Soda pop!

I used to drink around 6 cans of diet dr pepper a day. I used green tea to get me off of it. The first month or so was hard but now I have no cravings for soda and drink mainly water I have a bottle of green tea maybe twice a week

Not all artificial sweeteners have a bad aftertaste. I can't stand Sweet 'n Low, but Equal doesn't bother me. There's also Splenda, which is pretty good. I know they make Diet Coke with Splenda now, but since I don't drink Coke, can't tell you if it's any good. Hate Stevia, though, it's got a worse aftertaste to me than Sweet 'n Low!

What I had to end up doing was swap out soda for unsweet tea with Equal pretty much everywhere I could. I still drink soda, but it's mostly on game nights or special occasions.

Jecca910 wrote: »

hellloooo everyone. I am on my weight loss journey. I've only been doing this for 9 days but it's getting easier every day to stay aware to what I'm putting in my body and my triggers. The only problem I'm having is with soda. I cannot stop craving it. I can't stand the after taste of artificial sweeteners and i feel like it's just the bubbles that I'm craving. I want to stop drinking it all together but I've really seen I'm addicted to it lol does anyone use a soda stream or have any suggestions? I feel like Pop is the only thing that's standing in my way of reaching my goals.

I love my soda stream just for this reason! I was never a big soda drinker unless I go out to eat. I have completely eliminated soda by drinking sparkling water. I got the soda stream because in the long run its a lot cheaper than buying cans of LaCroix...that stuff is redonk expensive!!!!

Take note that you definitely want to use a water filter on the tap water. Something about the carbonation brings out the dirty taste in tap water. Use a Brita pitcher and its perfect!

I love the bubbles and not necessarily the taste of soda

It might be the caffeine more than the bubbles. If you really want to quit the pop, you can taper until you drink none or go cold turkey. The cold turkey headaches suck, but tapering isn't something everyone can do.

I found that being outside and especially swimming helped a lot with the caffeine headaches.

If its the fizz you want try fizzy water

No sweet tea or soda for 6 months for me. I decided to cut it out for good (may drink tea again, but I feel like soda is something I can do without). I downloaded a countdown type app on my phone that tells me how many days since I've had soda...even has a pic of my last glass of it! Good luck!

If it's the bubbles, either drink a carbonated water like Perrier (there are many brands) or try a flavored seltzer. There are a lot of zero calorie naturally flavored ones (no artificial sweeteners)

Have you tried seltzer water?

I went from drinking 5-7 bottles (20oz) or more a day and eating very little (seriously, maybe a peanut butter sandwich at night and soda all day), then went to four a day, then two a day, then one a day, and now I allow myself a single 12 ounce can. Granted, that still puts me over the amount of sugar I'm supposed to limit to, but frankly my soda addiction is just that, I get a great deal of gratification from drinking soda, and for now I'm okay with that. When I started cutting back I tried diet, but I got headaches from the aspartame or other artificial sweeteners. I love the bubbles so now I grab a pack of S. Pellegrino and squeeze in some lime and lemon juice and drink that with meals/when I want something bubbly. I still crave soda all day like crazy, even after months of drinking just the one can. I still struggle when I'm out shopping and I reach into one of the refrigerated drink sections in the check out lanes and force myself to grab a water instead of the soda two inches to the left. I wish I could tell you it gets easier, but it hasn't for me! Just be strong and say no as best you can!

Jecca910 wrote: »

hellloooo everyone. I am on my weight loss journey. I've only been doing this for 9 days but it's getting easier every day to stay aware to what I'm putting in my body and my triggers. The only problem I'm having is with soda. I cannot stop craving it. I can't stand the after taste of artificial sweeteners and i feel like it's just the bubbles that I'm craving. I want to stop drinking it all together but I've really seen I'm addicted to it lol does anyone use a soda stream or have any suggestions? I feel like Pop is the only thing that's standing in my way of reaching my goals.

I too am a soda addict. I have managed to slowly reduce my consumption by forcing myself to drink 64 ounces of water before and inbetween every glass of soda I want. If you use something like Nutrilite, I use something similar called True Lime or True Lemon, to flavor the water it's easier to choke down.

I love those sparkling ice drinks and skinny girl ones. Also, the company arbonne puts out these fizz sticks that you put in water. They are all natural and really tasty!

I had/have a lot to lose, so it wasn't much of an option for me to give up soda. But know that I was drinking 5+ cans a day, typically mtn dew or pepsi. I kicked it by using mio, which in icewater, I barely noticed the artificial taste. Now, 3 months in, I'm still drinking a lot of mio, and to me it tastes just like I remember coolaid tasting. Also, I've cut back, unconciously, and sort of transitioned into drinking a lot of water.

TLDR: try mio, and give it a solid week before you give it up, I aquired the tasted quickly and now I love it, and don't drink soda anymore