New York City?

[days_unfolding]

I'm thinking of taking a trip to New York City for Christmas next year. This year won't work because I'll be getting the cats back to Urbana, but it would be nice to have something to do for Christmas next year. I've wanted to go there at Christmas time for a while and see the windows and the skaters at Rockefeller Center. I found a couple of

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[sunshine_two]

She's just trying to help you, don't sweat the small stuff. Yay, you're doing well on the weight loss :)

[days_unfolding]

People who set goals for me are not trying to help. They're following their agenda.

[sunshine_two]

Well, drinking water has been proven to make you less hungry and it's beneficial to your health. It's not her that it would benefit. Just tell her that you're not interested in that. Be clear and honest with her.

[days_unfolding]

But I get water in diet soda. I'm not dehydrated,

[sunshine_two]

I drink diet soda but, I also know it isn't healthy for me. There's lots of information to support this belief. You can read up on it.

[days_unfolding]

But I don't care about being healthy, which is my point. I just care about losing weight, which I am, and being able to walk in Italy.

[sunshine_two]

lol

[harbourwitch]

Diet soda actually dehydrates you, so that's not a good drink choice if you are after hydration. Or in general really, soda is not good for you, so your diet coach really has a point.

[days_unfolding]

I drink diet soda without caffeine as well as with, which is basically brown water with bubbles. The stuff with caffeine dehydrates you. And I don't care if soda is bad for me; I want to drink it.