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![]() Rick Morris bikes with Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta on a recent training trip to Kona, Hawaii
June 1st, 2012
04:56 PM ET
Morris: I used to drink 10 cans of soda a dayRick Morris is one of seven CNN viewers participating in the CNN Fit Nation Triathlon Challenge. Morris quit smoking after starting the Challenge and is now hoping to kick another bad habit. Hey ya'll! It's me again. Name of Rick. You know... the Army vet and firefighter who in February declared to quit smoking on the picture tube during an interview with Dr. Sanjay Gupta. No? How about the Appalachian who recently discovered the wonderful chickpea/sesame concoction better known as hummus. Still can't place me? I'm one of CNN's Lucky 7, training for my first triathlon this September in Malibu. If that leaves you scratching your head, well... I understand. I realize I'm not nearly as famous as the brilliant Dr. Sanjay Gupta. But, whenever I'm in his company, I listen carefully. So, that's gotta count for something! And, he's part of the reason for this blog. I told him how I've gone from drinking 10 to 12 cans of soda drinks a day to drinking three or four. Yeah, 10 to 12! He asked if I was planing to eliminate sodas altogether from my diet. I declared that it was doubtful at the moment. I gave up nicotine this year and figured I needed another year before I could forgo the caffeine. After returning from our week-long training event in Hawayer (well, that's how I say it), I began to think more about my conversation with Sanjay. Is it the caffeine I was addicted to or is it the sugar? Do I drink soft drinks socially, like an alcoholic? Or do I drink them because they are always there? More thoughts from my "try-to-keep-it-simple" mind followed. Ten sodas a day, at 150 calories each? Wow! That's a whopping 1,500 useless calories I was pouring into my body each day for the past 30 years! No wonder I couldn't rid myself of this belly fat. But a small bulge at my age (44) was to be expected, right? I mean, most Americans have a spare tire. So, it's perfectly fine to drink all the sodas I want. Hey, been doing it since my mammie filled my baby bottle with that good ole Mountain Dew! That was my rationale, anyways. But from this point forward that way of thinking stops. Too much of anything can be unhealthy for a feller, ya know? As Sanjay and I pedaled uphill (the entire day, it seemed) Sanjay mentioned something about all the sugar many of us consume each day and we were soon discussing the health effects. Who needs Wikipedia or WebMD when you got a Dr. Gupta at your side, right? Diabetes and heart disease are among the illnesses brought on in part by too much sugar in our diets. And, at least for this country boy, most of that sugar comes from drinking soda after soda. So, in the spirit of becoming even more healthy, I decided to investigate. Here's what I've discovered...
As a result of finally taking a few hours to uncover the health issues stemming from soft drinks, I'm declaring that I'm working towards the goal of eliminating them from my diet. In some respects, this may be more difficult than quitting smoking. But, I thoroughly enjoy a decent challenge. Around these parts, we generally quip "a country boy can survive." Guess my concern for what I choose to drink echoes that statement. Wish me best! |
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