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Two Weeks with no Soda -- 8 lbs down!

TennesseeSodaholic
TennesseeSodaholic Posts: 129 Member
edited December 2024 in Success Stories
Just recording a small victory here. I have been a 6-pack a day sodaholic since I was 12-13 years old. Dr.Pepper and Coke are my drugs of choice. (For 18 months in the late 1990's I switched to diet, but lost no weight and looked puffier and felt worse.) In all those years I never went a single day without a soda.

Two weeks ago I gave them up cold turkey -- just water (no fruit juice or diet drinks). I had been thinking about it for a long time.

So, two weeks into this journey I got on the scale for the first time and I have lost 8 pounds.

Small victory -- a beginning!

On with the journey...
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  • Mima79
    Mima79 Posts: 112 Member
    nice start!!! keep it up!!!
  • luckyvirgo
    luckyvirgo Posts: 31 Member
    I have heard that just a single soda a day can add 15 pounds a year. So, great job! I am sure that it was tough to stop cold turkey like that, but you did it!

    Julie
  • ktbkitten
    ktbkitten Posts: 63
    That is awesome! Great job!!
  • MinMin97
    MinMin97 Posts: 2,674 Member
    Very, Very cool!
    I had coke w/drawal once.
    Spent a week on the couch wondering what was wrong with me.
    Then the lightbulb went on.
    Well, you are doing something great.
    Congratulations, let us know how you progress!
    BTW, a healthy, naturally fizzy drink you may enjoy is GT Dave's Synergy:)
  • mistym1967
    mistym1967 Posts: 39
    That's awesome. I'm a sodaholic also. I have switched to diet but like you I have not seen a difference at all. I have cut back and am going to keep going forward. Your post gave me inspiration. Thank you.
  • jb_2011
    jb_2011 Posts: 1,029 Member
    Good for you! You'll start feeling soooooo much better now! And you'll lose pounds :). Sugar is nasty stuff.
  • butterflylover527
    butterflylover527 Posts: 940 Member
    That's an amazing start! Keep it up!!
  • BarbBlue
    BarbBlue Posts: 251
    That's great! You will be much healthier for it!
  • KyleB65
    KyleB65 Posts: 1,196 Member
    CONGRATS!!! Kicking my 2l Coke per day habit was brutal for me! But I am a year + into my new lifestyle and I don't miss it a bit!
  • emilypurplefrog
    emilypurplefrog Posts: 92 Member
    WOW! Congratulations. I've cut back my soda intake by a lot and I'm trying to not keep it in the apartment anymore. I'm wanting to try giving it up, but I'm just too scared because I always get withdrawal headaches and as a college student, that's rough!

    How did you do it?

    I think I may have to switch up my soda intake with sparkling flavored water.
  • 118R3volution
    118R3volution Posts: 27
    Amazzinnggg! Your body loves you so much now =)
  • wagner1199
    wagner1199 Posts: 4 Member
    Awesome! Way to go! Keep it up! I did the same thing back in January and the weight started disappearing as well. And it was hard at first to stay away from it since I work for Pepsi and was around it everyday. But I just started drinking water when I got thirsty and have never looked back.
  • daryllynn515
    daryllynn515 Posts: 17 Member
    I totally understand!! I am a diet coke junkie and it was hard to give up!! I would go thru a 12 pack in less than a week. I would actually buy a 12 pack at the store and also grab a 20 oz. bottle to drink on the way home!! CRAZY!!! I noticed like you that when I "cleaned" my body of the soda and just drank water I noticed a big difference!
    Congrats and best of luck on the rest of your journey!!! :happy:

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  • clehman71
    clehman71 Posts: 139 Member
    Excellent job! I am trying to do the same, but haven't quite made it. Totally addicted to soda. I envy your ability to stop! I will be there one day.
  • AnninStPaul
    AnninStPaul Posts: 1,372 Member
    Congratulations!!
  • bratius
    bratius Posts: 60
    I had stopped for about 2-3 weeks and saw results like that as well. Couldn't deal with the migraine, so I still have at least one a day!
  • laurac1172
    laurac1172 Posts: 31 Member
    Everytime you choose to have water over soda it is a victory. All of those small victories will add up. Great Job and Good Luck!

    BTW, Crystal Light (or generic) is only 5 calories (I only use 1/2 packet in a bottle of water, which makes it 2.5 calories). It just gives water a little bit of flavor.
  • Tesh25
    Tesh25 Posts: 56 Member
    Congratulations! I too was a soda junkie, but Pepsi and Mountain Dew was my drug of choice. I did not quit drinking them cold turkey, but I stopped about 2 years ago and I did not loose any weight at all, but I did feel better about myself. I now only drink water or lemonade due to my kidney stone issue that I have. Now if I have soda it doesn't quench my thirst and I think it tastes discusting! Keep up the great work!
  • DannyMussels
    DannyMussels Posts: 1,842 Member
    That's awesome. Changing your drinking habits alone would result in weight loss for nearly everybody. It's surprising how fast the calories in pop/juice can add up, and increase your intake for the day by a few hundred. I'm goin on 3years no soda. I allow myself to drink orange crush on New Years, the amount is based on how well I've behaved all year. And I had one can on my brothers wedding day this year.
  • RealWomenLovePitbulls
    RealWomenLovePitbulls Posts: 729 Member
    very awesome! and ur teeth will thank you too!
  • janeengalutza
    janeengalutza Posts: 1 Member
    That is Great!!!! Coke is my weakest link. I keep trying but always fail. your story is what I needed to hear.
  • NiagaraCheryl
    NiagaraCheryl Posts: 56 Member
    Congratulations! Several months ago I switched to low sodium club soda since I like the bubbles. And on occasion, I add in a little lime flavoured vodka for a treat. :drinker:
  • DiannaMoorer
    DiannaMoorer Posts: 783 Member
    That is phenomenal! You are going to be soooo much healthier because of it as well!
  • sho3girl
    sho3girl Posts: 10,799 Member
    that's a LOT of soda - FAB job!
  • TattooedMommy427
    TattooedMommy427 Posts: 283 Member
    Well done, from a fellow Tennesseean! Keep up the good work!
  • AnninStPaul
    AnninStPaul Posts: 1,372 Member
    Congratulations!!
  • GabeSpain
    GabeSpain Posts: 29 Member
    That's amazing!!! Great job!! I stopped drinking soda about 3-4 years ago and it's ridiculous how much weight it helps you lose!
  • dsco86
    dsco86 Posts: 11
    April 15th, 2012 - I stopped drinking soda, including consuming anything that has a high sugar content/High Fructose Corn Syrup. There's a few other things I've been doing as well, but initially, I've lost 40 pounds in 4 1/2 months. Keep up the good work. After the first couple of weeks, soda didn't even call to me anymore. I just hated the migraines for the first few days.
  • DominiqueSmall
    DominiqueSmall Posts: 495 Member
    I have the same response body wise when I stay away from soda! Way to go girl!
  • joann1948
    joann1948 Posts: 161 Member
    Way to go.....I have to do that as well. I drink too much Diet Coke. I am going to start after I finish what I am drinking now. I do drink about 10 glasses of water a day as well.........
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