Help! Try to taper off Coca cola

Flavored water.

Just suck it up and quit.

You want to be not fat, don't you?

My husband and I gave up Pepsi about 14 years ago by replacing it with decaf iced tea. I started out with more sugar,
but now in a gallon, I just use 1/3 cup of sugar and we only have soda as a treat once in awhile. And honestly, now it's
too sweet and I could never drink a whole can. There are antioxidants in tea that are good for you as well. I do drink
alot of water but like something with a little more taste during the day as well. I should note you could use a no cal sweetner
but I have something against them so I prefer just small amounts of sugar.

Probably not the answer you are looking for, but I replaced it with Mt Dew Throwback.

Many people find they just can't "taper" off of sugary soda.

If you're used to Coca-Cola, then Coke Zero is your closest-tasting option for zero-sugar products. But yes, there will be an aftertaste. I personally prefer Diet Coke to Coke Zero as it tastes "less-sweet" to me. (Taste is subjective and differs from individual to individual).

If you really want to cut that source of highly refined sugar (High-Fructose-Corn-Syrup) out of your diet, either go cold-turkey or get used to the aftertaste...

That being said, there are studies that suggest that even diet soda is associated with weight-gain... A thorough study of that evidence suggests to me it's only when 1) consumed outside of regular meals, and 2) more applicable to the obese and/or those with insulin-resistance.

I have drank Diet Coke/Diet Pepsi for the last 20 years and today I am one week pop free. I have been having some health issues and after reading that there is formeldahyde in diet pop from aspartame, I just decided that I wasn't puttting it in my body anymore. I drank Brisk Lemon Tea for two days however it has 210 calories for a large bottle of it and I didn't want to drink my calories. I'm drinking water now. Sometimes I will have a glass of lowfat chocolate milk or lemonade, but I'm trying to stay away from flavored diet waters that also might have asparatme in them. I just try and think about my teeth and my insides when I want a pop because it's just so bad for you. It's been enough motivation to not drink it so far.

I beat my addiction to diet coke which lasted about 8 years, so I totally know how hard it is to give up the fizzy stuff.
I did it cold turkey, but if you think slowly cutting down is better than go for it =]
I replaced my sweet fix with green tea, adding 2 teaspoons of sugar to it, then after a week I added only 1 teaspoon of sugar and eventually none =]
Also, get some concentrated fruit squash ( the natural kind, not the sugar free kind because it's full of bad after-taste you hate) and have it with cold water. Very refreshing especially now it' getting warmer
Good luck! =] You can do this

I replaced soda with La Croix flavored/carbonated water, and then recently switched to Seagram's carbonated/flavored waters because I found them to be even more carbonated than La Croix. I would have a really hard time just drinking water, so having flavored/carbonated water in a can that makes the satisfying "fsss" sound as you open it - just like a soda - is a great substitute.

I never been a big coke fan. My husband has always drink cokes. He would drink anywhere from 3 to 6 cans a day. He refused to quit drinking them. About 2 weeks into me losing weight he stopped. He has been drinking water every since.Two weeks afterhe quit he had lost 7 lbs. He hasn't had a coke in over 2 months... Water can be a struggle when you haven't ever been drinking it. But it does get easier over time. Its all in what you want to accomplish :happy:

i am more than just a coca cola fan, i am addicted to it. so much to the point that i have an ulcer and massive stomach issues from it. i was drinking a 12 pack to myself in a day. after alot of pain, i just gave it up cold turkey. its hard to do so, and i switched to drinking lemon water or tea. i use powder mixes and drink alot of juices which probably isnt really a positive switch but if i can do it you can too. do some major research into the effects on coke to your body,especially diet coke. it helped me alot. i wanna live to see my daughter turn 20....