How do y'all resist drinking cokes?

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  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    I switched to diet soda in college (or just before), and find regular tastes disgusting to me now (and has for years, too sticky or something). I notice it immediately if I accidentally get one at a restaurant. So tastes change. I like diet coke fine, but can take it or leave it.

    We have soda free at work, so that's where I normally will drink it when I do -- I never had it at home since it's heavy to carry and too darn expensive for what it is. So the whole "don't buy it" thing would have never made a bit of difference to me, but if you tend to drink it at home that's good advice, and maybe count the money saved and buy something you will appreciate as a reminder. (Granted, it's not THAT expensive, but back when I would buy it I'd get the liter bottles because a big bottle or case or even 6-pack was heavy, and those are CRAZY, at least here.)
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    h1udd wrote: »
    rheddmobile wrote: »
    Diet isn't a substitute for me at all since it tastes horrifying.

    I used to think this .... but after a while you get used to the taste and it becomes the norm .. THEN when you do buy a regular coke by mistake it tastes like neat sugar, its sticky, not refreshing, it makes your teeth furry, its sickly, its horrifying and you long for a diet one

    is crazy really






    Yup, this was exactly my experience, although it was years ago, for me.
  • suubelle2000
    suubelle2000 Posts: 6 Member
    I used to be heavily addicted to sodas...the sugar. I had to quit cold turkey. My girls still drink it, but will get some when they're out and about. I refuse to buy and store it in the house. I always preferred the real stuff to diet (although I have always thought diet DP tastes very close to the real thing). The sugar content alone was a full day's sugar allowance for me.

    But as a general rule--much like I follow with any food item I wouldn't normally have--if i'm going to have it, I have a small portion when i'm out and about, in single servings (vs buying in bulk and having more at home).

    Oh--and a stick of gum helps quite a bit when i'm wanting something sweet.
  • elizabethmcopeland
    elizabethmcopeland Posts: 167 Member
    IMHO You're in luck because Diet Dr Pepper is the best diet soda. I was never a big soda drinker before, but I find myself having one in the afternoons these days as a treat to get through the rest of the work day.

    Since I still consider it a "treat" or something to have in moderation, when I want one, typically I chug a glass of water first. (I also do this with coffee. Water first! Not-water second!)

  • shannonreidwiltshire
    shannonreidwiltshire Posts: 50 Member
    I had to give it up. Never could take a sip of a diet drink without spitting it out. I love(d) Dr. Pepper and my husband was a Mt. Dew fan. I just quit buying the Dr. Pepper so it wasn't even around. Now my husband doesn't even drink Mt. Dew anymore (and he's not dieting). Every now and then he'll have a sprite or 7up.
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    h1udd wrote: »
    rheddmobile wrote: »
    Diet isn't a substitute for me at all since it tastes horrifying.

    I used to think this .... but after a while you get used to the taste and it becomes the norm .. THEN when you do buy a regular coke by mistake it tastes like neat sugar, its sticky, not refreshing, it makes your teeth furry, its sickly, its horrifying and you long for a diet one

    is crazy really






    Agreed.Never thought I could drink a diet soda. I adjusted and got used to it in about 7 days. I wouldn't want a regular one now.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    I stopped drinking my calories because I find food more satisfying.
    I drink water or unsweetened teas mostly. There are a lot of flavored teas.

    If I were you I would try the diet version or cut down gradually to 1 a day and not make it that big of a deal. Explore other low calorie drinks you might enjoy.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    Diet Dr Pepper, Coke Zero Sugar, and Clear American sparkling waters from WalMart
  • amgreenwell
    amgreenwell Posts: 1,267 Member
    If you can fit it in your daily calories then drink it if you want it. I LOVE cokes but I have enough self control and don't buy them or allow myself to get one if I go out to eat. Just that simple. Yes, it's hard ,...lot of times prayer and thoughtfulness can help you through challenges like this.
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
    jbrooks3645 wrote: »
    I love drinking water and I drink it all day long but I still want to drink Dr peppers. Just today I drank 3 cans. I know if I could resist them it would definitely make a difference and be a good start to my new healthy lifestyle. Do y'all have any tips for me when Dr pepper cravings hit?

    Could always try to find a diet soda you like the flavor of. If that doesn't exist then can try just slowing weening yourself off an established habit by intentionally tracking how many you drink and scaling that back slowly over time.
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    Aaron_K123 wrote: »
    jbrooks3645 wrote: »
    I love drinking water and I drink it all day long but I still want to drink Dr peppers. Just today I drank 3 cans. I know if I could resist them it would definitely make a difference and be a good start to my new healthy lifestyle. Do y'all have any tips for me when Dr pepper cravings hit?

    Could always try to find a diet soda you like the flavor of. If that doesn't exist then can try just slowing weening yourself off an established habit by intentionally tracking how many you drink and scaling that back slowly over time.

    OR has a totally different flavor to avoid the uncanny valley.

    If you drink coke, try Diet pepsi or Dr Pepper or mt Dew
    If you drink pepsi, Diet coke, or Dr Pepper or Mt Dew
    If you drink dr Pepper, Diet coke or Pepsi or mt dew
    Etc

    Or caffeinated MIO or crystal lite.
  • kenyonhaff
    kenyonhaff Posts: 1,377 Member
    Drink a diet Dr. Pepper. Now a bottle if water. Time for another diet Dr.Pepper. Now more water.

    You'll be more hydrated, get your soda fix....
  • georgieamber2
    georgieamber2 Posts: 229 Member
    diet drinks don't do it for me, i think they're VILE! What a crave is the really sugary and ice cold hit you get from a Coke when you just open it. I rarely get the craving but when I do I feel I NEED it.

    To combat this I buy the really tiny cans meant for like mixers / chasers. I keep a few in my fridge and crack them when I get the feeling. I don't drink it all and keep the open can in my fridge.... it could stay there 2-3 days I'm not really bothered if it goes flat as I only really crave a sip. It's really helping me cut back.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    edited April 2018
    I used to drink 3-6 full sugar sodas per day. I just cut back bit by bit until I was at one per week and then none. I have one every once in awhile...usually share a sarsaparilla with my kiddo when we go to the pumpkin patch in October because they brew their own there and it's fantastic.

    I didn't drink any kind of soda for a few years as I never used to like diet. I still don't like a lot of diet sodas, and colas in particular...but one evening we were over at a friends house and she offered me a drink. It was vodka and Fresca...I knew it was a diet soda so I opted to taste hers first and it was delicious.

    I have a black cherry citrus Fresca with my lunch most days, and it's still my go to vodka mixer.

    If I have a regular soda (rare) it has to be cane sugar. HFCS is just too sweet and syrupy. I like the Mexican Cokes in a bottle as well as the Mexican Fanta in a bottle. Special treat here and there.
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