by exprof » Sat May 17, 2014 1:15 pm
Translation:
My mom was a huge fan of the original "Coca-Cola", I've been drinking a lot of it for as long as I can remember. I switched to Coca-Cola light when it went on the market, then for Coca-Cola Zero. I don't even know when the changed happened: I tried the drink and all of a sudden I realized I had moved from light to zero. I tried to rid myself of this bad habit, because they say aspartame is bad for your health, but I wasn't very motivated. I told myself: "After all, I don't have any other addictions..." And that's where I understood I really had a dependence. For a long time I went to bed with a glass full of Coca-Cola zero that I put on my bedside table, where others have a glass of water. And when I woke up in the morning, the glass was empty. I had drank it the night prior in an automatic and unconscious way. It was a terrible habit. Today I try not to drink it before breakfast. Days where I don't drink any by noon, I feel compelled to drink it at 4pm. Thats how I know it's 4pm: I can't hold out much longer. I like it even better when it's flat. It only needs ice. Even deprived of Coca-Cola zero for three days, I can't drink it at room temperature. During fittings in Milan, in June, it was often very hot, especially with twenty five people in the room. So I would open a can of Coca-Cola zero, but it warmed up too quickly. When I had drank half of it, I would put in in the refrigerator and open a new one while I waited for the old one to chill. A few years ago I was drinking two litres (half a gallon) a day. Today I can sometimes limit myself to two or three glasses. But since I'm drinking less and less, I tell myself that I won't ever drop the habit completely. Because of the issues related to aspartame, maybe I should start drinking regular Coca-Cola. But nowadays, I'm not a fan of its taste. Unlike other [coke] enthusiasts, I can substitute Pepsi Max when there's no Coca-Cola zero or light. Which goes to show you how addicted I am.