No Diet Soda milestone...

Mad_Dog_Muscle
Mad_Dog_Muscle Posts: 1,251 Member
edited September 27 in Health and Weight Loss
Today marks 3 weeks without any Diet Soda....... I think I am cured! I dont miss it at all. I am still a little shocked myself.

Although I am sure at some point when I go to the movies, I will want a GI-normous tub of popcorn and a mini-keg of Coke Zero!

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  • mishelnkiki
    mishelnkiki Posts: 775 Member
    that is AWESOME! very proud of u as u should be of urself! i stopped drinking soda in march. but for some reason, for the past week, i added back in one 12 oz can of mt dew. dunno why, but now im back to it again. just one can. but its everyday. awesome for u to go cold turkey!
  • s_waser
    s_waser Posts: 92
    I have been soda free for a year and a half. It is hard to eat pizza sometimes without a soda but I make due :) Great Job!!
  • dstikeleather
    dstikeleather Posts: 18
    That is a milestone! I am proud of you. I kicked the habit (for the most part lol) about 5 months ago. I will occasionally have one - maybe average about two per month. I tell you - I was addicted! I used to drink at least 4-5 a day. I know how hard it is to give them up - so kudos to you!
  • lcs1211
    lcs1211 Posts: 121 Member
    That is excellent. I am trying to cut back on Diet Dew, but cannot manage to give it up. You give me inspiration. I need to stop the diet soda and do all water, but so far, it's just a cut back. Thanks for the posting!
  • rfcollins33
    rfcollins33 Posts: 630
    That is awesome, I don't think I can do it.... But, your progress at least gives me a glimmer of hope!! :D
  • mislove68
    mislove68 Posts: 240
    Congrats! dont you already feel better? I have been soda free for just over 3 months and I think I have more energy then when i had 6 sodas a day!
  • misssmiles
    misssmiles Posts: 207 Member
    i was addicted to soda... i would drink up to 12 cans of pepsi a day... i quit cold turkey... and have since added in 1 can of diet rootbeer or diet grape fruit soda as a reward at the end of the day... GOOD JOB!! i know how hard it is!
  • PlanetVelma
    PlanetVelma Posts: 1,223 Member
    That's awesome! I'm giving up my beloved Diet Coke as well. I feel way less bloated since I now drink Iced Tea (instead of my ritual Diet Coke).

    It has been hard because one of my favorite restaraunts does not serve anything other than soda/beer/water (no iced tea - what's up with that?). So I did order a diet coke last week (out of desperation) - I'm going there today - gonna order water w/ lemon today though! :)

    Did any of you notice if you lost an additional weight loss after giving up soda?
  • misslys9304
    misslys9304 Posts: 17
    that's great! its funny how if you try even a sip after you've quit it just doesn't taste as good as it used to.
  • CatchMom11
    CatchMom11 Posts: 462 Member
    I'm at about a month. I will have one now and then (I've literally had 2 in the last month) but for the most part, when I want something with flavor, I add a couple squirts of Mio to my water and I'm good to go. So happy I hopped on the Mio Train!
  • sbwood888
    sbwood888 Posts: 953 Member
    Congratulations! I don't think I will ever be able to join that club. I love my Diet Dew waaay to much. :laugh:
  • rlawrimore
    rlawrimore Posts: 72 Member
    That is what I need to do. I usually have one diet soda a day. I have not had non-diet soda since 1/17/2011.
  • hellokatee
    hellokatee Posts: 211 Member
    WOW!!! I am really impressed. Yesterday was my first day in MONTHS without having a diet soda. I am so proud of you and really admire your efforts!
  • BradNC
    BradNC Posts: 51
    Congrats! I stopped drinking soda cold about 3 months ago as well. The harder part of that is, I currently work for a "very large" bottler of the stuff - so I have to see it every day, and most of the time it's free. So you can imagine how much of it I was drinking, lol.
  • CatchMom11
    CatchMom11 Posts: 462 Member
    That's awesome! I'm giving up my beloved Diet Coke as well. I feel way less bloated since I now drink Iced Tea (instead of my ritual Diet Coke).

    It has been hard because one of my favorite restaraunts does not serve anything other than soda/beer/water (no iced tea - what's up with that?). So I did order a diet coke last week (out of desperation) - I'm going there today - gonna order water w/ lemon today though! :)

    Did any of you notice if you lost an additional weight loss after giving up soda?

    I was stuck at 7 for a while and then when I gave it up, I noticed that my weight loss picked back up.

    I'm a Diet Caffeine Free Pepsi girl myself, but it's been rather easy for me.
  • Mad_Dog_Muscle
    Mad_Dog_Muscle Posts: 1,251 Member
    That's awesome! I'm giving up my beloved Diet Coke as well. I feel way less bloated since I now drink Iced Tea (instead of my ritual Diet Coke).

    It has been hard because one of my favorite restaraunts does not serve anything other than soda/beer/water (no iced tea - what's up with that?). So I did order a diet coke last week (out of desperation) - I'm going there today - gonna order water w/ lemon today though! :)

    Did any of you notice if you lost an additional weight loss after giving up soda?
    I would have gone for the beer!! lol :drinker: :drinker:

    I did notice a weight loss.... the first week without I had a 3 lb loss...... its leveled back to a normal 1-2 lb a week now, but I feel way better! Not as bloated and my head feels "clearer".
  • Mad_Dog_Muscle
    Mad_Dog_Muscle Posts: 1,251 Member
    I'm at about a month. I will have one now and then (I've literally had 2 in the last month) but for the most part, when I want something with flavor, I add a couple squirts of Mio to my water and I'm good to go. So happy I hopped on the Mio Train!
    Even though I love water, I may have to try the Mio
  • Mad_Dog_Muscle
    Mad_Dog_Muscle Posts: 1,251 Member
    WOW!!! I am really impressed. Yesterday was my first day in MONTHS without having a diet soda. I am so proud of you and really admire your efforts!

    Thanks!
  • Mad_Dog_Muscle
    Mad_Dog_Muscle Posts: 1,251 Member
    Congrats! dont you already feel better? I have been soda free for just over 3 months and I think I have more energy then when i had 6 sodas a day!

    I feel a lot better.....
  • PlanetVelma
    PlanetVelma Posts: 1,223 Member
    That's awesome! I'm giving up my beloved Diet Coke as well. I feel way less bloated since I now drink Iced Tea (instead of my ritual Diet Coke).

    It has been hard because one of my favorite restaraunts does not serve anything other than soda/beer/water (no iced tea - what's up with that?). So I did order a diet coke last week (out of desperation) - I'm going there today - gonna order water w/ lemon today though! :)

    Did any of you notice if you lost an additional weight loss after giving up soda?
    I would have gone for the beer!! lol :drinker: :drinker:

    I did notice a weight loss.... the first week without I had a 3 lb loss...... its leveled back to a normal 1-2 lb a week now, but I feel way better! Not as bloated and my head feels "clearer".

    Trust me, I'm tempted to have a beer @ lunch, but that's a no-no where I work. :)

    I'll be interested to see how I progress over the next month.

    Keep it up on the no-diet-soda-quest! :)
  • AdamATGATT
    AdamATGATT Posts: 573 Member
    Today marks 3 weeks without any Diet Soda....... I think I am cured! I dont miss it at all. I am still a little shocked myself.

    Although I am sure at some point when I go to the movies, I will want a GI-normous tub of popcorn and a mini-keg of Coke Zero!

    Congrats! Keep up the great work!

    For the movies, my wife has a fairly large purse, so when we go we just put a bottle of water or two in there, along some snacks (fruit, trail-mix, granola bars outside of crunchy wrapers and inside snack bags). That keeps us healthy and happy through the movie.
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