Giving up diet soda

pegasus925
pegasus925 Posts: 42 Member
in Food and Nutrition
This is going to be really hard to do but I'm going to give up Diet Coke. I'm really addicted & have been for about 25 years. Not sure even how to begin.
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  • cincigina
    cincigina Posts: 57 Member
    One day at a time.
  • KayteeB07
    KayteeB07 Posts: 341
    id suggest cutting down one can a day xx
  • 2FatToRun
    2FatToRun Posts: 810 Member
    This is going to be really hard to do but I'm going to give up Diet Coke. I'm really addicted & have been for about 25 years. Not sure even how to begin.

    Is there a specific reason why you are giving it up? just curious since it is such a controversial issue.
  • masonchar
    masonchar Posts: 2 Member
    Hey - I was the same. Drank diet coke for over 25 years - every day!!
    I quit cold turkey on January 15th this year and haven't had even a sip of it since then. I have completely replaced it with WATER!
    I don't even miss it at all anymore - and feel so much better. Greatest change I have made to my diet in a long time!
  • pegasus925
    pegasus925 Posts: 42 Member
    I'm giving it up because I think it makes me hungry & I don't like that I'm addicted to something.
  • jaena4
    jaena4 Posts: 175 Member
    Take it one day at a time! I drank TONS of soda for years and years too. I gave it up cold turkey Oct. 25, so it's been almost 6 months. It definitely gets easier. I got a Soda Stream and now drink tons of carbonated water. It can be done! I don't really miss it much any more.
  • mdhughes33
    mdhughes33 Posts: 40
    What is controversial over "giving up" diet soda? I haven't seen anything that says it is good for ya :)
    Is there a specific reason why you are giving it up? just curious since it is such a controversial issue.
  • MinimalistShoeAddict
    MinimalistShoeAddict Posts: 1,946 Member
    This is going to be really hard to do but I'm going to give up Diet Coke. I'm really addicted & have been for about 25 years. Not sure even how to begin.


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  • mdhughes33
    mdhughes33 Posts: 40
    I got a Soda Stream and now drink tons of carbonated water. It can be done! I don't really miss it much any more.

    Yes, yes, yes! I gave up diet coke years ago, but every now and then get a craving.... i find the craving is often for bubbles and i turn to my soda stream! they are also good with half a packet of crystal light. :)
  • roni1179
    roni1179 Posts: 30 Member
    I gave it up as well since i was going through a 12 pack of diet every other day. I think I loved the bubbles in it so I started drinking the carbonated flavored waters and then just quick drinking those and don't really miss it at all. Sometimes I do but it is that was with most people at their lil addictions! Good luck!
  • mdhughes33
    mdhughes33 Posts: 40
    I'm giving it up because I think it makes me hungry & I don't like that I'm addicted to something.

    Good reasons :)) studies have shown that drinking diet soda increases hunger and snacking!
  • deckthomas
    deckthomas Posts: 10 Member
    I gave it up as well since i was going through a 12 pack of diet every other day. I think I loved the bubbles in it so I started drinking the carbonated flavored waters and then just quick drinking those and don't really miss it at all. Sometimes I do but it is that was with most people at their lil addictions! Good luck!

    Worked for me too. I often put 1/4 cup or so of the flavored sparkling water in with a tall glass of plain water.
  • 2FatToRun
    2FatToRun Posts: 810 Member
    What is controversial over "giving up" diet soda? I haven't seen anything that says it is good for ya :)
    Is there a specific reason why you are giving it up? just curious since it is such a controversial issue.

    There are threads on here and ppl go back and forth about how it is bad for you and others how it isnt because they drink a case a day or whatever lol I was just curious as to why she quit because I am on the fence. I dont think ppl should drink it because it has no nutritional value but yet it has helped so many lose weight by halting cravings. IDK it just isnt as black and white as I would like for it to be lol
  • lessofme150
    lessofme150 Posts: 105 Member
    I used to have diet pop everyday, sometimes two. One day I just decided that I could spend that money elsewhere and stopped drinking it regularly about 5 years ago. I too quit cold turkey but I was also very fortunate that I like to drink water. Now, I have maybe one a week and some days I grab a can, drink part of it and then don't really want to finish it. I found for me all I wanted was something really cold to drink. I bought jug with a filter so that I could keep constant water in the fridge. When I moved into my current place I spent the extra money and got the fridge that has the water and ice in the door. Huge difference for me.

    I hope you find what works for you but perhaps you can set yourself a schedule on a calendar. If you typically drink one every day, cut out Monday and Thursday. After a bit, switch to one every second day. Then switch to two days a week you allow one. It will get to the point where you won't even want the one that is scheduled.
  • missybct
    missybct Posts: 321 Member
    I used to drink quite a bit of fizzy (diet), especially when I was on low cal/diet plan - I thought (wrongly) it filled me up.

    I will allow myself maybe one glass of ginger ale a week, but I genuinely don't crave it anymore. I'm not sure why I have gone off it, but I rarely drink soda and stick to water, carbonated water or herbal tea. My skin is so, so much clearer.

    Do it a day at a time. In fact, I'd do it a week/4 days at a time. Cut down by half a can for four days, then another half a can, and so on until you have replaced the diet soda with something like water. You could start replacing with carbonated water, or carbonated flavoured water so you still have the fizzy sensation for a while.
  • LavenderBouquet
    LavenderBouquet Posts: 736 Member
    You got this! :flowerforyou:
  • moochachip
    moochachip Posts: 237 Member
    Just start with one can a day. I too once was a soda addict and cut myself down to one.. And soon figured out how much money I was saving. This encouraged me to go the extra step and cut it out completely.

    Now it's just water, coffee, and beer for me.
  • paulperryman
    paulperryman Posts: 839 Member
    cold turkey. Just drink more filtered water, tea and or watered down fruit juice and for the sugar hit just eat fruit in general they will curb the appetite for sugar and caffeine which is all most soda's are.

    I went cold turkey off of Soda, Coffee, Fruit Juices (not hand squeezed) aswell as junk food in general
    It is hard the first few days then it gets alot easier, just think what you will be saving yourself in the long run money wise not to mention the damage it was doing to your teeth and vital organs can be lessened considerably if not repaired.
  • dessyjo
    dessyjo Posts: 176 Member
    When I gave up pop I gave it up cold turkey. I just quit buying it. I thought about it every once in a while, but I had none in the house to act on and then it became an out-of-sight-out-of-mind type of thing.
  • Elf_Princess1210
    Elf_Princess1210 Posts: 895 Member
    I too love diet sodas, and I managed to go about a month. Then I had a relapse and drank one yesterday and one today. It's not easy
  • iceman7840
    iceman7840 Posts: 110
    Giving up soda was the kick I needed to get started on my journey to a better life. ALL of my losses have come after I quit soda. I used to drink a few bottles/cans a day. I'm all about water now. I have made it almost 16 months without one now.

    There is nothing controversial about it. Soda is total garbage! My life is much better without it. I am sure yours will be too.
  • Railr0aderTony
    Railr0aderTony Posts: 6,803 Member
    must affect people differently as I find that a Diet Dr.Pepper will kill a sweet craving for me. I do understand not wanting to be addicted to anything so good luck to you.
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    I don't understand this "addiction". Is it the caffeine, or something? Is it diet meth soda?

    I'm not trying to be a jerk - I just don't understand how something as innocuous as diet pop can be an actual addiction.
  • amyk0202
    amyk0202 Posts: 666 Member
    I gave up soda when I had my weight loss surgery. I thought it would be hard because I did drink a lot of diet coke every day, but I just stopped & haven't actually missed it. I don't really like plain water, so I drink a bunch of tea & crystal light now instead.
  • paulperryman
    paulperryman Posts: 839 Member
    This is going to be really hard to do but I'm going to give up Diet Coke. I'm really addicted & have been for about 25 years. Not sure even how to begin.

    Is there a specific reason why you are giving it up? just curious since it is such a controversial issue.

    Nothing controversial about it all, Any DIET Soda for starters just replaces sugar, salt with something that is not called Sugar, Salt and in some cases increases the dose of caffeine aswell making it more addictive while retaining a drinkable flavor. It's all bull****. They don't care about you they only care about selling drinks one way or another. Same goes for Diet/Fat reduced foods aswell they replace the "Fat" with extra sugar that is just as bad for you. Either way you are adding to your fat reserves and crave more.
  • jude4247
    jude4247 Posts: 4
    I love my Diet Pepsi. In January 2012 I gave up caffeine (well the kind in soda at least, and I'm not a coffee drinker.) I was finding I was having trouble sleeping and felt jittery sometimes. I must say no caffeine has helped with the jitters, I don't get those anymore. The sleeping, well that's another issue,

    But, I replaced the Diet Pepsi with caffeine to Diet Pepsi caffeine free and I am totally addicted. I will drink the equivalent to a few cans a day because I just really really like cola. I like water too, but I find it too boring sometimes (even when I use the flavored mix ins.)

    Recently, I read an article that said that diet pop could actually be halting your progress to lose weight and that diet pop and some other "flavored drinks" have an ingredient called potassium benzoate I think it's called that is used as a preservative and it can be very very bad for you(not to mention the aspartame that is also not the greatest for you either). That is has the potential to turn into a carcinogen in your body.

    Needless to say I have really been pondering whether or not to give up my diet pop addiction. I have some cans in the house right now (I have finished off the 2 liters I had). And I told myself I was not buying anymore. So once the cans are gone, they are gone and I will have to adjust to being a water girl. I know I will miss my pop now and then but I am going to try to go as pop free as I possibly can.

    As others have said and it's great advice, just take it one day at a time. I find that philosophy works well in most areas of life. Sometimes it's just way too hard to quit cold turkey so gradually cut back until you find you may not even crave it anymore. With others cold turkey is the only way to go. Whatever works best for you. And good luck.. We are all in this together. :)
  • tjsoccermom
    tjsoccermom Posts: 500 Member
    I gave it up for Lent and stuck to it those 40 days. I've had a few cans since, maybe 3 total, and just don't really like the taste now. I really have very little artificial sweetener now, so when I do, I can really taste it. Needed some caffeine today at work, so I bought a bottle of Cherry Coke Zero (formerly my favorite) drank half, and got rid of the rest, just didn't taste good. I now drink unsweetened iced tea when I want caffeine. You can do it, may just need to wean off of it. At one point in my life, I was drinking at least 6 cans a day or a 2 liter. When I was finished with one, I opened another. I think it was more of a habit than anything. So, just resolve to do it, I promise you can and you'll feel better for it (and save money!)
  • paulperryman
    paulperryman Posts: 839 Member
    I don't understand this "addiction". Is it the caffeine, or something? Is it diet meth soda?

    I'm not trying to be a jerk - I just don't understand how something as innocuous as diet pop can be an actual addiction.

    anything can be an addiction. you could be addicted to chewing your nails or eating dryer lint not jsut common stuff like food and drugs, People's minds are weird and everyone is affected differently.

    but the main addictions are caffeine, sugar and fats all three put your body into hyper mode which gives your more energy but your mind then craves more to keep that energy level going, thats the basics of it

    ever wondered why there is caffeine and sugar added to just about everything that is processed? . because it's addictive to most people, no different then getting hooked on nicotine or mairjuana etc. they know it's bad for you but the body craves it once you get hooked
  • pegasus925
    pegasus925 Posts: 42 Member
    I think giving up diet coke will be hard. It's like my friend lol but I also notice it makes me hungry. I'm allergic to almost all fruit but thinking about flavored water or sparkling water
  • mattashbrock
    mattashbrock Posts: 38
    I also am in the process of eliminating soda (coke zero in my case). About 2 years ago i finally switched from regular coke to coke zero, something i thought would never be possible for me. Now it's time to get rid of the coke zero. One day at a time..... I feel ya.

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