Decaffeinated

So, I live in Seattle, land of coffee; Starbucks, Tully's, SBC, Starbucks, and starbucks. I've never been able to stomach coffee. I've tried a few times but it just doesn't do it for me. What I do is Dew. Mountain Dew, baby. Hardcore. I used to drink liters at a time but in my old age (and possible wisdom) I've tried to cut down to only a 22 ounce bottle a day. That was until 2 weeks ago.

Two weeks ago, after a few reports of the evils of diet drinks (here, and here) I decided that I'd try cutting out my diet dew to see what it would do for me. I was hoping maybe I'd lose a little weight and maybe feel "healthier".

So - two weeks in and I've got to admit I do feel better. I actually feel more awake in the mornings than I ever did before. I think I sleep better at night too. The better news is that I'm losing weight, not tons, but it's been steady over the last few weeks.
A few caveats: I still have a dew on the weekends, but during the week, the lack of Dew has increased my water intake a lot. I'm around probably 100 oz per day now. I also started drinking 2 cups of green tea a day to give me a a more healthy and much lower dose of caffeine (35 mg vs. 54 for dew).

So, I don't know, but it seems like swiching off the dew has been beneficial for me, we'll see how far it goes.