Swearing off ALL sodas...now before 2013

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  • AEFidgets
    AEFidgets Posts: 243
    I'm addicted to Mt Dew, I can ignore all other sodas but not that. Might try going cold turkey, right after I finish off this fridge pack.....
  • lisamariebennett
    lisamariebennett Posts: 32 Member
    I gave up sodas 7 weeks ago when I started MFP. Since then, I've had about 4, and ended up only drinking half of them.

    I gave them up because I was going back and forth between diet and regular - and the regular has SO many calories. I also gave them up because of the carbonation - when you get older, it's not good for your bones.

    I also am trying to get rid of some of the chemicals I'm putting in my body - so I'm making iced teas and sweetening them with Stevia instead of Splenda.

    I just woke up one morning and decided I was done with the sodas and being so bad to my body. This is the longest I've stuck to anything in over 5 years.

    The first week was pretty hard. So were any mornings after that in which I woke up tired. (little ones waking up at night)

    You can do it. It's all about mind over matter!
  • swingsintherain
    swingsintherain Posts: 121 Member
    I pretty much gave it up during sophomore year of college (now in grad school...) when I realized I was getting it at every meal pretty much (because eating in a cafeteria felt kind of like eating out, and what does one drink when eating out?)

    I still have it occasionally, but rarely. And my grandma always looks at me oddly if we're out to eat and I just ask for water, but she's getting used to it (I had to be very assertive about it the first few times this happened).

    And really? I'd rather spend the calories on chocolate.
  • spaz4me2
    spaz4me2 Posts: 44 Member
    I hate diet soda...because I actually love it. I quit again two weeks ago...still have 4-5 my beloved diet mountain dew and 1 coke zero in the back fridge just in case it's an exceptionally back PMS month! I hope to be strong enough to send them with hubby to work in a few weeks and call that addiction over :-)
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    I drink water with Mio or Crystal Light or something like that instead...
    ...which is just as full of chemicals and artificial sweeteners as diet soda is. When switching from soda to the 0-cal diet powder drink mixes, about all you're trading is the carbonation. You're still taking in artificial/chemical additives.


    Note: I don't intend to preach against the evils of artificial sweeteners. I drink diet soda myself and have no intentions of giving it up. It hasn't impeded my weight loss, I don't drink multiple cans every day, but when I want a soda, I drink one. The above was simply to state that some people act all sanctimonious because they've given up diet soda because of all the "nasty" artificial sweeteners and stuff, yet they're chugging Crystal Light or water doused with Mio by the gallon. It's like giving up beer and drinking martinis instead, yet claiming that you gave up drinking.
  • seabee78
    seabee78 Posts: 126 Member
    I think for me it is the carbonation that I like. I'm going to try switching to Perrier. I like Sanpellegrino too, but Perrier has no calories.
  • cedarghost
    cedarghost Posts: 621 Member
    Pretty much willpower. I started quitting a few months back. I drank at least 112 ounces every day. Just decided to switch to water when I started keeping track of calories.
    That being said, I still have a soda or two a week. Usually 12 ounce ones instead of 20 ounces. I hear people say, "Oh, it tastes so nasty and too sweet!" Lol. Not for me. It still tastes friggin' great. even better when I haven't had one for a week! But now I make sure it fits into my calories and honestly, I don't crave them all the time now. They are an occasional treat.
  • smoothgrl
    smoothgrl Posts: 17 Member
    Been there done that several times. What helped me was Klarbrunn sparkling water, because I, too, craved the fizzy. Raspberry and lemon are my favorites and I get them from Walmart... 1.98 for a six pack of 20oz bottles... MUCH cheaper than my old diet mountain dew! Good luck (and yes- that could be a HUGE part of your tummy issues). It also caused me some lumps- scary!
  • CamillaBeaumont
    CamillaBeaumont Posts: 56 Member
    I was addicted to Diet Coke. I only allowed myself one can per day but would crave it, couldn't wait to get home in the afternoon to drink one and if I went out then I let myself have more (b/c if you drink it in a restaurant it doesn't count!). I gave it up about a year ago, and for the first few months I would still have it if I was eating out but stopped buying it for the house and then slowly phased that out too. Don't miss it at all now, just drink water in its place, but it was really hard to give up.
  • athryn
    athryn Posts: 59
    Quitting soft drinks was harder than quitting smoking, I think it took me about 10 years total, I've been soda free since ... I think 2 or three years now, after getting a SodaStream,

    The thing that I craved was the carbonation, so I switched from soda to carbonated water, and that seemed to really be what I was able to do to kick the habit. Now, I only drink carbonated/still water, and (unsweetened) tea.
  • Sharkington
    Sharkington Posts: 485
    Yes, I cut diet soda from my diet months ago and I am so happy I did. It actually wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be (and i used to drink A LOT), but after a week or so of drinking only water, my body got used to to it and doesn't really crave soda (or even the carbonation) anymore.

    My complexion has cleared up a lot (now that I drink more water) and I don't feel as bloated anymore.

    If you are still craving the carbonation, try adding in sparkling/seltzer water into a little bit of fruit juice (cranberry, for example), maybe?
  • RetroSnowflake
    RetroSnowflake Posts: 168
    I stopped drinking anything fizzy, two years ago in August. Best decision I ever made.
  • Tryinonemoretime
    Tryinonemoretime Posts: 86 Member
    I feel your pain! I was a die hard diet pop drinker for all my life. I could put away more diet pop in a day than anyone else I know. It was ALL I drank. One thing with trying to diet that always defeated me was my sweet tooth. My doctor told me that if I gave up diet pop my sweet tooth would go away.. My response was bullsh*t! Well she was right. After about a week my sweet tooth was gone and I didn't really crave the diet pop. I called her up and admitted I was wrong and that she was right. In the mean time I had to have a body scan because my phosphate levels were so high from drinking so much pop. If I do get the craving for the carbonation I drink sparkling water and that is a life saver for me. It keeps me off the pop and isn't near as bad for me. You can do it!!!!!

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