Anyone quit drinking soda?

laurad1406

I'm assuming plenty of you have, but I just recently completely dropped diet coke out of my daily routine and am wondering if anyone else has done the same...what type of effects/results can i expect? (and i know everyone is different, just looking for an idea!)

jezirus

I had headaches for about 3 or 4 days when I stopped drinking it, but now I feel great, I sleep better, and I am more awake in the morning! Good luck!

jezirus

sorry, double post!

hroush

When I started losing weight 6 years ago, I cut regular pop cold turkey with no side effects. I know quite a few people experience caffeine withdrawal (headaches). I find it ironic that I get a headache now if I consume anything with caffeine in it.

Jizes318

I had a few headaches but nothing serious. It's just the cravings I had to worry about. I am addicted well was to fountain soda. I loved the fizzy burn! I am use to not having it and I am fine. I love water now. I feel guilty if I have liquid calories now lol

mzhunnie

I dropped pop/soda several years ago- no side effects, i drink no calorie drinks now..... wonderful subsitute. Good luck

abalicious

I never really drank it to begin with, but occasionally I'll have a can or two. Today I had diet coke and it was disgusting tasting to me. If I'm going to have soda it can't be diet, so I just cut it out completely because its "empty calories"

ashleymeagan

Took me a little whlie but I dropped them. No side effects, thankfully. I know headaches are common for a few days while trying to get rid of the caffiene intake. Now sodas just do not taste right anymore. I prefer water over anything else. And I do feel good.

DivaDLB

I dropped it completely and did notice some of the puffiness that I had started to diminish. The soda was making me gassy.

ceirawillsucceed

i stopped drinking diet coke 2 months ago. i used to drink about 2 litres a day. i was worried i would get bad headaches but i didnt get any at all. i bought a small bottle last week but i couldnt drink it as it tasted horrible.

Ashalahn_LMT

I miss the caffeine buzz more than anything else. I hate coffee, so that's no help. I do like an Absolute Zero Monster every now and then. That's my cheat.

StevenCabral

I only quit drinking Diet Coke but I love bubbly soft drinks to I switched to Diet 7up. It's delicious and I dont need to log it in my food diary since it has no calories and very very little sodium.

FairyMiss

i have pretty much cut out sodas, except very occasional , though not for weight loss issues. I had to quit them because every time i drink to much i end up with cystitis

mapexdrummer69

Nope!


I love diet soda. It has no adverse effects on weight loss.


Some people seem to benefit by dropping caffeine due to headaches, restlessness, etc, but I personally love the stuff.

Vcaser

I haven't had "real" sodas in years, but I have been a heavy Diet Dew drinker until recently. I tapered back to one a day and was feeling smug that the caffeine headaches weren't too bad. Then I started retaining water - I mean swelling up like a TICK before my period, where I looked like I had elephant feet. Have never had much problem with that before, and my doctor reminded me that caffeine = natural diuretic. So I have started allowing myself to have two a day again! My problem is that I HATE water and if I can force myself to drink 3 16 oz. bottles in a day, I have really accomplished something. So I now have to take water pills to make up for the reduced caffeine.

I have a question of my own: If I drank more water, which is unlikely to happen, would it help with water weight gain???

LeeLeeTunk

I switched from Diet Mtn Dew (6 cans a day!!)
to Diet Snapple Tea (lost a few pounds!)

PNWriter

I still drink one Diet Coke every day or so. It doesn't hurt anything.

laurad1406

Thanks everyone! Just to clarify, I'm not expecting quitting soda to be some sort of miracle weight loss trick- in reality, I just knew it was providing NO nutritional value, and to be quite honest, I just needed to know I COULD do it. I quit smoking December 31st, and diet coke was my 2nd worst habit to kick, so I decided it was time. I guess I'm lucky, I only had the terrible headache for a day and a half or so! Also, i think even after only a week my taste buds are adjusting to the lower amount of sugar i'm consuming. I had a gatorade after the gym last night and had to dilute it with water because it was too sweet!

aisenbart

I've never done diet pop, if I drink anything it's either Mt. Dew or Sprite. I gave up pop for lent and never really experienced headaches or anything, and I noticed that it really had no affect on my weight loss. Now I only drink it occasionally, maybe one or two a week. Usually, I don't even finish a whole can of Mt. Dew. It's just too sweet, and I prefer water.

nowic

I use to drink about four 44oz cokes a day! Crazy I know. Anyhoo, when I quit I read an article about the withdrawals such as headaches and it mentioned a trick to help. Take a No-Dos on the first day then half the next day and so on until you have weaned yourself off. I only took it 2 days and it worked great! It helped me to fight the pop addiction rather then the side affects. The No-Dos has as much caffeine as a cup of coffee(I think, its been a while) so it was easy to get away from but just enough to keep the headaches away that would tempt me to drink another coke. Hope this helps

laurad1406

Thanks everyone! Just to clarify, I'm not expecting quitting soda to be some sort of miracle weight loss trick- in reality, I just knew it was providing NO nutritional value, and to be quite honest, I just needed to know I COULD do it. I quit smoking December 31st, and diet coke was my 2nd worst habit to kick, so I decided it was time. I guess I'm lucky, I only had the terrible headache for a day and a half or so! Also, i think even after only a week my taste buds are adjusting to the lower amount of sugar i'm consuming. I had a gatorade after the gym last night and had to dilute it with water because it was too sweet!