Giving up diet coke:(

I just gave it up 3 weeks ago....I slipped once and had one the first week off, but then, miraculosly.....I didn't miss it any more, and now it sounds repulsive! And I am talking about a LIFE long addiction to coke and then diet coke....as my parents practically bottle fed me on it!! - Well not really but we always had it in the house in unlimited supply! I promise it will get easier!!

I don't know how much you've been drinking, but maybe if you're getting headaches it's too hard to do cold turkey. How about 1 a day for a week and then go to one per week. I still have one a week and it's a real treat. When I drank them every day I didn't think of them as a treat. it's better now. I might give them up altogether, but that day is not today.

more talk of sodait's been 3 months:sad: no soda not even a taste:sad:
who can tell me what dose it taste like?:flowerforyou:

I haven't had a diet pepsi or any other form of "pop" in about 3 years. I know headaches can suck when you are without them at first. I think it is easier when you taper off and your body can gradually adjust. I have had a sip here or there about 4 times and I now can't stand the flavor at all.... It's gross :sick: One sip and I am so grateful I gave it up. I don't have sleeping issues, I don't crave the caffeine, etc.

Don't beat yourself up over not being able to give up cold turkey. It is tough on your body. Just remember that in the long run, you are doing a world of good for your body and you will be able to appreciate that soon enough. :flowerforyou:

more talk of sodait's been 3 months:sad: no soda not even a taste:sad:
who can tell me what dose it taste like?:flowerforyou:

YAY for you!! Great job!!!:smokin:

...I used to be a 'popper' years ago...diet Mountain Dew by the case to be more productive at work...the more I drank the more I drank..the more I DRANK. Now I drink an occasional diet pepsi (actually it' smore like once in a blue moon) when there is no alternative like water when I go out somewhere...but I find it's pretty easy to find water available most anywhere.

Then again, I've always got my water bottle nearby 24-7 if not in my hand...next to my bed while I'm sleeping so I can sleep drink to my hearts content.:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

It's like giving up crack. I lOVE it. But I keep hearing bad things about aspartame, so its probably time to give it up. Yesterday I went until the evning, and then dealth with a 6-hour long migrane. I dont know if its from not having the poison, or the lack of caffeine. but I had to drink one just to fall asleep. Ridiculous! Any advice?

Oh man, I can sympathize with you... Nothing beats an ice-cold can of diet coke. I'd give up my first-born for that morning hit of caffeine! I'm like you and LOVE it. I used to drink approx. 6 cans a day. :noway: :frown: After a trip to the dentist (who told me I was wearing away the enamel on my teeth from all the carbonation and acid) and a trip to the chiropractor (who told me that the chronic pain in my hip could be attributed to the Diet Coke sucking all the calcium from my bones) I decided to seriously cut back. I still have 1 diet coke a day, first thing in the morning, but I've cut a lot of it out. Eventually, I would love to cut it out completely. My advice to you is to make sure you're getting caffeine from somewhere else, obviously not as much, but maybe iced tea or coffee. Make sure you drink plenty of water too! :drinker: Hang in there -- it can be done! :flowerforyou:

It's like giving up crack. I lOVE it. But I keep hearing bad things about aspartame, so its probably time to give it up. Yesterday I went until the evning, and then dealth with a 6-hour long migrane. I dont know if its from not having the poison, or the lack of caffeine. but I had to drink one just to fall asleep. Ridiculous! Any advice?

I still haven't commited my self to giving up my diet pepsi. I just can't do it. I think they need to make a patch for it. Then we need to get a ticker like the ex-smokers, that says we've been so long with out a diet pop.

:laugh: :laugh: It's funny because it's true...! Where's my DC (Diet Coke) patch? Careful it's not one of those lick and stick patches, otherwise I'd probably try and suck it dry for an extra hit of caffeine! :embarassed: :laugh:

I gave up soda of all kinds over a year ago, and lost about 6-8 pounds without changing anything else. Even though what I was eating back then wasn't nutritionally the best for me, the weight drop from no soda was enough to get me motivated to keep on going.

Soda's also really bad for your teeth, too - the phosphoric acid eats away at tooth enamel, even the diet soda does this.

more talk of sodait's been 3 months:sad: no soda not even a taste:sad:
who can tell me what dose it taste like?:flowerforyou:

I gave up my diet coke i was a 3- 44 oz diet coke drinker a day and I slipped and drank one drink of one last week and OMG it was wayyyyyyyyyyy tooooooo sweet. i went from diet coke to tea (unsweet) and I love my water and tea now noooooo diet coke for me:drinker: :drinker: tea in one water in the other

BTW i drank diet coke for 20 years

I'm in the process of doing it - I think giving it up cold turkey can work for some people, but for me it didn't. I used to drink 2-3 a day, so I weaned myself to 1 a day, then 1 every other day, now I have one maybe once a week or once every two weeks. I started drinking black tea w/lemon and agave nectar, more water (I always drink at least 2 liters of water a day), and seltzer. Lately I have been mixing fruit juice with tonic water and lime - so good!

Good luck!