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littlemissmartypants

(33,910 posts)
39. I treat myself...
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 11:36 PM
Jan 2026

Occasionally, during the summer with a San Pelligrino Limonata over ice. But I don't make it a habit because of the sugar content.

As an alternative, I mix San Pelligrino Sparkling Natural Unflavored Mineral Water with lime juice and cranberry juice on ice for my favorite daily combination year round.

Plain water, which I'm supposed to drink by doctor's orders every day, is just too boring.

My newly diagnosed autoimmune disease has precipitated the elimination of my favorite, unsweetened tea drinking in large quantities. Plus, I'm not supposed to have my wintertime favorite, black coffee, anymore either.

I sometimes have whole milk over ice with dinner. I crave OJ sometimes. I was having V-8 over ice at breakfast but not anymore because my blood pressure, for the first time in my usually low bp life, now runs high.

It's supposed to be water or nothing from now on but it's not really working out.

Sorry about the long answer.

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Arizona diet green ice tea with honey & various hot teas SheltieLover Jan 2026 #1
Thank you very much for sharing, SheltieLover.😂💕 debm55 Jan 2026 #2
I like black coffee, Americanme Jan 2026 #3
Thank you very much , Americanme. great choices. debm55 Jan 2026 #5
We are together, Deb. I love Simply Lemonade and 🍋‍🟩 Limeade. Polly Hennessey Jan 2026 #4
Thank you very much, Polly Hennessey. Great choices.😍 debm55 Jan 2026 #7
Different types of Tea hot or cold with a tiny bit of honey TommieMommy Jan 2026 #6
That sounds very good, TommieMommy. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Jan 2026 #8
Zero sugar pink lemonade and Coke zero once in a while. beaglelover Jan 2026 #9
Thank you very much for sharing, beaglelover Great choices. debm55 Jan 2026 #14
I make a zesty 'hot pepper' black tea stopdiggin Jan 2026 #10
Thank you so much, stopdiggin. I think I''m going to try this. debm55 Jan 2026 #15
Ginger, turmeric, lemon and honey. C_U_L8R Jan 2026 #11
Thank you very much, C_U_LBR. That sounds like a great drink for when you have a cold. I am going to try. debm55 Jan 2026 #16
It's a pretty good mocktail too. C_U_L8R Jan 2026 #19
1 part Ocean Spray CranMango ("diet"), 1 part Polar Ginger Ale ("diet") eShirl Jan 2026 #12
Oh that sounds great. Thank you for sharing eShirl. gong to try. debm55 Jan 2026 #18
fresh strong sweet (but not southern sweet) iced tea Kali Jan 2026 #13
Thank you Kali, for your choices.They are wonderful. debm55 Jan 2026 #17
Gotta have Black Coffee in the AM BOSSHOG Jan 2026 #20
Thank you very much BOSSHOG for your choices. I am currently on anti depressants and and anti anti anxiety so not debm55 Jan 2026 #38
Iced water PJMcK Jan 2026 #21
Thank you very much PJMcK. I have a glass of water next to me right now. debm55 Jan 2026 #41
#1 - coffee; #2 - tie between V8 juice, white grape juice. LoisB Jan 2026 #22
Dark roast coffee with a small amount of real 1/2 & 1/2. #2 would be Ziggysmom Jan 2026 #23
Arizona Just Tea. boonecreek Jan 2026 #24
A mix of 2 Trader Joe's beverages. 3catwoman3 Jan 2026 #25
Spicy V8 Juice, Orange Juice and Apple Juice. nt. MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2026 #26
I'm going to try and make virgin caesars with V8 applegrove Jan 2026 #40
Coca-Cola BlueTsunami2018 Jan 2026 #27
A cappuccino choie Jan 2026 #28
Unsweetened black tea. johnp3907 Jan 2026 #29
Arnold Palmer DaBronx Jan 2026 #30
Lemonade and Traders Joes Lime juice. kimbutgar Jan 2026 #31
Ice cold water with a splash of Trader Joe's lime juice Lifeafter70 Jan 2026 #32
Hot tea MIButterfly Jan 2026 #33
NYC tap Water, Coke/Pepsi, Simply Limeade & Watermelon, Coffee w milk electric_blue68 Jan 2026 #34
A New Years' resolution was to drink less Coke Zero, which must be an indication of my preference. Xavier Breath Jan 2026 #35
Thank you very much for sharing with us. Xavier Breath. debm55 Jan 2026 #36
I like a virgin Caesar with lime. That's what I'm into these days. applegrove Jan 2026 #37
I treat myself... littlemissmartypants Jan 2026 #39
Walmart Great Value brand Blackberry Lemonade powder drink mix and zero sugar 7-up JMCKUSICK Jan 2026 #42
Thank you very much. John for your choice of drink. debm55 Jan 2026 #43
I like Bai brand waters. area51 Jan 2026 #44
Thank you very much for sharing.area51. I will look for it when I go shopping this week debm55 Jan 2026 #48
Coffee with cream. Mango juice. sinkingfeeling Jan 2026 #45
Thank you very much, sinkingfeeling. for sharing. debm55 Jan 2026 #49
So far as quantity it's Coffee... justaprogressive Jan 2026 #46
Thank you very much, justaprogressive. I will look for other brands made with Dutch Chocolate. debm55 Jan 2026 #47
Sober since 1977 sooooooooooo..... some_of_us_are_sane Jan 2026 #50
Thank you very much some_of_us_sane. I will have to try Peach Mango green tea. I sounds great. PS My husband has been debm55 Jan 2026 #54
Unsweetened iced tea, strong, & Cherry Coke Zero. Dulcinea Jan 2026 #51
HAHAHAHAHHHA. thank you very much Dulcinea. For your choices. debm55 Jan 2026 #55
Tart cherry juice Cirsium Jan 2026 #52
;-{) San Pellegrino with lime Goonch Jan 2026 #53
Clamato, First ProfessorGAC Jan 2026 #56
Is this a joke. ProfessorGAC, I might use it as my joke of the day. debm55 Jan 2026 #58
Not A Joke ProfessorGAC Jan 2026 #59
Coffee w cream or oat milk . we can do it Jan 2026 #57
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