I ended up pouring out the remaining DDPs in the fridge and recycling the cans the other day. So far, I have caved once in the many, many hours where I instinctively go to the fridge looking for a soda, and got a Sprite at McDonald's. I know, really healthy food, right? Eh. One step at a time. And hopefully that will be my last soda for a while. I didn't despise it, but didn't enjoy it much either. It's kinda like watching a tv show starring someone who you totally appreciate their acting abilities, but their personal politics make you want to vomit.

Mower and I figured out a little more definitively how much we have spent on soda in a week. About $25 easily, including eating out and having a soda each once a week. We'd waste gas trying to find soda cheaper at stores we might not normally shop at or drive to.

Hot Stuff emailed an article that was on the other spectrum from what I found, and I just gotta say, Hot Stuff--you are one sexy septuagenarian! That aside, I know the site I went to is of course, biased against aspartame and found evidence to support that position. I know that, like vaccines and crotchless underwear, there are going to be people that are totally for or totally against anything, including aspartame.

I wish I could be middle of the road on this, but I know me, and everytime I have tried to reduce my intake of soda, it creeps back up like your undies under a tight pair of jeans. It's impossible to take care of without digging into ass. Same with my soda addiction. I can't keep clinging to something that is hurting my health, even if I am buying too much into a conspiracy-theory thought process. Plus I need the extra money for midget porn.