Help me quit Diet coke!

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  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member
    Water cleans toilets, carves canyons, and kills people annually. Down with water.


    That said diet coke is gross. Come to the Pepsi side.

    This.

    :passes a diet Pepsi:
  • RhineDHP
    RhineDHP Posts: 1,025 Member
    Water cleans toilets, carves canyons, and kills people annually. Down with water.


    That said diet coke is gross. Come to the Pepsi side.

    This.

    :passes a diet Pepsi:

    Meh, Pepsi leaves me drinking barely any liquid and mostly just burping a lot. COKE ALL THE WAY!
  • Femtec74
    Femtec74 Posts: 347 Member
    Two years ago I was drinking about 5+ cans a day. My office has a free soda machine and I found it too easy to grab a soda whenever I passed by. I stopped drinking all sodas cold turkey. The first week was rough, I tried to drink iced tea to get my caffeine, but drank mostly water. After about 6 months of no soda, I allowed myself to drink an occasional root beer or ginger ale (usually the kind that is made with real honey). Now, I don't even like the flavor of coke or diet coke. If you can get through the initial week or two, you will kick the habit. Good Luck.
  • dzmikki
    dzmikki Posts: 236 Member
    I used to stop at the local gas station for a 32 of diet coke almost every morning. Just like so need their coffee to function I need my diet coke. With that said I have not had any for 2 weeks. About a month ago I stopped going to that gas station and would take 1 can on to work with me instead. Then I ran out of cans and refused to buy more. :) you can do it. When you are ready to give it up you will.
  • laurasuzanne2006
    laurasuzanne2006 Posts: 103 Member
    I've hit the one week mark. You just have to stop drinking it. cold turkey. I agree maybe one a day won't hurt but i was drinking many many so i knew it was a problem.
  • CaliLizard
    CaliLizard Posts: 26
    If you only drink one a day your doing fantastic!, but my advice as a pop fizz ahh junkie is to ween, for two weeks start to buy the smaller cans or imagine all the saliva that looks at the bottom and dump after you drink half. After two weeks try to only drink 1/2 a glass every other day. Also I'm finding tart helps me replace cola so I try juice like cranberry black cherry or lemon aid. But be cautious and try to pay attention to what's in certain juices BC you could actually end up drinking more sugars. Then after two weeks of tart juice switch to cold cold ice waters which will give you That new ahhh feeling after two weeks of juice.
  • eldamiano
    eldamiano Posts: 2,667 Member
    Just dont buy it and if it isnt there you cant have it.....
  • CaliLizard
    CaliLizard Posts: 26
    OH! also, try not pouring a full glass! out of sight out of mind, pour half of the cola into your glass and then store the other half in your fridge for tomorrow. this will make you feel like your not wasting anything but may also make you not even want it the next night bc the taste is a bit different once its remained open over night.
  • RllyGudTweetr
    RllyGudTweetr Posts: 2,019 Member
    I drank coke for a whole summer when taking classes in college...first time addicted to sodas, and did not realize it.
    I quit drinking it when the classes were done, and found myself laying around for a week with a headache.
    Quitting cold-turkey is one option.
    I think sodas are better replaced with cultured fizzy drinks....kombucha is an example. GT Dave's Synergy is an example, I love those! They're actually really good for you, give you a sense of well-being and have vitamins and other factors in them.
    That "sense of well-being" could easily be related to Kombucha's alcohol content.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    Just stop...so I can haz all the diet cokes.....:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

    I actually tried Coke Zero for a while...wasn't bad when mixed with diet lemon aid.
  • evileen99
    evileen99 Posts: 1,564 Member
    I have a Diet Coke every day and will continue to do so until I die.

    There's nothing wrong with having a Diet Coke.
  • just_Jennie1
    just_Jennie1 Posts: 1,233
    Diet coke tastes fake and gross.
  • Jade0529
    Jade0529 Posts: 213 Member
    Just my 2 cents from a recovering Coca Cola addict:

    either water it down, gradually adding less soda to the point where you don't need the soda anymore or try incorporating juicing into your diet. I found when I juice more, cravings for all sorts of foods are eliminated or cut way back.
  • epoyntz
    epoyntz Posts: 6 Member
    a few people said it already - but cold turkey is the way to go in my opinion - your taste buds will after 30 days not be interested in the flavour of it i guarantee!
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Switch to Coke Zero. It tastes better.
  • chatogal
    chatogal Posts: 436 Member
    It's been scientifically proven that diet coke damages your brain cells and makes you crave carbs.
    I've been a lot happier since I quit.

    Not being a "hater", not being "mean" - just totally curious if you have links to back that up? I enjoy diet pop and most of the research I have done has shown it is fine in moderation. If you have a link to the study that proves it damages brain cells - please link! I need to read it.
    I'll be fascinated to see the science behind this one.

    me too :smile:
  • Sarasota_Guy
    Sarasota_Guy Posts: 82 Member
    I switched, gradually, over to nothing but Diet Decaffeinated Green Tea......and now I'm ADDICTED to that stuff, it's so satisfying...I might have 1 diet coke per month, in a restaurant...that's it, I don't even miss it :)
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    I switched, gradually, over to nothing but Diet Decaffeinated Green Tea......and now I'm ADDICTED to that stuff, it's so satisfying...I might have 1 diet coke per month, in a restaurant...that's it, I don't even miss it :)

    Green Tea is naturally caffeine free. And what makes it "diet tea?" Just don't add sweetener, and it's calorie-free.
  • DanielleWatson83
    DanielleWatson83 Posts: 139 Member
    buy the soda stream!
  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
    Just my 2 cents from a recovering Coca Cola addict:

    either water it down, gradually adding less soda to the point where you don't need the soda anymore or try incorporating juicing into your diet. I found when I juice more, cravings for all sorts of foods are eliminated or cut way back.

    This sounds awful. Going from zero calorie diet soda to lotsa calories of juice. If I'm going to add calories, I better damn well be eating them!
  • boymom75
    boymom75 Posts: 74
    I too used to buy the sonic super large sized diet coke. I noticed it made me crave sugar, so I am determined to stop. So far, it's been 6 days!!! Huge,huge fan of flavored green tea. Bigelow makes a pomegranate flavor that's just awesome.

    You can do it! go for a water every time you think you want a diet coke, keep water with you at all times, thats what's been helping me!! Good luck to you! :smile:
  • GTAFrank
    GTAFrank Posts: 730 Member
    I have a Diet Coke every day and will continue to do so until I die.

    There's nothing wrong with having a Diet Coke.

    ^This!

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  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    yuk and gross
    it even tastes like ****
    just stop
    try whiskey
    better tasting
  • in4nomz
    in4nomz Posts: 230
    Unfortunately I am not help to this topic...Diet Coke is the nectar of the gods.

    However, I can say that I used to drink Diet Coke daily and also snacked a lot. I now go for the nectar MAYBE once a week (more so a 1-2 times a month) and I have no urge to snack anymore. Not sure if the two correlate, but it's possible!
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    I'd be so pleased to help you reach your goals.

    Please to send all your diet coke to

    MCD c/o MCD
    12345 MCD Avenue
    MCD California, 91MCD
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    diet coke os gross and will kill you.

    coke zero vanilla on the other hand will make all your dreams come true :drinker:

    FIFY :flowerforyou:
  • MinMin97
    MinMin97 Posts: 2,674 Member
    I drank coke for a whole summer when taking classes in college...first time addicted to sodas, and did not realize it.
    I quit drinking it when the classes were done, and found myself laying around for a week with a headache.
    Quitting cold-turkey is one option.
    I think sodas are better replaced with cultured fizzy drinks....kombucha is an example. GT Dave's Synergy is an example, I love those! They're actually really good for you, give you a sense of well-being and have vitamins and other factors in them.
    That "sense of well-being" could easily be related to Kombucha's alcohol content.
    NO, the alcohol content is monitored. It is, apparently, the acids...they relax the gut muscles. Also contains vitamin b12.
  • Amadbro
    Amadbro Posts: 750 Member
    Diet coke will give you gonorrhea...its true I read it in Men's health!
  • sydneybeachgirl
    sydneybeachgirl Posts: 209
    I have started my quest to quit Coke Zero thisweek...
    Day 1: SUCCESS! Temptation was huge - I went to do my grocery shopping and there is a whole aisle of sugary drinks - which I always walk past by and then at the very end of the aisle is the sugar free COKE ZERO smiling at me...then the smaller packages at the check in counter ...but I won :)
    Day2: success -so far. I avoided grabbing a can on the way to work! :)
  • wheird
    wheird Posts: 7,963 Member
    Have you considered Teen Challenge?

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