How to cut OUT soda/pop

switch to soda water with lime. very refreshing and still has the bubbles.

^ yes. Just do it, and stop doing it

Just do it...I have tried all the tricks. Best to just go cold turkey.

I totally agree with cbl40 "soda and lime". It is delicious and refreshing and cheapish and you can sometimes add vodka lol. My best wishes, cutting out anything is difficult and (new) habit forming is hard.

I did it accidentally. Kept pop at work, drank 2 or 3 mountain dews a day. Then changed jobs, took one along each day. Forgot one day, forgot the next day. Third day decided to forget, and I've been mostly free ever since

Sweet baby cheeses, we're going to have another argument about how sugar is not addictive (it's not). If you've tried cold turkey and found yourself going back, try cutting back slowly.
I slowly cut them out until it became habitual to reach for my tea, not my soda. I only keep the small cans around in case I decide (conscious decision, not mindless to reach for it) I want one. I was lamenting with a friend of mine recently that even the small 90cal Dr Peppers are super sweet to me (and I still eat sweets in general).

I was a 30+ year soda addict who stopped last year, also quit sugar. It was way easier to quit chewing tobacco than soda and sugar. I drank nothing but soda, no water or juice, just soda for all those years.
The good news is if I can quit soda, anybody can quit.

What I dd, YMMV:
Get 12oz cans of soda water and some crystal light/mio/etc in a flavor you like, for me it was lemonade. Limit your soda intake to x number per day and don't go over that. When you crave soda grab the 12oz can of water, pour in the Mio or whatever you choose into the can of carbonated water (over the sink as it will foam). This will fill the craving of having a cold can in reach, the sound of it opening etc. Gradually replace the soda with the carbonated water/mio mix. I did 3 cans of soda/day for 1 week, the 2 cans/day etc until I was off the soda. Once you go a few weeks to a month with no soda you will be amazed and how gross soda really tastes. Once you reach that point you are there and will never go back to soda.

The other thing for me is water has to be ice cold, I got some Hydro Flasks so I always have ice cold water. I drink nothing but water (and protein shakes) now and I find water to be more satisfying than soda ever was.

Wow, I must have done it wrong. I lost 60 pounds and had a couple of coke zeros and a cup of bluebell ice cream every damn day.

Many moons ago I drank regular sodas. At some point I switched to diet, got used to the aftertaste, and soon came to love it! I loved it so much that in graduate school I found myself drinking 4 Diet Dr. Peppers a day. One day I decided I needed to stop drinking that much diet soda--I went cold turkey off the soda, and haven't had one now for 21 years. Except maybe twice when I accidentally drank my husband's Sprite, thinking it was my water--yuck!!

So anyway, I recommend cold turkey!! If you're currently drinking regular sodas, the calorie reduction and subsequent weight loss might be motivation enough to stick with it!

You could try just logging your calories meticulously for a while so that you see how much the fizzy sugary stuff is eating away at the calories you need for food. That's what's made the difference for me. I haven't "cut it out" but I have had a mindset shift where sugary drinks are a treat rather than the norm. I just don't want to spend the calories on them.

Don't make it harder for yourself by loading up on excuses. "I'm addicted" is a great excuse and all it will do is get in your way.

La Croix! That stuff is so good. I also drink Coke Zero.

For regularly sweetened soda, I have half a can (per day) of Dry soda or Guayaki Yerba Mate Gold or Pomegranate flavor. I also like Reed's Ginger Ale, I have half a bottle diluted with sparkling water. It's about 60 calories for half a container in most cases, and the rest keeps fine for a day or two in the fridge once opened.