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Anyone Here Successfully Quit Drinking Soda?

cyfanatic said:
I am absolutely addicted to Diet Mt Dew! I like other sodas but I don't crave them. I wish I could stop drinking DMD cold-turkey but it won't happen. Anyone here have any success quitting soda? Any advice on doing so? Something to help with the transition to...water? I am not someone who feels everything I put in my body needs to be the healthiest stuff ever...but I drink way too much DMD and that can't be good! Appreciate any advice/guidance IF I choose to go down this path! Thanks!
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I gave it up about four years ago and switched to 1/2-1/2 sweet tea. Switching vices helped me a lot. Over the past year I've dropped nearly 25 pounds, and actually started drinking fountain Coke again here and there. But it's probably time to cut the sodas again.
 
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drlove said:
quitting soda was one of the hardest things I've ever done. There was a couple years when I worked for Pepsi and drank a lot of Mt.Dew. one year I gave it up for Lent and it was painful as I didn't realize how hard it was going to be. Lots of water and advil helped me get through it the first 2 weeks.

Now I do enjoy a Dt Dr Pepper on very rare occasions, but that is about it.

Good luck.
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Toasted Caramel BV goes really well with Dr. Pepper diet regular or sugar free!! Now I have a real problem, drinking soda and alcohol together.
 
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cyfanatic said:
I am absolutely addicted to Diet Mt Dew! I like other sodas but I don't crave them. I wish I could stop drinking DMD cold-turkey but it won't happen. Anyone here have any success quitting soda? Any advice on doing so? Something to help with the transition to...water? I am not someone who feels everything I put in my body needs to be the healthiest stuff ever...but I drink way too much DMD and that can't be good! Appreciate any advice/guidance IF I choose to go down this path! Thanks!
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Why would you want to do that?

I don't want to imagine my life without a Pepsi, Mt Dew, flavored Mt Dew, Dr Pepper or Coke.

I look forward to my soda like many of you look forward to your beer.
 
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isufbcurt said:
Why would you want to do that?

I don't want to imagine my life without a Pepsi, Mt Dew, flavored Mt Dew, Dr Pepper or Coke.

I look forward to my soda like many of you look forward to your beer.
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Yeah...I am asking myself that same question! I just think I drink too much DMD! At minimum I need to cut back some!
 
Used to love Pepsi, Mt. Dew, and Dr. Pepper and also drank tons of coffee. 2 years ago I cut out all caffeine cold turkey about 4 months before my son was born. Grand plan was that I'd be able to start up on coffee/soda again during newborn phase and the caffeine would actually have an effect. A few weeks into fatherhood I realized I had no need for it and felt great without! Now I'm a decaf coffee guy (just love the coffee taste) and tea (mostly caffeine free varieties).
 
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The only thing that works for me, when I'm craving soda is to chug water. Like A LOT of water. Suppresses the urge to snack as well.

My skin cleared up and I ended up losing about 8 pounds in a month. I will have a soda every now and then but the key is to just CHUG water. I also will drink coffee in the morning for caffeine. When I really need energy in the afternoon. I just stand at my desk or go for a quick walk
 
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I effing hate coffee and don't really like tea but I absolutely need the caff. I switched to Crystal Light Energy for the most part. Sometimes I'll get a Mr. Pibb if I've been a good boy.
 
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cyfanatic said:
Yeah...I am asking myself that same question! I just think I drink too much DMD! At minimum I need to cut back some!
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I probably should too but I enjoy it to much

Dr. Pepper or Fresca in the morning
Pepsi at lunch
Mt. Dew afternoon
Coke while working on the racecar
one of the above while eating supper/watching TV

Fresca in the morning instead of Dr. Pepper is my cut back lol
 
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I quit drinking pop in college, kinda as a challenge to see if I could. It lasted for several years. I now don't drink much, maybe 10 times per year or less.

I switched to drinking Gatorade, which is probably marginally better. And then beer . . . :jimlad:
 
Cyclones_R_GR8 said:
The last time I had a Mountain Dew I couldn't fathom how I used to be able to drink 3-4 each day. Way too sweet.
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This is me once I switched to diet sodas.

Regular sodas taste too syrupy now. Ive cut back on them recently along with the other things I've been doing to lose weight, but I need some caffeine.
 
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I don't drink soda for the caffeine so it's not that big of a deal to limit myself to 12oz a day. I'm still drinking the hard stuff (ie not diet) either Mt Dew or Coke

Frankly, at that amount a day stopping wouldn't be that difficult (I have before) but it also wouldn't make that much of a difference in my weight.

It's hard for me to drink more than 24 ounces though, I start to feel terrible. I don't know how some of you do it.

I use the soda as an afternoon snack, so when I stopped I just replaced it with a healthy snack (granola bars usually).

If you're one of those people who need caffeine for your body to operate and lots of it I think I'd go with tea
 
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My thing is the carbonation. I crave the carbonation and I haven't found a carb'd water that equals it yet. I limit myself to Sprite so I'm not caffeine crashing, but I know the sugar content is nuts.
 
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Long time diet dew and Diet Pepsi addict. Quit about 6 months ago. The only time I cheat is a Diet Coke if I get my kid a Happy Meal at McDonald’s. I do hot tea, cold brew coffee, and the caffeinated Crystal Light drink packets if I need caffeine.
 
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I had a heart attack 3 years ago. When I changed my diet, I also stopped drinking pop. Before that, I was drinking a bottle of coke several times a day. Now I allow myself to drink Sprite but I limit how much and how often I drink it. I don't drink coffee, so I haven't had any caffeine drinks in 3 years.
 
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somecyguy said:
My thing is the carbonation. I crave the carbonation and I haven't found a carb'd water that equals it yet. I limit myself to Sprite so I'm not caffeine crashing, but I know the sugar content is nuts.
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Soda water plus a good amount of lemon juice, the good kind not the crap in plastic looking lemons https://www.amazon.com/Lakewood-Org...625165203&sbo=RZvfv//HxDF+O5021pAnSA==&sr=8-6 you can find that at pretty much any grocery store for about half the price as on Amazon
 
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It took some health issues 20 years ago for me to quit. I was literally addicted to Mt Dew, drank 4 or 5 a day as a teenager. Quit cold turkey and have never touched another soda since. I drink alot of water now.
 
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isufbcurt said:
Why would you want to do that?

I don't want to imagine my life without a Pepsi, Mt Dew, flavored Mt Dew, Dr Pepper or Coke.

I look forward to my soda like many of you look forward to your beer.
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I'm rapidly developing a gut as I get older. That's why.
 
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