Soda addiction

Probably; but you really should consider drinking less or none at all. I was in the same boat as you. I was addicted to Diet Coke -- I probably drank 3 or 4 cans/bottles a day. I gave it up cold turkey in March and haven't had any pop since. On the RARE occasion, I will drink a Sprite but that might happen once every couple months. Believe me, YOU CAN DO IT! :bigsmile:

OF COURSE!! Limit yourself to one a day!! It will cut into your "good" calories, but where theres a will, theres a way!

Carbonated water is what curbed me off of soda. And that was a long time ago

possible probally if u switch to diet, but that carbanation is making you bloated... I quit mountain dew cold turkey ( on the 3rd try) about 2 months ago.. it was 3 days of headaches from hell, but now i crave my flavored water (propel zero, no cal, no sugar, and no carbination) it feels great!! you can do it!

Hey yeah. When I was in college I drank 3-4 2liters of coke a day. After graduating, I ended up in a place where the coca-cola was free so I drank around 15 cans daily for 10+ years. Switching to diet coke was hard, damn hard. It tasted terrible, It didn't give the right lift, etc. etc. Still, it took me 6 months or so to get back to 10 cans a day --but I lost 40lbs in the process. Now, 3 years later, I decided to ween myself off of it. { I slowed down by setting my timer and bringing a set number of cans per day to consume when the alarm sounded; It seemed to make it more real when I had to pay for it.} So far, I am down to about 1 can a day. It's very hard. You will get headaches. You will get jitters. You will become awesome to live with (:P). But it will work. Just be careful you don't substitute eating for the energy lift. I did and gained 25 lbs back. But you can do it.

Maybe try Coke Zero? I think it tastes pretty similar to real Coke.

When I switched to diet coke about 6 years ago, I had to force myself to drink it I hated the taste so bad. It took about 4-6 weeks but now diet tastes so much better. It is like drinking candy. Coke Zero tastes almost exactly like regular coke but I prefer diet coke. I drink a lot of diet coke and have the last 6 years. I had no problems dropping over 70 pounds while consuming large amounts of diet coke. I have no intentions of giving it up, I enjoy it too much and doesn't hinder my weight loss.

I just quit the soda addiction. From about six cans of pepsi or more a day. The diet stuff actually makes me crave carbs, so switching was pretty pointless. The pepsi cut into my available calories. I don't want to drink any calories. For me it was the caffiene. I switched to hydroxycut, green tea and water. First few days werent that great, but I feel wonderful now. You can do it!

its going to be difficult to lose weight if you're drinking regular soda...especially more than one can a day. and there is research that diet sodas may actually hinder weight loss, even though they have no calories. anyway, it is possible to step away from soda. you'll have some withdrawal symptoms for a few days, but once you switch from soda to water, your body will adjust relatively quickly and you won't miss the crap.

Did you know Coke is bright green before they colour it? Poison green. Stopped me from ever wanting it again.

http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/green.asp

Did you know Coke is bright green before they colour it? Poison green. Stopped me from ever wanting it again.

http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/green.asp

I'm not saying they sold it green but it is my understanding that it is green before they add the "rich brown" caramel colour to "hide impurities". Yum:sick:

Still a false rumor. Most likely started because it used to be sold in green bottles.

I was in the same boat I would drink soda and exerise and yes I did lose about 10 pounds but it took me 2 years.I am a former addict and used to drink 2-2 liters a day of coke,pepsi you name it. Instead of food it was drink from morning till night. I stopped cold turkey and got massive headaches. After the 3 days of meds and drinking water I was doing ok. I bought walmart brand lemonaide low calorie drink and it gave me that sweet taste I needed for a bit. I now drink more water then anything else because water really does get rid of my thirst and I realized that with the soda I was putting 1600 extra useless calories in me each day. I have lost 18 pounds since Sept 1st and I am guessing most of it was from cutting out the soda. I can tell you this try the walmart brand low calorie drink mixes that you can mix with bottled water they have no sugur in them but taste really good as I hate the taste of diet soda the drink mixes are what I drink when I have a taste for something sweet.You can break the habit just think of it as a way to reach you weight loss goal faster.If you must have it then moderation is the key but it is hard to moderate when its so addicting.I wish you the best in whatever you decide to do.

I did use Coke to clean off the corrosion on my car battery last week. It worked really well probably prevented a trip to the shop. I wouldn't want to imagine what that does to your stomach. I would switch to diet/zero for a week and use natural sugars to replace all the sugar you used to take in with the coke (fruit, seltzer with a splash of cranberry juice). The next week I would switch to caffeine free diet (use advil for caffeine withdrawal it can be h*#!). Then cut back on the number until you no longer drink any.

The switch to Diet Coke was tough for me. I would have the occasional can of "real" Coke as a treat. Then one day that can just didn't taste good to me. It was too sweet. I couldn't even drink the whole can. I've been on the Diet stuff ever since. Now, I'm trying to get rid of the Diet Coke. I don't buy it for the house any more and I try to drink iced tea (unsweetened) when we go out. I still get the random bottle when grocery shopping or filling up on gas, but that is it.

Wow, it looks like we should start a Coca Cola Addicts support group. I was drinking like 2 cans a day but I had to stop cold turkey. I stopped because 3 of my friends got kidney stones in the same year, and I got scared I would get them too. But at least try to limit yourself.