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What are you imbibing now. Me, basil lemonade. (Original Post) applegrove Thursday OP
Nothing; thinking about it. elleng Thursday #1
I have not had any booze of any kind in 13 years. No desire either. applegrove Thursday #3
:hi: elleng Thursday #5
Hi! applegrove Thursday #6
It can be a struggle (from what I've read) so good on you for staying healthy electric_blue68 Thursday #7
Yes. I prefer not to struggle every day which i did applegrove Thursday #10
Good on ya! bif Thursday #19
That's a good strong quit you got there. applegrove Thursday #20
Liptons yellow label black tea BootinUp Thursday #2
Do you drink it straight? Or add milk, cream, sugar or stevia? applegrove Thursday #4
Just straight, flavor wise its pretty good. BootinUp Thursday #8
Generally water, one coffee w milk no sugar a day, sometmes morning oj, very occasional regular Coke electric_blue68 Thursday #9
Yes it is. Got this with my meal plan. Never had it before. It is applegrove Thursday #11
Pu'er tea. Harker Thursday #12
Oh you know your tea. Saw on a decor show there applegrove Thursday #14
Thanks for mentioning that. Harker Yesterday #24
It was on the show "Home Town". Laurel, Mississippi. applegrove Yesterday #25
I cannot say BigMin28 Thursday #13
Got ya! applegrove Thursday #15
Just water, I'm boring lol Luciferous Thursday #16
You're healthy. applegrove Thursday #17
A Sam Snead bif Thursday #18
I don't know who Sam Snead is? applegrove Thursday #21
Famous golfer WestMichRad Yesterday #34
Thanks. applegrove Yesterday #35
Water PJMcK Yesterday #22
Ahhhh! I hope you heal fast. applegrove Yesterday #23
Iced English breakfast tea and a dash of fresh lemonade Ilikepurple Yesterday #26
Yum. applegrove Yesterday #29
Diet Coke kozar Yesterday #27
It was novel. It was expensive. I'm glad I had it. applegrove Yesterday #30
Water, tea WestMichRad Yesterday #28
Ouch. Yes stay away from black tea. applegrove Yesterday #31
I allow myself a little WestMichRad Yesterday #32
Great. applegrove Yesterday #33
According to some quick research... it is a myth BootinUp Yesterday #40
Ginger Ale Polly Hennessey Yesterday #36
The only pop my mom would allow in the house, and even then, only if we were sick. applegrove Yesterday #37
Red wine from California. Paladin Yesterday #38
I love hearing about alcohol. I don't mind being around people who are drinking. applegrove Yesterday #41
My compliments to you for your years of sobriety. Paladin Yesterday #45
Thank you. applegrove Yesterday #46
applegrove, Vitamin water right now. dlilafae Yesterday #39
Maraschino cherry juice I could drink straight. applegrove Yesterday #42
Diet ginger ale made with a Soda Stream for extra fizz catbyte Yesterday #43
I sold my soda stream. When i went to get my gear together i found 6 or more full cannisters applegrove Yesterday #44

applegrove

(127,609 posts)
10. Yes. I prefer not to struggle every day which i did
Thu Aug 21, 2025, 08:37 PM
Thursday

for the last year I drank. I was allowed one drink a day but wanted more. I gave in 3 times in that year and it was a disaster all three times. A good quit is a relief and I don't want to go back.

applegrove

(127,609 posts)
4. Do you drink it straight? Or add milk, cream, sugar or stevia?
Thu Aug 21, 2025, 08:32 PM
Thursday

I'm going off diet coke some day soon and am told that I will not tolerate milk products or sugar or sugar substitute on the medication I am on so I'm gearing up to drink tea or coffee straight up.

BootinUp

(50,236 posts)
8. Just straight, flavor wise its pretty good.
Thu Aug 21, 2025, 08:36 PM
Thursday

I can pop the tea bag in the B&D single cup coffee maker then transfer the tea bag to the mug for a few minutes more.

I am having one now after work, and taking 2 aspirin. After 30 minutes I do a 1.9 mile walk.

electric_blue68

(23,358 posts)
9. Generally water, one coffee w milk no sugar a day, sometmes morning oj, very occasional regular Coke
Thu Aug 21, 2025, 08:37 PM
Thursday

Lemonade is nice!

applegrove

(127,609 posts)
11. Yes it is. Got this with my meal plan. Never had it before. It is
Thu Aug 21, 2025, 08:39 PM
Thursday

Last edited Thu Aug 21, 2025, 11:11 PM - Edit history (2)

yummy.

I loved OJ with "Dad's Chocolate Chip Cookies" dipped in when I was a teen. Sounds kind of strange but orange does go with chocolate.

I'm going to try tea and coffee with just milk like you. I have to ween myself off Stevia.

Harker

(16,739 posts)
12. Pu'er tea.
Thu Aug 21, 2025, 08:54 PM
Thursday

Produced by Mengyang Guoyan in 2007. A sheng (raw) called Bulang Shan Long (Dragon of Bulang Mtn.)

It's a favorite that I enjoy only occasionally because I am down to a couple of cakes, having bought several the year after its production.

applegrove

(127,609 posts)
14. Oh you know your tea. Saw on a decor show there
Thu Aug 21, 2025, 09:16 PM
Thursday

in Laurel, Mississippi where they rebuilt an old farmhouse for a family growing tea. The couple had lived in Asia where they fell in love with the teas. They came home and converted a family farm into growing specialized tea. They have tea tastings. They sell out in days when a new tea comes out. Just an FYI.

Harker

(16,739 posts)
24. Thanks for mentioning that.
Fri Aug 22, 2025, 07:46 AM
Yesterday

I'll have a closer look. I'm always after something different!

PJMcK

(24,140 posts)
22. Water
Fri Aug 22, 2025, 02:05 AM
Yesterday

Recovering from surgery so adult beverages are out for now.

I’m looking forward to a Negroni!

kozar

(3,214 posts)
27. Diet Coke
Fri Aug 22, 2025, 05:36 PM
Yesterday

I love lemonade, only fresh.
I grew basil , ate it off the stem

My mind can't even imagine these flavors

Koz

WestMichRad

(2,527 posts)
28. Water, tea
Fri Aug 22, 2025, 05:44 PM
Yesterday

Like to slightly sweeten my cold tea with a bit of limeade (20-30%), sometimes. Prefer red tea for hot beverage.
Can’t drink a lot of black tea, though… overindulgence resulted in kidney stones (twice). Don’t want any repeat of that!

WestMichRad

(2,527 posts)
32. I allow myself a little
Fri Aug 22, 2025, 05:56 PM
Yesterday

Total of 2 or 3 cups a week, never more than one in a day. (Bummer: Earl Grey was my beverage of choice.) Several years since the last stone, so that frequency seems to work for me.

BootinUp

(50,236 posts)
40. According to some quick research... it is a myth
Fri Aug 22, 2025, 06:19 PM
Yesterday

That black tea contributes significantly to risk of kidney stones.

applegrove

(127,609 posts)
37. The only pop my mom would allow in the house, and even then, only if we were sick.
Fri Aug 22, 2025, 06:12 PM
Yesterday

Last edited Fri Aug 22, 2025, 06:47 PM - Edit history (1)

She'd put a spoon in a tall glass of ginger ale so the bubbles would all attach to it and you'd pull out the spoon and then the ginger ale would have fewer bubbles and be more syrupy. I looked forward to being sick.

Paladin

(31,407 posts)
38. Red wine from California.
Fri Aug 22, 2025, 06:16 PM
Yesterday

I won't dwell on the specifics, given the teetotaling nature of this thread. Suffice it to say that today's political news has made me thirstier than usual.

applegrove

(127,609 posts)
41. I love hearing about alcohol. I don't mind being around people who are drinking.
Fri Aug 22, 2025, 06:48 PM
Yesterday

They get sweet and laugh a lot. I like it if it makes one happy.

Paladin

(31,407 posts)
45. My compliments to you for your years of sobriety.
Fri Aug 22, 2025, 07:35 PM
Yesterday

I know from family experience that it's not easy.

dlilafae

(282 posts)
39. applegrove, Vitamin water right now.
Fri Aug 22, 2025, 06:17 PM
Yesterday

But the other day, we made cherry limeaid. It's made with maraschino cherry juice.

catbyte

(37,599 posts)
43. Diet ginger ale made with a Soda Stream for extra fizz
Fri Aug 22, 2025, 07:05 PM
Yesterday

I'd much rather have a Vernors ginger ale, but I'm too lazy to go out, so it's my own fault.

applegrove

(127,609 posts)
44. I sold my soda stream. When i went to get my gear together i found 6 or more full cannisters
Fri Aug 22, 2025, 07:10 PM
Yesterday

of CO2. LOL. I guess I was buying one every time I went to the hardware store to get the syrup.

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