stop drinking soda

I can manage to quit for a week or two but then I’ll have a sip and it’s all over. I once managed to go for three months and it was heavenly. I stopped buying the diet soda that I like to drink but now I’ll just nip one of my fiance’s regular sodas. :( Sometimes I drink three a day! Ick, ick, ick. I don’t even like the taste and soda upsets my stomach. Will be working very hard on this goal!

Today I decided to cut it down to one a week. I already have a caffeine headache and it sucks. I’m gonna have a soda tomorrow but that will be it for the week. I hope I can do this.

I’ve been drinking diet sodas for about 15 years. There is nothing healthy or natural in a diet soda. Right now, I’m hooked on diet cherry pepsi. It’s like my crack. I don’t want to give up caffeine, but I’m trying to cut out the 4 bottle/week soda habit. I’ve tried to quit and failed at least 20 times now. Ugh.

I’m literally drinking a soda while I’m writing this… Ugh I don’t know why this is so hard for me, it’s just soda. I’ve quit many times and I barely like the taste of it and yet here I am drinking away. It’s gross actually.

No joke, after this soda I’m done. For real done not Saraya kind of done. This is my last soda!

I bought my last case of soda. Its under my bed and I’m slowly gonna break this. Its funny because as I’m writing this I’m drinking a soda. I know how bad it is and how hard it is to get over but I’m really gonna try. I’m slowly gonna wing off of this. Once this case is gone, its over. I promise….I think

A few months ago I gave up soda. I won’t lie that I drink it every once in a while especially in the summer because they are so cold and refreshing, but I definitely would never choose a soda over an iced tea or lemonade.

I never intended for this to be a ‘never drink soda again’ thing, but I have decided to ride out the year. And all I really want is ginger ale when i’m sick and the occasional rootbeer float. I have a feeling that a swig of straight soda would make me sick.

I’ll drink a Sparkling Water with actual fruit juice, but getting rid of massive sugar or high fructose corn syrup quantities was really my main goal.

Now they’re gone. w00t.

It will probably be easier for you if you have no convenient way to purchase soda.

Drink more tea, maybe have a coffee – no sugar or creamer. I go through massive amounts of Oolong loose tea now a days. Some greens, but I prefer Oolong – smokey blends.

Above all else, find away to enjoy the transfer.

I’ve stopped soft drinks before only to return. I’m actually thinking what my choice is to go with a limit of sodas on special occasions only or two per week maybe. I went ahead and chose this goal because of the nice comments and number of other people persuing this goal. I actually like tea just as well as long as I plan ahead and have it made in the fridge. I do agree with the person who said that fast food goes better with soda. I think one of the hardest parts for me is eating out at fast food restaraunts and finding something else to drink.
I think to check this off of my list I will go with one or less soda per week (Sunday through Saturday) for 6 months. I hate the ongoing unmeasurable goals.

I’ve done this. It has been about two weeks since I’ve had a soda. I don’t miss it at all. The other night I had a sip of soda and yech!!! It tasted so gross.. too sweet, to sticky and just bleh.

I think if you can get past the first week and the headaches (because I really missed the caffeine at first) and then get past the second week and the habit…then you will be okay.

The nice thing is that I feel so much better and I have so much more energy! I’ve also noticed that some foods I used to enjoy (mostly fastfood) tastes like crap without the soda. So I’m finding myself eating healthier foods only because they just taste better with a glass of water. You try eating a Big Mac with just a glass of water to wash it down and tell me that tastes good! It’s all bread and really dry meat. Ick.

Oh… and then there’s the money saved! Soda isn’t free. A cup of water is!

So if you have this as a goal, keep it and do it! Totally worth doing!

If you don’t have this as a goal and are addicted to soda, try – just try adding this goal. It is SO worth while.