30 Days "Sober"

shellsrenee01
shellsrenee01 Posts: 357 Member
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Today marks the 30th day I've been soda free! This is huge for me, as I was consuming on average 2 cans of coke a day. That means I have saved myself 8400 calories in the last 30 days from not drinking soda.

I know lots of people struggle with giving up soda. It was hard and continues to be difficult for me. Those who say it gets easier after 7, 14, or 21 days are lucky! ;)

My original goal date was June 7. I'm really hoping when I get to that date, I will continue my ban on soda. *crosses fingers*
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  • JBsCrazyGirl
    JBsCrazyGirl Posts: 337
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    you should be proud! Good work :smile:
    The longer you go, the easier it DOES get.

    I am 5years in and I want nothing to do with the stuff!

    KEEP IT UP:flowerforyou:
  • vintagechick28
    vintagechick28 Posts: 9
    That's awesome!
  • mandeeluvsme
    mandeeluvsme Posts: 28
    This is great. So happy for you. I use to be in the same situation as you. I use to drink half a liter of Pepsi everyday. I decided to give it up for Lent (Catholic holiday) that you give up meat for Friday. I decided to give it up for 30 days too. I gave it up & in the beginning I felt like a drug addict feeling an itch to want to drink it & i did give in once in a while but then I forgot about drinking it & I realized I had not drank soda for 1 year. After that I starting drinking a lot of juices & Snapple. I guess my addiction went from one drink to another. I eventually found my savior. Coconut water! I hate regular water so drinking coconut water was awesome. I now drink soda once every few months, a Snapple every few months, & juice only in the morning sometimes. Coconut water is awesome b/c it has vitamins & I have come to accept regular water now.

    But all this has happened over a period of 3 years. So pace yourself & try to find other options when you want to drink something.
    Remember drinks also count as calories. Keep on going. :)
  • Aprilsdad
    Aprilsdad Posts: 3
    Well Done! Giving up soda is a pain - I gave up soda about 2 months ago after a month - I don't even miss it! Keep going it gets way easier
  • Buddhasmiracle
    Buddhasmiracle Posts: 925 Member
    A change in your fitness and weight management.

    I've never been a big soda person, but I can imagine how difficult that can be to cut out. Not only are you reducing the sugar in your intake, but also all of the chemicals.

    I drink lots of water and some beer.
  • Colliex3
    Colliex3 Posts: 328 Member
    Sweet Tea is my down fall Ive seriously no clue how much sugars in it... Thats awesome you kicked soda to the curb.. Im gonna have to do that with Sweet Tea
  • Cp731
    Cp731 Posts: 3,195 Member
    I think the word "Sober" is reserved for ppl with real addiction problems.
    That come from a place of despair and sorrow.
    That have taken there right to live back.
    Fought for their health and state of mind to be a better human being.
    And NONE of that has anything to do with Soda.
  • SDkitty
    SDkitty Posts: 446 Member
    Congratz on not drinking soda but I came to your thread for a whole different reason...kind of an odd choice of title. :huh:
  • DVaughan1975
    DVaughan1975 Posts: 158 Member
    I think the word "Sober" is reserved for ppl with real addiction problems.
    That come from a place of despair and sorrow.
    That have taken there right to live back.
    Fought for their health and state of mind to be a better human being.
    And NONE of that has anything to do with Soda.

    Thank you for saying it : )
  • SHHitsKaty
    SHHitsKaty Posts: 301
    Good for you!! I used to drink at least one with lunch every day and have drastically cut back. I maybe drink 1 or 2 a month now. I live off of milk, water and orange juice these days. It definitely gets easier if you can just stick with it, I rarely if ever crave a soft drink and when I do have one, it normally is too sweet for me that I can't even drink more than half of it.
  • KatLifter
    KatLifter Posts: 1,314 Member
    I think the word "Sober" is reserved for ppl with real addiction problems.
    That come from a place of despair and sorrow.
    That have taken there right to live back.
    Fought for their health and state of mind to be a better human being.
    And NONE of that has anything to do with Soda.

    Thank you for saying it : )

    Agreed, I was thinking the same.
    But in general people use addiction, addicted, sober, clean, etc. for much more minor things. Just earlier today someone looking for friends "addicted" to MFP. :noway:
  • ElizabethKat1644
    ElizabethKat1644 Posts: 10
    Hey. That was kinda uncalled for :/ ya, soda isn't drugs, alcohol, ETC. But quitting a huge "obsession" like drinking 2 cans of coke a day, she can use the word sober. My mom was literally addicted to drinking coke. They found out it was actually causing her extreme health problems. Good job for quitting drinking coke! Huge accomplishment! :) Keep going! If you ever feel a craving for carbonation, try drinking a fizzy water, or something other then soda that's carbonated. Good job!!! :)
  • bio01979
    bio01979 Posts: 313
    I have never been a soda drinker (prefer water myself) but one could argue that cutting out Soda (and yes sugar/soda can be an addiction apparently) is fighting for her health
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member
    It's okay. She can say "sober" if she wants. Putting things in quote marks like that makes their meaning more fluid. Like right now, when I say I'm "sorry."
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    Did your cokes have caffeine? It's pretty addictive I hear. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine_addiction

    Congratulations on your "sobriety". What a funny way to put it, but I do remember trying over and over to give up, and since my caffeine addiction caused me days long migraines and interfered with my life horribly via days off, crying, ER visits, etc.... hm, I'll have to consider whether that might be an apropro term?

    I remember caffeine being SO hard to give up, I loved coffee. It took me a whole year to give up weaning off slowly, and withdrawals can range from headaches to nausea to fatigue etc., so I know it's no easy feat. So extra congratulations for taking on this challenge from someone who knows how hard that task can be, and how meaningful it can be for your life, depending on how sensitive you are to caffeine. Also, love the info on how many CALORIES this will save you, I had NO IDEA! Wow, just wow.:flowerforyou:
  • keely1998
    keely1998 Posts: 148 Member
    thats GREAT:smile: i no how heard that it
  • SoViLicious
    SoViLicious Posts: 2,633 Member
    I think the word "Sober" is reserved for ppl with real addiction problems.
    That come from a place of despair and sorrow.
    That have taken there right to live back.
    Fought for their health and state of mind to be a better human being.
    And NONE of that has anything to do with Soda.

    I totally agree with this!
  • iAMsmiling
    iAMsmiling Posts: 2,394 Member
    Another dumbing down of a perfectly good word.

    OP has apparently never known anyone struggling with an addiction to drugs or alcohol.
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    I wanna be supportive. I really do. But as somebody who worked at a liquor store and have seen folks and close friends destroying their lives with alcohol... you thread title disgusts me.

    Hope you have a nice life being soda free.
  • Rosplosion
    Rosplosion Posts: 739 Member
    Good work. Soda is a waste of calories IMO.

    Maybe conside using different wording for the title? Sobriety is usually a term that is reserved for the a person chosing to abstain from a mind-altering substance. Even "food addicts" chose to use different words out of respect and the clear difference in behavior vs addiction.
  • BeachIron
    BeachIron Posts: 6,490 Member
    I wanna be supportive. I really do. But as somebody who worked at a liquor store and have seen folks and close friends destroying their lives with alcohol... you thread title disgusts me.

    Hope you have a nice life being soda free.

    ^ This pretty much sums up my thoughts. I'm getting tired of people with minor self control issues using the word "addicted" let alone equating soda to these things with the word "sober."
  • silvergurl518
    silvergurl518 Posts: 4,123 Member
    I think the word "Sober" is reserved for ppl with real addiction problems.
    That come from a place of despair and sorrow.
    That have taken there right to live back.
    Fought for their health and state of mind to be a better human being.
    And NONE of that has anything to do with Soda.

    i'd like to second this, as someone who is actually ~6 years sober. but i do applaud kicking soda to the curb. i only drink diet coke on the weekends now; gotta have at least ONE vice ;)
  • mikeandashgrossbrechtfeldt
    mikeandashgrossbrechtfeldt Posts: 10 Member
    good for you!! I have not been able to stop my diet soda habit :(
  • BeachGingerOnTheRocks
    BeachGingerOnTheRocks Posts: 3,927 Member
    I think the word "Sober" is reserved for ppl with real addiction problems.
    That come from a place of despair and sorrow.
    That have taken there right to live back.
    Fought for their health and state of mind to be a better human being.
    And NONE of that has anything to do with Soda.

    i'd like to second this, as someone who is actually ~6 years sober. but i do applaud kicking soda to the curb. i only drink diet coke on the weekends now; gotta have at least ONE vice ;)

    I have to agree with this. Soda isn't good for you, but I came into this thread thinking I was going to congratulate you or kicking a serious addiction.

    I still wrestle my demons. Always will. And soda isn't it.
  • TotalTory
    TotalTory Posts: 59
    I have officially not had a carbonated beverage since 12/31/11. I drank at least 2 or 3 COKE's a day. I don't drink coffee but HAD to have my COKE - I can honestly say now I due crave water. It can be done. If I can do it - you can. Keep it up!
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
    Sweet Tea is my down fall Ive seriously no clue how much sugars in it... Thats awesome you kicked soda to the curb.. Im gonna have to do that with Sweet Tea

    I drink sweet tea...love it! It has as much sugar as I put in it. Doesn't yours??

    To the OP Alcohol destroys lives not a can of Cola.
    Bless your heart wish you the best.:flowerforyou:
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
    Definition of SOBER

    1
    a : sparing in the use of food and drink : abstemious
    b : not addicted to intoxicating drink
    c : not drunk
    2
    : marked by sedate or gravely or earnestly thoughtful character or demeanor
    3
    : unhurried, calm
    4
    : marked by temperance, moderation, or seriousness <a sober candlelight vigil>
    5
    : subdued in tone or color
    6
    : showing no excessive or extreme qualities of fancy, emotion, or prejudice
    — so·ber·ly adverb
    — so·ber·ness noun
  • Jersey_Devil
    Jersey_Devil Posts: 4,142 Member
    I was ready to give you this online coin until I read the post. While you have set a good goal for yourself and you are doing well, think twice before wording a thread so inappropriately.

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  • danigirl1988
    danigirl1988 Posts: 15 Member
    Awesome job! Keep it up! :-)
  • bonelessskinless
    bonelessskinless Posts: 147
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    Man! You in here for some COCA COLA?!?

    jk congrats on kicking the caffeine and sugar!

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