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I weighed 135kg at one point. Back then I exclusively drank sweet stuff like ice tea, Coke, Sprite, … I was getting fatter and fatter.

About two years ago I decided that something had to change. I did not alter my dietary patterns, I did not begin to exercise. Literally the only thing I changed was my drinking habits. I switched to drinking exclusively water. Within a year I lost 25kg and I am nearing 50kg (loss, meaning I weigh ~85kg now).

My questions are:

  1. Have you heard of cases like this before?
  2. What do you think caused this? My guess is that I never ate unhealthy, but the constant sugar intake held me in the “glucose metabolism phase”. Without the constant sugar my body actually uses its fat instead of just stockpiling it.
  3. Do you think we should mandate warnings on these sweet drinks similar to tobacco?