Soda how long can you go without it?

Mommiana · April 2015

You hear so many stories about soda, diet or regular so I recently stopped drinking diet soda just to see. My body feels better without it. I cheat every once in a while but I'm trying to drink more water

amy8400 · April 2015

I've been free of my diet soda habit for almost 2 years now. I was terrible with the stuff and drank almost a 2 liter a day. My job as a voice talent kind of made it easy to drink all day long, and I got used to it. Water didn't seem to lubricate my throat as well, if that makes any sense. So when I got on my health and fitness kick, that was the first thing I had to deal with. I really feel once I weaned myself off of it, my cravings for food in general seemed less intense. I'm not downing diet pop, but for me it's about moderation and not being dependent on it like I was.

I have a coke or pepsi about once every month or two now. Just enough to satisfy an occasional craving. Now I drink water, unsweetened ice tea, green tea and an occasional fizzy flavored water.

RunTimer · April 2015

I used to drink soda all the time, and would never have a meal without one.

Of course, There was also a time where this was a nutritious breakfast
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and this was a well balanced meal

I never consciously stopped, but little by little I found it easier to drink water more than water+sugar+whatever_additive. Especially after a harsh workout NOTHING taste better than cold water.

For me, water works. I still have a rare sip of cola, but I certainly don't have a problem not drinking any.

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toofatnomore · April 2015

I personally haven't had a soda in 5 years...Diet or regular...

tat2cookie · April 2015

So far I've gone 4years without it!

yourstrulynancy · April 2015

javafit wrote: »

I'm addicted to diet coke. I just have to have one a day. I've read a million times that it adds to belly fat but I just can't give it up. My diet plan includes soda even though I feel so guilty about it. I've tried giving it up and can go maybe 4 days without it, but then it just re-enters my diet when I go out or something and can't stop the craving!

Don't beat yourself up its not worth it if ur unhappy I actually don't miss soda as much as I thought I would ,

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ljneal66 · April 2015

It has been 11 years since I have had a soft drink. I quit cold turkey. I cannot drink diet because it give me migraines.

MyM0wM0w · April 2015

It's been about 3 years for me. Occasionally I'll have a DP (it was my go to drink) and it's ... OK... but not amazing and the life blood I once thought it was.

I can't drink regular soda at all. It farks my blood sugar something fierce. The buzz then the crash seem 100X worse than it used too.

joejccva71 · April 2015

I drink probably two diet cokes a day and I'm still making them gainz!

malibu927 · April 2015

I went from a couple 20-24 ounce bottles a day of regular to one can of diet with dinner every night and a bottle of Diet Dr. Pepper on Sunday mornings when I go to work at 3. I don't care for coffee or tea, so I need some sort of vice.

yourstrulynancy · April 2015

amy8400 wrote: »

I've been free of my diet soda habit for almost 2 years now. I was terrible with the stuff and drank almost a 2 liter a day. My job as a voice talent kind of made it easy to drink all day long, and I got used to it. Water didn't seem to lubricate my throat as well, if that makes any sense. So when I got on my health and fitness kick, that was the first thing I had to deal with. I really feel once I weaned myself off of it, my cravings for food in general seemed less intense. I'm not downing diet pop, but for me it's about moderation and not being dependent on it like I was.

I have a coke or pepsi about once every month or two now. Just enough to satisfy an occasional craving. Now I drink water, unsweetened ice tea, green tea and an occasional fizzy flavored water.

One of the best responses yet I was this terrible and i went three months one time and went back but I went back to mayb three cups a day then im back to cold turkey on and off , but I find myself better when im not dependent on my next cup of soda and it gets easier the longer I go without it I will have a sip sooner or later but I do not plan to be drinking it excessively thanks for all your responses truly helpful

yourstrulynancy · April 2015

BFDeal wrote: »

I quit drinking diet soda as a resolution. It was purely a financial exercise though. I found I was always buying singles at grocery stores and gas stations. I'd say I had a $5-10 a week habit. Now I just put the $10 into my Acorns account. I figure it will pay off a few years down the road if I keep it up.

You'll be rich in no time

Need2Exerc1se · April 2015

I used to drink a lot of soda but gave it up years ago. I'd be perfectly happy to never drink it again. I only drink it if I'm at someone else's house or gathering and that's all they offer.

yourstrulynancy · April 2015

tat2cookie wrote: »

So far I've gone 4years without it!

My hero 4 years that's awsome but I bet you weren't even trying ? We're u like me ?

imicklea · April 2015

yourstrulynancy wrote: »

BigLifter10 wrote: »

Used to L O V E it. Wild Cherry Pepsi is first choice, then Coke. It's too addictive for me (whether it is or isn't actually, is for another thread, it was just a word I choose to use). So, I've been soda-free for about a year. I had switched over to Soda Stream for awhile, but noticed my weight creeping up when I would have 2 bottles per day. Don't do that anymore and just use it for fizzing water and adding a spritz of lemon or lime, maybe some raspberries. Much better feeling when I just avoid it.

Thank u so much for you honesty I was starting to think I'm the only one who's feels like they're going thru some kind of soda rehab lmaooo but for some of us it can become an addiction cold turkey is the way to go

I am a soda addict, I was drinking easily a 2 liter or more a day, I would get cranky if I ran out and I would hide how much I drank from people. I can not drink coke at ALL or the cycle starts back up. I know this may sound silly but I still struggle with the addiction, and it's not the caffeine as I supplement that with coffee, it is the sugar and the taste. I stopped drinking it jan 31st and slipped and had 1 about a month ago and I am still plagued by the cravings.

On the positive side, I feel so much better without it, my sugar levels are more stable and other blood work has improved as well.

yusaku02 · April 2015

I only have it with mixed drinks. Otherwise I'll just have water.

kristydi · April 2015

nycalling6192 wrote: »

I LOVE soda. Love it. Especially Dr. Pepper, which is clearly the greatest soda ever made. That being said, as I could easily polish away a 2 liter in a day (which is incredibly terrible for you) I now restrict myself to a glass of soda when I get home from work after dinner. All day at work now I force myself to drink water, and when I get home as well.

I also can't stomach Diet Dr. Pepper, so I drink Coke Zero or Pepsi Max. On my cheat day once a month I indulge myself in a can of the Good Doctor, but that's it.

Have you tried Dr. Pepper 10? I love regular Dr. Pepper and don't really like the diet version. 10 has 10 calories per cana dn tastes almost like regular.

I have one maybe 2 Dr. Pepper 10s a day. I see no reason not to. I also occasionally have a Coke zero.

In high school I stopped drinking any kind of soda for several years so I can go quite a while without one, just don't see a valid reason to.

whereslisa · April 2015

I've never really liked soda. I can go forever without it, wouldn't bother me, I'll drink some on occasion like maybe at a birthday party of other family get togethers where I cheat a bit with tasty food also. I did have a few sips of some coke last night in the bathtub, because we were out of everything else lol. The coke was expired though (not to my knowledge) because it had been sitting in a cabinet for months on end, so only like 3 sips were consumed.

I used to drink it every other day or week before getting healthier and dropping all the crap food I ate, I've given up caffeine and fast food for my health. If I continuously drink stuff like soda it makes me feel crappy and my acne re surfaces, so I stay away from it.

stevencloser · April 2015

akdetweiler wrote: »

yourstrulynancy wrote: »

Aspartame what is it ? Can someone spread some knowledge

Artificial sweetener used in a myriad of diet products, but very prevalent in diet drinks. There are always two sides to every food story, but personally, I think anything sweetened with it just tastes bad. This article may be a bit over the top, but you get the idea......articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/11/06/aspartame-most-dangerous-substance-added-to-food.aspx

Please don't link to known quacks. http://www.quackwatch.com/search/webglimpse.cgi?ID=1&query=mercola

Jojomotivated · April 2015

I used to drink soda all the time when I was a kid, but only because I didn't discover how great bottled water is xD I don't think I've had one since...middle of last year?

serasmommy · April 2015

I cut myself to only three caffeine drinks a day. I found that I had coffee and there was no room for soda. And no problem, and I lost weight.
I did well at that until beginning this real diet since January. It's harder now!
I have one coke on Fridays when I work a split shift at the restaurant. Otherwise I'm drinking diet soda which I despise!

wakingdreamer · April 2015

I'd stopped drinking soda for health reasons, but when I was at the dentist and the first time in FOREVER my tooth enamel had stopped getting progressively wore, I swore off pop forever. I might very occasionally have one at a special occasion where nothing else is available (like at a wedding reception I was at), but other than that, GOODBYE SODA. Hee he hee. Keeping my teeth sounds much more appealing.

spfldpam · April 2015

I quit drinking soda, Diet Pepsi, in March 2012 and haven't had any since. I didn't drink hardly any water, just coffee and then diet pepsi through out the day. I realized with the help of a dietcian that my body was dehydrated. I now drink 80 oz or more of water a day.

AmerTunsi · April 2015

I spent some of my childhood overseas and soda was considered a special 'treat' that you'd only have during a celebration or if guests came over. It was only when we moved back to the U.S. did I become addicted to it because it was cheap and literally flowed in fountains! Then I became serious about losing weight and my health back in 2011 and my taste-buds changed so now I'm indifferent about soda. I don't consciously avoid it anymore, but I also don't crave. I have only bought soda for my home once since 2011. Occasionally I'll drink it if I'm out of the home, I'd say maybe once or twice a month. I will say that when I do drink it I have a brief mental battle on whether or not I should have the regular or diet. The diet obviously has zero calories which is important when you're trying to be at a caloric deficit. On the flip-side, the artificial sugars have been found to be really unhealthy for so many reasons and linked to cancer as well as fat creation because the body doesn't recognize it as sugar; a lot of the medical community is now recommending regular soda with real sugar over the artificial. The diet soda still seems to win 90% of the time but I really should just get back to thinking it is a 'treat' and opt for the regular version. I suppose this is most definitely a 1st world problem! lol