Soda Addicts

I had the same problem. Dr Pepper is my heroine. Lol I started drinking sparkling water. It helped me feel like I was drinking something with a little substance to it, unlike plain water. That, and I missed having the fizzy feeling in my mouth that soda gives you. That, and I buy these powder packets from Wal-Mart that are supposed to flavor your water like A&W root beer. They're not to bad, and they satisfy my craving. I think they're 10 cal a packet. I just use half a packet at a time though.

cwolfman13 wrote: »

I don't really understand craving something you don't like...

Me either.

OP, maybe you need to think through or be specific about what you are craving. Sometimes I just want something besides water, and apart from an occasional soda (diet) or coffee, I will make iced tea (I don't add sugar) and drink it out of a nice glass.

If you are craving soda, you might actually be craving carbs. Soda is almost all sugar and if you've recently cut back on carbs and sugars as a whole, your body might be reacting to the change. If you suddenly went low carb, try re-introducing some carbohydrates back in. I find that fruit fixes my sweet tooth.

Maybe it's the carbonation in the soda you're craving and not the sweetness/flavor of the soda. If so, try flavored seltzer water and see if that helps.

StephieBabe wrote: »

It's weird to say I'm addicted to soda, but it's true and I'm looking for ideas.
I haven't had ANY kind of soda for a few weeks now (I'm so excited and happy with mymyself) but I've come to have this really strong craving for it... I don't even like Soda!! I can taste the syrup every time I drink it, and it's gross.
It was also giving me migraines when I wouldn't drink it so for a while I felt obligated to drink it just so I wouldn't get a migraine. And I do mean a migraine, not a headache. And that's pretty ridiculous.
My question is, how do I make this craving go away? What's a way that will get me to stop wanting it? I've already got done with the caffeine issue but not the crave

Have you ever tried Kombucha? We have started making at home because we drink so much of it that it was financially a responsible way to enjoy our new favorite drink. It is a naturally fermented tea drink that naturally also becomes effervescent. If you check out your local health food store you can get the starter, but you can flavour it anyway you like. Compared to buying it, its just way cheaper to make yourself. The calories are roughly 25 per cup of tasty effervescent liquid. There is added sugar to the tea, but the culture/starter feeds on the sugar so its alsmost all gone by the time you drink it.

Curious are these migraines occurring only from soda or other caffeinated beverages? Almost sounding like you may be caffeine sensitive.

I can't help much since for me the cravings go away after about two weeks. In my case it's not just soda but also refined sugars, and cutting them helped. Maybe figure out something to scratch the same itch? I replaced my soda consumption with iced tea and occasional coffee with cinnamon for the caffeine. My sweetness itch gets scratched by eating fruit. Try seltzer water if you really crave carbonation.

My husband gets migraines when he doesn't drink Coke, but in his case it seems to be a caffeine issue.

I was vulnerable to environmental triggers for a long time. My husband kindly agreed to open his Cokes in the other room so I can't hear the sound! He also keeps his can covered with a beer coozy so I don't see the label. Every time I drive past a particular corner store I want to automatically turn in and get a Coke icee so I started going an alternative route.

I switched to sparkling mineral water.

I didn't cut soft drink out completely. On weekends when I'm active, I'll have a 200 ml can with lunch.