My drink of choice is tea. Hot, iced, black, white, green, and with no sugar. Supposed to be very healthy for you, aids in recovery from stress, anti-oxidant stuff. Just enough caffeine, and also have to go for the real coffee too once in a while.
Soda. No way. Very unhealthy stuff. Little kids are getting diabetes drinking soda. The biggest culprit is that high fructose corn syrup they put in it. That stuff is addicting, not good for human bodies. It not a real sugar, its just something that's cheaper than sugar that is wrecking havoc with many people trying to lose weight because it does a number of blood sugar levels. If you stay away from sodas and all products with high fructose corn syrup, sure you will make progress. HFCS is tricky. Causes the body to crave more of it. I found it in some so-called healthy, natural foods too. Its a real disservice the food industry has played to the public.