need help kicking the soda..

Why?
Use a 90/10 rule!
90% whole foods and 10% junk.
Case solved!

Just dont buy it!!

you can also make your own soda, while you wean yourself off.

arrowhead sparkling water
half fresh squeezed lemon
scoop of stevia or even sugar is better than the syrups in reg soda makes an amazing sparkling lemon soda, same for any citrus, even strawberry, havent tried with other fruits but i would expect it woudl work with any liquid fruit


with the stevia you can get creative, vanilla extract, kola extract, cherry etc

Zevia is also REALLY good, I like it better than reg or diet sodas but it gets a bit expensive

When I was trying to give up soda, I went to diet, and then I started drinking carbonated drinks that were not soda. My favorite was flavored water I got from Walmart. I didn't have soda for a long time, and then I started drinking it again about 5 days ago. I'd say try something carbonated that isn't soda and see if that works for you. For me, it was all about the bubbles.

I had to do it cold turkey. I switched to water (which I never drank before.. I thought it was so boring and soda is so sweet!) I really can't believe how many calories and sugar I was drinking everyday. It's been three months and I don't even miss it anymore... Unless someone's (my husband) cherry coke is fizzing right under my nose with it's amazing aroma! I still like to treat myself to candy every once in a while. I had a peep the other day (just realized I forgot to log that-oops) good luck on your journey!

This worked for me...but you need a buddy haha:

Me and my friend bet each other $100 bucks that we would stop drinking soda. We had all our other friends police us....

....Saturdays we allowed each other one can.

Still don't know who won this bet haha. We don't even live in the same country anymore.

You're better than me! For me, soda is something I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE. I drink it too often, and I should give it up, but I just don't want to. I DO drink water, and when I drink soda, I don't drink a lot in one sitting. I can barely finish a can. But I love the taste, I love it with pizza, or a burger & fries, and I allow myself to drink it. Diet soda is actually WORSE for you health-wise, if the studies I've read are correct. You're better off going cold turkey, or letting yourself have regular soda once in a while, than drinking diet soda every day.

I used to be a coke addict before.. Now I drink diet coke whenever I feel the urge, which is once a week or so.


Try diet ones.

If you NEED that soda feel, and you're comfortable with energy drinks, Monster and Rockstar (Rehab, and Recovery, respectively) have 20 calories in the normal sized can.

While this is NOT the healthiest possible way to cut soda, it does work well for for those that just aren't the cold turkey type.

I used to take in 2 20 ounce bottle of mountain dew during the day, and a couple of cans (or 3 or 4) at night.

I switched to Monsters and Rockstars (REHAB AND ROCOVERY, NOT NORMAL) and I found I NEEDED less because there's more caffeine ETC, AND I found that I WANTED more water with them, so it increased my water intake. Just by need, I was drinking 4 a day at first, which is a RIDICULOUS amount, just for the record. As the water intake increased, my desire for energy drinks decreased. It kind of did it to itself, really.

NOW, I have had about 2 mountain dews in the past 3 weeks, and I have a rockstar/monster or two a week.


AS A SIDE NOTE: This is DECIDEDLY bad for your heart, there is a pretty high risk of tachycardia, (really high pulse rate) and combined with smoking, this is likely a recipe for disaster.

AS ANOTHER SIDE NOTE: while I was doing all this, I also started eating healthy, and working out, so THAT also has had impact on my energy levels without caffeine, AND how much water I take in.

My method is probably not the smartest best method, but without my crazy extremes, it is a lower cal high caffeine possibility. AND they taste good too LOL.