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Help me - how to beat this?

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  • einzweidrei
    einzweidrei Posts: 381 Member
    If you're worried about your teeth, why don't you just use a straw and drink the soda so it doesn't touch your teeth?

    I do this all of the time. I use straws for everything. (Coffee, tea, soda, etc.)
  • twixlepennie
    twixlepennie Posts: 1,074 Member
    at every new year I make the same resolution - I will stop drinking a can (375ml) COKE ZERO in the mornings. and every year I fail.

    Now before I get the comments on how much sugar etc etc is in a glass of COCA COLA or sugary drinks let me state - I only drink COKE ZERO and only 1 can in the morning....if I have bad day I might have 1 more can later on the day but that is it.
    I dont smoke
    I dont drink alcohol
    I work out - plenty in fact :)
    I dont do sugar
    I hate sugary drinks - (soda..)
    I have low blood pressure - my resting HRM is barely at 80

    I floss - every day :)

    But I dont seem to be able to break my addiction to coffeeine by having a can of COKE ZERO. :(

    I tried switching to coffee but I didnt like it so I switched back
    then I tried tea (green tea) - I liked the taste of it but it is a hot drink and I hate waiting for it to cool down...

    anyone has any tips how I can break this in 2014?

    I drank 5-6 cans of coke zero a day and lost over 50lbs. I now drink 4-5 cans of coke zero a day and am maintaining. Nothing wrong with coke zero/diet coke.
  • twixlepennie
    twixlepennie Posts: 1,074 Member
    I will stop drinking a can (375ml) COKE ZERO in the mornings. and every year I fail.

    What's your reason for wanting to stop it?

    I worry about the carbon and addicity - it is not good for your theeth - it eats away the enamel...:( Even thought I floss and see my dentist every 3 months I can see the impact :((((((((((((

    I do drink a lot of water - easily go through a 2litre bottle a day -about 12 glasses a day

    My dentist told me to drink it from a straw (it's what she does).
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    Is this for real? :huh: :noway:
  • twixlepennie
    twixlepennie Posts: 1,074 Member
    Is this for real? :huh: :noway:

    That thought crossed my mind too :huh:
  • Ilb320
    Ilb320 Posts: 56 Member
    Try cutting your Coke Zero with water. Fill your glass with half water then half coke zero. The water will fill you up and the coke zero will take care of the sweet tooth.
  • laserturkey
    laserturkey Posts: 1,680 Member
    I drink a Diet Dr. Pepper every day. I brush and floss as recommended by my dentist. Last checkup was perfect and the dentist said I should just keep doing what I've been doing. I will give up my Diet Dr. Pepper when someone pries it from my cold, dead hands. :-D
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,251 Member
    at every new year I make the same resolution - I will stop drinking a can (375ml) COKE ZERO in the mornings. and every year I fail.

    Now before I get the comments on how much sugar etc etc is in a glass of COCA COLA or sugary drinks let me state - I only drink COKE ZERO and only 1 can in the morning....if I have bad day I might have 1 more can later on the day but that is it.
    I dont smoke
    I dont drink alcohol
    I work out - plenty in fact :)
    I dont do sugar
    I hate sugary drinks - (soda..)
    I have low blood pressure - my resting HRM is barely at 80

    I floss - every day :)

    But I dont seem to be able to break my addiction to coffeeine by having a can of COKE ZERO. :(

    I tried switching to coffee but I didnt like it so I switched back
    then I tried tea (green tea) - I liked the taste of it but it is a hot drink and I hate waiting for it to cool down...

    anyone has any tips how I can break this in 2014?

    I drank 5-6 cans of coke zero a day and lost over 50lbs. I now drink 4-5 cans of coke zero a day and am maintaining. Nothing wrong with coke zero/diet coke.
    From a weight loss perspective. She's not speaking of that.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,251 Member
    Is this for real? :huh: :noway:
    Why wouldn't it be?
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