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catsbc2002
catsbc2002 Posts: 31 Member
edited January 2 in Health and Weight Loss
how did you stop drinking pop???:flowerforyou:

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  • AEFidgets
    AEFidgets Posts: 243
    I'm still working on that one as well. Trying to switch to Gatorade and then 1/2 water one half Gatorade. Then of course just water.
  • stines72
    stines72 Posts: 853 Member
    this was years ago but i switched to water and crystal light.. really good... now i only drink crystal light at dinner.
    if caffeine is the problem 4 you you can drink tea instead, or coffee if youd like. if you have a tea shop near you even if you dont like tea theyre guaranteed to have something youd like!
  • seal57
    seal57 Posts: 1,259 Member
    how did you stop drinking pop???:flowerforyou:

    I don't...Coke Zero has only 1 cal....
  • Molly_Maguire
    Molly_Maguire Posts: 1,103 Member
    I was never a huge soda drinker to begin with, but in the end, I just realized how disgusting it is, and remind myself how sh*tty it makes me feel every time I drink it. I almost NEVER drink it now, and to be honest, I kind of hate it...
  • ElizaRoche
    ElizaRoche Posts: 2,005 Member
    I didnt stop, I still drink it once in a while.
  • jocybee83
    jocybee83 Posts: 155 Member
    I just stopped, cold turkey. It was hard and I craved coke something fierce. But now I drink water, lots of water. Sometimes I have a sip of my husband's coke, but that's it. I don't even crave it anymore. Cutting out soda will definitely help with the weight loss! Good luck.

    ETA: I quit drinking it almost 4 years ago.
  • nikilis
    nikilis Posts: 2,305 Member
    dont buy it anymore and find a replacement.

    I drink healthy hot chocolate = cocoa tbsp + artificial sweetener

    coffee or tea.
  • YellowSaturn
    YellowSaturn Posts: 23
    I quit cold turkey 5-6 years ago. Back then, I didn't need it for the weight loss (I was a whole 120, lol), but I was super concerned for my teeth at the time. I don't miss it now; I can only drink one of the little mini-cans now at a time, and I might drink 1-2 of those in a month.

    I think at the time I had started making iced tea at home, where I could control the sugar level. These days I've cut out all of the added sugars and switched to water because of a slew of ongoing dental problems that I really want to put behind me. It would be great for my dentist to be happy at my next checkup!! =)
  • LadyRhodes01
    LadyRhodes01 Posts: 88 Member
    I started weaning myself, starting with diet soda. Now I'm hooked on water with a juice packet, there are so many to choose from. Crush soda has they're own brand as well. Tastes great, even without carbonation. I don't believe you have to completely get rid of your poison. Once a week can be a treat for a job well done.
  • catsbc2002
    catsbc2002 Posts: 31 Member
    main reason for quitting is all the suger thats it it,i guess onces baby is born and done breast feeding i could go back to diet.but will see maybe ill cut for baby then see if i can continue after.coffee is a good replacement mmm mmmm mmm.thanks guys
  • Crochetluvr
    Crochetluvr Posts: 3,446 Member
    Diabetes will go a LONG way to making you stop drinking soda. ;)

    But I will still have the occasional diet ginger ale...its the only diet soda I can stand.
  • RikanSoulja
    RikanSoulja Posts: 463 Member
    how did you stop drinking pop???:flowerforyou:

    Pop? You mean like pringles? but you can't drink pringles... well I mean unless you blend them but that just sounds nasty
  • MouseTmom
    MouseTmom Posts: 201 Member
    I did not stop - I drink 1 diet pepsi with dinner. I cut it out of my day at work (used to drink 1 before work and the 2 or 3 more at work - but always diet). Now during the day I drink either plain water or add a sugar free flavor packet to my water.
  • CyeRyn
    CyeRyn Posts: 389 Member
    I buy Ice mountain sparkling water and mix 8oz of it with 4oz of lemonade. It's like a 60cal soda. I know it isn't the same as normal soda but the one thing that I loved about soda was the carbonation so I found a substitute.
  • xxcooneyxx
    xxcooneyxx Posts: 221 Member
    I didn't.

    I switched to diet. I know some people HATE the taste of diet. I was one of those people. Still, if you force yourself to drink diet when you want a regular soda, after a week or so, you wont be able to tell the difference. REALLY. On the off chance I go out to eat and order a diet coke, I am always paranoid that They might have given me a regular one because I absolutely cannot tell the difference anymore. And trust me, I HATED diet coke.

    I also have cut down all my soda intake drastically. I never drank more than 2 a day in the beginning, now it's more like 1 every other day. I do this by buying juices and packs of individually bottled water and poweraid zero and vitamin water, and even bought some MIO and Chrystal light. If you have easy-to-grab, tasty drink options available to you at any moment, you are far less likely to grab the easy soda.
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