Quit soda - when will the cravings stop??

I also believe in allowing all things in moderation...BUT I do believe that some people have that trigger food, and mine is Soda. I mostly stopped drinking Soda a few years ago due to pregnancy, but will get a craving every now and then. What I've learned for ME, is that Diet Coke is worse than regular, and what I mean by that is, that when I used to get a craving for soda, I would buy a 1.5 or 2 liter bottle of diet because it was a lot cheaper than the smaller ones, and I didn't want to consume all the calories, but I couldn't just stop at the one bottle. I would usually end up drinking 3 or 4 of them (in a week) because the craving was just triggered. After about a week, I would feel like total crap, headaches, body aches, and I would once again...have to quit cold turkey. Not a fun cycle. Most recently I decided to allow myself a 12oz can of Coke once a week on the day that I do a big workout. Well...that didn't really go over so well either, it triggered me to drink 4 cans that week, but 4 cans of regular coke is still better than 4 huge bottles of diet coke (in my opinion) and I didn't feel like crap. So I am still doing my best to figure out a way to enjoy my most favorite treat, while keeping it under control. It really is an individual process that only you will be able to do to figure out what works for you. My only advice, stick to the regular stuff...no calories sounds good, but from my experience, it messes with your system (my system) a whole lot more than sugar does. Good luck in figuring out what works for you!!

I'm trying to remember if I have cravings for Coke. Nope. When I was living with my parents back in the 1970's I asked and they provided sugar-free Dr Pepper and Tab. I switched to coffee, with fake sweetener, after I moved out and ditched the fake sweetener a few years later. I would sometimes share my wife's large Coke at the movies, but my preference is to avoid the slimy aftertaste of it.