Soda :/

Can you fit a glass here and there into your calorie goals?

What soda can't you give up? Coke Zero has been a life saver for me.

Being able to have better meals was all it took for me to give up soda. Down from a 12-pack per week to a 20oz bottle every Saturday.

I tapered down to a can at dinner every night, then switched to diet. I don't drink coffee/tea, so I need some sort of caffeine.

Nothing is junk in and of itself, unless you're having it in excess.

Can you fit the calories in your day and still meet your nutritional goals with an otherwise balanced diet filled with a variety of foods? Then have some soda.

If not, then either replace it with diet, or just go cold turkey. For some people, being moderate isn't easy until they go the cold turkey route and "reset" their taste buds. After a few weeks of this, you can usually reintroduce whatever you have trouble with to your diet in moderation. If it's still a problem for you, lather rinse, repeat.

Giving up soda is harder, to me, than it was to quit smoking. So I totally feel ya! What I'm doing is taking it a day at a time and drinking lots of water! You can do it OP!

Try seltzer water.

Fit one can into your day, and savor it. Or replace it with diet soda.

I cut way down on soda because it was one of the things that made me gain weight. But I drank a lot, I litterally drank soda and fruit juice in place of water. That's about 1280 calories extra p/day. And I wondered why I gained haha.

If you have a hard time quitting, tell someone who lives with you about it so they can help you stay accountable to your goal of cutting back (or cutting out all soda).
Years ago I drank soda with meals and whenever I was thirsty; but when I started learning more about what foods are nutritious and how soda effects the body I just stopped it cold turkey. I remember it being difficult but it helped me because once I lost the cravings for it, it no longer controlled me.
Now, If I'm in the mood for a drink I'll sometimes have a diet soda or a diet sonic drink, but I'm not overwhelmed with cravings to drink it daily. I think I struggle with sweet foods more than sweet drinks (but everyone is different).

You'll have to find what works best for you, and that might be having it 2-3 times a week instead of 7 days a week. Soda now and then isn't going to make or break you, as long as you're conscious on the size of your drink and calories.

Good luck!

I sip on water every chance I get so I usually don't have any cravings for it but once in a while I allow my self some diet coke or a regular coke as long as it fits into my calories.

Try some sparkling water and one of the flavor packets, it gives you the sensation that your drinking soda

I have gone a month without it and the other day I took a sip of my wife's and it tasted way too sweet. It was an eye opening experience for me.

Cutting out things has never worked for me. This time I decided to not cut out anything and just altar it a bit.

So I switched to diet and would only have one if I drank water first.

I lost 50lbs and reached goal this way and have maintained for 2 months, so it worked. Every other attempt at weight loss has never come to a happy end before.

You don't have to cut it out if you don't want to.

Find an alternative drink!! I used to have a soda a day skyrocketed my weight maxed out at 225 lbs 5'9 guy. I changed my choice of drink to Lipton ice tea 100 calories per 16 ounce. Year later changed to Diet snapple teas they sell at cosco 15-10 calories per 16 ounce. My weight came down significantly. Lemon water has been my new friend hoping to change to that.

it's not always the easiest to just "drink diet", diet pop is disgusting, and for those who drink regular pop on the regular will understand. i'm sure he knew one of the solutions was "drink diet" he was just asking if there were other solutions. i try and only have it if i'm REALLY craving it, otherwise, i'll just have water