18 Days without Coca Cola I miss It :(

acarmelo1

So 18 days ago I started my Diet, has lost 6 pounds.

I used to be a Heavy Coca Cola Drinker at least 2 liters per day.

When I started my diet I replaced all My coke intake with Water.

But I Miss the Coca Cola.

I Miss the carbonated liquid going down and burping out that hot air out.



Edit: Grammar

McKenzieLeigh

I was a heavy pop drinker too (diet pepsi)

I found that if I buy a little bit of sparkling water that I can get a small amount of that amazing carbonated feeling without so much guilt! I use it fairly sparingly, but it really helps when I am craving pop!

I am still drinking a small amount of pop too, but only after I have at least 8 cups of water and I try to reach for the sparkling water first to see if that helps!

mactaffy84

I miss my coke, too, and not diet. To show how much, true story. I was picking up my younger son from school a few years back. He had a bottle of coke, half gone, that a teacher had bought him after school. He ran up to me and said I could have it. Then his teacher came over and, in a loud voice (and lots of people around), said "Right. Your son told me you were a coke addict!"

And I still miss it! ????

kellymac518

have you tried any flavored seltzers? i like polar's orange vanilla flavor... pretty tasty, sugar/calorie/sodium free and no artificial flavors

HawkeyeTy

You can have Coca Cola you know, it won't kill you.

firelight4321

I miss it too. I try not to drink it too much anymore. :c

Cranquistador

I looked at your diary and you are under by a bit quite a few days.

maybe you could have a can on the same day every week and look forward to it?

justiceevers

Just track it, or have vanilla coke zero. Dat stuff is GAF

beertrollruss

I quit diet soda about 6 weeks ago. I've been drinking soda since I was a kid. I get a craving once in a while, but I feel better without it.

devil_in_a_blue_dress

I looked at your diary and you are under by a bit quite a few days.

maybe you could have a can on the same day every week and look forward to it?

Too much sense.

You make too much sense.

ILiftHeavyAcrylics

I looked at your diary and you are under by a bit quite a few days.

maybe you could have a can on the same day every week and look forward to it?

This.

You were under by almost 500 calories yesterday. I believe a can of coke is 140.

970Mikaela1

I have a diet soda or three daily. Make room for it and enjoy.

tif83

I used to drink a 2-3 cokes/day. I quit for a year, then started up again. When I stopped again, I instantly started losing weight. Not just from the coke, I had major changes, but that helped. Recently I relapsed and I'm really counting today as "Day 1" of my final diet journey.

But, what I wanted to tell you is that, you CAN do it!!!!! And once you quit having it, you don't miss it so much- just give it time. Also, I found that I'm tempted b/c it's still in the house and stares at me when I open the fridge (I moved in w/ my dad after relocating last year). BUT, I'm finally getting my own place again next week, and I will NOT keep it in the house. When it wasn't around, I went a year and didn't bat an eye.

So- just hang in there, and the cravings will go away!!!! You can do this!!!

-Tiffany

ElyseL1

I still drink diet once or twice a week. A lot of the time I try to have club soda with lime. still hits the spot and no fake sugars.

Ulwaz

You dont have to give it up completely, why dont you have a can every couple of days/once a week?
As long as you work it into your calories its fine

Hauntinglyfit

Coke zero.

AllieBear88

Try one and see if you still like it. If you can manage it, get those little 12 oz bottles. On a day that you're under on your calories, have one! I found that when I gave up soda, though, going back was a weird experience. I tried one and it was GROSS! But I somehow managed to get hooked again. I'm weening off one more time!

RockWarrior84

this help?

ihad

Coke zero.

Yes.

AmyZ46

bump for later

EHisCDN

Is there a reason you cut it out completely? If you have a problem controlling your intake then I understand (I had to cut out chips completely for this reason - it was the one food I couldn't portion control). Otherwise I'd say try and fit one into your calories if you're under one day. If it's something you really enjoy then don't cut it out completely.

Personally, I was never a coke addict or anything but I do like coke. I figured out that it wasn't necessarily coke that I like but just the fizz. So now I drink club soda and every now and again I have a coke (usually with rum :P). After not drinking it for awhile I realized it wasn't all I had cracked it up to be.

Good luck!

JamesWay84

you can do it... 2 years without any kind of soda.. not even a cheat meal/snacks/day.

AmyZ46

I love coke , I mean I really LOVE COKE !

I stopped drinking it June 3rd of this year and I will never drink it again . For some people ...like me it is a trigger food.. If I drink coke I eat french fries and chips and high calorie foods .
I crave them when I'm drinking coke or diet coke .

So no I can't have just one once a week . I personally know I can't ,I tried that .

I learned to like water and drink it with every meal now as well as through out the day . I probably went 10 years without drinking water only coke and milk and juice . I never want to be taht way again ...


OP ,How do the comercials affect you ?

They used to drive me insane I would have huge rants on FB about how Coke is not happiness and it does not get the ball rolling .lol


Good luck and keep it up it wont bother you long . I know !!!

cms721

You can have Coca Cola you know, it won't kill you.

This

littleandysmom

So 18 days ago I started my Diet, has lost 6 pounds.

I used to be a Heavy Coca Cola Drinker at least 2 liters per day.

When I started my diet I replaced all My coke intake with Water.

But I Miss the Coca Cola.

I Miss the carbonated liquid going down and burping out that hot air out.

I used to be a big Coke drinker too!! Replaced it with unsweetened pineapple papaya green tea. (from QT) Usually drink this in the morning/mid afternoon and then water after that. I usually have 1 or 2 cans of coke on the weekend. Amazingly though, I really don't have the cravings I once had!! fyi... I'm on a high fat/high protein diet...basically with lower carbs /low sugar. If I ate more sugar, I'd probably feel the cravings again.

You can do it!!

clfhanger

Ugh. I have a love/hate relationship with diet coke. The most I was drinking was 710 mL / day. I will go weeks without having any, and then one day have a can and I'm hooked again. This week I have been trying to satisfy the craving but with very small amounts--so for today, I wanted some so I poured myself a quarter cup. Told myself if I wanted more after, I could have it. Drank the quarter cup, didn't want any more.

stephsmom93

I'm approaching my 2nd anniversary of being soda free in April. I never did drink diet soda. (yuck) I would only drink the regular high octane stuff. I was a heavy soda pop drinker...nothing tasted as good as an ice cold bottle of Coke, Mt. Dew, or Pepsi and I was never spotted without toting a bottle with me. Best thing I ever did for myself was kick that habit. It's an addiction for me that had to be eliminated. Now just the thought of all that bubbling fizz makes me stomach flip flop. Which actually is a surprise because I loved the fizz and explained my obsession with soda by saying, "It keeps my stomach settled." The soda has been replaced by water and that one morning cup of coffee...that I must consume for the safety of those that I may come in contact with in the a.m. If you want to eliminate it...it does get easier just like kicking any other habit you want to overcome it can be done. If you can have it here and there without it becoming a problem for you then by all means have it and log it! :happy:

sparklelioness

I used to love Coke. Now I have it maybe four times a year, and when I do I can't finish one cos it's just too sweet.

^I used to read other people say that and think they were full of ****. But it's true... it's just way too sweet for me now. I like it once in a while with a ton of ice on a hot day - tastes amazing. But I don't crave it anymore. My go to drink is water now, I don't even think about anything else. If I'm wanting something with some flavor and sweetness I'll have light lemonade mixed with light iced tea, and after drinking water all the time, it tastes delicious

Serenitynow29

Coke zero.

This. I don't like the way regular coke tastes anymore so I buy either Passover Coke or Mexican come b/c they are made with cane sugar. I like the bubbles. That said, I was never a 2-liter/day drinker.

Good Luck!

Wtn_Gurl

Try to go without it for 3 weeks, then see how you feel. i hear that it takes 3 weeks to break a habit.

Wtn_Gurl

You can have Coca Cola you know, it won't kill you.

if someone is a sugar addict, your statement might not be necessarily true, for them.