How to cut OUT soda/pop

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  • Mini_Medic
    Mini_Medic Posts: 343 Member
    Coke Zero, or my new favorite, cherry Coke Zero. It's not the cure but it could help you wean off the high calorie, high sugar regular pop.
  • H_Ock12
    H_Ock12 Posts: 1,152 Member
    There was a time I was drinking upwards of 7 cans of Mtn Dew a day. I decided to quit one day. I stopped buying soda that day and bought a $3 bottle of caffeine pills to replace the caffeine in my soda.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    shahbazmawgin wrote: »
    I'm trying to take baby steps for an overall achievement of weight loss. One of my weaknesses is Dr. Peppers and Root Beers. It's an addiction but an addiction I know I can overcome with a little help. What steps can o take to stay away?

    I used to drink 3-5 regular sodas per day. I started by just reducing that to 1 per day...then 1 every other day...then a couple per week...then once per week...then ultimately they were gone. I still have a soda now and then...maybe like 3 per year.

    For the fizzy I took to sparkling water...I like La Croix.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    A&W 10 - a 12 ounce can has 10 calories. Just a little bit of sugar so it tastes much more like regular soda. I have 1 or 2 cans of diet soda every day.....doesn't stop weight loss.
  • theroyalmurphys
    theroyalmurphys Posts: 4 Member
    Store brand sparkling water with lemon or lime juice added to it has been a life saver for my son and me. My mom was giving my 10yo sodas when he would visit and he got to really like them. I was buying them at work, as there were no options to get bottled water (and I don't do tap water.) We started with La Croix and fell in love. Now, any time we have a need for fizz, I get the 2L bottles of sparkling water, so we don't feel the need to drink a whole can's worth. What's nice, is that I add it to my water count of the day, unlike other drinks.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    theroyalmurphys wrote: »
    Store brand sparkling water with lemon or lime juice added to it has been a life saver for my son and me. My mom was giving my 10yo sodas when he would visit and he got to really like them. I was buying them at work, as there were no options to get bottled water (and I don't do tap water.) We started with La Croix and fell in love. Now, any time we have a need for fizz, I get the 2L bottles of sparkling water, so we don't feel the need to drink a whole can's worth. What's nice, is that I add it to my water count of the day, unlike other drinks.

    Why can't I add diet soda to my water count? I add iced tea (unsweetened) - milk - all sorts of beverages. Not that water count is a big deal anyway.
  • kksmom1789
    kksmom1789 Posts: 281 Member
    Walmart has a brand called Clear I think it has 0 everything it reminds me of sprite and I definitely drink a can when I need something with bubbles in it
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    edited March 2017
    theroyalmurphys wrote: »
    Store brand sparkling water with lemon or lime juice added to it has been a life saver for my son and me. My mom was giving my 10yo sodas when he would visit and he got to really like them. I was buying them at work, as there were no options to get bottled water (and I don't do tap water.) We started with La Croix and fell in love. Now, any time we have a need for fizz, I get the 2L bottles of sparkling water, so we don't feel the need to drink a whole can's worth. What's nice, is that I add it to my water count of the day, unlike other drinks.

    Psssst....guess what ingredient comprises 99% of soda, iced tea, etc.?


    (Hint: Water.)
  • kclaar11
    kclaar11 Posts: 162 Member
    kksmom1789 wrote: »
    Walmart has a brand called Clear I think it has 0 everything it reminds me of sprite and I definitely drink a can when I need something with bubbles in it

    I used to have several a day (Mountain Dew) then switched to one Diet a day and then replaced it with Clear from Walmart for the fizz. I will take one for lunch most days if I remember. They taste great
  • TreesOfYavanna
    TreesOfYavanna Posts: 20 Member
    I switched to diet, and I still have that (since it mixes well with rum :wink: ) but at work they have a Bevi that dispenses flavored plain or sparkling water, and now I am hooked on seltzer.
  • BlueSkyShoal
    BlueSkyShoal Posts: 325 Member
    I'd suggest getting zero-calorie sodas like Coke Zero or the zero-calorie Cascade Ice flavored carbonated water drinks.

    I've always found it really interesting hearing about people who are so "into" soda. I love a refreshing glass of plain water myself, so I never had that experience. (Not bottled water though, it tastes dead.) But my roommate will only drink something flavored.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Caffeine is addictive and often people enjoy drinking something that feels more interesting to them than just water. I think that's the main reason soda is hard to cut (that and many drink it pretty mindlessly).

    For the caffeine, if you can it helps to cut back gradually. Remove a can every couple of days, or something like that. Or cut it all and accept you might get a headache for a bit -- it's not that bad, as I cut coffee every once in a while, and I drink way too much coffee. Another possibility is switching soda for something else with caffeine (diet soda, coffee, tea, iced tea).

    For the feels special/more taste than water, try some different things -- water infused with fruit, chilled unsweetened iced tea (I love these, make them at home, and try lots of different herbal and other teas), LaCroix, whatever appeals. I'm a huge fan of unsweetened ice coffee, which I also make at home. Also drink some water if you can.
  • sherbear702
    sherbear702 Posts: 650 Member
    Sparkling water
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