I’d like to speak to the manager!!!

It’s July 31, 2024.

In a couple of hours, it will be August 1, 2024.

This date has a bit of significance for me.

1,460 days ago, I drank my last Diet Coke.

4 years ago, on August 1, 2020.

I’m shocked that I was able to give it up.

Adam is shocked that I was able to give it up.

A LOT of my friends still don’t believe it.

The reason I gave it up was two-fold.

I watched a friend on Facebook share his struggles of giving up Diet Coke.

And.

Another friend said she’d given up smoking, I could give up Diet Coke.

I didn’t announce the decision to anyone. I barely told Adam.

In fact, there was Diet Coke in the fridge and a spare in the garage when I stopped.

I thought it would be hard. But it really wasn’t.

A thing to know about me, is that I have amazing will power. If I decided I’m going to do something, I’m usually pretty good about sticking to it. At least for a certain length of time.

I told Adam I was quitting and I did.

He was great, in that we taste tested every single Polar soda water flavor to be found.

I settled on Pomegranate.

I still like the bubbles, but without the fake sweetner.

And.

McDonald’s still has the best fountain soda, even if it’s just water.

Fun fact about McDonald’s.

They don’t have a button for soda water.

I can go to the same location 4 times in one day, and they’ll charge me differently every single time. Sometimes it’s free. Sometimes it’s a cup of water. Sometimes it’s a soda. Sometimes it’s an iced tea. And once every so often they’ll tell me they aren’t allowed to sell soda water.

At the end of the day, I don’t miss Diet Coke.

I was lied to however.

I don’t feel any different. I didn’t lose weight. My numbers didn’t change.

AND.

Diet Coke costs a lot less than soda water.

But I don’t think I’ll go back.

At least not today.

PS. The friend who quit smoking, was not as successful at quitting as I was.