Comments on: Hard Habit to Break

By: JPLand

JPLand — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:13:33 +0000

I’ll address only the points that I think I have a come-back to -

I’ll grant you the point about the wife being the brains of the bunch. I’ve always held fast to the wise saying that “you’ve got to be smart enough to know you’re not smart.” (It sounds much better coming from an old Calculus teacher with emphasis on the word “smaahht”) And I certainly know where my intellectual position in the family is. hint: the dogs look down to me.

I’ll have you know that I didn’t quit running…running quit me. Don’t you feel bad for bringing that up? You should. Now go think about that for a while.

By: Alana

Alana — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:00:39 +0000

Yeah, that’s right. I hit below the belt.

By: Alana

Alana — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:00:17 +0000

Ok. How about this reason: your girls? Pretty soon they’ll be old enough to notice your habits. They’ll see that one of your dietary priorities consists of a sugary acid drink and possibly want to do the same thing you are doing. You probably shouldn’t regularly keep food in the house that is off limits to your kids. Do you want your kids drinking two Dews a day? Or eating a lot of processed food in general? (Ok, maybe you don’t care if they do, but I bet money that awesome wife of yours does. She strikes me as the brains of this bunch.) Don’t get me wrong. I’m not one of those people who think kids should never be allowed to have sweets. But I wouldn’t want mine drinking soda every day. And how’s this for another reason: you quit running and you’re getting older. I didn’t say old. Just older.

By: JPLand

JPLand — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:10:16 +0000

Wow, Alana. Now you’ve elevated my “problem” from something that’s just a health risk into a moral and spiritual obligation. For me to be able to accept that challenge, I’m going to need a really strong mental constitution. That way, I’ll be able to ignore all the wrong that I’m causing in the world every time I drink a Dew.

Really, it’s a good suggestion. The problem is that I don’t see anything in it for me. No Dew…charity gets the money. Next thing you know, I’m going to be doing things like “community service” or “volunteering.” It’s a slippery slope.

By: Alana

Alana — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:54:37 +0000

The way I kicked my soda habit was during Lent. I’m Episcopalian, and every Lent I give up whatever things I think are tying me down that year. One year it was all beverages besides water. So I drank only water for 40 days. After the 40 days, I didn’t want soda so much anymore. Now I only have it every now and then, and when I do it actually does taste amazing and special. So I think you should challenge yourself to give soda up for 40 days and see what happens. It will be good for you. As extra motivation, make it a spiritual challenge and take the money you save by not buying soda and donate it to charity.

By: Pre-Wife

Pre-Wife — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:18:38 +0000

I agree Diet Dew is gross!

By: JPLand

JPLand — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:20:39 +0000

Diet Dew should not even share a similar name. They should call it “Dirty Mop Water”. Then, to make the process more efficient, they should pour it straight into the toilet so that no one has to taste it.

By: Carmen

Carmen — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:12:40 +0000

It’s hard to find, but they do make a Caffeine Free Dew. Dew is my one non-diet soda vice. Whilst Diet Coke has won my heart, I occasionally have to have the “real thing” and I run for the Dew. Diet Dew is awful btw.