Soda how long can you go without it?

I used to drink soda all the time when I was a kid, but only because I didn't discover how great bottled water is xD I don't think I've had one since...middle of last year?

I'd stopped drinking soda for health reasons, but when I was at the dentist and the first time in FOREVER my tooth enamel had stopped getting progressively wore, I swore off pop forever. I might very occasionally have one at a special occasion where nothing else is available (like at a wedding reception I was at), but other than that, GOODBYE SODA. Hee he hee. Keeping my teeth sounds much more appealing.

I spent some of my childhood overseas and soda was considered a special 'treat' that you'd only have during a celebration or if guests came over. It was only when we moved back to the U.S. did I become addicted to it because it was cheap and literally flowed in fountains! Then I became serious about losing weight and my health back in 2011 and my taste-buds changed so now I'm indifferent about soda. I don't consciously avoid it anymore, but I also don't crave. I have only bought soda for my home once since 2011. Occasionally I'll drink it if I'm out of the home, I'd say maybe once or twice a month. I will say that when I do drink it I have a brief mental battle on whether or not I should have the regular or diet. The diet obviously has zero calories which is important when you're trying to be at a caloric deficit. On the flip-side, the artificial sugars have been found to be really unhealthy for so many reasons and linked to cancer as well as fat creation because the body doesn't recognize it as sugar; a lot of the medical community is now recommending regular soda with real sugar over the artificial. The diet soda still seems to win 90% of the time but I really should just get back to thinking it is a 'treat' and opt for the regular version. I suppose this is most definitely a 1st world problem! lol

I drink around 4 cans of diet pop (its not soda...is pop each day. It will have to be pried out of my cold, dead, hands.

mkakids wrote: »

I drink around 4 cans of diet pop (its not soda...is pop each day. It will have to be pried out of my cold, dead, hands.

Agreed. Except for the "pop" part. And I prefer bottles to cans.

Diet sodas only, as I watch how and where I get my sugars. They are such a refreshing treat, and virtually no calories either. I won't give them up.

There's loads of misinformation on the internet about artificial sweeteners. It's hard to wade all through that. I am convinced that the sweeteners that have been cleared by the FDA are indeed safe to consume.

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/othercarcinogens/athome/aspartame

How long can I go without a soda ? Unknown but it has been a few years since I had one. Not even on my radar.

I stopped drinking sugared sodas in the '90s, and don't drink diet sodas daily anymore. I usually have a 16 ounce bottle of diet 7up in the fridge and take a sip now and then. Usually takes me a week or 2 to finish off a bottle.

yourstrulynancy wrote: »

Soda! We see it everywhere they advertise it in low calorie forms , and oh the sweet goodness in your mouth! But how bad it is to drink too much soda I have gone on a soda strike for about a month now and have seen great improvements. So my question to you is do you drink soda ? Is it diet? Or are you like me and refuse to touch it anymore ? Or do you just drink some on cheat days ? Please share

I used to drink regular coke and then switched to diet/coke zero when I began my weight loss phase several years ago. Had no problem losing almost 60lbs while drinking diet soda several times a day, and continue to have no problems with drinking diet soda and now successfully maintaining my loss. I have also experimented with cutting it out (longest was a 3 month period last summer)-didn't notice anything different, except I saved some money I enjoy diet soda so I'll continue to drink it.

When I have coke/soda, it is usually a fountain drink from Sonic or Subway. I don't drink it every day, but when I do it's so good. I lost weight and have maintained my current weight all while drinking coke in moderation. I have on occassion drank diet, but I prefer the real deal.