Giving up diet coke - any suggestions on an alternatives?

JustJennie1 · March 2013

Ugh. I can't stand soda. Way too sweet but I love the bubble so I do seltzer water. In the summer I will make lemon or cucumber water, ice tea, iced coffee. Lots of alternatives to soda. Don't get the "flavored water" that they sell at the stores though. Those have sugar/aspartame in them and they taste fake and nasty.

Docmahi · March 2013

my alternative to diet coke is coke zero

but to the OP - I like the MIO flavored water stuff

nolachick · March 2013

Any reason other than personal? I use it when dieting and so does my fiancee, it won't stop any results from the diet.

Of course if its just personal preference then I'll shut the hell up! LOL :laugh:

really? cuz i've switched to diet coke and cant help but think this is the reason i'm not losing. grrr...

BLady44 · March 2013

I like La Croix Water. It doesn't have any artificial sweeteners, it's calorie free and it comes in everything from plain sparkling water to lime, cranberry and coconut flavor. I find it to be a refreshing alternative to diet soda plus it doesn't leave me with a weird bloated feeling.

Thanks, I will look for it..

BLady44 · March 2013

Have you tried "Spark" from Advocare? I love it! It really helped me when I gave up my daily Diet Mt.Dew. I signed up to be a distributor so that I could get a discount.

Thanks, I will look into it..

yourenotmine · March 2013

Wine?

barefootsoul91 · March 2013

personally i gave it up and jut drink water, water with crystal light... juice milk tea...coffee...um...there r so many flavors of crystal lite and mio type things.. smoothies shakes.. lemonade is the best! its hard at first but worth it! 3 weeks strong! my guy friend hasntbhad a soda n like 2 years.

shano25 · March 2013

I absolutely love Coke and had to give it up because of the caffeine. It was hard to go cold turkey but then I found BlueSky. They make natural pop. The taste is a little different but you know that's because there's no chemicals in it! I love it and buy the Cola for when I'm craving Coke.

Ron6098 · March 2013

For a long time I was drinking three liters of diet coke a day. I was exercising, but everyday I would wake up with my feet and and joints killing me. Anyway, I switched to soda water and eventually to unsweetened white tea as well as herbal teas. The first week (diet coke free) was the hardest but believe me, after that it was no big deal. Oh and the pain in my feet and joints went away soon after the switch.

hanniejong · March 2013

Water, it is free has no sugar or additives and tastes OK too

Shadowknight137 · March 2013

Buy real Coke. You'll think twice before drinking it.

trudijoy · March 2013

cold herbal tea. i allow myself one diet soda max on weekdays, 2 on weekends. the rest is water and cold herbal tea (and wine & coffee hehe).

I simply use ásian' methods for this - water in a bottle, teabag, shake, drink. Don't mess about with steeping and cooling it, theres no need. Water, bottle, teabag. The end.

slrose · March 2013

polar seltzer

SuzieInSanDiego · March 2013

I love a combination of mineral water (unflavored) like Pellagrino with a little unsweetened Pom juice, in a ratio of about 6:1.. Really delicious! Pellagrino plus fresh lime, also great.

HealthWoke0ish · March 2013

I gave up soda completely back in 2010. It was a cold-turkey thing. I was drinking 2 to 3 2-liters a day. For the caffeine, I drank a little coffee, a little tea, an occasional Monster Rehab (I like those because they're non-carbonated), and some of the energy mio. As time has passed, I don't miss the soda like I used to and I drink less of my above-listed "alternatives". I occasionally treat myself to a flavored sparkling water but for the most part, I feel like I've had a good transition from soda drinker to water drinker. Good luck to you.