Diet Cola Dan; The Second Case

I hear all these horrible things about diet Coke; how it's bad for you, the worst thing you could drink. That it will give you blood cancer, metabolic disorders and can even cause depression. But does that stop me? No. Last year I did a blog, Diet Cola Dan and it focused on my love/addiction to Diet Coke and Coke Zero. Now even more flavours have come out and I've fallen even more in love with them. I've tried ALL the new Diet Coke and Coke Zero flavours across Europe and North America. My favourites? Coke Zero Orange Vanilla, Coke Zero Lemon and of course Diet Coke Blueberry Acai.
 I'm gonna be honest, sometimes I do use them as a meal substitute when I'm in a hurry or when I don't feel like eating and I don't want to feel the feeling of my stomach dissolving itself. I don't have the best eating habits, I know, I'm working on it. The drink is like a comfort, I don't know. It fills me up when it's like nothing else can. What? It's better than me drinking vodka all the time, though I do like my vodka with Coke Zero. The Diet Coke is a part of a larger problem though, I feel like I need it. I'm actually a full-on addict. I fucking quit smoking with no problem at all, but the idea of going more than 2 days without a Coke Zero has me curled up under the desk. (Are we sure they stopped putting cocaine in the recipe?) 

I cut down for a while; I went like a month, maybe a month in a half without drinking 3-5 cans a day. I didn't use it as breakfast, I barely drank it at all. I thought it was great and now I'm back to my usual 3-5 cans a day. Fuck starting the day with coffee or tea, I start it with Diet Coke. I know I have to reduce my intake, but then I have that nasty little thought come deep from within: You've gotta die of something, why not die doing something you love? Well, in this case, it would be drinking something you love. Pugsley is the same way with this stuff now, I've got him onto the Diet Coke. It's slightly better for him than all that other sugar-laden shit he was pouring down his throat.
This past week I realised just how much Diet Coke I was drinking. In a week, I've gone through almost 3 12 pack cases of the stuff. That doesn't include the small bottles I've gotten here and there when I was off running errands or working outside the house doing things. That's a lot of Coke. I went and recycled all the cans that I'd drank over the month like I do every month. Last month was insane, I had 100 Coke Zero/Diet Coke Cans. And like maybe 20 of the bottles. So about 120 things of Diet Coke I downed. Winkie mentioned I drink it a lot and I thought that I'd been working on it, but I guess I don't notice it as much as I should have. Sometimes it's like an autopilot thing, just drink it while cleaning or working. It's kinda like another thing to do to keep my brain occupied.  I bet it's pickling my organs. I kinda like that and kinda want to look inside and see that first hand. No, focus boy! I do drink a lot of water too, not saying that I don't, but maybe I should make that more of the focus. Maybe make canned water? I love the noise the cans make when you pop the top. God, I'm starting to lose my shit here, I need a Coke Zero.

There will be a new Happiness & Homicide coming up soon I think and another Delectables with Dan or two before the Easter specials take over. I know I've not been that productive this month, but I've got a lot of things going on.