140triguy wrote:
Pepsi products, except that I had a tough time avoiding Gatorade when I did marathons, IM, and long distance swims. More specifically, I avoid the core Pepsi products, namely the sodas.
The backstory is that I graduated from Emory University. I haven't had a Poopsi product since I applied for early decision admission in the Fall of 1989. Emory has a long-term relationship with The Coca-Cola Company. Emory and Coke are both in Atlanta. Early investments were made in the company by the University. Eventually, heirs of the company attended Emory, and the former Chairman donated $103M when that was a big sum. Several buildings are named for Coke people: Woodruff PE Center, Woodruff School of Nursing, Goizueta Business School, Candler Library, Dobbs University Center, etc. It's a point of pride among alumni to decidedly avoid non-Coke products. I once asked for advice on Facebook about disposing of an unopened diet Pepsi can that was lodged under my car tire. I obviously wasn't going to touch it with my bare hands! Not even kidding, I eventually picked it up with fireplace tongs and tossed it in the recycling bin after my Mrs opened it and poured it down the storm sewer.
When I did train for and race marathons, 70.3, and IM races, I SPECIFICALLY asked the aid stations that served Cola's to show me the bottles or cans so I'd be sure I wasn't drinking Poopsi. Yeah, I was that guy, and I'm sure I'd get the backing of almost every other alumna/us throughout history. I have been on record as saying that I could be in the late stages on a hot-weather IM (like the ones I did in Louisville), cramping, dehydrated, hyponatremic, and nearing death, and I'd risk death by refusing Pepsi. True story.
If this is serious it sounds like you have a serious mental issue and should probably seek help.