Cokes and dr peppers

raynasindy
raynasindy Posts: 4 Member
edited November 21 in Health and Weight Loss
I stopped drinking any type of coke or dr peppers two days ago. Do any of you know another product to use to satisfy that urge?

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  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    Diet coke or diet dr pepper.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    You don't have to give up anything, just make them fit into your allowance. Personally, because I want food and don't want to drink my calories, I like seltzer water. It gives me the carbonation burn I so desire.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    Nope! That's why they're so dang hard to quit! I was on and off pop so many, many times. There's nothing else like it, really.

    You can try watered down juice, but that's going to have calories, too. If your goal is to move toward water, just do it and wait. It gets easier with time. One day you'll be glad you drink water.

    Lots of people get those squirty things and squeeze them into the drink.
  • 9thwardchick
    9thwardchick Posts: 73 Member
    The cravings will eventually pass. Don't feed the beast. Drink more water. Try some sparkling water to take the edge off. Good luck.
  • madeleadele
    madeleadele Posts: 64 Member
    If you're not against diet sodas, I love sparkling ICE (and the subsequent generic brands of it). Also, there are flavored squirters (I've seen them from crystal light, dasani, countless others), and you could squirt it into seltzer water if you so desired.

    If you're not looking to put artificially sweetened chemicals into your body, try seltzer water with some fruit in it for flavor! There are entire websites and instagram accounts dedicated to "detox water" and "fruit water" so look to Google for yummy combos (I love strawberry and lemon, or strawberry and mint).

    I also treat myself to kombucha once in a while - good for you (some very low cal!), full of probiotics, and carbonated! A little pricey ($2-$5 dollars per bottle, depending on the brand) but worth it for me.
  • SharonBrobst
    SharonBrobst Posts: 62 Member
    edited July 2015
    I gave up all soda years ago and don't miss them at all. Don't switch to diet....Diet is worse than regular soda people!

    But a friend of mine drinks carbonated water instead of soda and says it helps her with the cravings.
  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    SharonBrobst wrote: »
    I gave up all soda years ago and don't miss them at all. Don't switch to diet....Diet is worse than regular soda people!
    But a friend of mine drinks carbonated water instead of soda and says it helps her with the cravings.

    source? Diet soda has been shown to be safe. No reason to fear monger.
  • DressedInDreams
    DressedInDreams Posts: 96 Member
    I drink a diet soda (usually coke zero) in the morning for my caffeine fix, then water the rest of the day.
  • zamphir66
    zamphir66 Posts: 582 Member
    elphie754 wrote: »
    SharonBrobst wrote: »
    I gave up all soda years ago and don't miss them at all. Don't switch to diet....Diet is worse than regular soda people!
    But a friend of mine drinks carbonated water instead of soda and says it helps her with the cravings.

    source? Diet soda has been shown to be safe. No reason to fear monger.

    Don't you know that diet soda is literally full of chemicals? I mean literally.

  • raynasindy
    raynasindy Posts: 4 Member
    Thanks to all of you. I do think I will try the flavored carbonated water. I love the feel of the carbonation in my mouth.

    I also think breaking the habit of hand to mouth because of boredom is tough. I say to myself, "ok are you having real hunger pains or are you bored?"
  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    zamphir66 wrote: »
    elphie754 wrote: »
    SharonBrobst wrote: »
    I gave up all soda years ago and don't miss them at all. Don't switch to diet....Diet is worse than regular soda people!
    But a friend of mine drinks carbonated water instead of soda and says it helps her with the cravings.

    source? Diet soda has been shown to be safe. No reason to fear monger.

    Don't you know that diet soda is literally full of chemicals? I mean literally.

    Can't tell if you are serious or not....

  • macgurlnet
    macgurlnet Posts: 1,946 Member
    raynasindy wrote: »
    Thanks to all of you. I do think I will try the flavored carbonated water. I love the feel of the carbonation in my mouth.

    I also think breaking the habit of hand to mouth because of boredom is tough. I say to myself, "ok are you having real hunger pains or are you bored?"

    I LOVE flavored sparkling water. It has just enough flavor and carbonation to hit that spot.

    I drink diet soda for my soda fix now (generally 1 per day, maybe 2) but I know I'll be picking up some sparkling water in the near future.

    ~Lyssa
  • seska422
    seska422 Posts: 3,217 Member
    zamphir66 wrote: »
    elphie754 wrote: »
    SharonBrobst wrote: »
    I gave up all soda years ago and don't miss them at all. Don't switch to diet....Diet is worse than regular soda people!
    But a friend of mine drinks carbonated water instead of soda and says it helps her with the cravings.

    source? Diet soda has been shown to be safe. No reason to fear monger.
    Don't you know that diet soda is literally full of chemicals? I mean literally.
    You can't deny that it's full of Dihydrogen Monoxide. That stuff is deadly in large doses.
  • Josalinn
    Josalinn Posts: 1,066 Member
    seska422 wrote: »
    zamphir66 wrote: »
    elphie754 wrote: »
    SharonBrobst wrote: »
    I gave up all soda years ago and don't miss them at all. Don't switch to diet....Diet is worse than regular soda people!
    But a friend of mine drinks carbonated water instead of soda and says it helps her with the cravings.

    source? Diet soda has been shown to be safe. No reason to fear monger.
    Don't you know that diet soda is literally full of chemicals? I mean literally.
    You can't deny that it's full of Dihydrogen Monoxide. That stuff is deadly in large doses.

    Everyone who drinks it dies.

    Seriously though I can't stand the taste of diet drinks. I agree with @9thwardchick. The cravings will pass. I only crave root beer once every month or so now and I can easily just say no to it. (Dominion makes the best root beer)
  • zamphir66
    zamphir66 Posts: 582 Member
    elphie754 wrote: »
    zamphir66 wrote: »
    elphie754 wrote: »
    SharonBrobst wrote: »
    I gave up all soda years ago and don't miss them at all. Don't switch to diet....Diet is worse than regular soda people!
    But a friend of mine drinks carbonated water instead of soda and says it helps her with the cravings.

    source? Diet soda has been shown to be safe. No reason to fear monger.

    Don't you know that diet soda is literally full of chemicals? I mean literally.

    Can't tell if you are serious or not....

    not serious.

  • SnuggleSmacks
    SnuggleSmacks Posts: 3,731 Member
    Nothing wrong with soda, diet or otherwise, in the proper context. Drinking a 2-liter a day of empty calories probably isn't the most productive way to lose weight, but a full-sugar soda now and then isn't going to hurt you. Same with diet. If you're serious about giving up soda, though, you might try water flavor enhancers like Mio. You can find them near the Kool-aid mixes. They come in little bottles and you just squirt it into your water to give it a subtle flavor. It's not a strong flavor like soda, because you don't use much, but it helps if you're not a water drinker.
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    SharonBrobst wrote: »
    I gave up all soda years ago and don't miss them at all. Don't switch to diet....Diet is worse than regular soda people!

    But a friend of mine drinks carbonated water instead of soda and says it helps her with the cravings.

    Please provide scientific evidence of your claim and state your source
  • seska422
    seska422 Posts: 3,217 Member
    edited July 2015
    When I really really want some Pepsi, I get a cup full of ice and 8 fluid ounces of Pepsi. That's only 100 calories worth. I then drink it slowly so that the ice is just about melted by the time I finish the glass.

    This may not work if you don't like flat and/or watered down Pepsi but it's working for me.
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    I love Dr Pepper and Pepsi too. Sigh.

    I drink carbonated water with lime now, or coffee with coconut cream. I just don't enjoy straight water much.
  • SharonBrobst
    SharonBrobst Posts: 62 Member
    edited July 2015
    Like science always has it right?
    Regardless of what side you are on scientist can make numbers say what ever they want...

    http://www.medicaldaily.com/diet-soda-vs-regular-soda-one-worse-you-other-308063

    also read.... http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/healthy-drinks/soft-drinks-and-disease/
  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    SharonBrobst wrote: »
    Like science always has it right?
    Regardless of what side you are on scientist can make numbers say what ever they want...

    http://www.medicaldaily.com/diet-soda-vs-regular-soda-one-worse-you-other-308063

    also read.... http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/healthy-drinks/soft-drinks-and-disease/

    By your logic, should I stop washing my hands? After all, science has shown that can prevent infections, but science can be wrong...
  • SharonBrobst
    SharonBrobst Posts: 62 Member
    edited July 2015
    Sigh....my only point was that people always want "evidence" but even if you give it they will find some other "evidence" that says you are wrong or the numbers are wrong. Bottom line is people will believe what they want to believe. They will do what they want to do.

    I only know how my body felt before and after giving up soda...and I lost 10lbs without even trying. It's not scientific by any means, it's just what I personally experienced.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Science is only right when it confirms the posters opinions/point of view :wink:
  • Muzzoozal
    Muzzoozal Posts: 33 Member
    try carbonated water and get some flavored Stevia at the health food store - it really helped me stop that drastict urge for soda - diet is very bad for you and studies say it brings on cravings
  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
    Coke Zero. I have been drinking diet soda for decades, none of the scary stuff has happened to me yet.
  • kristydi
    kristydi Posts: 781 Member
    Have you tried Dr. Pepper 10? It tastes closer to real Dr. Pepper than diet and is only 10 calories a can. I really like it.
  • rebeccamorgan58152
    rebeccamorgan58152 Posts: 35 Member
    edited July 2015
    SharonBrobst wrote: »
    Like science always has it right?
    Regardless of what side you are on scientist can make numbers say what ever they want...
    That's not really how science works. You have a hypothesis, and you test to see if said hypothesis is supported by the data. For any given topic, such as the possible impact of diet soda intake on various physical parameters, there is likely to be a number of different hypotheses, different studies, different approaches and different findings, some are more valuable or relevant than others. You can cherry pick evidence to support your personal opinions without having a good understanding of the relative value of the evidence, or you can make claims based on your personal experience, but there's no need to drag science into it. I'm a data scientist and yes, I can make the numbers say whatever I want, but then it wouldn't be science, it would be lying. Just like cold fusion and vaccination causing autism.
    /rant
    ETA cold fusion involving buckets of heavy water, at any rate


  • rebeccamorgan58152
    rebeccamorgan58152 Posts: 35 Member
    Also, to the OP, when I stopped drinking coke, I switched to sparkling water and drank unsweetened tea with milk in order to combat the vile caffeine withdrawal headaches. I used to drink mountains of coke and decided to stop because of the calories and dental problems. I occasionally have diet coke, since I like the taste, but I found the sparkling water/tea combo worked very well for me when I wanted to kick the soda habit.
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