Liquids and such

[kafziel]

Drinking's a funny thing. I don't mean, like alcohol, though that can often be hilarious, but just ordinary drinking of fluids for survival. It's weird. I want to drink a lot less than I really ought to, and that want often manifests physiologically - if I don't really feel like drinking something, I won't be able to force myself to drink it. My mouth'll feel weird, or my stomach will feel full, or whatever; the point is, I can't drink. And it's far, far worse if we're looking at something I don't like to drink, like water or most juices; even if I'm thirsty, I can't make myself drink more than I absolutely have to, to take a pill or something.

So, I've found that what I have to do is trick myself, drink something I like that doesn't make me go "Bleh, I'm full" after a cup or two. Thus, of late, I'm making and drinking a lot of Kool-Aid. It goes down like water, being made from tap water (and thus is probably better to drink than the Minute Maid Lemonade I had been drinking for a long time), but it's sweet and tasty and doesn't burn out the tongue the way sour stuff does. So, I can drink a lot of it. I go through a little over half a gallon a day; this is probably less than I should be drinking, but it's way more than I usually drink, so I'm gonna stick with it.

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[shadrack.livejournal.com]

i make kool aid with half of whatever the amount of sugar is they say to put in, and i basicly live off of it. used to be cherry, now it's the blue lemonade. can't start the day without it.