Not sure why I've let myself go like this but now need accountability partners

Hi Katie, I also am looking to loose for medical reasons. Looking for an accountability buddy! Let me know. Soda is not my worst enemy, but food in general is.

I feel your pain Katie. Soda is my killer. I get off it for awhile and then have a bad week and its back to soda to cope with lack of sleep and then before I know its 5-6 cans a day. I try to stick with Green Tea when I'm working at getting off of it. Its a tough journey! High blood pressure is killing me and I still can't keep the stuff out of my life. So if you find the magic cure, let me know.

Make one can a day fit into your calorie allowance, then you're not denying yourself. I find the more I tell myself I can't have something, the more I crave it and then the chances it derails me are way higher.

Not sure how popular this opinion will be, but diet soda can be a good stopgap measure. I lost 10 pounds without changing anything else when I switched from regular to diet (this was some years ago, and I was not particularly heavy at the time). There was a period of a few weeks when I was bothered by the artificial sweetener aftertaste, but I got used to it. I go back and forth about how much diet soda I drink; I'm kind of in a high period now (3 cans a day is high for me) but if my acid reflux kicks back up I will probably step it down.

If you don't want to switch to diet soda, try cutting back by one can of regular soda a day for a week, then another can a day the next week, etc. A gradual transition may be easier. I also knew someone who would buy fountain drinks at the gas station and mix increasing portions of Diet Dr. Pepper into regular Dr. Pepper until she had made the switch that way.

I find that easing myself into new habits is more effective and sustainable in the long run than instant switching.

Feel free to add me as well.

Go ahead and add me. I've overcame the soda addiction(4 years sober).

I'm in the same boat! I have 40lbs to loose and had some medical step backs with a high dose prednisone rx for 8weeks. Yup gained all the hard work back and I am now having to cut sugar and soda where I never had to before to lose weight. Support would be so helpful as I work in a very fit environment where it's not always understood. Feel free to add me anyone!

I know it's a little extra work, but what about making your own soda?
Get just plain carbonated water, with no other ingredients. Put chopped up fruit in it, and let it stay in the fridge for a few hours or overnight. Watermelon and cantelope are very sweet, but they're more healthy than processed stuff
When I want more tangy to go with my sweet I do strawberry or blackberry

My issue is I want the fizzy more than the sugar part of soda LOL

I am a Dr Pepper addict! Same boat with you. Let's do this together. The heat hit here in South Louisiana and I haven't done squat in 2 weeks. Gotta put the brakes on before it's too late. Add me PLEASE!