<p>Burping seems to depend on the kind of pop.
The kind my H likes, Hansens ginger ale, makes me burp almost immediately.
However, I only drink it at home, & my loud burps are amusing to me. :o ( I also sneeze really loud)
Other kinds of pop doesnt cause such a problem.</p>
<p>emerald, I agree that some sodas make my burping worse. With most, I immediately burp after the first sip. I’ve tried drinking from a straw but that doesn’t make any difference.</p>
<p>ChocChipCookie–much of what’s in the book is also in this article: <a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/magazine/the-extraordinary-science-of-junk-food.html[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/magazine/the-extraordinary-science-of-junk-food.html</a> although the stuff about the Coca-Cola Company is shortened.</p>
<p>Idad–I’m glad you clarified that; I was thinking the same thing. And especially how Dr. Oz mangles information and disseminates unfounded theories. Good article on him in the New Yorker recently:</p>
<p>[Michael</a> Specter: Is Dr. Oz Doing More Harm Than Good? : The New Yorker](<a href=“http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/02/04/130204fa_fact_specter]Michael”>The Operator | The New Yorker)</p>
<p>I don’t necessarily think it’s any one thing like diet soda for instance that is bad for you - it is that every single processed food made is loaded with both sugar - usually in the form of HFCS, salt and a list of unpronounceable additives. </p>
<p>That’s why I would rather brew a pot of tea, add a tiny bit of sugar and make my own iced tea than buy store bought. Or make my own cookies or granola.</p>
<p>dmd and garland:</p>
<p>Thank you for the articles. I just printed them both and will have a chance to read them later tonight.</p>
<p>I really appreciate everyone’s feedback and discussion. So it seems as if I’m better off ditching ALL carbonated beverages if I don’t want to feel bloated or have cravings from the artificial sweetner.</p>
<p>I do like hot tea, so maybe I can try to make my own, like emilybee and others have suggested and put it over ice and see what happens. Definitely less expensive than buying cases of diet coke!</p>
<p>We have only about 2 packs of diet coke left in the garage, so I’m mentally preparing myself to not buy anymore after this runs out. I will earnestly give it a try and see if I can give it up altogether. It would help me a lot if I could tolerate the taste of iced tea. And plain ice water. I also like the idea of adding a bit of juice to sparkling water, etc. so I guess I’ll be experimenting for the next few months!</p>
<p>Not looking forward to giving up my one can a day, but hey…I really want to try doing without, and just replace it with better choices! I think it’ll be better for me in the long run. :)</p>
<p>Iced tea might not be the best thing to drink, as far as kidney stones go: </p>
<p>[Iced</a> Tea May Cause Kidney Stones](<a href=“http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/248633.php]Iced”>Iced Tea May Cause Kidney Stones)</p>
<p>^^Great, dadinator! :(</p>
<p>Looks like boring ole ice water is the way to go 
Oxylate is what caused my first kidney stone coupled with being a bit dehydrated…yeah, I better get used to the taste of plain ole water! Maybe other choices in moderation…</p>
<p>High corn fructose syrup and aspartame. BAD AND WORSE. Research these two terms and you’ll never look at food the same way. </p>
<p>Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using CC</p>
<p>I drink tons of iced tea and luckily never had a kidney stone. After reading the article, I will make a point of using more fresh lemon in it. I guess there is warning to everything these days. Luckily I never eat rhubarb ;). I am willing to reduce my intake of meat,salt and spinach! Moderation is important but some foods just have to be your go-to comfort food at least until you are ready for the next step or warning.</p>
<p>Fooducate just posted 10 reasons to stop drinking soda for some more motivation.
[10</a> Reasons to Quit Soft Drinks | Fooducate](<a href=“http://blog.fooducate.com/2013/03/05/10-reasons-to-quit-soft-drinks/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Fooducate+(Fooducate)&utm_content=Yahoo!+Mail]10”>http://blog.fooducate.com/2013/03/05/10-reasons-to-quit-soft-drinks/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Fooducate+(Fooducate)&utm_content=Yahoo!+Mail)
Warning the video is pretty hard to take.</p>
<p>I am embarrassed to say how many coke zeros I drink per day, but I’ll say that you are doing a good thing trying to wean off the diet coke. Haven’t read rest of thread but try:
1 water in pitcher with 2 slices of lemon stored in the fridge
2 same thing but with a few cucumber slices instead
3 tropical ice tea with passion fruit, make a pitcher, no sugar needed
4 flavored seltzer water such as crystal geyser or Perrier
5 green tea - Lipton - cold in containers , I think u can get at Costco
6 coconut water such as vitacoco. Good prices at costco</p>
<p>OMG Moreover!</p>
<p>That video is HORRIBLE. Thank you for sharing. It defintely confirms what I need to do for myself and also for our environment. I’m so ready to make this change!</p>
<p>^^Yohoyoho:</p>
<p>Thanks for your suggestions too! I’m printing out this whole thread and going shopping! I’m starting just with cold water and then adding stuff as needed. </p>
<p>The thought of losing those 10 pounds I “found” is very exciting!! Lots of fringe benefits from going off this product. Yay.</p>
<p>One of the things I do in the summer is use my Keurig to make tea. Now, it is utterly ridiculous not to just use a tea kettle, but I find I make more tea when I just put a tea bag in a cup and operate the Keurig to just have heated water. I put a bunch of ice in a large Tervis tumbler, pour the tea over the ice add lemon or a little agave. I buy herbal tea and green tea. </p>
<p>(Full disclosure - still doesn’t taste as good as a small coke!).</p>
<p>YoHoHo - you could be my daughter. I am so worried about her coke zero consumption. She is under an enormous amount of stress, so I don’t want to nag and add something else to her load. She will have the first (relatively) stress free summer in a very long time this year and I am going to have a serious talk with her about getting healthy before she embarks on a new phase in her life.</p>
<p>I have had a very bad Coke habit - the real stuff, not diet. I’ve never been able to tolerate artificial sweeteners. I am down to one 7.5 oz can every morning. I’ve substituted iced tea, and fortunately I can’t stand any sugar in hot or iced tea. I also drink a lot of bubbly water, calorie-free, sugar-free, sodium-free. I like to put the bottles in the freezer until they are half frozen, and drink the slush. </p>
<p>I have heard that carbonation isn’t great for you. I also drink plain water. We have a super undercounter filter in the kitchen, and the filtered water is wonderful.</p>
<p>Carbonation isn’t good for you? What have you heard? </p>
<p>I’ve heard this (below…) and can only wonder at the joy of living in Brooklyn and getting seltzer delivered to my door. </p>
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<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/26/nyregion/26seltzer.html[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/26/nyregion/26seltzer.html</a></p>
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In what way? My primary drink since my teenage years has been club soda, occasionally with a dash of lemon and salt. I do about a liter a day and have been forever.</p>
<p>When I saw the pay inside sign at the gas pump, I should have got back in my car and kept on driving. But no, I went inside to pay and there was my dark master waiting for me at the soda fountain. Diet Coke, Coke zero, Pepsi max, all on sale for .79cents. I was so weak. Damn you dark master!</p>
<p>I just went to breakfast the other day with friends and one of them had three diet cokes…with breakfast! :eek: It reminded me of this thread and made me wonder how those of you who are trying to quit are doing? Have you had success? I’m rooting for you!</p>
<p>^^Awww…yalemom:</p>
<p>That’s so nice of you! 
I haven’t had a diet coke since the thread began and I can honestly say…I really don’t miss it! I thought it would be so difficult and it hasn’t been, thank goodness.</p>
<p>I am drinking other things…protein shakes, Fuze, water, zero calorie beverages, some carbonated, some not…</p>
<p>I’m totally fine without it! I really looked forward to my daily diet coke and now I still go for something at that 3pm hour, but just choose something else and it’s okay!!</p>
<p>Thanks for asking. Yucch, the thought of having diet coke for breakfast just creeps me out. I know people have it that early all the time, I just never could drink diet coke before noon time.</p>