No soda. Ever. I only drink water, and the occasional lipton green tea as they are so delicious, but I try to stick to just water to avoid the extra calories from drinks.
Good point on the upper body. I have done very little in relation to upper body workouts. I should get in on that. I could stand to work on my core and abs too. I did pilates one day and suffered greatly for the next 2 days afterwards as my abs were so sore. So i think I still have a fair amount of area that could stand to see muscle development.
PS - I don’t belong to a gym, and have no desire to join a gym. I’m much more of an outdoors exerciser. I get WAY too bored with inside workouts and would never be able to maintain that type of routine.