I just want a Dr. Pepper

I am a soda addict myself. I find that the more I am active, the more I end up craving water instead of soda. Otherwise, it just takes will power to not grab a can of Dr. Pepper or Coca-Cola.

i'm down to one soda a day haha

me too!

I'm a serious soda junkie. it started when i was really little and we lived in a terrible part of KC, MO. And our tap water was gag-worthy. We had less than no money, and discovered that diet soda on sale was cheaper than bottled water (it was the early 80's so bottled water wasn't really popular or competitive).
Soooo all my family drinks is diet soda. I really dislike plain water unless I'm absolutely parched.
That said, I (unplanned) haven't had a soda in 3 days because we ran out the other day (usually it's my entire source of hydration). I've been busy w/ my kids, so I haven't gone shopping. I did have a little thing of mio that I have used over the last few days. it says 24 servings on the bottle, but it's almost gone.

As for regular vs. diet. All the aspartame is evil crap out there is bad internet myth. my family is living proof. we're all just fine. As for taste. Diet dr. pepper cherry is one of the best. The "zero" options by coke are pretty good, but they need to be cold. as for diet (not zero) coke vs. diet pepsi, I prefer pepsi. My favorite of all is coke zero cherry. note the cherry in both the dr. pepper and the coke. adding that extra fruity flavor really hides the aspartame. the fanta orange zero is good as well. be careful of one of the diet orange sodas, i can't remember which.... it has 25 calories (some bonus HFCS, to which I am not opposed) and it tastes really good. I had had 4 or 5 one day before I realized i needed to count them

If you have to give into your craving give into diet, that way you arent drinking empty calories. but over all i can't say it's good for you at all lol. i usually only have 1 or 2 sodas a month( it's kinda funny, as i'm drinking my freshly opened diet dr. pepper i see your thread) but i really shouldn't be drinking even that much. sometimes i just need a splash of flavor to change things up ya know!

As for regular vs. diet. All the aspartame is evil crap out there is bad internet myth. my family is living proof. we're all just fine. As for taste.

Unfortunately, that's not actually proof... There are always exceptions, and I'm glad your family are all fine. Aspartame is pretty unhealthy stuff, and at the very least, lets you keep the taste for sweet drinks instead of letting go of the craving. Just sayin'.

I was never into Dr. Pepper, but I love Coke. I try not to have it every day - it's easier if I don't have it in the house, and for me it gets easier the longer I go without.

Good luck with your soda addiction. I find that the only thing that makes me "not" want to drink soda is knowing what it does to my teeth. I'm rather vain with my teeth. I have a nice smile and don't like stains. Otherwise, I'd insert an IV for Pepsi and at the same time drink it.

It's certainly not a replacement for a Dr. Pepper, but times when I've wanted soda (but also not wanted it...for health reasons), I drink flavored seltzer water. Just check the label to make sure it doesn't have added sugar or artificial flavors. If you get Vintage brand (and some store brands), they're free of all that crap. It's nice to have a fizzy drink with a little flavor, and essentially still be drinking a glass of water. The beer distributor where I live sells it by the cases, so I stock up on cases of the 1 liter bottles and cans - lemon-lime and mandarin orange are my favorite flavors!

I was a Diet Pepsi drinker, about 6 cans a day.

I quit all soda cold turkey on Dec. 31st 1999 for my millenium new years resolution. I haven't had a drop since.

It was rough at first ,but got much easier as time went by. I don't miss it at all. I now drink unsweetened hot and cold tea, water and an occasional beer.

If you love a certain food to that degree, it's counterproductive to try and deprive yourself of it entirely. You'll be miserable.

Just figure out a way you can have one on occasion and work it into your daily intake. One a week, two a week, whatever it takes for you to stay sane and not go on a Dr Pepper binge. Or you could do what I did and switch to diet soda, even though I realize I've just traded one evil for another...

It's my experience that denying yourself what you want the most makes you miserable, then you binge, then you're more miserable.

Sorry don't care how bad it is for me, but Diet Dr. Pepper addict.
Have give or take one a day, not recently since i keep for getting

I was a Coke addict (coca-cola) I drank at least 3 cans a day (yikes). I slowly decreased the number to 1 every other day if I want. My next step is to drink it once a week. I will probally never give it up all the way but I have found that I am starting to like certain diet drinks that help curb my soda needs. One of my new favorite is Diet Barq's and diet crush

Yeah so far im cutting it down to a couple glasses of diet DP from a couple of liters.Still getting use to water...i suck on peppermints then the water taste better to me

Oh how I would love a Dr. Pepper from Sonic right now ( for some reason they are the best). But.... I have started this new transformation today. I am doing this for my health mostly and just because I'm tired of being fat. So so long Dr. Pepper, I am a Crystal Light drinker now.

I don't know if you have a Kroger (or Ralphs) where you live, but they have a HUGE selection of store brand sodas. Here, the store brand 12 packs are $2.50. They have diet rootbeer, diet cola, zero cola, diet lime cola, diet orange soda, diet gingerale, diet sprite, diet dr. pepper...etc. Having a 12 pack allows me to keep 1 chilled soda in the fridge. I don't like soda with ice, so if I want one, I get one and that's it.

They say to stay away from sodas, but I like the ice cold, bubbly, crisp deliciousness of diet rootbeer.

You can eat/drink anything you want in moderation.