At one point I drank four or more of those daily, as in 8+ liters of Coca Cola. Glad that's behind me, but I'm still not entirely free of the sugary monster.

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 4 points 1 year ago

It does become an addiction for sure. I thought it was a good thing to have work provide free soda, but I was up to around the same amount. Cut it out cold turkey

[–] whatsarefoogee@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

You used to drink 8 liters of regular coke?

8 liters of water per day already beggars belief. That's going to the bathroom at least 16 times a day. You'd also need to take electrolyte supplements to avoid your nervous system shutting down.

But 8 liters of coke per day? That's 880 grams of pure sugar. And 3200 calories, which is 150% of daily intake for average person.

If you consumed 880g of pure sugar daily, i think your liver would have failed after just a few weeks.

[–] shortgiraffe@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I'm very proud of you for stopping, I know how strong sugar addiction can be. Good luck with your fight.

[–] maiskanzler@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

Halfway through I'd be tired of it and leave it alone for an indiscriminate amount of time. I have trouble finishing 1L bottles, what would I do about 2?

[–] ChatGPT@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’ve seen guys who finish two or three off in an hour at work.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lived in the U.S my entire life and can't fathom this. To consume 6 liters of carbonated beverage in an hour sounds impossible unless it were your soul focus as in a competition. Sounds painful

[–] ChatGPT@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I worked at a UPS warehouse during a summer break in college no AC or water fountains every old guy had multiple two liters by them it was insane.