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Originally Posted by LIT LOVE
Catra: I was a diet Coke junky as a youngin but kicked the habit long before developing RSD/CRPS. There are times when I do feel like drinking something sweet though. Regular soda is out because I won't consume corn syrup. A few times a year I'll get a high quality root beer or ginger beer made with sugar. At home, I make lemonade or Arnold Palmers with raw sugar or raw honey, and I make a sparkling limeaid or sparkling cranberry with no sugar added juice, sparkling water, and maple syrup (the real stuff). I can make it to my desired sweetness level for that particular day--sometimes hardly any, sometimes very! Once in a while I'll indulge in a small glass of fresh apple, lemon juice. I find that these are better tasting, and don't make me feel miserable (well--more miserable, lol!)  |
My go to drinks these days are the Vitamin Water and Naked Juice (but that gets expensive so it's mostly vitamin water with maybe one Naked Juice every other day or so). I feel loads better since ditching the Coke...and don't even miss it anymore. I know Vitamin Water isn't "healthy" or at least not as healthy as some people think...but it is better than the Coke.
I've tried drinking straight water a couple of times where I cut out everything else but I get a terrible gag reflex with regular water. Even flavored water just doesn't taste good to me. When I've limited myself to just water I end up extremely dehydrated from not getting enough fluids. I know...I'm a freak...but it is what it is.
I might try some of your suggestions though...just to see how I like them. Nothing wrong with mixing things up a bit and giving myself some more options.
