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bubsnoble

I am having the hardest time getting out of my junk food slump. Today is my new day and then i read stuff about diet pop, the aspartame is sooooo bad for you it is scary. i am a pop drinker and just cutting cold turkey seems really hard. I am thinking just trying to limit the diet pop for now to like 2 cans a day. Has anyone had this experience and been successful in cutting pop completly out or limilting it. I also read that microwave popcorn is bad, and I really rely on those 100 cal microwave popcorn packs..lol Maybe I am just scaring my self too much as an excuse not to start up with the healthy way again

jhop4

Hi Yes i also drink loads of diet pop but i have also just found out that it stops you from losing wieght as well so i have now stopped buying it and just drink water. finding really hard though as i used to drink about 5 cans a day.

KathieSwenson

I quit cold Turkey. Didn't have a choice it was making me sick and I can't drink diet. I have one every now and then. 1 per month or so

dmolinek

I started by adding those flavor packs to water. Once I got used to that, drinking just water alone was a lot easier.

CyberEd312

I have lost 304 lbs. drinking 3 to 4 diet pepsi every single day, it doesn't cause me to have cravings, yada, yada, yada.... To each his own though I was eating over 8000 calories a day 34 months ago and I decided my diet pepsi was going to be my one vice through this weight loss.... Good luck to you....

cmriverside

It's definitely better to wean yourself off slowly. Especially if your drinks contain caffeine. Quick withdrawal can lead to headaches.

There's really no nutritional value in those drinks, but if you enjoy them, I don't think two a day are going to pose any big problem.

I completely stopped drinking pop. . . well, I have maybe two a month. Much better than the four a day habit I used to have.

rwa3457986

start phasing it out of your diet until you are drinking water or fresh fruit juices only. Its much easier than going cold turkey.

Andrea681

I feel lucky that I never was a pop drinker. I only drink water with an occassional glass of red wine. I know it is hard, but you can do it. Just think about how much healthier you will be when you cut all that pop completely out of your life. It is so bad for you in so many ways. Keep up the good work. You can do it!

LifeOnMars_

I drink diet pop daily.

akwise314

I have a tough time with soda (pop) and any sweets. I have found that adding strawberries (fresh or frozen) and frozen fruit to plain water helps to sweeten it a bit for me and I don't crave Mountain Dew as much. Although I still had one today at lunch . Just remember to track each time you drink one and you will see how much of your caloric intake it equals. That is what helped me decide to limit it.

Josee76

I have lost 304 lbs. drinking 3 to 4 diet pepsi every single day, it doesn't cause me to have cravings, yada, yada, yada.... To each his own though I was eating over 8000 calories a day 34 months ago and I decided my diet pepsi was going to be my one vice through this weight loss.... Good luck to you....

This ^^^^^

Do what works for you! If you need a diet pepsi and popcorn, have it! It's not the end of the world!

kkent89

I stopped buying it. If I don't have it around the house then I won't drink it. I carry water around with me everywhere I go.

bennyspokane

Hi i use to love drinking pop when i started my diet. I went from haveing a 6 pack of regular to 6 pack of diet a day. I loved my soda pop. What helped me quiting is every three day i would take a can away untill i was down to one a day. Hopefuly as it help me, it will help you. I dont drink pop no more good luck

Krissy366

I quit cold turkey on March 2nd - haven't had a soda since March 1st after having a Mountain Dew and multiple Diet Cokes every day. The thing was - it was one of those things I knew I could NEVER have in moderation. I just can't do it. If I have one, I have more. It's my vice. I've had mostly water since then, with the occasional lemonade or hot chocolate thrown in there as well (maybe a total of a dozen non-water drinks last month. It's been interesting. I lost 9 lbs (though I also have been counting calories, eating better and walking more, so that's not just the soda), but I also never raid the candy bowl at work anymore either. Some of that is will power, and some is just I'm not craving it anymore. I always thought that the whole soda leads to cravings thing was BS, but for me, it turned out it was at least partially true. Anyway, I've been pretty successful with it, but I won't lie. I was HARD. I fought severe cravings for DAYS. And I had a low-grade headache for about 2 weeks. But it got easier. I mostly don't think about it now and it's only been a month.

srathfelder

Go slow, especially if you drink the caffeinated versions. I found it was the fizz I missed, not the taste, so try substituting fizzy water (mineral or seltzer). You can buy flavored or just buy plain and add a slice or two of lemon, lime or orange. Perrier makes a great pink grapefruit flavored mineral water.

bubsnoble

Thanks everyone... yes pop and chips are my vice I am not a smoker, or coffee drinker. I can substitute my chips easily and will start by limiting my diet pop. I also just read about a soda stream where you can make your own pop at home, sounds interesting.. oh I just cracked open a nice cold bottle of.. WATER lol

bubsnoble

hmm interesting it might be the fizz i want more then the actual flavour thanks

LovingLisa2012

I have lost 304 lbs. drinking 3 to 4 diet pepsi every single day, it doesn't cause me to have cravings, yada, yada, yada.... To each his own though I was eating over 8000 calories a day 34 months ago and I decided my diet pepsi was going to be my one vice through this weight loss.... Good luck to you....

304 lost .. that is so awesome :happy:


to OP, i tried going cold turkey, i can't do it ..lol
now i am just going to drink 1 soda a day (12 oz can, not bottles)
(gotta start somewhere)

Bjwurtz1128

Like you I was TOTALLY Addicted to soda, I would drink soda from the minute I woke up till I went to bed, I would drink about the equivalent to a case of soda a day, sometimes more, Quiting cold turkey wasnt easy, the first week was the hardest, the headaches alone were painful, but each day got better, Iv been off soda for a little over a month now, and to be honest, the weight is dropping off, I still have a long was to go, but, I know that its the little hurdles that count, and taken one day at a time. I have found a product called Sparkling Ice, its flavored water, thats carbonated, with no sugar, no calories, no nothing, I even got my kids drinking them over soda. or other sweet drinks,

BEST OF LUCK TO YOU.

gsrader

Artificial sweeteners are awful for you. Crystal Light has come out with a new product...Pure. It has Truvia and a bit of sugar. I tried several of the flavors and they're good! Pop in general, is bad for you, especially the diet stuff. That might be an alternative. Snacking...I'm there with you. I've had a terrible time with peanuts today! They just keep CALLING me!

graciemom828

I used to have to have the Diet Coke after lunch and one after supper daily - I just gradually added more wanter. Have you tried the sugar free Crystal Light packets you can add to bottled water? I have several boxes of those in my drawer at work and they only have 5 calories. As for the PC, I figure we need to have something snack-like and as long as it is not overdone or you don't have health issues that prohibit your eating it, go for it! You need to wean down the pop if you are going to try and get rid of it - it is probably too difficult to go cold turkey. Hope this helps!