I have a COCA COLA ADDICTION!

I was raised on coca-cola. My mother gave it to us for dinner, instead of milk. I grew up to drink it at every meal (yes, even breakfast), and sometimes for snacks, too. I was an extremely heavy child, and a three-hundred pound teenager. About a year and a half ago, I was diagnosed with cancer, and my doctor recommended a book to me called "Anti-Cancer: A New Way of Life". I followed the dietary recommendations in that book, in an effort to help myself recover from cancer. The coca-colas were tossed out, cold-turkey, and so was all processed foods and all junk foods. Since then, I have lost 172 pounds. That's right, I lost one-hundred-and-seventy-two pounds! Now I drink green tea all day, and eat lots of vegetables! I can't tell you how much better I feel! Dump the coke overboard, and never look back! It doesn't have a single redeeming value!

so I didn't have it with coca cola but with Monster, which I believe is a worse addiction because of the high amounts of caffeine.

I don't think this is a competition to see who has it worse then who.

To OP, you're just going to have to get ahold of yourself and if you really want to stop, stop. There is an easy solution--quit buying the crap. The only thing you're going to get as far as "withdrawal symptoms" is being moody and having some headaches for a few days, but eventually they will pass. I stopped cold turkey with it and I rarely ever drink pop now, I feel better drinking water. I'm not trying to come off as unsympathetic, but I'm not going to sugarcoat it ya know. When you're already getting a certain amount of calories from food, and then you add like 500+ from drinks..? That is just a no-go with weight-loss. Wishing you the best of luck.

any carbonated drink is fulil of empy calories and should be something we all stay away from. Lemon water or plain water is the way to go. Starting putting cucumeber in my water... any other ideas out there for drinking more water?

Hey, I'm really glad you brought this up.

I'm ADDICTED to Dr Pepper, I drink at least 4 litres a day (no joke) I've recently cut down but Id love to quit as 4 litres is pretty excessive. I know I could switch to diet but I want to stop with the fizzy drinks as I'm starting to get issues with my teeth and I always feel bloated. The thought of water doesn't excite me any tips on how to quit? Last time I went cold turkey I got headaches for 4 days and the headaches got so bad I gave in. I drink hot tea to replace some of the caffeine but it doesn't touch the sides, any help or ideas?

Thankyou for making me feel like I'm not the only one with this addiction

Xxx

coca cola zero?!!!!!!!!1

i had to drink a bottle of water an hour after my kidneystone surgery.
and basically when you've had nothing but water constantly for 2 weeks and that's all you can have,it looses its taste..
but i have gone back to coke.. but, i DONT keep it in the house anymore..
i NEVER drank water.. i drank coke like it wasnt nothing,no tellin how many calories i consumed drinking it.
Oh girl, trust me i know its hard to kick! ESPECIALLY ROUTE 44 CHERRY COKES from sonic<3
but, by me not making it avalivalible to myself, i cant drink it.

I feel for you- water feels somewhat like a fate worse than death lol started my 'new year,new me' workout routine today and had two glasses of water after (probably the first in years!) but I'm determined not to drink my calories any longer. I guess I kind of thought it had to be an all or nothing kind of thing like an alcoholic (once you quit you cant touch it again) I guess it wouldn't be so bad if I only drank it out of the house... Right...? Lol

Migraines are probably because of caffeine withdrawal. You could take caffine tablets. If you dislike water then you can buy some of those zero cal water flavourings to make it taste better.

Caffeine tablets? Any brands you could recommend or suggest? I live in the uk so if they were ailable over here that would be great. Same with The water flavourings, I'm not sure we have them but I could get them on amazon or something

Thankyou for your help!!!
Xx

Wow thats a hell of an addiction. There was actually an article about a woman in Australia (I think) who drank nothing but Soda all damn day for about 10-18 years and she died because of it. It was the only liquid that she drank. Her body couldn't deal with it any longer and just quit. I am glad you quit. You will soon find out that after a few months if you try to have just one that your stomach will hurt and you will feel horrible. It has happened to me. I can no longer drink the stuff.

Hey, I'm really glad you brought this up.

I'm ADDICTED to Dr Pepper, I drink at least 4 litres a day (no joke) I've recently cut down but Id love to quit as 4 litres is pretty excessive. I know I could switch to diet but I want to stop with the fizzy drinks as I'm starting to get issues with my teeth and I always feel bloated. The thought of water doesn't excite me any tips on how to quit? Last time I went cold turkey I got headaches for 4 days and the headaches got so bad I gave in. I drink hot tea to replace some of the caffeine but it doesn't touch the sides, any help or ideas?

Thankyou for making me feel like I'm not the only one with this addiction

Xxx

I have cut back on the soda a little each day. stopping cold turkey will be tough. The migraines get so intense and can make anyone go right back to drinking them. I was drinking (2 - 4) Liters a day. So I understand where you are coming from. You can cut back and ween yourself off. I got down to 1 can a day. and yesterday was my first day of no soda what so ever! It's taken me 2.5 years to get to this again. :-) I'm proud of myself and you can do it as well. if you give in one day, don't get upset with yourself. Just vow the next day you will not have any. Each day is a new day.

I have cut back on the soda a little each day. stopping cold turkey will be tough. The migraines get so intense and can make anyone go right back to drinking them. I was drinking (2 - 4) Liters a day. So I understand where you are coming from. You can cut back and ween yourself off. I got down to 1 can a day. and yesterday was my first day of no soda what so ever! It's taken me 2.5 years to get to this again. :-) I'm proud of myself and you can do it as well. if you give in one day, don't get upset with yourself. Just vow the next day you will not have any. Each day is a new day.

[ Congrats! A soft drink WILL NOT take control of our lives! You can do this! Good luck to you all! We're pretty much all on the same boat here.

I was addicted to Pepsi growing up.. then coffee in the Army and College. I tried to cut out the soda and caffeine but that didn't make me a nice person to be around and I was always sluggish and had a headache. I knew it was the caffeine. I changed to Diet Soda, about MAYBE 1 can/day. And I have cut coffee way down as well. I just lowered the intake over a long period of time and now things are better.

I think I'm following your path.

I still have a Coke Zero occasionally and my coffee intake is way lower than it was.

I do get the feeling I'd be better off with a can of full-sugar coke without the Aspartame and whatnot though, calories be damned

once I took out soda out of my diet the numbers started to go down. I would do everything I could to loose this weight but nothing helped and I kept wondering " WHY?". but then I read somewhere that soda is bad for you and what disgusted me the most is that I found out that soda was made out of dead ants! and lots of chemicals. so once I took out the soda I dropped down a few pounds but now im stuck cause of the late night snacking....:'( but im trying. GL to you. hope you are doing well.

any carbonated drink is fulil of empy calories and should be something we all stay away from. Lemon water or plain water is the way to go. Starting putting cucumeber in my water... any other ideas out there for drinking more water?

I've added cinnamon sticks and sliced apples to my picther of water in the refridgerator. :drinker: