18 Days without Coca Cola I miss It :(

I miss my coke, too, and not diet. To show how much, true story. I was picking up my younger son from school a few years back. He had a bottle of coke, half gone, that a teacher had bought him after school. He ran up to me and said I could have it. Then his teacher came over and, in a loud voice (and lots of people around), said "Right. Your son told me you were a coke addict!"

And I still miss it! ????

You can have Coca Cola you know, it won't kill you.

I looked at your diary and you are under by a bit quite a few days.

maybe you could have a can on the same day every week and look forward to it?

I quit diet soda about 6 weeks ago. I've been drinking soda since I was a kid. I get a craving once in a while, but I feel better without it.

I looked at your diary and you are under by a bit quite a few days.

maybe you could have a can on the same day every week and look forward to it?

This.

You were under by almost 500 calories yesterday. I believe a can of coke is 140.

I used to drink a 2-3 cokes/day. I quit for a year, then started up again. When I stopped again, I instantly started losing weight. Not just from the coke, I had major changes, but that helped. Recently I relapsed and I'm really counting today as "Day 1" of my final diet journey.

But, what I wanted to tell you is that, you CAN do it!!!!! And once you quit having it, you don't miss it so much- just give it time. Also, I found that I'm tempted b/c it's still in the house and stares at me when I open the fridge (I moved in w/ my dad after relocating last year). BUT, I'm finally getting my own place again next week, and I will NOT keep it in the house. When it wasn't around, I went a year and didn't bat an eye.

So- just hang in there, and the cravings will go away!!!! You can do this!!!

-Tiffany

You dont have to give it up completely, why dont you have a can every couple of days/once a week?
As long as you work it into your calories its fine

Try one and see if you still like it. If you can manage it, get those little 12 oz bottles. On a day that you're under on your calories, have one! I found that when I gave up soda, though, going back was a weird experience. I tried one and it was GROSS! But I somehow managed to get hooked again. I'm weening off one more time!

Coke zero.

Yes.

Is there a reason you cut it out completely? If you have a problem controlling your intake then I understand (I had to cut out chips completely for this reason - it was the one food I couldn't portion control). Otherwise I'd say try and fit one into your calories if you're under one day. If it's something you really enjoy then don't cut it out completely.

Personally, I was never a coke addict or anything but I do like coke. I figured out that it wasn't necessarily coke that I like but just the fizz. So now I drink club soda and every now and again I have a coke (usually with rum :P). After not drinking it for awhile I realized it wasn't all I had cracked it up to be.

Good luck!

I love coke , I mean I really LOVE COKE !

I stopped drinking it June 3rd of this year and I will never drink it again . For some people ...like me it is a trigger food.. If I drink coke I eat french fries and chips and high calorie foods .
I crave them when I'm drinking coke or diet coke .

So no I can't have just one once a week . I personally know I can't ,I tried that .

I learned to like water and drink it with every meal now as well as through out the day . I probably went 10 years without drinking water only coke and milk and juice . I never want to be taht way again ...


OP ,How do the comercials affect you ?

They used to drive me insane I would have huge rants on FB about how Coke is not happiness and it does not get the ball rolling .lol


Good luck and keep it up it wont bother you long . I know !!!

So 18 days ago I started my Diet, has lost 6 pounds.

I used to be a Heavy Coca Cola Drinker at least 2 liters per day.

When I started my diet I replaced all My coke intake with Water.

But I Miss the Coca Cola.

I Miss the carbonated liquid going down and burping out that hot air out.

I used to be a big Coke drinker too!! Replaced it with unsweetened pineapple papaya green tea. (from QT) Usually drink this in the morning/mid afternoon and then water after that. I usually have 1 or 2 cans of coke on the weekend. Amazingly though, I really don't have the cravings I once had!! fyi... I'm on a high fat/high protein diet...basically with lower carbs /low sugar. If I ate more sugar, I'd probably feel the cravings again.

You can do it!!

I'm approaching my 2nd anniversary of being soda free in April. I never did drink diet soda. (yuck) I would only drink the regular high octane stuff. I was a heavy soda pop drinker...nothing tasted as good as an ice cold bottle of Coke, Mt. Dew, or Pepsi and I was never spotted without toting a bottle with me. Best thing I ever did for myself was kick that habit. It's an addiction for me that had to be eliminated. Now just the thought of all that bubbling fizz makes me stomach flip flop. Which actually is a surprise because I loved the fizz and explained my obsession with soda by saying, "It keeps my stomach settled." The soda has been replaced by water and that one morning cup of coffee...that I must consume for the safety of those that I may come in contact with in the a.m. If you want to eliminate it...it does get easier just like kicking any other habit you want to overcome it can be done. If you can have it here and there without it becoming a problem for you then by all means have it and log it! :happy:

Coke zero.

This. I don't like the way regular coke tastes anymore so I buy either Passover Coke or Mexican come b/c they are made with cane sugar. I like the bubbles. That said, I was never a 2-liter/day drinker.

Good Luck!

You can have Coca Cola you know, it won't kill you.

if someone is a sugar addict, your statement might not be necessarily true, for them.