Giving up soda again...... - Page 2

mama2boyz · 07-31-2006, 10:18 PM

good job on going without it all day!!!!
I drink decaf tea sweetened with splenda and water most of the time now.

Jodie · 08-02-2006, 01:41 PM

Going into the third day. I was doing good til today. I am starting to want a soda. I think it's because i haven't had any coffee though.

I will make it through today though.

Happymom · 08-02-2006, 01:54 PM

Go Jodie!!!!!

Tricia209 · 08-02-2006, 01:55 PM

Good luck! A few years ago I gave up Coke and only drank Sprite. That lasted a couple years but now I'm back to Coke. I, too, can feel it if I drink too much. I drink Lipton Iced Tea to substitute the Coke, however, the tea has caffeine too, just smaller amount.

Kimberley · 08-02-2006, 04:03 PM

i need to also kick the coke habit as well. i drink a 2 litre in less than 2 days. i have stopped drinking it after 8 at night. but i drink it startinga t 12:00 during the day. i hardly ever drink anything else becuase i haven't found anything i like as much. i will drink water, but after a glass or two it gets sickening. i don't like juice, and i am not real big on falvored water. i need to cut out the caffeine and the sugar that i am taking in by drinking so much coke. also i have quit before, but found i craved the carbonation. after the caffeine headaches were gone. i can't stand splenda it tastes nasty, adn no matter what anyone says i can notice the difference!! its gross. so i willtry to give up coke with you. i am gonna post every day how much i ahd and if i cut any out taht day or not lol. lets see if i can strengthen my will power.

Jodie · 08-03-2006, 07:21 PM

It is 5:19 p.m. on my fourth day of no soda!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!

I am doing great. Well i do miss it alittle but water and now ice tea are getting me through the tuff times.

Kimberley....i'm glad that your going to do it with me. How have you done today?? I hate splenda too. I even bought my boys some sugar free popsicles and yuck they tasted so bad i tossed them. I didn't want my boys eating them. So i'm with you regarding diet soda and etc....yuckola.

2kidz4me · 08-03-2006, 07:56 PM

I have also been trying to give up soda. It's hard though cuz dh works for P**si and he wants to support his company by drinking it's soda.

So, I have taken up iced tea. I either drink it straight (no sugar) or I make it half tea and half sugar free lemonade. I haven't switched to decaf yet. One step at a time for me.

I usually have 1 diet soda a day. Hoping to get to 1 every other day by next week.

Great job!

ABG · 08-04-2006, 07:04 AM

I'll join you baby!!!! As I sit here writing this at 8:00 am I am on my second coke of the day. I drink a MINIMUM of a 6 pack every day. And I wonder why I am fat??!!! It is like an addiction, we actually it is to the caffine. I get really nasty without is so I am going to wean myself off. I will make this one my last one this am and see if I can go to dinner with out any, where is that Advil for when my withdrawal headache kicks in???

Jodie · 08-10-2006, 11:26 PM

ABG....How are you doing???

I just had my 12 day soda free!!!!!!!

Today was difficult. I really wanted to get a Coke Slurpy. Haha. But i didn't stop at BK!!! Just kept going.

2kidz4me... Your husband works for Pepsi????? That would be difficult but you can still do it.

Kim · 08-13-2006, 09:46 AM

Hi Jodie,

I just found your post. I've been wanting to kick my soda/caffeine habit for a while now. Not for calories, but rather for the calcium reason (I also should start drinking more milk) and because I'm high-strung enough without the caffeine.

I have gone without soda AND caffeine for three days now. So far, no side effects. I wake up craving coffee or Diet Coke, but have been drinking Citrus Tea instead. I don't know if I can keep this up, however. Old habits die hard.

Kim