Calling all pop addicts!

I was a total addict, then made a serious effort to switch to diet coke. Finally, on Aug. 3rd, I had a tonsillectomy and believe me, even flat pop is the last thing you want. I haven't had any since!

Ooooh yes. I should give this a go! I used to drink between 1-4 cans a day (now down to one). I'm trying to swap Coke Zero for green tea and it seems to be working! hehe.

Its really SO much easier than you are thinking, you just dont drink it and you just dont cave to the temptation! Its all mind over matter, and if you are really serious about giving it up, you will, if you arent totally serious, then you will cave and drink them.
I was a major coke a holic but gave it up cold turkey! My hubby still drinks coke & pepsi pretty regularly, but I just decided it was time to get real and get serious and that in order to reach my health and fitness goals, the coke had to go!
Its been going on 2 month that I havent had 1 single drop of it! I dont even crave it anymore.... well, except root beer, I cant lie, I may reward myself with the occasional natural non diet real sugar (or other natural sweetener) root beer...but for now, im not having ANY sodas, thats just the way it has to be right now until I reach some of my goals.

at least yours is diet.. I cant resist a cold regular pepsi.. and my husband is the same. We are bad influences on eachother! Usually Im better and will be able to resist it, but he will sneak out friday night and grab a bottle!

I used to drink my own body weight in diet coke (thats a lot) lolo and it killed me at first terrible bad heads but I now love water and sugar free lemon and lime juice and dont feel half as bloated ,I find diet coke so sweet and sickly now ,never thought the day would come when I could say that hahahahha

I gave up my morning mocha latte about four months ago, and seem to have slowly replaced it with diet cherry coke. I try to keep my water intake up, but there's just no way I could go caffeine-free at this point in my life, (I'm a mom and a full time student)! I've heard there are downsides to drinking diet sodas, but it's got to be better than 400 calories of "foo-foo" coffee! One step at a time...

To all those that are giving it up, more power to you!

Congratulations! 3 days is great! My husband and I can go through a 2 liter bottle of diet soda in a day. When we realized how fast we were going through it we both agreed to try to cut back, but I despise water so it's hard! When it gets cooler I can drink tea, and I did pick up some of the Crystal Light singles. I had a diet coke with dinner tonight, so I guess I'll call that my last one!

I got some Crystal Light Pure samples somewhere recently, so I'm having one now and I really like it! They have a few calories- 15 per packet I think? But like you said I only use half in a big glass of water. I really like it! It doesn't have artificial sweeteners and has some electrolytes too. So here goes day one!

I too have been a diet pepsi addict most of my life. I used to drink a minimum of 6 cans per day, like you it was my coffee. It also made me eat more! I have finally broke the habit, but it was not will power - I was starting to get seriously ill when I would drink it. It would feel like holes were being burned into my espohagus! Don't wait til you reach this point. I will still occasionally grab a can, but rarely finish - it just doesn't taste the same. Try to find a substitute. If it is the cabonation, try carbonated waters - there are a many better choices now. If it is the caffeine, try green tea. I wish you all the luck in trying to break this habit - I know it is very difficult!