I am trying to cut back on soda i drink about 4 cans a day at least. I know by doing this i will loose weight but my thing is i need the caffiene and sugar to stay awake during the day at work and school. Are there any drinks or herbal stuff i can take to help me keep awake so i can drink water or at least something better then pepsi.

[sanpedro farmer]

RED BULL they are spendy but they give you wings

No, you really don't need caffeine and sugar to stay awake. Your body just thinks that it does because of years (I'm ASSuming) of drinking both.

Red Bull is not a viable alternative, as it has just as much caffeine and sugar as other sodas.

Here's what I would recommend:

Drop the caffeine and sugar all together. Buy yourself a good juicer, and try carrot juice, apple juice, grape juice, hell, strawberry juice. Natural sugars are a much better energy booster than processed ones.

Or you could do what I do and cut back, and also juice.

If you can't juice your own, try Naked Foods or Oodwalla, though they're expensive.

[pushinweight]

i always love to drink plenty of 100% cranberry juice by ocean spray to give me energy, and for an extra boost drink the green plant juice at trader joes in the dry juice section it has tons of vitamins and minerals that will keep you awake and alert through out your hard day,also i recomend you getting a product called ginsing and royal jelly, they come together in juices or supplements but drinking this stuff daily can reduce stress and quench ur thirst at the same time while keeping you mentaly alert without doing damage to your adrenaline system like caffine does...good luck and hope this helps. peace;)

will has it right on, i have done personal training and sports nutrition for well over 14 years and natural juices are the best. get a juicer and a bunch of fruits and veggies, sounds nasty but if you mix, broccoli with say carrots and even an apple, you will get the natural energy from the veggie and because of the citrus sugars in the fruit you wont taste the veggies. i had a hard time wanting to drink it because it looks like puke, but when you experiment with all the fruits and stuff you will find a good combo.

[bud420]

yeah, the caffeine and sugar will keep you craving an d needing more.
get rid of both.
drink more water. are u getting 8 hours of sleep?
exercise is very important.
if u dont like water, then try seltzer or fruit flavored water. lots of choices at costco.

[TheAngryViking]

Lay off the indicas during the day, try a sativa like trainwreck, snocap or sourD, they don't have the sleepy effects that indicas do.

Ocean Spray is not juice. It's from concentrate. Yes, it's better than soda, but it's still crap.



Then again, I should probably practice what I preach...(Slugs down a coke). Then again, it's the first Coke I've had in a couple days.

I get about 7 to 8 hours of sleep a night i only smoke before i go to sleep or when i get off work if i am haveing a panic attack.

I love odwalla but it is expensive yet soo good i like the green one. Maybe i will hit up robinsons may tomorrow and see if they have a juicer on clearance. I could bottle my own juice.

I wouldn't bottle your own juice, drink it fresh. Fresh juice won't keep very long, unless you pasteurize it.

any juice worth drinking cost too much, the only real good energy drink prebottled is v-8....like it or not....everythink else is pure sugars

[bud420]

v-8 is awesome.
i really like JAMBA JUICE. great stuff.
get it with an energy boost and ur set to go!

[Rawkmonkey]

Originally Posted by TheAngryViking

Lay off the indicas during the day, try a sativa like trainwreck, snocap or sourD, they don't have the sleepy effects that indicas do.

I had Snowcap before my bicycle ride today. It keeps me happy, up and functional, plus it has some indica that helps keep my back, hip and legs from hurting.
I second the juice idea also. Cranberry aslo helps your urinary tract. I've heard ginko biloba is for energy, might be worth a try.

[tokermom]

:) I like fruit smoothies but unless you make them yourself they are kinda of expensive. But its better then my usual choice, :p Mountain Dew:p

I second the Mountain Dew

Ugh...Mountain Dew is...oh...just disgusting....to be used as a LAST resort. It's nothing but caffeine and sugar...probably one of the WORST things in the universe for you to imbibe...except maybe, Battery Acid.


[Drinks down the strawberry/apple juice I just made...yum!]