We are big sugar free kool-aid fans here!! That and water is all I drink. I have never had a thing for sodas, I guess its cause my mom never let us have them as kid. We were raised on Kool-Aid.

Be careful - Crystal Light has aspartame in it too!

I am so excited that you are going to try and cut back or quit all together!! I am so moved to hear other people want to change after I posted about giving this bad habit :)

How about pre-making Crystal Light or they have the packets you can pour into a regular size water bottle & just shake up - they have tea that way too. Water is so important for all of us - it really helps improve our skin & flush out so many impurities.

I'm going to pray for all of you trying to break this habit. I would say if you can keep from having it available at work that is probably the best step.

:eek: I didn't know that & I didn't notice your post before I said Crystal light. Water, water, water ;)

It's true - water is the best thing you can drink - and just on its own is the best way for you (even though it can be downright boring). Crystal light, Kool aid, all those drink mixes have some sort of sugar in them. There are some water additives that are sweetened with Splenda instead of aspartame though - and while it's still a fake-ish sugar, it's better for you than aspartame. Nestea makes drink singles similar to Crystal Light but sweetened with Splenda.

And while we're on the topic...don't forget sugarless gum is filled with aspartame too. When you stop and take note of how many products you consume every day contain aspartame...:(

Well - one thing I mentioned earlier - and is my favorite way to have water is with some lemon - that does really naturally zest your water up - always makes me happy to - is that weird? :rolleyes:

I'm also working on consistently getting 3 glasses of milk into my diet - this is excellent for us as women, and it has been proven that women who drink 3 glasses of milk a day can loose weight quicker - and I love skim milk - know not everyone feels that way.

Mmmmm...makes me want some lemon water now. Too bad I don't have any lemons! I have also found that since we got a water cooler we drink a lot more water because it tastes better than tap water and it's convenient (I know, like going to the tap and letting it run 15 seconds is such a chore! :p).

I didn't know that about milk - I think I'll have to start drinking more milk! :thumbup:

I feel your pain I hate diet soda and water as well. Sadly I did the cross addiction thing and started drinking coffee when I gave up soda. Don't forget you can dilute Crystal Light with more water if you like, some people like it better that way.

I drink water all day long...I also drink juice and skim milk...but water is my staple. For those of you trying to quit drinking colas...it can be done. I'm living proof...can't even tell you how many years it's been, but I bet it's been at least 10 years. Don't miss it at all...and I too was highly addicted to it...drank way too much of it.

I only had 3 diet cokes today!!!! That cuts my usual intake in half:cool: SOooo...no Crystal Light or sugar free Kool-Aid...I'm gonna have to find something else:eek:

:bravo: You're halfway there!! Keep up the good work! :good job:

Did you miss them? Nah! Good for you! Pretty soon we can start the YT Former Soda Drinkers Club :D

I need to cut back on my sugar intake, but not from drinks, from food. I am a big water drinker, always have been. If I drink too much soda (like a whole can) I can feel it when I urinate because I am just very in tune with my body like that. But I have fibromyalgia and lupus, and they say that causes major carb cravings, and I believe it, lol. I do not believe in taking any artificial sweeteners (yes, that includes splenda), so everything I eat is fully sugared, lol. I am planning on cutting back, but I have to really sit down and plan it and have it all put together what my limitations and guidelines are going to be, I am just more successful when I do it that way. I still have that 15lbs (all in my abdoman :rolleyes:) I want to knock off, and I think significantly reducing the sugar in my diet will really help with that. I would say half of my daily calorie intake probably comes from sugar, at least :rolleyes:. As much as I have educated myself about the dangers of too much sugar (and justified it with the dangers of artificial sugars, lol) and how anything more than 2 tbs a day depletes your bodies immune system by 90% for that day, I still overindulge daily. It's so stupid. I need to get my body to listen to my brain!

Here's a little tip about milk. Skim has more sugar than fat, 2% has more fat than sugar.

HECK YEA I MISSED THEM :lol tears But I don't have a headache:D

In the summer you can slightly freeze the kool-Aid and make slushies.