addiction, need help or advice please

SodaStream!!! Less calories and less ingredients then regular cola. Plus you make it yourself and have more control of how much cola syrup you want to use.

Nooooo!! http://www.change.org/petitions/tell-stores-don-t-buy-or-sell-sodastream-3

Just power through, drink diet or zero. Yes you will have headaches and you will be mega grouchy for 2-3 days then you'll start to feel better, after a week or so you'll proli prefer diet coke again.

& yes you are right you will lose weight if you stop drinking it, just be sure you don't replace it with unhealthy stuff!!

I've been there going from full to diet, it is hard, but after a few days it is worth it.

I can't stand the taste of full fat coke now, it makes me feel sick and gives me heartburn. I used to drink around 4-6 cans a day. Now i have maybe 1 diet coke a day, sometimes 2!

drink the coke tons of it..the only way to "get rid" of that habit is to embrace it! let me knowwww

I have/had an addiction to Pepsi. I had a different problem than you do because the Pepsi would usually lead to more eating than I'd eat without it. Tried many times to reduce it down, but I would relapse each time. I finally had to just stop. I treated it as if I was an addict, because I was. I bought some Excedrin since it has the caffeine without the pleasant taste and when my headaches got too bad I would take one. It was hard and I didn't try to change my diet in any other way other than no Pepsi and no fast food for 3 months straight, but at the end I was done. I had built up new habits and Pepsi is not part of them.

I know that I cannot ever have another because I really am just one can. bottle, or cup away from craving it again. So if I want a soft drink, I'll get a root beer, Sprite, or 7-Up, all of which I like, but have never craved. No cola any more and I rarely drink a soda of any other kind. That's what I had to do.

quit smoking.... no need for a coke then.

Tapering off is not an option for an addict. I've been off cigarettes for nearly 12 years now and I know if I have even one drag off a smoke I'll be back to 4 packs a day by nightfall.

I'm a Dr. Pepper addict --- currently in recovery. I've been a "Pepper" since I was a kid and begged my older sister to stop at the gas station so I could get a 10 ounce glass bottle on the way to school. I've never even flirted around with the idea of switching to another brand --- I have always been too good for Mr. Pibb. I've tried the route of Diet DP, Caffeine free DP (while pregnant), and, briefly, Caffeine free Diet DP. The end result was always the same --- I can't drink just one (even if it is 40 ounces).

Two weeks or so ago I went cold-turkey --- no more soda under any circumstances. I was a pain in the butt for a day or two, but I still get my caffeine fix in the morning (no cream or sugar) and an occasional glass of (unsweet!) iced tea. When I get food at McD's, I order large ice water. When I'm driving in the car and stop at the gas station, I get a large ice water ---- my brain accepts it because I'm drinking through a straw. It felt weird at first, but I'm getting used to it.

Most important thing: I'm feeling physically better! After the first few bad days, I began to enjoy the flavor of my food without having the distraction of the HFCS or it's chemical replacement. I still have to watch out for dangerous places where it's more difficult to get water --- but a surprising number of waitresses no longer seem fazed when I just want H2O.

I've heard it said that Diet Coke is almost as addictive as Meth --- good luck.

It's an addiction. There are going to be withdrawals. If you really want to get rid of it, expect it to not be easy for a while.

You wouldn't say "oh I'm addicted to morphine I'll just cut back a little every day." Unfortunately, there's no rehab for coke-drinkers, so you've gotta do it yourself. Maybe coerce a family member into keeping you accountable.