Originally Posted by jeanm1963 (Post 2496807)

my daughter just went to Florida to stay with my mom for a while, day 1 my mother told her NO more Diet Coke or Soda at all, she used to drink at least a 2 liter a day, she was seriously addicted to it , she would get out of bed in the morning and drink a huge glass!! She said the first two days she had a head ache, its been 1 week and she is still holding out, she has to because my mother hates soda and wont buy it LOL, occasionly she will buy orange soda. Im so glad she got her to stop because she was so addicted she would drive to the store at 2 am if we ran out....

Originally Posted by yorkiesmiles (Post 2493187)

I love Diet Coke. Gave it up about 5 yrs or so ago - went about 1 1/2 years without one - then I had one and let the demon out of the bag :eek:

I usually drink a can a day - some days 2. I had been thinking about giving up Diet Coke for the last few mths - but just a thought, no plan. Then last week, I drank the last one - and was too lazy to go to the store :rolleyes: to buy a case.

Anyone else not drink soda or thinking about giving it up?

I thought I would have some withdrawals. Not one bit. I do drink a lot of tea (no sugar please) - so I still get some caffeine. But I have been concerned about everything in diet soda. And the possibility that drinking diet soda makes you eat more.

So last weekend, I was too lazy/busy online to go to the store, and the beginning of week was really stressful (normally when I would have craved a diet coke) - but what happened was over the weekend, I had no urge to snack - hardly ate at all, then at the beginning of the week I finally put 2 & 2 together -- and I do think for the most part my appetite has decreased due to not drinking the DC.

Then I found this online tonight Can Diet Soda Make You Gain Weight? - iVillage - Beehive -- there are some really interesting links at the bottom of that story

Originally Posted by dogbert (Post 2497465)

Good for you, I did the cross addiction thing. I gave up soda and started drinking coffee. Not good.

Originally Posted by yorkiesmiles (Post 2500450)

ok, tonight I was think a diet coke would taste good - primarily because I was really thirsty & had been somewhere I didn't have water available. Good thing there is none in my house, I might have blown the streak.

Originally Posted by wemple2 (Post 2504083)

Just one day at a time...you can do it!!!

Originally Posted by Romo604 (Post 2504593)

I don't know if it was mentioned in any posts above but I have never really drank much soda until I tried Coke Zero. I'm so addicted that whenever I go a day or even half a day with out one, I get a headache from caffiene withdrawals. Is Coke Zero really that bad for you? I think I already know the answer to that but I don't want to give it up !!

Originally Posted by yorkiesmiles (Post 2500450)

ok, tonight I was think a diet coke would taste good - primarily because I was really thirsty & had been somewhere I didn't have water available. Good thing there is none in my house, I might have blown the streak.

Originally Posted by mizzwanned (Post 2506054)

If you really must drink a soda, mix it with water or seltzer water. Then you won't drink as much. Or what i like to do sometimes cause i love fizzy drinks is mix half seltzer and half cranberry juice or all natural juice. There are also fizzy drinks out there that just have natural fruit sugar and no extra added, those are better than coke!:thumbup:

Originally Posted by emilyann (Post 2506183)

Well, I'm right there with you! I'm doing Weight Watchers (started Tuesday) and sodas are quite a few points and I hate diet soda.

I've been drinking Crystal Light in water because I hate water too. I haven't really had any withdrawals or headaches. I drink tea whenever we go out to eat. I would give anything for a coke though... mmm. My last soda was a Sunkist on Monday.

Originally Posted by yorkiesmiles (Post 2506084)

Well, I'm not drinking any soda - it's completely gone from my food/drink intake/diet. And I'm not one for fizzy drinks. I don't even like flavored water.

The other good thing I decided about giving up soda (Day 14!! - woo-hoo!!) is that I think I will save a lot of money. It's just not the money & bottle deposit I paid on the Coke - but often I would go to the store primarily because I was out of Coke, but then end up buying other things, that I didn't need at all or right then.

Matter of fact - I'm on a kick right now to see how long I can go without going to the store - have to have milk & cereal, but other than that, I have so much in my pantry and fridge. Even trying to avoid eating out.

Originally Posted by mizzwanned (Post 2507969)

ok well then you dont have a problem, you're good. i love sweet drinks lol so its hard for me but i even sleep with my bottle water lol

Originally Posted by wvmomof3 (Post 2508526)

well here I sit with an empty coke bottle in front of me,.........3rd one already today, and I want another coke or a diet dr. pepper. You guys are great to have conquered the "beast", but I just can't do it. If I quit, I get one major massive headache. I can drink at least 10 pops a day......... I know I am bad.............:(:(:(


I really need to kick this addiction.....I just can't!

Originally Posted by Ashley V (Post 2508619)

Welcome to my world... :rolleyes: lol

Originally Posted by yorkiesmiles (Post 2500450)

ok, tonight I was think a diet coke would taste good - primarily because I was really thirsty & had been somewhere I didn't have water available. Good thing there is none in my house, I might have blown the streak.

Originally Posted by yorkiesmiles (Post 2508699)

wvmomof3, Ashley V & betsi -- you can all do this too! Don't doubt it! Make a plan - get the coke or soda out of the house. I fully expected headaches - but I had none. I feel really good actually - I'm starting week 3 of no diet coke - other sodas don't tempt me.

This is a great support group & if you go read up on the dangers of what is in the soda - it might help convince you - lots of good info has been shared here.

Originally Posted by betsi (Post 2510780)

Oh, I'm pretty sure I'll feel bad for several days..I've tried this before:rolleyes: I drink about 6 a day, and have for years..I'm 51:cool: My hubby just retired, and if I get the diet cokes out of the house, that means he'll have to stop, too. He won't like it, but if it helps me he would be willing to do it too. I have been reading about the dangers for a long time. I have so many of the side effects it's not even funny:eek: I wake up AND go to bed with a diet coke...Geez...DIET COKE is even my favorite password to use:p Guess I'll change that:yelrotflm:yelrotflm

Originally Posted by betsi (Post 2511064)

I have decided to cut back instead of doing it all at once. I seriously have a dependence on them, and the fact is, I just love the taste! I think I'll go to iced tea sweetened with splenda or stevia. What do you think about that? I hate V8, lol! Fruit juice has so much sugar, I hate to drink much of that. Oh poor me:p!! Thanks for helping me. It's hard to teach an old dog new tricks;)

Originally Posted by Ashley V (Post 2511235)

Okay, so here is my problem... I have to have my caffiene in the morning but it gets really expensive to go to the cafeteria, or to buy individual cans, or the 24 oz bottles, or to go to the vending machine, so I buy the 2 or 3 liter bottles and I have it at my desk. By the end of the day I come to the sad realization that the bottle is empty or almost empty. I just can't quit! I need to limit my access, but I don't know how to do it without spending an arm and a leg. I'm going to be buying some selzer water and different kinds of juices. I had some of my mom's the other day and it was really good. If I drink 64 ozs of selzer water (with juice) does that count as my water for the day? :D

I will say that today I did pretty good... well for me anyways. I only drank 1/2 of the bottle while I was at work instead of the whole bottle.

Originally Posted by dogbert (Post 2511261)

If you aren't worried about sugar juice is ok. Some juice can have as much or more sugar than soda. Have you tried sugar free kool-aid? We drink alot of that here, and Country Time has a lemonade that is half the sugar as their regular lemonade (but not all stores carry it).