Pepsi addict! Help!!

I find that the more I have it, the more I crave it. Not having it in the house has been a tremendous help for me. I would go through a few cans in a row when it was around. I have not totally removed it from my diet though, I might have it once weekly. I have just replaced it with water. For this to happen it took me getting it away from me and not readily available.

As for the caffine, that might prove harder than giving up the soda itself. I have found a decent "energy" drink called Celsius. It gives me the kick I need with out all the sugar and calories. They are usually sold at Vitamin Shoppe, and other "supplement" stores. They even have a cola flavor, which is not too bad. My favorite is the Sparkling Orange.

I hope this helps.

Diet. Stick with Diet pepsi for a month, you won't even like the taste of regular pepsi.
Either that or make sure you drink your 8 glasses or water BEFORE you even allow yourself a sip of cola. You won't be as thirsty and it will make you want to drink your water faster.

I try to get my water in before drinking any soda, and I limit myself to one diet soda per day. It is my afternoon treat!

If you cut out too many things at once- just for a NY resolution, you'll fall off the goal without change. I gave up sodas almost 20 yrs ago. My dr made me- it wasn't Pepsi it was Coke- but same addiction nonetheless. I'd take it down to as few as possible- do you drink coffee? Much better for you (as far as natural) than soda. Unless you calorie it up with extras. I wouldn't switch to diet- if you can work towards removing sodas completely- or limiting how many per day.

Hope it goes well!!

Diet drinks are worse for you when you are trying to lose weight than regular soda,, just quit all soda.

"LIKE"!! Great advice- don't trade one vice for another- the whole point of MFP wanting us to log our water is we don't get enough. We need clean hydration- and its the cheapest form out there.

I've only recently managed to cut out coke (I used to be a pepsi fan) recently, and the only way I was able to do it with conviction was to feel the difference it made to my stomach having and not having it. I stopped having it for a one month challenge (and if you aren't having any other caffeine the effects can be horrible going cold turkey, but I think it is worth it) and then when I went back to drinking it my stomach immediately felt very irritated and I was burping a lot. Feeling such a stark difference made me never want to drink it any more, I also used to get a lot of trapped wind when exercising and I think coke was the main culprit. I LOVED the stuff but now if I even have one can it can be too much. Good luck!

Pepsi Max (I think) doesn't taste like diet soda. While I've been a Pepsi guy for a long time (not a fan of Coke), I have recently tried both PepsiMax adn CokeZero . I now have Coke Zero in the fridge for when I'm craving soda, and its actually a very good replacement without the "diet taste". I know that soda in general is a bad thing, even something like CokeZero. However, I"m no saint, and besides, I don't drink more than one or two cans a day for the most part. Maybe a good starting point for you?

Yes, Pepsi Max is awesome. I always have Coke Zero or Pepsi MAx in the fridge.

I switched to diet soda.

Good for you! Giving up the soda addiction is really hard.

You have two options: cold turkey or a gradual reduction in consumption over several weeks.

If you go cold turkey, you will probably have a miserable week or two as you adjust, trying to treat the caffeine headaches with extra water consumption, advil, or exercise (yes those thing can help headache symptoms).

If you go the other route, then limit yourself to a specific number of sodas per day for one week. Then, each following week try to lower that thresh hold by one can. Make bargains with yourself - like you can't drink that soda until 12 pm or until you drink 32 oz of water, that kind of thing.

You could always switch to diet (many don't like the artificial sweetners - they can increase sugar cravings in addition to other health concerns). Probably not the best idea unless you get yourself down to one can per day.

I found flavored seltzer works best for me. I hated it at first but forced myself to try it since I didn't want to waste points on soda. Now, I buy several cases at a time.

I will add, I have never been a coffee drinker so I don't really miss the caffeine that others mention. Not sure if that applies to you and I cannot say anything about energy drinks one way or the other. I, myself, do not like them and don't bother with them.

Good luck!

Also, would like to add, that studies have shown that people who drink diet sodas end up gaining weight and it causes you to crave carbs. Also, studies have shown that it's even more addicting than regular sodas.