Ways to avoid calorie heavy drinks

Diet coke here. I know that isn't good either. Mostly I just drink water. Have it every where I go!

I cut them out cold turkey and now I cant stand and of them. I drink water and coffee only. My coffee I take with 1 stevia and 3 tsp of powder cream! Got used to it and now I don't even like the other stuff.

I almost always have a water bottle or thermos of unsweetened tea/black coffee with me. When you're not thirsty, you don't really feel the need to buy a drink!

Saves on calories, and on money! I certainly can't afford anything about a $4.25 coffee that is basically an ice cream shake haha

My brother is a big fan of the Zevia and Honest Fizz brands of soda. They're both sweetened with stevia and have no calories. They're too sweet for my taste.

I am a diet cola addict. I will quit cold turkey because today I took the time to read about all it's negative effects on the web. I just googled "why diet soda bad for you" and BANG!!! One of the effects in question is that when you drink any diet drink, that sweet, message your body receives tells it that calories are coming. But because no calories came, your body will send you a message that you need to eat sweets to get those calories it was supposed to received in the first place. That would explain a lot of my cravings!

I used to ONLY drink Cokes (that's soda or pop for all of you non-southerners - LOL). I would only drink maybe 1/2 glass of water a day!! I used to HATE the taste of water. It took me almost 2 weeks on my diet before I even liked drinking water. I was drinking 4 - 5 NON-diet Cokes or Pepsis every day!!!!! Now I don't keep them in the house. I stop in the morning on my way to work to get a large DIET Coke from Sonic on my way to work. I love the caffeine kick (I don't drink coffee) and it feels like something special.

That's a good idea with the coffee-- I've never heard of flavored grounds before.

I drink diet coke. Not a ton of it, but I usually have some each day.

I have one sure-fire way to avoid calorie-heavy drinks: I drink something else. Works every time!

Keep the ingredient list to a minimum. Water is great but if bored I add a lemon or lime slice or a slice of ginger. I try to eat food that isn't too processed or has too many ingredients so I try to do the same with my drinks.

I'm one of those longtime diet pop/soda fiends who somehow finally managed to give it up. I stepped down gradually over a few years though, and now I don't have it in the house. I drink 1-2 cans per month now and don't even enjoy it all that much anymore!

In the meantime I started to really like LaCroix. It's available in cans, all natural fizzy water...it packs that carbonated punch of soda, and for me the can thing was an added benefit as I always drank pop/soda in a can. The peach-pear and grapefruit flavors are best IMO but I don't really crave it anymore, either.

I used to drink 3-4 Starbucks mochas or lattes every week at my heaviest, and didn't even think twice. Now I don't get those. In fact I used to have the Starbucks "gold card" with my name on it and everything...I cut it up. Now I go to a local coffeehouse that makes such excellent brewed coffee (over ice or plain) that I take it black! I usually do get a pastry with it, every 2 weeks when I meet my best friend there...but at least that's better than a pastry AND a latte, right? ;-)

For my morning coffee at home, I use a splash of milk. I have just recently stopped adding sweetener and don't miss it. I also prefer flavored coffee. Sometimes if I am with family or in a restaurant I'll wind up putting non-dairy creamer or half n' half in my coffee and it makes me instantly feel queasy! I can't believe just a year ago I poured that stuff in my coffee...not that it's horrible, but to me it's horrible now. 1% or 2% milk is perfect for me. If I am drinking coffee I don't really like (Folger's at work, rare for me!) I do add a packet of Splenda though.

I was a diet Dr. Pepper aholic, but I quit cold turkey once I decided to finally lose the weight. I did find that drinking soda made me want more sugar and that nothing was ever sweet enough.

I started drinking tea - flavored tea really helped me cut down on the soda without too many cravings...caffien in the day and herbal at night.

Tea! This can actually replace quite a few cravings. If you are looking to replace the carbonation of the soda, like you said, carbonated water is great. If you want to replace other cravings, try tea! You can get just about any flavor and flavor combo. I LOVE sea salt caramels so now I am drinking a sea salt caramel tea with no sugar....and like my name says...I'm a sugar addict!

wha!? SEA SALT CARAMEL TEA?

Where did you find this? Must have.

Teavana has one, I think

Sodas are my downfall I could make a meal out of them. It's pretty much cold turkey or nothing with me. I crave them all the time.

Since my pregnancy I have not been successful. Not helping that the only thing that doesnt make me feel crappy is soda.

Tea! This can actually replace quite a few cravings. If you are looking to replace the carbonation of the soda, like you said, carbonated water is great. If you want to replace other cravings, try tea! You can get just about any flavor and flavor combo. I LOVE sea salt caramels so now I am drinking a sea salt caramel tea with no sugar....and like my name says...I'm a sugar addict!

Yum! This works too find a flavored tea you love. I love blueberry tea.

mmmm blueberry tea! yummy!

If you like frothy coffee drinks, don't give them up -- make them at home, and save yourself the calories and the money! I now have a lovely espresso machine with a steam wand to froth my (almond) milk, but a cheaper option is to buy a battery-powered milk frother, which range from $2- $20. Pour some milk in your mug, add sweetener if desired, heat it for a few seconds in the microwave, whip it up with the milk frother, and then pour in your hot coffee.

If you like frappe-style coffee drinks, I love to make them with protein powder. You can make them with regular ice and coffee, but if you have leftover coffee, pour it in an ice cube tray and use those for your frappes! I just drank a frappe made with coffee, chocolate protein powder and half a cup of almond milk... 150 calories, 25g protein, lots of delicious.