I just want a Dr. Pepper

HahnTBeth

I have started my new transformation and I will be doing it the old-fashioned way. Honestly, if there was a pill I could take to lose weight while doing nothing, I would be all over that!! However, that isn't an option and I'm at a point that I am unhappy with myself and I feel like a slug. I have been exercising and eating better and within a few days I already feel much better about myself! My weakness unfortunately is the soda, and it's a work in progress every day not to drink any!! I also have a problem with emotional eating, but I have started to take walks when I feel like eating, and by the time my walk is over, all I want is a glass of water. If anyone has any tips or positive motivation, feel free to add me!

Orchdork13093

I am a soda addict myself. I find that the more I am active, the more I end up craving water instead of soda. Otherwise, it just takes will power to not grab a can of Dr. Pepper or Coca-Cola.

rosiecotton24

I hear ya! I love Dr Pepper. I have cut a lot of soda out and mainly drink water. I still have a dr pepper now and then.

FerociousKitty

i'm down to one soda a day haha

pinuplove

I Dr Pepper. It took me a long time to get it out of my life on a daily basis, but I'm glad I did! Now I have one very occasionally, but I'm finding I want it less and less as it usually gives me a headache now :frown: Mixed blessing I guess!

nlwilliamson

me too!

phoenix3050

I'm fortunate to have kicked my soda habit (9 months going strong). Dr. Pepper was my favorite too! I went cold turkey on the sodas. If I wanted a sweet drink I would get sweet tea. After a few weeks you'll lose the craving for the soda. It doesn't even taste good to me now. I find it easier to say no to the sweet tea then it was to the sodas. I don't even drink the tea any more.

Good luck!

ariant23

I'm a serious soda junkie. it started when i was really little and we lived in a terrible part of KC, MO. And our tap water was gag-worthy. We had less than no money, and discovered that diet soda on sale was cheaper than bottled water (it was the early 80's so bottled water wasn't really popular or competitive).
Soooo all my family drinks is diet soda. I really dislike plain water unless I'm absolutely parched.
That said, I (unplanned) haven't had a soda in 3 days because we ran out the other day (usually it's my entire source of hydration). I've been busy w/ my kids, so I haven't gone shopping. I did have a little thing of mio that I have used over the last few days. it says 24 servings on the bottle, but it's almost gone.

As for regular vs. diet. All the aspartame is evil crap out there is bad internet myth. my family is living proof. we're all just fine. As for taste. Diet dr. pepper cherry is one of the best. The "zero" options by coke are pretty good, but they need to be cold. as for diet (not zero) coke vs. diet pepsi, I prefer pepsi. My favorite of all is coke zero cherry. note the cherry in both the dr. pepper and the coke. adding that extra fruity flavor really hides the aspartame. the fanta orange zero is good as well. be careful of one of the diet orange sodas, i can't remember which.... it has 25 calories (some bonus HFCS, to which I am not opposed) and it tastes really good. I had had 4 or 5 one day before I realized i needed to count them

TexanThom

Try Sprite Zero and Dr. Pepper Cherry. Half and half.......

WILSONBA

If you have to give into your craving give into diet, that way you arent drinking empty calories. but over all i can't say it's good for you at all lol. i usually only have 1 or 2 sodas a month( it's kinda funny, as i'm drinking my freshly opened diet dr. pepper i see your thread) but i really shouldn't be drinking even that much. sometimes i just need a splash of flavor to change things up ya know!

ruststar

Dr. Pepper 10 tastes just like the real thing! I'd still cut back on soda and try to drink water more often, but there are plenty of alternatives that cam satisfy the craving without the calories.

yourenotmine

As for regular vs. diet. All the aspartame is evil crap out there is bad internet myth. my family is living proof. we're all just fine. As for taste.

Unfortunately, that's not actually proof... There are always exceptions, and I'm glad your family are all fine. Aspartame is pretty unhealthy stuff, and at the very least, lets you keep the taste for sweet drinks instead of letting go of the craving. Just sayin'.

I was never into Dr. Pepper, but I love Coke. I try not to have it every day - it's easier if I don't have it in the house, and for me it gets easier the longer I go without.

Ephena

Try Sprite Zero and Dr. Pepper Cherry. Half and half.......

So trying that! It sounds very good.

Bippie252

Good luck with your soda addiction. I find that the only thing that makes me "not" want to drink soda is knowing what it does to my teeth. I'm rather vain with my teeth. I have a nice smile and don't like stains. Otherwise, I'd insert an IV for Pepsi and at the same time drink it.

SabrinaJL

I went from drinking 3-4 a day to 1 every week or two. Sometimes more, sometimes less. I lost 10 lbs JUST by doing that. No change in my eating habits or working out. I didn't actually do it to lose weight, I was hoping less caffeine would get rid of the anxiety issues I was having (didn't help though). The weight loss was an unexpected side benefit. And it really does get easier to not have it.

cowgirlup327

It's certainly not a replacement for a Dr. Pepper, but times when I've wanted soda (but also not wanted it...for health reasons), I drink flavored seltzer water. Just check the label to make sure it doesn't have added sugar or artificial flavors. If you get Vintage brand (and some store brands), they're free of all that crap. It's nice to have a fizzy drink with a little flavor, and essentially still be drinking a glass of water. The beer distributor where I live sells it by the cases, so I stock up on cases of the 1 liter bottles and cans - lemon-lime and mandarin orange are my favorite flavors!

nehtaeh

I have given up pop for some time now. I do have it now and then but I try not to make a habit of it. I cut it just because there really isn't anything good to it. It's an empty calorie. The teeth benefit is an added bonus!

I like really cold water so I try to keep that on hand, either water in the fridge or having ice to put in water. Most times I will order unsweetened iced tea when I go out anywhere, not sure why as I should just get water since its free, but I do like iced tea.

Keep at it and you'll notice the benefits. When you lose the craving you'll be fine. Then, when you have one at some point you'll notice the ill effects of it. I find that I'm instantly full (too full) when I have a pop.

scloyd

I was a Diet Pepsi drinker, about 6 cans a day.

I quit all soda cold turkey on Dec. 31st 1999 for my millenium new years resolution. I haven't had a drop since.

It was rough at first ,but got much easier as time went by. I don't miss it at all. I now drink unsweetened hot and cold tea, water and an occasional beer.

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pants77

If you love a certain food to that degree, it's counterproductive to try and deprive yourself of it entirely. You'll be miserable.

Just figure out a way you can have one on occasion and work it into your daily intake. One a week, two a week, whatever it takes for you to stay sane and not go on a Dr Pepper binge. Or you could do what I did and switch to diet soda, even though I realize I've just traded one evil for another...

It's my experience that denying yourself what you want the most makes you miserable, then you binge, then you're more miserable.

good2bthaking

I used to drink 3-4 cans of soda a day til I went to a hypnotist. Since then, a year and a half ago, I have had at most 3 or 4 sodas. Now I mix bigelow green tea with my crystal lite and i drink that all the time. Also, when I go out to eat, I order water with lemon wedges. Good luck!!!

Nessiechickie

Sorry don't care how bad it is for me, but Diet Dr. Pepper addict.
Have give or take one a day, not recently since i keep for getting

KiwiKim25

I used to be a Soda-holic. Really, still am.

I never buy soda for home. If I do, I'll drink the whole thing faster than humanly possible while making excuses for why it's ok. So no soda at home, which means once I'm home I'm forced to drink other stuff. (Easy for me to say no at the store, HATE that I did once I'm home!!)

Big help for the soda craving? The carbonated flavored water. The $0.89/big bottle kind that is in almost every grocery store (even Target!). Now though, I'm mostly just water or crystal light etc.

I'll drink soda when I'm eating out, but that's rarely more than once a day. I often end up drinking only a can or two a week.

Big difference from 4 or more soda cans a day when I was a teenager...

Lizabee84

I was a Coke addict (coca-cola) I drank at least 3 cans a day (yikes). I slowly decreased the number to 1 every other day if I want. My next step is to drink it once a week. I will probally never give it up all the way but I have found that I am starting to like certain diet drinks that help curb my soda needs. One of my new favorite is Diet Barq's and diet crush

nymthiriel

I drink four Coke Zero Cherry's a day. I know, I know. I have a problem. I quit smoking and replaced it with diet soda. XD However, it hasn't impeded my diet/function at all...and I run 5x a week, averaging 25-30 miles.

dhoody

Yeah so far im cutting it down to a couple glasses of diet DP from a couple of liters.Still getting use to water...i suck on peppermints then the water taste better to me

Luffzilla

Thanks.. now I want one.. and I quit soda a few months ago! ):

sass72

Oh how I would love a Dr. Pepper from Sonic right now ( for some reason they are the best). But.... I have started this new transformation today. I am doing this for my health mostly and just because I'm tired of being fat. So so long Dr. Pepper, I am a Crystal Light drinker now.

dhoody

crystal light safe?

BigenFluffy

I don't know if you have a Kroger (or Ralphs) where you live, but they have a HUGE selection of store brand sodas. Here, the store brand 12 packs are $2.50. They have diet rootbeer, diet cola, zero cola, diet lime cola, diet orange soda, diet gingerale, diet sprite, diet dr. pepper...etc. Having a 12 pack allows me to keep 1 chilled soda in the fridge. I don't like soda with ice, so if I want one, I get one and that's it.

They say to stay away from sodas, but I like the ice cold, bubbly, crisp deliciousness of diet rootbeer.

You can eat/drink anything you want in moderation.