My friends, I have a serious addiction. I gave up cigarettes almost two years ago. I finally quit chewing that nasty Nicorette gum to get over the cigarettes. I am gently weaning myself off the patch. (It's a long process, but worth it!)
No, no. I am not addicted to nicotine -- anymore, that is. I am addicted to vitamin C.
You know what Emergen-C is, right? It's that somewhat expensive powdered vitamin and mineral super-boost that you add to water (somewhat like Airborne) and drink. The thing is, it's not like I go through true withdrawal symptoms like getting jittery or twitching if I don't have my usual fix of Emergen-C three times a day. It's just that, well, for some reason, I can't stop drinking it. Most people drink it when they are sick, or when they can feel illnes coming on. I drink it everyday. In fact, I don't even "drink" the powder dissolved in the prescribed 8 oz of water. I add a tiny amount of water, stir it up, and shoot it. I am addicted to it, and I have to take it like a shot because it actually does taste pretty horrible. Then again, for a lot of people, this is considered "medicine."
I suppose there are worse things I could be drinking morning, noon, and night, that are far worse than a raspberry flavored fizzy vitamin booster!
What are you addicted to that you eat/drink it at least three times a day?! Come on. Don't make me feel like the only weirdo.
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7-25-2007 @ 1:19PM
Simon Arch said...
Coke. The drink, not the drug. Though it contains my drug of choice, caffeine, hallowed be its name.
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7-25-2007 @ 1:20PM
Seth said...
Your going to give yourself a stone if you keep that up.
Im addicted to drink and food, i have to have it everyday...and I CANT STOP!
;-)
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7-25-2007 @ 1:29PM
Cindy said...
Dried figs! I love, love, love them. I eat about two a day.
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7-25-2007 @ 2:06PM
Kathryn said...
Coffee! I used to think it was the caffeine, but I think I may have raised my tolerance levels to the point where it's just not doing it for me anymore. I started on sugary, milky drinks from Dunkin' Donuts (there was one on the corner of the block of my high school), moved on to Starbucks' less sweet lattes and varied roasts, and now I brew my own so that I can get just the right flavor. I easily drink eight cups a day, especially when I'm at school (less when at work, because it's just not very good coffee). For the summer, it's all about iced coffee, but whether iced or hot, it's gotta be strong.
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7-25-2007 @ 2:25PM
Brian said...
Vitamin Water. I get antsy if I don't get my fix headed out the door in the morning, a bottle around lunch and another when I get in at night. Different varieties, but I can't stop!
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7-25-2007 @ 3:16PM
Alex said...
Sarah,
If you don't like the way it tastes and you aren't truly addicted, why do you still drink it? An overload of certain vitamins can be just as damaging as a deficiency; it may be time to cut back.
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7-25-2007 @ 3:28PM
EyeEmPee said...
I can vouch for the stone danger. I got a Kidney Stone less than a year ago, and I had been drinking two packets of Emergen-C a day. The cause of my stone was likely too much vitamin C. Thought I'm not sure if this would affect someone who doesn't have the propensity for stones like I apparently do.
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7-25-2007 @ 7:27PM
PEGGY said...
i'm addicted to strong english tea with milk. i have one when i leave home, one half way to work( a venti 2 bag awake at sbux) and two or three more cups at work. more if it's cold. and i have BIG cups and mugs (17-34 oz) yeah i gotta have my caffine)
and as for emergen-c, i used to be addicted( we got it free or highly discounted when i worked at natures) and i had at least three a day. but i was the opposite. i'd put one packet in a 24 oz bottle of water. and drink it during the day. and 3000 mg of vit. c is not really that high...... especially if your not having intestinal issues... awake brand effervescent wholefood multi vit. are good too. same idea, but green. yummy
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7-25-2007 @ 9:59PM
Lynds said...
Diet coke, love the stuff. My friend has a constant supply of diet mountain dew.
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7-25-2007 @ 10:38PM
Brooke said...
How the heck do you sleep at night? I love Emergen-C too... but with the B12 if I drink more than 2 a day I can't sleep at ALL!
I LOVE Cherry Coke, but I don't drink it very often because I can think of yummy food that I could eat for those 300 calories in a large one. ;)
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7-25-2007 @ 10:52PM
bdw said...
Water. Brita filter poured into Poland Springs bottles from a case I bought last year. About a gallon a day, but I do strength training. Caffeine in the form of coffee or black tea. Actually my main addiction is the hormone/enzyme buzz I get from my tai chi workout. Who needs heroin or meth or coke when you can get the real thing just by proper breathing.
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7-26-2007 @ 10:55AM
OnlyRumors said...
Doesn't that much Vitamin C give you diarrhea? When I used to take 2000 mgs a day, i would feel like i was dying of dysentary!
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7-26-2007 @ 10:56AM
V said...
Cocaine. Pure Bolivian white powder! Helps me stay up all night so I can take apart all my electronics, makes time go by quicker, keeps from feeling depressed, and on top of that YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE HOW MUCH WEIGHT I'VE LOST!!!
You guys should really try it! Don't be a big fuddy-duddy, if L.Lohan can do it, so can you - and she has a rocking body!
An 8-ball a day keeps Freddy Krueger away!
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7-26-2007 @ 5:29PM
Ripperrim said...
Am i the only person who read that as "OMG VITAMINS" ?
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7-26-2007 @ 5:30PM
jeff said...
soy protein powder with milk. can't get enough of it.
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7-26-2007 @ 11:42PM
Robert Downy Jr. said...
Coke. The drug, not the drink.
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9-15-2007 @ 1:43PM
Nicole said...
Red Bull. To me no sweeter combination of words exist. I drink abut 1 a day when I buy a case, or one occasionaly when Sam's doesn't have the cases in stock, but given unlimited access I would probably drink about 6 a day, lol. I know I'd never have a sip of water or soda ever again. I guess it's the caffeine, which I know isnt the BEST thing for me, but it's just so delicious!
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10-15-2007 @ 6:42PM
Simon Arch said...
@V: "An 8-ball a day keeps Freddy Krueger away!"
I think I love you.
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