Soda Addict

Or, you know, don’t buy it.

Try quitting cigarettes, now that was tough.

Diet Coke or Coke zero ?

Diet coke is my soda of choice. I am also trying to kick that habit. I have been drinking carbonated water (Sparkling Ice) and it really does help. No caffiene though, so you'll have to find a different way to substitute that part of your addiction. Mine is mainly to the bubbles, lol. Oh, and I make sure I drink at least 24 oz of water before I even think about drinking a diet coke or carbonated water!

I grew up that way. Always had come in the fridge and always had it with meals. I went cold turkey as a senior in high school and lost 15lbs over a 2 year period. I'm talking zero carbonated drinks period. I still drank sweet tea sometimes, but mostly water. Many years later and water is still my drink of choice. I can enjoy a Coke or Dr pepper occasionally and I go on with my life.

I know exactly how you feel i am going threw the exact same thing i dont drink coffee so my first drink in the am is a soda i crave it and drink it everyday i have been able to switch to diet but i hear the diet is almost as bad for you so im trying to cut back I would love to break the addiction completely but it's hard i crave my soda and get grouchy when i don't have it

I'll add my vote to the chorus of switch to a low calorie version.

I alternate between Coke Zero (or Coke No Sugar as it's called here now) and Pepsi Max.

You're a cold caffeine fiend vs. coffee caffeine fiend.

You don't want to swap one caffeine addiction for another so you're going to have to go cold turkey or swap. My suggestion is to start swilling LaCroix sparkling water or some other brand you prefer. I swill LaCroix like a fish. I like mango, apricot, passionfruit and coconut. Blackberry is pretty good, too. There are so many other flavors.

I swill LaCroix first thing in the morning along with my coffee. I have some beside my bed and swill, swill, swill away. I like it really cold or luke, it doesn't matter. I am hooked on LaCroix. It's low abrasive and doesn't hurt my teeth. My dentist said so and it has zero, zip calories. It pairs nicely with every food and I can go through 3 cases in just a few days time. I always buy 3 at a time.

I put some in the freezer for extra chilling but don't leave it too long in there, the cans explode. The colder the better, it really hits the spot. Something else you might try is kombucha. Great flavors. I like booch and I stretch it out with LaCroix. Booch, kombucha is pretty expensive but a LaCroix and Booch go together nicely and you get more bang for your buckaroos.

You could call it Hooch Booch. Happy swilling whatever you choose to do.