyone's time. It took a while for me to get over it. 

 

My favorite mantra on the subject: Most of the time, people are too worried about how they look to scrutinize you. Just keep reminding yourself that you're your own worst critic.

that's how I felt at first, then I went into the Miranda thread

 

O.o

[CrimsonN7]

Just got another warning point to add to my collection. Srsly this latest one is downright petty, I censored that word myself. Got it in the MP section funnily enough, I can guess who reported me also which makes it even more funny. Lol moderation.

[CrimsonN7]

I've reached my like quota for the day!

 

 

#FirstWorldProblems

[CrimsonN7]

The one in DQ, right? It's really not that much of a ramble, Huldra. I do know what it's like to second guess your posts and want to edit/delete them away, but really, it's just a matter of practice to get to the point where you don't feel conflicted all the time. 

 

When I first started posting on the forums, I had a nervous complex about how many likes I received. I felt like, if I didn't get any likes on a post, that meant that the post was just a waste of everyone's time. It took a while for me to get over it. 

 

My favorite mantra on the subject: Most of the time, people are too worried about how they look to scrutinize you. Just keep reminding yourself that you're your own worst critic.

 

And if you're like me and you've been around this place long enough you'll get jaded and feel no remorse for chewing out idiots. I'll take those bans/warnings happily. Also I've drunk posted here a few times, I leave those posts up too. I commit to my posts even my garbage ones.

 

I'm working backwards in this thread, don't mind me folks.

[Lady Artifice]

Just got another warning point to add to my collection. Srsly this latest one is downright petty, I censored that word myself. Got it in the MP section funnily enough, I can guess who reported me also which makes it even more funny. Lol moderation.

 

 

This thread has quite the history with what most of us here consider questionable moderation choices. 

[SardaukarElite]

And if you're like me and you've been around this place long enough you'll get jaded and feel no remorse for chewing out idiots.

And you are?

[CrimsonN7]

This thread has quite the history with what most of us here consider questionable moderation choices. 

 

Yeah, I noticed. Saw that locked thread in a private group, got intrigued as to how that happened. I read all of that thread btw, ate up alot of my likes too. I refer you to my earlier rant at the loss of mah thumbs.

[CrimsonN7]

And you are?

 

My name is Crimson and I'm an alcoholic. Well, not really.

[Lady Artifice]

Yeah, I noticed. Saw that locked thread in a private group, got intrigued as to how that happened. I read all of that thread btw, ate up alot of my likes too. I refer you to my earlier rant at the loss of mah thumbs.

 

 

Your sacrifice is greatly appreciated by those of us who still mourn the old thread. 

 

I can feel the figurative rope of my likes coming to an end, so I'm trying to be cautious with how many I dole out at the moment...but I know it'll happen very soon, even so.