Kicking the Coca Cola habit - HELP

I have been drinking soda since I was a toddler. That is my biggest vice. I had it for every meal- even breakfast sometimes.
My husband is a freak - he can eat and eat and he doesnt gain weight. I dont want to deprive my family from having the soda but I asked myself how can reduce the temptation.

I dont buy the soda myself. If my husband wants soda, he has to buy it on his own. When he does, I usually dont put it in plain view. I managed to create a space for it on the lowest condiment shelf on the refrigerator door. Out of sight, out of mind right? I don't go out for dinner or lunch anymore but when I do. I order water right away. If they have lemonade or tea. I opt for that instead. If its not water, I usually get a very small cup with alot of ice in it to dilute. But ordering water is the best way. You will build willpower that way and then it will become a regular habit. I can now have soda in my home and I dont have that same urge to drink it anymore.

P.S. I am sure that your body is accustomed to that caffeine you get from the soda, and might get headaches for the lack of caffeine. I started drinking black coffee (no sugar, no cream). I didn't like it at first but I have grown accustomed to it. But my headaches have stopped. I hope my experience helps you. You can do it. I was a "Coke" head to the max! You just have to create new more healthier habits.

just force yourself to drink water or any other naturally made drink. It may be hard for you in the beginning but as with any other habit you quit, after a week or two it gets easier until you dont even miss it.

I have not drank soda in about 7 years and I dont miss it at all. I have taken a random sip of my BF's drink if I need to swallow a pill any there is nothing else around and each time I do that makes me so glad I gave up the crap.

Hello My name is MILF_Wannab & I am a Diet Mountain DEW ADDICT! It's funny to say but so true. I'm on day 10 with no pop! Yay!! So my secret is to drink so much water that I couldn't possibly be thirsty. It's working for me. I still get my caffeine fix with my one cup of Joe in morning. Love him so much I want make out with that cup!!!!! Any way...the headaches subside about day 3. YOU CAN DOOOOOO IT!!

You may try to start with changing to diet soda and then from there go to green tea. I've been drinking diet sodas for over 10 years, but when I started losing weight this time I started making green tea at home and only drinking diet soda when I ate out. About two weeks ago I committed to NO SODA of any kind. I'm not only drinking water and green tea, sweetened with Truvia. There are so many great health benefits that come from green tea, not to mention is speeds your metabolism. Good luck!

That is one of my downfalls as well. Having a health coach for 2 months truly helped me with this. Because I know it's something that I'm going to drink, when I drink soda I get a can instead of the bottle. I add it to my calories for the day. Sometimes I don't drink soda but I don't beat myself up about it if I want one. So I cut out 50% of calories by drinking a can instead of a bottle.

I went cold turkey also. The headaches were horrendous but when it stopped, bliss. I've not had a drop since.

I was a gigantic Pepsi freak before I started MFP. I gave it up cold turkey, would occasionally have a diet Dr. Pepper... Forty something days in, I cracked and had a Pepsi (it was Christmas), it tasted AWFUL! Like I was drinking metal. I'll never go back to it.

Drink Coca Cola ZERO...Same great flavor with ZERO calories Enjoy!

Just don't keep it in the house and never never order it. The longer you go without it the easier it gets. I haven't had it in months but I know if I have even a sip I will crave it for weeks.

Hello My name is MILF_Wannab & I am a Diet Mountain DEW ADDICT! It's funny to say but so true. I'm on day 10 with no pop! Yay!! So my secret is to drink so much water that I couldn't possibly be thirsty. It's working for me. I still get my caffeine fix with my one cup of Joe in morning. Love him so much I want make out with that cup!!!!! Any way...the headaches subside about day 3. YOU CAN DOOOOOO IT!!

Yeah, I was drinking around 80 ounces of this green devil juice a day when I gave it up last year! My concern wasn't the caffeine, but the amount of acid and what it was doing to my teeth. I started drinking home brewed peach iced tea.

I'm not much of a soda drinker anymore either. I had one can of Coke a day religiously and would have soda when we went out. I gave it up and went strictly to water. I missed the fizzy beverage. I drink La Croix seltzer water when I'm jonesing for the fizz.

I sometimes buy the mini cans of soda to have on hand. One little 6-pack can last months in my house. If I'm feeling kind of icky/puny/pukey a little Coke helps. Tastes ungodly sweet, but I'll deal if it helps the ickies.

If you are having one a day and want to wean, go to one every other day, then every second day, third day, etc., until you are soda free.

im a big soda addict to. When I'm reallllyl craving soda, I will get a Perrier sparkling water. I think the biggest addiction is the carbonation. BUT, I mostly drink plain ol' water. After the first 3 days of no soda, it really doesnt bother me anymore. Get through the first 3-4 days and you're good. Try the sparkling water, just dont drink a lot of it because the carbonation isnt really good for you.

Coke wasn't my thing but heavily sweetened coffees and coffee drinks were (15+ cups a day). I reduced the amount gradually at first, then sped it up because I really wanted to eat those calories. So on about week 2 or 3 of joining MFP, I had dropped it by about half. Not gonna lie, I had caffeine withdrawal - headaches, felt fluish and grumpy and blah - but that only last for about a week - 10 days. I've since reduced it further though I am less strict on workout days since I'm going to eat more anyway.

I love Coke zero how often do you drink them? I was thinking of having them on my lax day -Saturdays!

I know they say diet drinks are not good for you, but in order to kick my Coca Cola habit, I am having one Coke zero a day...You'd be surprised how good they taste when you haven't had a real one in days ) I do plan on eventually getting off those too and only have a real coke every once in a while )

I'm a Coffee head too and I don't know what I'm going to do. Right now I consider it my lil treat every few days but does anyone have a replacement! I was thinking of meal replacement shake in Mocha but I don't want to drink cold shakes in the winter.