tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post827894789368598697..comments2024-03-14T03:43:02.583-04:00Comments on EPBOT: John's "Just DON'T Dew It" UpdateJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11888187687405622408noreply@blogger.comBlogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-68746820452866428052014-06-26T18:16:12.974-04:002014-06-26T18:16:12.974-04:00There can be only two good things about Anonymous&...There can be only two good things about Anonymous' trolling post above: 1. at least she said "please" and 2. it's been over two years now since her hateful post so maybe she's moved on and learned how to craft steam punk pot holders. <br />I'm very glad she accepted Storm's invitation to bugger off.<br />I came here not because I think Jenn is a replacement to my MD but more often than not your friends/neighbors/internet strangers with similar stories know more about your situation than your doc. You hit the nail on the head for me so thank you Jenn!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07553879396877213350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-11669003460820081332014-06-26T17:52:20.548-04:002014-06-26T17:52:20.548-04:00The problem is, someone at some time gave a person...The problem is, someone at some time gave a person a drink to "taste", they liked it. So much in fact that now they have to continuously re-experience this taste. Called addiction my friend.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07553879396877213350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-6635865428417513712013-05-12T15:48:38.885-04:002013-05-12T15:48:38.885-04:00I live in The Netherlands and BVO is banned in the...I live in The Netherlands and BVO is banned in the EU so I have Mt Dew without it right in front of me.. it's n ot very green, but the taste is dead on! Laura K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04610761995340586312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-40376819126127226492013-05-05T17:38:37.134-04:002013-05-05T17:38:37.134-04:00I'm glad to hear there's an improvement an...I'm glad to hear there's an improvement and glad, also, there's a nationwide reduction in drinking soda. I'm sorry John still gets the craving for Mnt Dew. The people I know who love it aren't gamers, they're in take middle age and they crave the stuff. They sink bottle after bottle and it doesn't seem to quench any kind of thirst. It seems to make them even thirstier.<br /><br />Hubby more or less quit. A soda is an occasional treat and he usually doesn't finish the bottle. Two things helped him; plain sparking water, for the bubbles-in-the-mouth effect and beer. For a calorie switch, it's marginally lower and a good beer scores some nutrients. Water and beer, for those who are struggling. That and living with someone who doesn't drink the stuff at all.Rhissannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09001501916407616825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-22737519432918871432013-03-26T21:43:57.438-04:002013-03-26T21:43:57.438-04:00So I just browsed a few of the comments... I will ...So I just browsed a few of the comments... I will not be reading the rest. yikes. Good on you for reading them all. <br /><br />Anyway. Hopefully nobody beat me to the punch.<br /><br />One more suggestion for the soda stream - my husband bought one in order to curb his diet coke habit, which had turned into a perrier habit. Quite a bit easier on the wallet! BUT, what I came here to say was that I also use his soda stream AND THEN ADD MIO! <br /><br />So maybe you all want to give it a try? Btw, you can get a recharge on the soda stream soda-er at Staples, of all places. Probably other office supply-type stores too. Easy-peasy.<br /><br />Good luck!NotQuitePolishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03937757814451327713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-41551421540681518522013-03-25T17:03:51.136-04:002013-03-25T17:03:51.136-04:00I gave up my Diet Mt Dew Code Red addiction a few ...I gave up my Diet Mt Dew Code Red addiction a few weeks ago - was hard, never thought I would be craving pop so bad, felt like a pop-alcoholic!! But after a few days it wasn't as bad as I thought! I haven't completely given up all caffeine, I will still have a coffee drink a few times a week, but I haven't had any mt dew at all (even though my husband still has cases of diet mt dew around, I've been able to stay away from it). I had almost kicked the habit about 8 years ago, whenever they switched the sweetener in DMD (when the cans all said "Tuned up Taste" - I thought it tasted horrible!) <br /><br />Anyway - good luck to John, I do feel like I feel better not drinking so much pop, I was drinking 3-4 cans/day I think. No more late afternoon crashes going on around here!!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01403293589973262579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-48258624941093237462013-03-19T08:11:24.345-04:002013-03-19T08:11:24.345-04:00I'm glad to hear that John is doing so well!
...I'm glad to hear that John is doing so well!<br /><br />If you guys have any questions about Splenda or sucralose, my aunt headed the research team that developed it. I can pass them along to her.Kim @ Treats and Trinketshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15834413831297148254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-13299661307711451472013-03-18T13:38:59.674-04:002013-03-18T13:38:59.674-04:00Yes, I love my Zero water filter! So much easier t...Yes, I love my Zero water filter! So much easier than buying and lugging water!jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10825565938797709831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-81450473899256657972013-03-16T14:58:50.708-04:002013-03-16T14:58:50.708-04:00So, I don't remember if I ever responded to th...So, I don't remember if I ever responded to the original post about John's memory issues. I am not being flip there, either. I have had a life-long caffeine addiction. About three years ago, in an effort to be "healthier", I cut regular soda pop out of my life. Instead, I started drinking diet. Great. Less sugar. Then I started forgetting things. It was little at first, but it ballooned out of control. At one point, I scheduled six different things on one Saturday night, each time pausing to reflect whether or not I had plans that night, each time deciding nothing was happening. That's when I realized something was really wrong. I am under forty and was being forced to put everything down on paper or in an electronic calendar. That was also about the time that you posted the story about John and Mountain Dew. I was shocked and a little scared. I did some further research and decided to cut anything containing aspartame out of my diet. It's not easy. Most commercial diet colas have the artificial sweetener. I went cold turkey. It was tough, and I started drinking a lot of home brewed tea and water mix-in things. It seems to be working, though. I still have some memory holes, but my brain is feeling less like Swiss cheese and I haven't massively over-scheduled again.Calamity Wrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11909014391582102253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-21450403791617379762013-03-14T18:35:40.534-04:002013-03-14T18:35:40.534-04:00Jen, I just tried your and John's orange-tange...Jen, I just tried your and John's orange-tangerine-lemonade combo and it is FANTASTIC! It tastes even better than what McDonald's serves, which is awesome because I've been disappointed in their orange HiC for some time now. I started using MiO to save money on energy drinks at work: $3 for 1 can of Monster versus $4 for tons of glasses worth? Yes, please!<br /><br />If you two come up with any more concoctions, please let us Epboteers know!Rivnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-79302398314329009132013-03-14T07:37:40.379-04:002013-03-14T07:37:40.379-04:00I don't drink soda (I also don't drink eno...I don't drink soda (I also don't drink enough water, but that is something I'm working on). I have a few cans/bottles of sugar-sweetened soda in the house for upset tummies. For increasing water intake, I'm working on having a pitcher of water flavored with either herbal tea, or a little bit of fruit, or "cordial" that I found at Ikea. I can taste artificial sweeteners from a mile away, ick, but am considering buying a stevia plant to use from time to time. I have found aspartame to be very addicting for me (there was a period in my teens where I used a lot of it, and I kept finding myself using more and more) The problem is that we have SO MANY artificial things in our food these days...dyes in everything (even painkiller tablets..WHY?) . So it all builds up, and interacts. That, to me, is one of the frustrating things about shopping... but I am sharing this post! CatherineMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14831622377126799549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-40165175380295948512013-03-13T23:13:57.280-04:002013-03-13T23:13:57.280-04:00I've more or less cut soda out entirely, excep...I've more or less cut soda out entirely, except for small-batch brands with ingredients lists that I can read. I still only average maybe... 1-2 sodas a month? I've always been a big water drinker.<br />Nuun is a really nice water enhancer, and it's sweetened with stevia extract. Not sure if you guys have tried it. I like it much, much better than Mio (fake sugar freaks me out in a BIG way). It's got electrolytes and vitamins in it, too! Woo! http://www.nuun.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-31012136498072954192013-03-12T16:03:01.095-04:002013-03-12T16:03:01.095-04:00I'm not sure if anyone has referenced this art...I'm not sure if anyone has referenced this article yet or not, but I think it's a particularly good one. We're concerning ourselves over something that is 0.000008% of our beverages, when the amount of sugar and sodium is comparatively "off the charts." We should be focusing on limiting the intake of soda period, not just focusing on one ingredient. Don't miss the forest for the trees. <br /><br />http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-katz-md/brominated-vegetable-oil_b_2599535.html<br /> suze71785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-2429293174045681382013-03-12T14:12:18.471-04:002013-03-12T14:12:18.471-04:00Yikes! I've been a Mt. Dew addict since high ...Yikes! I've been a Mt. Dew addict since high school--I used to go through about six cans and a couple caffeine pills every day. Not good. I'm down to just one can a day now, and hearing about the BVO, maybe I'll try switching to Coke or something. I've tried quitting cold turkey, and man, that's rough. Shakes, chills, naseau, body aches, memory loss, headaches, the works. Good on him for managing it!Dana the Bipedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08620827608073208107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-44886045489220678822013-03-12T12:25:37.407-04:002013-03-12T12:25:37.407-04:00The feds usually require a maximum of two years on...The feds usually require a maximum of two years on an expiration label. Even bottled water "expires" in two years. I'm sure that it said 2015.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-30580241638838800192013-03-12T12:05:44.828-04:002013-03-12T12:05:44.828-04:00Kudos to john for finding such a good solution tha...Kudos to john for finding such a good solution that allows him to reclaim his mind from the 'dew. I know how hard that can be, even when you know it's for the best.<br /><br />As an additional option, from someone who also dislikes the taste of plain water: if john hasn't looked into Izze sodas (technically, the company calls them "sparking juices"), he might give them a shot. The ingredients label says x-y-z fruit juice, soda water, nothing else--so fructose from std fruit but no cane sugar or aspartame or HFC--and they're waayyy tastier than they have any right to be. I'm a particular fan of the blackberry and pomegranate flavors, but i know they have several others like lime and grapefruit and nectarine. Used to be i could only find them in more granola places like whole foods, but they're becoming more common and turning up in other places as well.stitchedwithcolorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16980006011170418484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-87482669217457956172013-03-12T11:37:22.071-04:002013-03-12T11:37:22.071-04:00That's great that dropping Mountain Dew had su...That's great that dropping Mountain Dew had such a positive effect! <br /><br />To add my 2 cents:<br />If he's already off caffienated soda why introduce it back with Coke? I have no science to back this up but I wouldn't be surprised if caffiene itself contributed to the memory loss by essentially overclocking the brain. It's easier to think when you're calm, and a caffienated brain is not a calm brain. From your description I actually feel like John and I might have a similar problem when it comes to words. Sometimes I can use nice big words that sound really impressive, while other times I can't come up with a word like cartridge when I'm talking about a printer being out of ink. I feel like there are a lot of contributing factors. One of those factors I believe is the constant need to multi-task, which tends to split your brain in two and is actually quite bad for you. I think you touched on another factor too, which is confidence. When I forget a word my brain freaks out and goes into full blown panic mode because if I can't think of the word I'll look stupid. It's that whole "turn the house over looking for something that's right under your nose the whole time" thing... except in my brain. Maybe it's different though, I don't know John's situation that well.<br /><br />Also, the sodastream? You can do so much more with it then just the options they give you. I worked with a guy who talked about how good it was for mixing alcoholic drinks.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05479657679664314889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-79285339070825157562013-03-12T10:14:44.757-04:002013-03-12T10:14:44.757-04:00I have been a pop addict for as long as I remember...I have been a pop addict for as long as I remember. I never had any negative side effects that I can think of, but I knew that my habit was no good for me. I switch to diet pops only in high school and for a while I was drinking four or five cans a day...If we had it in the house that was my drink of choice. Last Thanksgiving weekend literally all I drank was pop. I knew it wasn't healthy so my new year's resolution was to give it up cold turkey. It's been almost 3 full months and I haven't had any pop! I've had the occasional sugar free energy drink (not technically pop!) and one sparkling water beverage that ended up tasting suspiciously like pop, but aside from that I'm clean. I'd like to one day be able to re-introduce the occasional diet pop to my diet, like at restaurants, but I'm not counting on it. I've survived mostly on tea and water add ins, like mio. I was really hoping on losing weight, but I didn't drop a pound in relation to cutting out pop.<br /><br />On a side note, there's a certain ingredient in pops like Pepsi Max and Dr. Pepper 10 that we believe my dad is mildly allergic to. I can't remember the name of it off the top of my head, but whenever he drank one of these he would have an asthma attack almost immediately. He has since given up pop as well, so it's a non issue.Chelseanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-54687856721981617212013-03-12T08:31:28.554-04:002013-03-12T08:31:28.554-04:00We have rusty pipes and it grosses me out to drink...We have rusty pipes and it grosses me out to drink our tap water (and it's never cold enough for my taste anyway). I buy water jugs. They aren't huge expensive and I buy a brand from the US to lessen the carbon footprint and I recycle the plastic jugs.Jessihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10101882395495971867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-34283444594012857402013-03-11T12:19:53.019-04:002013-03-11T12:19:53.019-04:00Wow, those sound really good! Thanks for the tip. ...Wow, those sound really good! Thanks for the tip. The water where I live is *horribly* chlorinated -- to the point where it hurts my throat to drink it -- but soda (Diet Coke is my drink of choice) has gotten so expensive that I'm getting frustrated trying to stay hydrated.<br /><br />I drink unsweetened iced tea, too, but it spoils if I don't drink it fast enough, and it has a lot more caffeine than Diet Coke. :(Neba Nebethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873643178863243177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-65058328862564767732013-03-11T04:35:43.682-04:002013-03-11T04:35:43.682-04:00Wow, I really do love it the way that cowards alwa...Wow, I really do love it the way that cowards always come for people anonymously. There are a shit-ton of blogs and sites that are specifically about crafting and such; why don't you do us all a favour and troll one of them? This is a *personal blog*, you fish-faced enemy of the people, and she can do as she pleases.<br /><br />Bugger off,<br /><br />StormStorm the Klingonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-21018902839773649942013-03-11T01:08:29.030-04:002013-03-11T01:08:29.030-04:00Wow, hate much? For people like me who have an anx...Wow, hate much? For people like me who have an anxiety disorder hearing about how Jen has struggled to manage it is amazing. And seriously, you have to be Anon? You can't even face her as you bully her? In the psych world there is such a thing as a support group, Jen just happens to have created a huge virtual support group.<br /><br />Thanks Jen for writing about what matters to you and doing what you do.Heather P.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-40011663904783392242013-03-10T23:32:01.358-04:002013-03-10T23:32:01.358-04:00Jen, I have a SodaStream, because, while I HATE th...Jen, I have a SodaStream, because, while I HATE their soda flavorings, I love carbonated water. It's one of my bigger cravings. And you can easily make your own sodas just by adding either the Mio water flavorings or even juice - I like grapefruit juice. Or you could just drop some lemon, lime, or orange slices down into it. Yummy!<br /><br />And good for John! When I was diagnosed with diabetes a little over 6 years ago, I thought Pepsi would be the hardest thing of all to give up. I gave myself permission to cut it out slowly, but within a week or two, I'd given it up completely. Unfortunately, I'm not a Diet Pepsi addict, but I do try to temper it with the SodaStream. <br /><br />Best of luck to you both!Tryllyamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04238564791600676346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-69057024424264578242013-03-10T21:48:54.129-04:002013-03-10T21:48:54.129-04:00I'm incredibly impressed by (and really jealou...I'm incredibly impressed by (and really jealous of) John's willpower and determination to give up the Mountain Dew. I don't have a Dew addiction, for some reason it doesn't seem as big up here in Canada probably because Canadian Mountain Dew has no caffeine, but I've heard its a really big problem in some states? Linked to childhood obesity and there is something that can increase the affects of ADHD in children? <br /><br />Anyway... I ramble. So no Mountain Dew issues here. But Pepsi? Lets just say that I have a bit of a problem. I managed to give it up over the summer last year, and went almost 6 months with no carbonated drinks of any kind. I was down to water and the occasional iced tea at restaurants. Then Christmas happened. And I had a drink at a party that used pop as a mix. Now I'm right back on the Pepsi bandwagon. Which really sucks. I had lost about 15 lbs and that came right back, not to mention the money I'm now spending on pop. (a 600ml bottle of pepsi is $2.25 if I buy it from the store closest to where I work and I buy a bottle a day at least so it adds up) Not to mention all the sugar seems to make me really groggy and dragged out feeling during the day at work unless I constantly keep pumping more sugar, in the form of pepsi of course, back into me. Its a bit of a vicious cycle really. And don't get my started on the fact that after months of no kidney stones they seem to be back... <br /><br />Okay. when I start spelling it all out like this I feel like a moron. I know the Pepsi is bad, I know that drinking it leads to me feeling awful, but I JUST CAN'T STOP! Except I can, I've done it before. Its just really hard. And I'll be sitting here thinking about how I need to not drink anymore pop, and at the same time just thinking about it is making me crave it. <br /><br />Do I sound like a crazy person? I swear I'm not. <br /><br />Point being. I'm impressed with John! Congrats to him! And hopefully I will have the same success (and permanently this time!) He's pretty much inspired me to give this another go! So continue with the good work and wish me luck! :Damsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06200757987111456728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-18540479531084331572013-03-10T19:49:25.744-04:002013-03-10T19:49:25.744-04:00In Australia, products to flavour your water has b...In Australia, products to flavour your water has been a part of our lives for decades. We call it cordial, and it comes in a bajillion flavours, and even more brands. Pretty much every pantry has at least one 2 litre bottle of it. We also have a product called Pepsi 'Next' which is just Pepsi with Stevia. Diehard Pepsi drinkers won't touch it but I love it. <br /><br />Here is a link to a news article about Mio from an Aussie newspaper. It's not recent, but it's pretty funny from an Australian's point of view. I really hope it doesn't offend any Americans. <br /><br />http://blogs.theaustralian.news.com.au/thesell/index.php/theaustralian/comments/hey_kraft_your_water_enhancer_we_call_it_cordialEmma Tnoreply@blogger.com