No More Soda... Whose With Me?

xenanoo

Anyone giving up soda for good? Tomorrow is day number 1 for me!

tabstattooed

I gave up cokes 3 weeks ago today....I used to drink at least a 12 pack a day 8 yrs ago got down to 1 coke a day then 3 weeks ago none.....

this is worse than PMS.....I am feeling a bit bit*%Y and would like to beat someone about the head with a whiffle ball bat....

other than that I am just great.....I will join you already in progress

tammy

xenanoo

Yeah i know how hard it can be I was doing so good about 3 years ago, for about 3 weeks, but i kept getting headaches, and every time I saw a soda, I wanted one SO bad! um addiction much?!? I have about one a day, or endless refills when we go out to eat, the later the day goes with out a soda the more i feel bad and want one. Arghhhhhh

Welcome by the way Im so glad someones here with me.

amymeenieminymo

I have cut way back.....I haven't given it up altogether because I love it so, but I usually go days or weeks without. I don't keep it in the house (except for when my bf buys it, but I obviously cannot handle it cause I've had three cans today).

I usually drink it when we go out to eat, but I'll try to have water if I am being good. People try to get me to switch to diet, but I hate diet pop so much. I'd rather give it up altogether and just have it on occasion than drink diet

Good luck with your experiment. Giving up pop can really help the weightloss. I always feel so much better once I haven't drank any for a while.....but it is oh so good :grumble:

Meggs209

me too!!

leslie63

I gave up soda and switched to selzer water to curb the craving for carbination. I add lemon, lime, fresh squeezed fruit juice when I want to spice it up. It doesn't have any sodium and I don't miss the sodas so much

chrissyh

I gave up soda on April 30th - haven't had one or even a sip since. This weeks mission - no artificial sweetners--working towards cleaner eating one step at a time.

bapaige

I have cut out all regular sodas and try to drink water with my meals. My weakness is Diet Sunkist! They are soooo good. Even though they are calorie free, I know they aren't good for me so I am trying. Its definately hard. The headaches get really annoying sometimes. Guess that is all part of "detoxing"!!!

dorkzcomic

Sounds like a good plan, though I barely drink it any way :-P

mkwood10

Years ago I was addicted to Mt. Dew; switched to Pepsi but still drank 4-5 cans a day of the real stuff - never could tolerate the diet aftertaste in anything else. :laugh: About 3 years ago switched to Coke Zero- and am down to less than 1 a day. Can't say I'll ever give up that 1/2 can completely, I still want that 1/2 can over ice when I get to work in the morning:laugh: I have discovered that I can skip it on the weekend and don't get the headache. .so it's a thought, but not sure if I can do it or not!

nguill6

I have a rule- no coke unless its half jack. Works nicely for most of the week

supernessa

I am trying to cut out soda since I know it is so bad for me. Today is my first day really trying and so far I just have had unsweet tea to drink .. so far so good!

jessmomof3

Good luck! I gave it up almost 4 yrs ago now (used to love my Diet Coke habit!) and I don't miss it at ALL! Get past those first few days... then you won't want to go back!

tabstattooed

My Cokes were an emotional addiction. They never beat me, called me fat, abandoned me as a kid, were ashamed of me, they never died or ran away.

I had my gastric bypass in 2001 and was supposed to give them up totally...not only is the sugar bad but the carbonation makes you bloat and also stretches out your new pouch.

I went from 12-24 cans a day to none for about a month....then it crept back .....and I would get one bottle (20 oz) ans make it last a week or two by only taking a sip.....

then some bad things happened.....anxiety attacks, 9/11, my husband got into some legal probs, had to leave the military, my daughter was becoming a teen....I had to work, divorce, no money, single mom....and I started drinking them.....

now I am 40 over my goal weight....YES I GAINED 40 POUNDS even after gastric bypass. No it is not all the Cokes that did it.....I stopped eating.....then I started over eating....and so on and so forth.

Well 3 weeks ago yesterday....I tasted my best friend who never hurt me, lied to me, cheated on me and so on...for the last time. I have 2 emergency Cokes in the fridge....the family knows not to touch them. I wont crave them if I know they are there.....

It is hard.....the headaches and so on. I have gained 2 pounds in these 3 weeks and am really sad.

good luck everyone
Tammy

fifrenzyguy34

Great decision. Those are empty calories. I gave up soda back in August of 06 (making this 3 years without soda). It feels great!


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jumpthemoon

Oh I've tried that, but it can be hard. What I did do was limit my soda to 1 per day and it's almost always a caffeine free pepsi with dinner. I try to drink all my water during the day so it's like a "treat" for me although drinking it at night is probably the worst thing to do but I'm trying. . . . . :ohwell:

mommared53

I very seldom drink pop any more since I started my lifestyle change and especially since I started drinking water. I wish my son would give up pop. That kid's (well a kid to me but he's 23 :laugh: ) addicted to it. So bad for him.

cdngirl71

I haven't have soda since November 15/08. I don't miss it at all and have no cravings for it either. It was hard at first but after the first month I was fine.

iplayoutside19

I would have to say I am addicted to Mt Dew. I've tried going strictly cold turkey. That lasts about three weeks and then I don't just fall off the wagon, I plummet off the wagon.

I don't have to go into how many calories it is, and how bad it makes you feel. I'm sure everyone here knows that. Mt Dew is my comfort food. I start craving it when I get stressed. I mean a Bud Light is better for you than a Mt Dew!

What has worked for me since Janurary, is I allow myself 1 44oz Mt Dew on Friday mornings during my commute to work. It's like 640 calories. But I don't care it's like my one dirty little indulgance. But I compare that with when I was having one daily, sometimes two, and you're looking at cutting 4400 calories a week.

BrendaLee

I want to get off the soda. I know it's garbage, but I still find myself wanting it. I have severe acid reflux, and I probably shouldn't even be touching soda...not to mention all of the artificial sweeteners. Blah. I had cut back greatly, but lately there seems to always be a 2 L in my fridge. Time to try again.

July24Lioness

I don't drink mainstream pop, unless i am in a situation where I can absolutely not get any ice water, unsweetened ice tea - then I will have a diet coke (and usually end up with a headache).

I drink Zevia on occasion (TOM usually) when I want something bubbly!!!

It is all natural and sweetened with Stevia. You can best believe at 6.99 for a 6 pack, they are drank very sparingly. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

selbyhutch

/sighs Coke. I love it... the past few years I cut down to about 1 a day... before I drank 2/3. I still crave it once and a while... ironically, mostly when I'm eating junk. I quit once for 2 months. I generally fall off the wagon about once every few weeks. I'm not sure that I could give it up entirely. I haven't had one in a few weeks... mostly because I don't want to have to log it!! :laugh:

meshell216

I too love Coke!! I am going on 8 days without a single drink. I am going crazy!! I just love the taste. I started drinking more water and some unsweetened tea.

Good luck!
Michelle

MacMadame

I gave up caffeine free Diet Coke in May of 2008.

I tried some a few months later and it was DISGUSTING! I can't believe I used to live on that stuff.

It's it weird how we change our POV on things?

aimskb

I gave up soda almost 2 weeks ago. I drank mountain dew just about 1 everyday. i had half a bottle the other day with pizza. YUCK it def didn't taste as god as i thought it would. but i am def glad i dont drink soda anymore..

Nich0le

I would like my husband to give up soda, he took a liking to cherry Dr. Pepper when he quit smoking....I guess if I had to pick one I'd rather he was a soda freak than a smoker. :smokin:

mindcrime

Today was my first day without it and i can't sleep to save my life. ACK.

I'm replacing it with Crystal Light iced tea. They're tasty and I'm definitely getting my water intake. :drinker:

tabstattooed

I am at week 3.....I gained 2 pounds.

I feel like something is missing. oh wait it is....my freakin Coke....yeah.....

for 2 weeks my head hurt even with other caffeine sources. I am moody....not due to pms, I have been ravenous.....

but.....I have not had a coke.....I did sip some sprite because I am sick and it was gross. I dont like any other soda....just coke.....

why does it have to be oh so good???? and oh so bad. No I can not treat myself I am not supposed to have it period......so I can not have only 1 on friday or diet or this or that. Diet is just as bad, artifical sweeteners have been linked to increasing appetite in some.

Crystal lite...blah....sugar free kool aid......blah....water...blah....coffee....blah....tea...blah....

so anyhow......I am heading towards week 4....blah......:sad: :sad:

Shelley130

I have already started doing this for the past few weeks but haven't made it an official proclamation.

Here goes:
As of today I am soda free.

Yay!! That feels good. Thanks. :flowerforyou:

paulamma1

I have a rule- no coke unless its half jack. Works nicely for most of the week

Now THERE'S a woman who knows of what she speaks!!!

I must say my diet soda has been curtailled 'cos I've cut back on the booze.

Now I prefer to do a vodka with light cranberry juice.

GoingToLoseIt

I will hop on this train! Diet Coke is my soda of choice, but no longer! For added motivation, I figured out the savings money-wise too: I typically bought three 2-liters per week. At $1.29 each, that's $3.87 per week. That's $201.24 EVERY YEAR on just one kind of soda! Ridiculous, right?!