Anyone given up soda?

IMYarnCraz33

I haven't totally given it up.
But... i have only had 2 pops since I started MFP the end of June.
And I'll tell you what....
they do not taste as good as they used to. :laugh:
I drink 96-120oz of water every day--sometimes with iced tea. (no sugar)

eating4balance

I gave it up 6 or more years ago when I was in middle school for lent. Other than the occasional party punch (which I did not know contained 7-up) I haven't had pop. I don't crave it all.

LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo

Coke-Pepsi & I split up a year ago. Although it was a heartbreaking one & a really tough one to do since I cannot live without "him" anymore, I had to leave "him" for another "man" called Water since "he" wasn't being good at my health & my waistline. I "love" him so much that at first, thought I will suffer for the rest of my life since it happened out of "force". But guess what, after several months of being "together" with Water, I found out that "he" is actually very "delicious" & "refreshing" too aside from being "nice & supportive" of my health & fitness goals. "He" is just so fabulous that I don't miss my "ex" anymore & until now.

In other words, it is a struggle at first but eventually you & your taste buds will get used to water that you no longer miss drinking a soda.

rachellosesitall85

I did and I feel less bloated. I use chrystal light now, some juice, and water.

Melissa110682

Gave up soda 8 weeks ago and started feeling better and noticed I started to lose weight faster I always ate somewhat healthy so didnt understand why I was still weighing in the 60's. The amount of sugar and general 'garbage' in soda is incredible the calories can almost be the same quantity as in a full healthy meal.
Its the sugar addiction that will keep you hooked, if you can go a few days without it the craving will go away but its your mindset that will be harder to change. When you would usually reach for a soda exchange it for water. I also found having cool drinking water was better than room temp to begin with because I missed the cooling sensation from a soda from the fridge it was just a way I could trick my brain a little hahaha (I know I'm weird).

dovesgate

I think I'm starting to wean away from so much soda. It isn't so much because I want to stop drinking it but because water is healthier. I have switched to drinking at least 1.5L per day before I allow myself to have a Diet Dr Pepper.

I think this weekend I will stock up on bottled water or something and make the decision to drink 3L before I can have a DDP. If this works out well, I am going to find reusable water jugs to take to work with me because I just can't make myself drink the local tap water unfiltered.

Eventually I will be weaned off this crap and then I can wean myself off the other crap I ingest.

bluebird321

totally gave up soda and I used to have a pepsi every morning. Reading articles like this helped motivate me.

http://www.nutritionresearchcenter.org/healthnews/what-happens-to-your-body-if-you-drink-a-coke-right-now/

lisasbig30

Thank you everyone for the advice/input. I have not made up my mind yet but I'm either going to cut way back on it or give it up all together. I may try cutting back at first and see how that goes.

alyssamiller77

I used to drink about 64 fl oz of non-diet soda a day. I gave it up cold turkey at the beginning of July. I've had four cans of diet since then and not because I was craving it but because it was the only non-sugar drink available at the time. I don't find that I have any real cravings for soda at this point.

That said I may not be the best example. I don't seem to develop addictions (habits yes but addictions in the clinical sense no). I quit smoking cold turkey about 8 years ago and haven't had a cigarette since (was smoking half a pack or more a day).

Coyla

I gave it up awhile ago. At this point, I'll have a diet Coke two or three times a year. I just don't care for the taste. I don't like drinking calories either, so I only drink water.

mrmurfman

two months ago dont miss it anymore. mt dew was my posion of choise

NH_1970

I have for the most part yes, I rarely rarely have a dark soda/cola. The PH in our stomach is 1-2. When most soda's are 2.5 - 5 and above, so that's not good. I did some research (I'm not an expert) on PH balancing because I had a friend who incorporated it into his life when he became ill, and he believes that because he balanced his PH in his body he wasn't ill anymore, he also lost a lot of weight after following the PH recommendations of certain food combining.

Plus all the sodium in soda is not good for me because hypertension runs in my family, I never add salt to my food, because foods like meats contain it naturally, as well as other food sources. I drink water, have daily decaf, some tea on occasion, juice rarely. Rare ale too.

I followed a herbalist's advice on cola/soda which was if I have one to only have it rarely.

kimberly774

yes well trying i give in some days and feel bad so that is a start they are so bad so i will give them up completely but its hard

dumb_blondes_rock

I quit like two weeks ago, yes a still get cravings, not as bad as i thought it would be, just when i have things like a burger or an icecream, things that would always go hand in hand with soda.....i was drinking at least a liter a day though.*diet of course*

I switched to tea, and water. Sometimes i use those water flavor things. I drink my water with ice and a straw, it helps me drink it more.

trelm249

I gave them up more than a year ago and haven't regretted it at all. After breakfast I pretty much just drink water. If I am eating out and a drink come with it, I get unsweetened iced tea.

I have a soda every now and then, something like once every three months.

Jill_newimprovedversion

totally gave up soda and I used to have a pepsi every morning. Reading articles like this helped motivate me.

http://www.nutritionresearchcenter.org/healthnews/what-happens-to-your-body-if-you-drink-a-coke-right-now/

WOW this was quite an eye opener- thanks for sharing it.

cricketannie

I used to be 100% completely addicted to Dr. Pepper. I would drink 4-5 cans, or bottles a day. It was reeeeeeeeeeally bad. I just decided that one day I was going to stop. I substituted with coffee for a while, and iced tea. I also started drinking sparkling waters for the carbonation. La Croix is a really good one. It took me about a month to get over it, but now I just drink water and tea and coffee all day long, and don't crave a drop of soda.

scleesh

I used to drink NOTHING but coke and sweet tea. It's now been 6 weeks since I haven't had anything BUT water. It's all in your head and what you set your mind too. I used to try and try and couldn't get one glass of water down in a day. Now I'm drinking 120 - 200 ozs. a day. I started counting my calories and I'd much rather count food calories then waste them on something to drink. LOL I've actually gotten used to it now. I grabbed my daughters coke a couple days ago and took a swallow and it was absolutely disgusting. LOL I never thought I'd say that. You can do it but you have to have a strong want to do it. Try drinking cool water, not too cold and drinking it down fast. If too cold you can't drink it fast without getting a brain freeze so makes it harder. Start drinking them down fast and you will also feel fuller. It helps all the way around. You can do it! Good luck!

hecallsmeroses

What is it about the soda? Do you like the sugar taste or the carbonated part of the beverage? I will sometimes add seltzer to a glass of cranberry juice for the carbonation and a cranberry/ orange juice mix with seltzer is really good too. I personally missed the carbonation. Now I only have it occasionally with certain foods.

ccarpe

Hi, my name is Cathy and I'm a coke-a-holic. And yes I gave it up completely, very rarely I will have a diet coke or diet pepsi, but usually water or no calorie flavored water. But that's just me, if I have one coke it leads to another and another.

katzba

I used to drink tons of Diet Pepsi. I read an article about how to change habits. It said to make a calendar of 21 days (since that's about how long it takes to change a habit) and every day you are successful in changing your habit, you cross out that day. BUT, if you mess up, then you start all over on day 1 and do the whole 21 days over again. So, for example, if you have 7 successful days of not drinking soda, and then mess up and drink it, you start back on day 1 instead of being on day 8. It sounds simple but it was motivating to me to see those X's and I didn't want to have to start over. Plus I told myself that it was only 21 days and if it was too hard, I could drink one on day 22. I haven't had any diet pepsi since Jan. 31. I really didn't miss it. I also used this plan to help me with tracking my food more consistently. Anyway, maybe it'll help.

preciousperez

I USED TO DRINK A LOT OF SODA TWO 32OZ A DAY OR MORE. BUT I DON'T ANYMORE. I DO DRINK ONE EVERY SO OFTEN BUT I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER WITHOUT IT, I DON'T FEEL AS BLOATED ANYMORE.

chocolattahottie

**** NO ...hehe

Soda is my friend and diet soda makes me so ill, not worth it. I just drink less and less frequently.

Deathwithab

I at one point in my life was drinking about 2 litres a day. In school would bring 2 cans one for breakfast and one for lunch and not eat anything else and because of it became overweight by grade 5 and obese by graduation, after highschool I stopped drinking pop as much as I could conciously ( sometimes would drink some without thinking then felt bad after) eventualy cutting all pop out if my life for about 2 years ( lost 50 pounds) untill last summer when I started dateing my bf and he drinks alot of pop always at least 3 cases of coke or dr pepper around , and because that I started to drink it again and gained 40 pounds back over the year , so now for about 3 months I have started cutting it out and if it's around it's hard but very doable , I drink alot of water now and if the taste is to plain I add a splash of cranberry juice

kmtetour

I used to drink a bunch of soda (Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper or regular Dr Pepper if I couldn't find that). In fact, it was the only thing I drank. When I started on this, I forced myself to cut back to 2 a day, for the caffeine mostly. (I gave up caffeine for a while in college and slept through my senior year...) Eventually, I got rid of it entirely and replaced the caffeine with... No Doz. Possibly not great for me, but it's less caffeine than I was consuming and without all those pesky calories. I do struggle to drink plain water, so I always have some of those on-the-go lemonade thingers around.

I do, however, allow myself to have the occasional soda at a restaurant. I always make sure I also have a glass of water, though.

kelseyt17

I'm a little over a year without soda. It was the first thing I cut out... it was a little hard at first but now I don't want anything but water. I tried drinking a Dr. Pepper not to long ago cause there was nothing else and it tasted disgusting. I don't think I'll ever go back.

Jennyisbusy

I have been on and off this wagon a hundred times. I feel better when I stick to water and unsweet tea. Usually when I fall/leap off the wagon it starts with just one at a restaurant, or a 2 liter finding it's way into my fridge. I think I can handle it but I don't and next thing I know I am out of control.

2 lemonades at chickfila is almost half of my daily calorie goal!!!!

Jennyisbusy

Oh yeah I was going to say that 3 days in and I get past the caffeine slump / headache and I feel great!

phoofsmom57

I did, I don't miss it, actually I order one sometimes when I go out, but it tastes funny now, and makes me feel dehydrated afterwards. Water with lemon and sometimes a sweet n low paket is more refreshing.

roblow65

I have given up soda, I had to have it everyday with every thing I ate. The way I kicked is was to start mixing 100% juice with soda water to get my carbonation fix. I just decreased the carbonation little by little. Since I've never really been one to drink a lot of juice I naturally just went to drinking water. Now water is my second favorite drink next to decaf coffee. I also weaned myself from the caffeine by slowly mixing in decaf grounds with my regular until now all I drink is decaf.