Regular Soda Addiction

What I did was started drinking diet sodas. Some are better than others, but I still didn't like them. So I switched to sweet tea for awhile until I lost the craving for a soda, then switched to regular iced tea. I don't care for hot teas, my Mom gave me hot tea when I was sick as a kid, now I don't drink it at all.

If you can find them, the diet "10" drinks are pretty good. Only 10 calories to a can. Dr. Pepper 10, A&W Root Beer 10 are my favorites. There are others, but I can't think of them right now.

Regular iced tea or water for me now 90% of the time. I will still have a soda once in a while, but not very often.

I feel your pain. I have to ween myself off of them. I usually start by limiting myself to one a day, then one a week, and so on. Then I switch to coke zero, one a day or one a week whatever I need at that time. Eventually I can get off sodas completely. Unfortunately, I tend to fall back into bad habits when my weight isn't a priority and I have to start all over. Sorry...

I drink a soda every once in a awhile. Just like any other treat, you can always try fitting it into your day. I do that with all sorts of things.

You have to figure out for yourself whether you can drink it in moderation and fit it into your calories, or whether you need to cut it out entirely to avoid temptation.

I have found flavored hot tea or flavored sparkling water can sometimes work when I want something other than a regular soda. But sometimes I just need some sugar and caffeine so I log it and move on. I don't like most diet sodas, but I like Diet Dr. Pepper

Also, just a heads up, using the word "addiction" in regards to your craving for soda won't go over well here. You crave soda, and give in rather than find another way to deal with it. Misuse of that word has led to a number of threads crashing and burning!

You are in control, you are not powerless! If it is important to you to stop drinking it, you will find a way to stop. If you are just concerned about the calories, log accurately and consistently and see if you can make a soda fit when you want one. Good luck!

At one point I was drinking a 2L per day. I tried to cut down any number of times, learning along the way I hated diet soda of all kinds.

A couple years ago for Lent, I devoted myself to going cold-Turkey on sodas. I tried to determine what it was about sodas which I craved so much, narrowing my answers down to two culprits: drinking something cold and sweet, as well as headaches when I go too long without Pepsi.

For those several weeks, I experimented with various Crystal Light and other flavored waters (personal favorite: Great Value flavored packs available at Wal-Mart), along with caffeine pills to stave off the caffeine-withdrawal headaches. With the additional motivation of Lent helping keep me on-point, by the end of Lent I no longer craved sodas.

I've since allowed them back into my life, 1-2 12-oz cans per week. Remarkable thing is they taste far better now when drunk only occasionally than they ever did when drunk constantly.

@tcaley4, I love the 10s too!:p I enjoy Dr. Pepper 10 as well as 7up, Sunkist and Canada Dry. The Root beer isn't great unless mixed with a little bit of whole milk or maybe cream, calories permitting. That makes it taste exactly like a gourmet float!

jragan88 wrote: »

Hello! I am on MFP after gaining 80+ pounds between my two beautiful children. My husband doesn't understand my addiction to coke and pepsi. I can't stand diet and have tried them all and I drink a ton of water. I would rather drink a pop, than eat a cookie. Does anyone else struggle with this? What do you do to help? I literally think about drinking one ALL DAY!

really? I hope you realize diet coca cola and regular coca cola taste the same...