Is it normal i've substituted coka~cola with sparkling mineral water?

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I started to drink a far amount of Coke, sometimes three cans in a night if I was buckled and perhaps up to ten cans a week.

I was a bit worried about it being unhealthy and when I found I got the same joy from sparkling water I made the switch.

I've always drank a fair amount of water but now I'm drinking at least 10litres of sparkling water each week.

Is it normal I feel almost addicted to it?

Should I buy a Soda~Stream machine?

Can I buy a post mix set up for my kitchen to get my fix?

I feel like people judge me when I load my shopping trolley up with all the bottles.

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Based on 37 votes (24 yes)
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  • Avant-Garde
    11 years ago

    Sparkling mineral water is delicious mixed with lime or lemon juice and sweetened with stevia.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      11 years ago

      +1

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      • Avant-Garde
        11 years ago

        Yay!

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        • Anonymous Post Author
          11 years ago

          ; P

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  • Moneybagschest
    11 years ago

    I tasted sparkling water and it tastes horrible. Anything without flavoring just does not seem to taste right. Soda is just carbonated water with syrup, sugar and other flavoring. So you are just taking out most of the calories. Which I suppose is a lot healthier. However I have tried freshly carbonated water and it just tastes weird. Yet it is really just unfinished soda so yes.

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  • AnaAdna1
    11 years ago

    I'm healthily addicted to it also. I can't carry enough home in one trip to the store. LOVE it. Used it as a mixer previously, but then found out I enjoyed it just as much on its own!

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  • BlondeRedhead
    11 years ago

    I did this, too, and lost a lot of weight by not drinking my calories. I love mineral water now!

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  • cigs
    11 years ago

    yeah its normal. i don't like Mineral Water one bit

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  • dappled
    11 years ago

    I could have written this myself. I get my shopping delivered and, as a minimum, get four 2l bottles and 12 0.5l bottles so that's, what?, 14 litres and it doesn't last much longer than a week. I own a Soda Stream too but they don't really carbonate enough. I've been considering something like this:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLFvw4CVKgY

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  • howaminotmyself
    11 years ago

    I often see a big empty shelf of where the sparkling bubbly water once was if I try to shop on a Sunday afternoon. It makes me sad. I wanted some too.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      11 years ago

      I'm sorry about that. I'll leave two bottles hidden behind the soda water for you in future.( ;

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      • howaminotmyself
        11 years ago

        Oh thank you OP!

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