Soda Addict

kshama2001

caitiedid10 wrote: »

Thank you to everyone who replied, I feel a lot better knowing that I am not alone in this struggle! I am on day one of no soda, even though it is in the fridge. (My husband isn't on board and isn't planning on being on board any time soon, so I have to learn to buy it but not partake.) Thank you for all the encouragement, and while going cold turkey will probably give me delightful migraines for a week, I think I would rather do that and stick to water! (If I'm dying, I'll try a diet something or other!)

You hate coffee and tea that much you'll suffer through the caffeine withdrawal?

Another option is caffeine pills. Tea aggravates my mom's reflux and she's been enjoying a boost from caffeine pills recently.

psuLemon

Muscleflex79 wrote: »

mrsd1969 wrote: »

I was the same, totally addicted to diet cola, so I went cold turkey and didn’t have any fizzy soda as to be honest they are all just as bad as each other, diet or normal. I don’t deny it, it was really hard and the headache for the first ftwo weeks was unbearable however I got there. For two years I was totally fizzy soda free however in the last 3 years I have found diet irn bru or sprit zero creaping back in to my life, so time to force myself to stop it all again.
The full fat have high calories however the diet/zero sugar are the most addictive so I know it’s not great but the answer is water or flavour water if you really want to do it and it’s an all or nothing situation, drink one a day and that will increase to two and so on.
Good luck, sorry it’s not the easy quick fix you wanted.

from a calorie perspective, they are not at all "as bad as each other" - diet or coke zero is a great substitute if you are looking to cut back calories.

also, what is "full fat" cola? even regular coke is still 0 fat.

Full fat is a UK term for regular soda.. at least fr what i remember.