In summer 2009, Butler blogged on NBA.com that he had lost 11 pounds just by giving up his daily “addiction” of drinking at least six 12-ounce bottles of Mountain Dew. “I was going through withdrawals,” Butler said on NBA.com. “… Honestly, those first two weeks without The Dew [were] the roughest two weeks of my life. I’m talking headaches, sweats and everything.
I was originally drawn to this article because of the headline: NBA orders Dallas Mavericks’ Caron Butler to stop chewing straws.
But the quote about his struggling to quit drinking soda struck a chord with me because of my own battles with that “addiction” back in 1997.
Lisa impressively kicked her coffee habit without issue a few months back when Baby Bain came along, but my experience was a lot closer to Butler’s.
It’s hard to believe March 31st this year will be 13 years without a soda. I’ve got plenty of other vices, but I think that one’s safely behind me.
