Quitting Soda

Just stop buying them. It’s not heroin

I know your frustration,I gave up carbs cold turkey no problem, but took an additional 7 months to get off diet soda and artificial sweeteners. I know your probably talking regular soda, but both super addictive.

My saving grace was green tea- I boil it, then make it into iced tea- of course you can do traditional tea as well. When I need carbonation I drink Zevia. Hadn't had a classic soda/diet soda since July and don't miss them anymore! I sweeten with liquid stevia, but you would be better off with any noncaloric sweetner vs drinking soda on a daily basis. Hope this helps and good luck. Your headaches could be sugar related but I imagine caffeine and possibly sodium are playing a role as well, so don't be afraid of either to prevent the headaches.

man, ive always heard they were rough to get off. Thats crazy, as someone has never drink anything but mainly water their entire life i cant imagine. I can prob count on my hands how many soft drinks i drink in a year. When i drink 1 soft drink i feel like complete crap. Couldnt imagine drinking 3 or 4 a day. Man just stop and you will feel amazing.

Yep it's a caffeine withdrawal. Replace the soda with black coffee when the headaches start coming on.

It's funny though most only get caffeine withdrawal symptoms from soda, not coffee.

I stopped drinking soda back in college 12 years ago

Don’t miss at all. Just order bottle water with fast food

Only have soda with the occasional mix drink

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I drink unsweetened tea, water, and La Croix.

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Whole30 got me doing this, and haven't had a sweetened soda since. Peach/Pear is my go to. Still have to sweeten coffee though.

Switch to ice tea or coffee for the caffeine.

If you have a hard time just drinking straight water, try the 5 calorie crystal light packets. When i was kicking the Dr Pepper habit, they saved the day.

Im on the whole IF deal, so I drink straight water up until noon, then I throw in the crystal light packets with lunch and dinner to curb the sugar cravings I had from not drinking soda.

I dont really notice it at all anymore, and dont rely on the crystal light packets unless im just in the mood for it.

You can always grab a bottle of caffeine pills also if you want to try only water, and use those to kill the caffeine cravings.

I never liked sparkling water, but I started drinking it with freshly squeezed lime juice, and eventually tapered off to just liking it by itself. Get your hands on some Topo Chico and drink that for a while. It gives you the bubbly feeling you like about soft drinks, without the loads of sugar. I can't even drink soft drinks anymore after switching to Topo Chico. They tasted so syrupy to me now.

TL;DR: switch to sparkling water (Topo Chico is best; I've tried them all)

I gave up diet coke for lent. Had a huge weekend training (2 mile swim Friday, 15 mile run yesterday, 103 mile bike ride today). Each day I get home worn out craving crappy food. I have fallen off the soda wagon hard. Been so good about it until this weekend.