"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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I'm on a low carb low calorie low fat diet. Im inlove with soda (just like most of the world) Since i started this diet, i put soda aside since its bad for you. Then i checked out diet soda and pepsi one and they have 0 or 1 calorie and no sugar, no carbs. Do you guys think that this would be fine?

I asked a former body builder and he said NO, absolutely no soda.

what do you guys think?
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."

You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.

She's been waiting forty minutes.

Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.

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i don't know about bb aspect of diet soda but I know that it has aspartame as sugar substitude. aspartame is not all that healthy so I would avoid those products if I were you.

If you really don't like drinking water alone, I would recommend sparkling water.
 

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Sugar substitutes scare me more than the sugar.

Go for a Gatorade like drink if you have to have something.

Water is best though. I keep a jug on my desk at work, one in the car, one in the gym bag and of course one in the freidge at home.
 

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Originally posted by Reto
Sugar substitutes scare me more than the sugar.

Go for a Gatorade like drink if you have to have something.

Water is best though. I keep a jug on my desk at work, one in the car, one in the gym bag and of course one in the freidge at home.
Gatorade is full of sugar and won't work for someone doing low-carb.

Aspartame gives me migraines.

Try the Hanson's diet soda's that are made with Splenda, which is a sugar substitute made from sugar and is zero carb per serving.
 

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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Stick to the 'no sugar' sodas . This is what i do and it has about 1 calorie per can compared to about 170 for a can of regular soda.
 

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When you exhale, your body breathes OUT carbon dioxide. You know those little bubbles in soda? Yep, carbon dioxide. Why are you putting something into your body, that your body is trying to get rid of???? Drop sodas entirely. If you don't like the taste of plain water, then drink chilled herbal tea.

Splenda by the way IS made from sugar. They replace a few carbon molecules with CHLORINE molecules. (Yes, chlorine as in bleach.) The only non-chemical, non life threatening sugar replacement is "Stevia". It tastes sweet and is purely natural plant extract with no calories. You can pick it up at any health food store.
 
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