Anyone quit drinking soda?
laurad1406
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I'm assuming plenty of you have, but I just recently completely dropped diet coke out of my daily routine and am wondering if anyone else has done the same...what type of effects/results can i expect? (and i know everyone is different, just looking for an idea!)
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I had headaches for about 3 or 4 days when I stopped drinking it, but now I feel great, I sleep better, and I am more awake in the morning! Good luck!0
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sorry, double post!0
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When I started losing weight 6 years ago, I cut regular pop cold turkey with no side effects. I know quite a few people experience caffeine withdrawal (headaches). I find it ironic that I get a headache now if I consume anything with caffeine in it.0
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I had a few headaches but nothing serious. It's just the cravings I had to worry about. I am addicted well was to fountain soda. I loved the fizzy burn! I am use to not having it and I am fine. I love water now. I feel guilty if I have liquid calories now lol0
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I dropped pop/soda several years ago- no side effects, i drink no calorie drinks now..... wonderful subsitute. Good luck0
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I never really drank it to begin with, but occasionally I'll have a can or two. Today I had diet coke and it was disgusting tasting to me. If I'm going to have soda it can't be diet, so I just cut it out completely because its "empty calories"0
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Took me a little whlie but I dropped them. No side effects, thankfully. I know headaches are common for a few days while trying to get rid of the caffiene intake. Now sodas just do not taste right anymore. I prefer water over anything else. And I do feel good.0
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I dropped it completely and did notice some of the puffiness that I had started to diminish. The soda was making me gassy.0
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i stopped drinking diet coke 2 months ago. i used to drink about 2 litres a day. i was worried i would get bad headaches but i didnt get any at all. i bought a small bottle last week but i couldnt drink it as it tasted horrible.0
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I miss the caffeine buzz more than anything else. I hate coffee, so that's no help. I do like an Absolute Zero Monster every now and then. That's my cheat.0
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I only quit drinking Diet Coke but I love bubbly soft drinks to I switched to Diet 7up. It's delicious and I dont need to log it in my food diary since it has no calories and very very little sodium.0
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i have pretty much cut out sodas, except very occasional , though not for weight loss issues. I had to quit them because every time i drink to much i end up with cystitis0
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Nope!
I love diet soda. It has no adverse effects on weight loss.
Some people seem to benefit by dropping caffeine due to headaches, restlessness, etc, but I personally love the stuff.0 -
I haven't had "real" sodas in years, but I have been a heavy Diet Dew drinker until recently. I tapered back to one a day and was feeling smug that the caffeine headaches weren't too bad. Then I started retaining water - I mean swelling up like a TICK before my period, where I looked like I had elephant feet. Have never had much problem with that before, and my doctor reminded me that caffeine = natural diuretic. So I have started allowing myself to have two a day again! My problem is that I HATE water and if I can force myself to drink 3 16 oz. bottles in a day, I have really accomplished something. So I now have to take water pills to make up for the reduced caffeine.
I have a question of my own: If I drank more water, which is unlikely to happen, would it help with water weight gain???0 -
I switched from Diet Mtn Dew (6 cans a day!!)
to Diet Snapple Tea (lost a few pounds!)0 -
I still drink one Diet Coke every day or so. It doesn't hurt anything.0
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Thanks everyone! Just to clarify, I'm not expecting quitting soda to be some sort of miracle weight loss trick- in reality, I just knew it was providing NO nutritional value, and to be quite honest, I just needed to know I COULD do it. I quit smoking December 31st, and diet coke was my 2nd worst habit to kick, so I decided it was time. I guess I'm lucky, I only had the terrible headache for a day and a half or so! Also, i think even after only a week my taste buds are adjusting to the lower amount of sugar i'm consuming. I had a gatorade after the gym last night and had to dilute it with water because it was too sweet!0
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I've never done diet pop, if I drink anything it's either Mt. Dew or Sprite. I gave up pop for lent and never really experienced headaches or anything, and I noticed that it really had no affect on my weight loss. Now I only drink it occasionally, maybe one or two a week. Usually, I don't even finish a whole can of Mt. Dew. It's just too sweet, and I prefer water.0
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I use to drink about four 44oz cokes a day! Crazy I know. Anyhoo, when I quit I read an article about the withdrawals such as headaches and it mentioned a trick to help. Take a No-Dos on the first day then half the next day and so on until you have weaned yourself off. I only took it 2 days and it worked great! It helped me to fight the pop addiction rather then the side affects. The No-Dos has as much caffeine as a cup of coffee(I think, its been a while) so it was easy to get away from but just enough to keep the headaches away that would tempt me to drink another coke. Hope this helps0
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Thanks everyone! Just to clarify, I'm not expecting quitting soda to be some sort of miracle weight loss trick- in reality, I just knew it was providing NO nutritional value, and to be quite honest, I just needed to know I COULD do it. I quit smoking December 31st, and diet coke was my 2nd worst habit to kick, so I decided it was time. I guess I'm lucky, I only had the terrible headache for a day and a half or so! Also, i think even after only a week my taste buds are adjusting to the lower amount of sugar i'm consuming. I had a gatorade after the gym last night and had to dilute it with water because it was too sweet!0
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