I used to drink Mello Yello, Mountain Dew, and other light colored sodas all the time. Although probably not as bad as Coke and Pepsi's, someone once referred to them as "carbonated syrup".. It somehow made me feel disgusted in them, most of the time. Just the thought of chugging down a bottle of syrup instead of a soda everytime I drank one.

I also started drinking water more and more, which now I feel weird not drinking a lot of water in the day. I feel a lot better than I did when drinking sodas.

Pepsi, Coke, and other dark sodas have always been gross to me, unless really watered down. With the exception of a root beer every now and then.