HELP!!!! SODA PROBLEM

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  • amarp105653
    amarp105653 Posts: 2 Member
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    I agree, I have to do that with sweets. So, if I want a candy bar then I have to drive to the store and get ONE. I'm a huge pop drinker, so I allow myself one a day. It's something I enjoy so I work it into my calorie intake each day. I buy cans instead of two liters so it is easily tracked.
  • tesha_chandler
    tesha_chandler Posts: 378 Member
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    My Dr. told me to fill my glass up with ice and keep adding ice and drinking as the ice melts so that the coke is watered down.
  • hillbillythekid
    hillbillythekid Posts: 3
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    I used to have a BIG soda problem....I'd drink several cans of coke a day. I can't have diet soda, because the artificial sugar gives me migraines (literally they last 3-5 days). I started drinking less, and less and finally quit buying it and keeping it in the house. Then, I'd be at work, wanting a soda (soda machine right around the corner) so I started drinking the sparkling water when I really wanted a soda (I really only drink coke) and this has helped me significantly. I reserve soda for when I occasionally go out to eat with family (since I don't drink alcohol) and that's the only time I allow myself soda. It took a couple years to really get this down!

    Good luck!
  • bookworm_847
    bookworm_847 Posts: 1,903 Member
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    I'm a big fan of soda, too. Last year, I was able to slowly cut back on my consumption. Over the holidays, it increased again, so now I have to work on that again.

    Last year, I'd let myself have one soda a day (I was drinking 2-3 at least). Then I cut that back to the weekends. Then I started only drinking it if I went out somewhere or if Hubby and I did major grocery shopping (he always likes to "reward" us with soda after a big job like that, haha). Throughout this time, I was also increasing the amount of water I was drinking. After a while, it got to where I didn't really crave soda as much anymore, and when I did drink one, I couldn't finish the whole thing.

    It was a process, but that's the method that has worked best for me. I still let myself enjoy it, but just not as often!

    Good luck!
  • ElliottTN
    ElliottTN Posts: 1,614 Member
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    OMGIHAVETHESAMEPROBLEMSOIBUYCOKEZEROINSTEAD.ITAVOIDSTHECALORICRICHCOKEBUTYOUSTILLGETYOURFIX.
  • kimmym0324
    kimmym0324 Posts: 63 Member
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    Thanks yall for the tips!!!!
  • turbocoupe5150
    turbocoupe5150 Posts: 3 Member
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    I was addicted to Mountain Dew. 4-5 Cans a day. Added to that, I'm allergic to aspartame so diet was not an option (just a single piece of sugar free gum can close my throat and make my stomach get violent cramping).

    I got a Sodastream machine. All of their drink mixes are made with Splenda. I drink mostly water now, but the Sodastream lets me have a fizzy drink every once in a while.

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