18 Days without Coca Cola I miss It :(

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.

Diet Coke has no sugar...or calories.

diet dr pepper for a treat. Great flavor

I was a very heavy diet coke drinker. I began a diet on January 20 and in the days since, I have only had one soda - an 18 oz. diet Pepsi. I found I don't miss them one bit.

I was a heavy pop drinker too (diet pepsi)

I found that if I buy a little bit of sparkling water that I can get a small amount of that amazing carbonated feeling without so much guilt! I use it fairly sparingly, but it really helps when I am craving pop!

I am still drinking a small amount of pop too, but only after I have at least 8 cups of water and I try to reach for the sparkling water first to see if that helps!

Same here! I give myself one diet soda per evening as a treat after I have had at least 8 glasses of water.

You are missing it so much that you actually started a forum thread about it. What people don't realize is that when they cut out things they love completely that they are setting themselves up to fail. There is no reason that you can't treat yourself to a can of coke a few times a week. If you have a great calorie deficit day, use that as a "reward". You don't have to limit yourself to eating celery and grilled chicken in order to lose weight. You can have the things you love. The key is portion control and moderation.

I am 2 lbs shy of a 40 lb loss. In that time I have eaten pizza, big macs, cookies, alcohol, calzones and even buffets...just budget yourself..don't deprive yourself of things you love or you will be miserable

I have replaced coke with diet or zero.
I have one glass with my dinner IF I drink my 750ml bottle of water that I take to work with me.
9/10 I end up drinking water anyway.

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?

Yes, because when you're already more than 600 mgs over the top end of advised sodium limits, why not go all in, right?

And hey, no worries that those calories might be more beneficial in reaching a protein intake for someone other than a petite female.

Then don't do it.

Work on forming some new habits based on what you can have. It will help you to stop obsessing and let you lessen the unhealthy attachment.

I used to drink 10 cans a day..So I'm also a fellow coke addict as well..

I still have one here and there though, usually on my "cheat dinner" night.


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Saw that you didn't think you'd be able to control after one..I totally get that..I was that way at first, just give it time and you'll get to the point that you won't even want one.

I can only drink one nowadays, to me they're to sweet!

Much stronger person than I am. I found I'm a ***** without caffeine and I am not a coffee/tea drinker so, I'd rather not be so *****y so I NEED it!

You are missing it so much that you actually started a forum thread about it. What people don't realize is that when they cut out things they love completely that they are setting themselves up to fail. There is no reason that you can't treat yourself to a can of coke a few times a week. If you have a great calorie deficit day, use that as a "reward". You don't have to limit yourself to eating celery and grilled chicken in order to lose weight. You can have the things you love. The key is portion control and moderation.

I am 2 lbs shy of a 40 lb loss. In that time I have eaten pizza, big macs, cookies, alcohol, calzones and even buffets...just budget yourself..don't deprive yourself of things you love or you will be miserable

Cutting back is the same as deprivation for an addict, and sometimes it can feel even worse because as soon as you finish that first portion, you immediately want more, but you can't have it. Deprivation! Anytime I ever tried to cut back on soda, I immediately began to crave it more.

I agree with your sentiment in general but there are certain things that, for some people, if they can, it is just better to quit it altogether. For me, this was soda. With a big fat belly, a family history of diabetes, and an insatiable thirst for highly caffeinated sugar-water, the best thing I could have done for myself is quit it completely.

It bothers me on this forum that people who don't have issues with certain things try to minimize the issues others have with it., flippantly saying things like "It won't kill you!" OK, but it might help make you blind, shut your kidneys down, cause you to lose mobility and create so many other problems.

Soda is not the devil. It is not evil or bad. But for some people, it's an extremely strong addiction and the best thing they can do for themselves is break up with it.

OP, I completely feel your pain. I have been a soda drinker since before I can remember. I have a picture of myself sitting on Miami Beach when I was about 2 years old with a big icy cup of coke in my hands and a big sticky smile on my face. I quit coke about 7 years ago because I kept passing kidney stones, but I replaced it with Mt. Dew. (derp!) I quit soda completely in September (2013) and I could not be happier about it. I don't miss it AT ALL anymore. You can do this!

You are missing it so much that you actually started a forum thread about it. What people don't realize is that when they cut out things they love completely that they are setting themselves up to fail. There is no reason that you can't treat yourself to a can of coke a few times a week. If you have a great calorie deficit day, use that as a "reward". You don't have to limit yourself to eating celery and grilled chicken in order to lose weight. You can have the things you love. The key is portion control and moderation.

I am 2 lbs shy of a 40 lb loss. In that time I have eaten pizza, big macs, cookies, alcohol, calzones and even buffets...just budget yourself..don't deprive yourself of things you love or you will be miserable

Cutting back is the same as deprivation for an addict, and sometimes it can feel even worse because as soon as you finish that first portion, you immediately want more, but you can't have it. Deprivation! Anytime I ever tried to cut back on soda, I immediately began to crave it more.

I agree with your sentiment in general but there are certain things that, for some people, if they can, it is just better to quit it altogether. For me, this was soda. With a big fat belly, a family history of diabetes, and an insatiable thirst for highly caffeinated sugar-water, the best thing I could have done for myself is quit it completely.

It bothers me on this forum that people who don't have issues with certain things try to minimize the issues others have with it., flippantly saying things like "It won't kill you!" OK, but it might help make you blind, shut your kidneys down, cause you to lose mobility and create so many other problems.

Soda is not the devil. It is not evil or bad. But for some people, it's an extremely strong addiction and the best thing they can do for themselves is break up with it.

OP, I completely feel your pain. I have been a soda drinker since before I can remember. I have a picture of myself sitting on Miami Beach when I was about 2 years old with a big icy cup of coke in my hands and a big sticky smile on my face. I quit coke about 7 years ago because I kept passing kidney stones, but I replaced it with Mt. Dew. (derp!) I quit soda completely in September (2013) and I could not be happier about it. I don't miss it AT ALL anymore. You can do this!

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Soda free for a little over 2 years and I have no desire to change it. If I did, I'd be right back to 2L (or more) a day. Many people know what they can and cannot have in moderation. It's a shame so many other people can't, or won't, understand that.

Hang in there and give it more time!

Sometimes I miss the taste of black tea but now since I have been drinking 3-4 liters of water every day for 3 months my body has changed so much. Now when I give in and drink a cup of tea, I get a massive headache and it gives me heart burn. I stopped drinking tea because the caffeine wasn't good for me. Now my body is acting negative towards tea so it showed me that I made the right choice giving it up. So now I gave it up all together. I don't want it, the massive headache is way worst than the craving.

Have you tried drinking sparkling water? That will give you the bubbles and the acid you so desperately seek.

I changed my black tea into tangerine tea that is caffeine free and it seemed to have worked wonders. I no longer get any cravings. Try sparkling water and see if that helps you, but whatever you do, don't give up.

I am a pepsi girl myself but if you miss it that much find a way to fit it in once in a while :drinker: