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IAMMAI
Posts: 90
4/6/11 12:54 P
If I have a really really bad case of soda craving, I just say that I'll give into myself. But not without downing 16 oz. of water first (obviously this takes a bit of time). By then, if I still want it, I let myself have half a glass (pour out the rest of the soda so you're not tempted.) After a few weeks of this sillyness (Coke is expensive! Can't believe I buy it and pour it down the drain)...I usually just end up sticking with the remainder of my water bottle, since I already made it that far!


SANDRA1982
Posts: 165
4/6/11 11:45 A
hang in there the longer you can go without a coke the better your chances are of kicking the habit for good... I quit drinking coke a while back and now I don't like the taste of coke.


MYCUTEGIZMO
Posts: 3,845
4/6/11 6:13 A
Have some sweet tea? It'll help..


LOIDAEG
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4/6/11 4:56 A
I love sparkling flavored water. If you haven't tried any yet you should try some. They are a great alternative to soda if you are craving the fizz :) I am down to just coffee in the mornings as far as caffeine. It's hard to come off of it at first so you got to take baby steps.


FOREVERFRIENDS
Posts: 359
4/5/11 6:35 P
Altus,

Are you going cold-turkey on this? If its the fizziness you miss, the above is a good starting place. But I found that extremely hard because I was craving the sugar and caffine. I weaned myself off of soda by starting with Rasberry Tea. Its sweet and caffinated. Then I started adding regular tea in to cut the sugar down. Eventually I got down to just regular tea in the AM and caffine-free tea after 2pm. Now I cant stand the taste of sodas.




JECKIE
Posts: 8,219
4/5/11 3:07 P
I second the idea of the Izzy sodas or something like it. Or sparkling water.

Sometimes I'll also add club soda to 100% fruit juice for a fizzy drink.


ARCHIMEDESII
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4/5/11 2:55 P
If you'd like a healthy "fizzy" fix , how about sparkling flavored waters ? Poland Springs, Perrier, Whole Foods, etc... all make wonderful sparkling flavored waters that have no calories, no artificial sweeteners, no chemicals, etc...

I love Poland Spring lemon or lime sparkling water. it's a great way to still enjoy a fizzy fix without the chemicals.

Also, if you do go to Whole Foods or Trader Joe's, you can find organic sodas that have no preservatives. Izzy is a really good brand of natural soda.






ALTUS_66
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4/5/11 2:46 P
I have been three weeks no without drinking soda (I never drank diet I drank the full hi-octane coke. Today is really bad as I had to be at work 5 hours early for a very long very boring meeting. I'm trying to resist but the coke machine down the hall is looking very inviting.


 
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