by Mary G.
Member since:
July 26, 2006

Giving Up Soda

February 04, 2009 10:31 PM UTC (Updated: February 04, 2009 10:40 PM UTC)
views: 0 | comments: 33

Most of you are aware that I had a bad habit drinking more than a 12 pack a week of soda.  I have managed to give it up and really am having a hard time with the stress.  I am so behind on e-mails and no longer can stay up all night typing on Gather.  I can see the caffeine was keeping me awake, so I was only sleeping a couple of hours.

This is what I would like to do solving my back log of e-mails and to be fair to my friends that have spent countless hours helping me pay for my husbands birthday, as my husband paid the college textbook bill.

I will join one reward site that your doing to give you something and will be e-mailing a couple of you this week, as I have 662 e-mails, as of now.  I see two people in my e-mails that if I help you in this way I will be down to less than 300.  I don't know how both of you manage to keep up to my posting of articles, as some days I have posted a lot of them.

I see posts from October, so am not getting close to catching up.  Have a great evening.  Thanks to each of you that view my articles, pictures and videos.

Comments: 33

Beth J. Feb 4, 2009, 10:33pm UTC
That is good... I am behind too Mary
sarah h. Feb 4, 2009, 10:37pm UTC
good luck!! I also love soda.
Rebecca P. Feb 4, 2009, 10:38pm UTC
Emails back from october, ouch. I usually delete them when my inbox gets too full. I wish I had more time to view and gather. Good luck with letting go of soda. I used to drink it a lot then I quit and I don't really miss it
Renita P. Feb 4, 2009, 10:39pm UTC
Good luck! I don't even try to keep up anymore. With over 300 "friends" all posting - many multiple times daily, it's impossible. I just do what I can when I can.
Courtney C. Feb 4, 2009, 10:39pm UTC
Good luck with the soda withdrawals!
Nora D. Feb 4, 2009, 10:40pm UTC
Good luck with giving up pop! I love Coke and black coffee......cannot, and most likely will not, ever give them up....I'm too addicted!!!!!
Samantha A. Feb 4, 2009, 10:41pm UTC
good luck giving up soda its hard....we've been trying to cut back to.
It can be hard to give up pop! We are trying to give up sugar right now & having a very hard time doing so!
Laurie R. Feb 4, 2009, 10:53pm UTC
I would think your Gather friends will understand. I don't know how people do it owning groups and having 1000 friends. I am hustling keeping up with 117 friends, pics and posts. Plus trying to help with the groups I belong to.
Good luck with the pop thing. I have a Mountain Dew issue.
I would love to give up soda pop as well. I did one time before. But when we moved out of state and husband refused to pick me up water. The only thing in the house was milk and soda pop. I can't drink milk because my body doesn't digest it right. So, I started drinking pop....bad choice. As I am hooked again. But going to try to break myself from it.
Rae M. Feb 4, 2009, 10:58pm UTC
Best of luck to you. You made a good move giving up soda.
Only a 12 pack? Sister, I drink 8 liters of diet coke a week.

But hey, I'm not addicted. I can quit anytime I want. I control the soda...the soda doesn't control me! I don't need your help! You can't make me quit! I'm not going to rehab and you can't force me to!

Now you've upset me. But everything will be ok once I slurp down this Big Gulp.
Lin B. Feb 5, 2009, 12:20am UTC
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Janet "Jax" B. Feb 5, 2009, 12:47am UTC
Good luck...and glad you're sleeping better though.
Elle L. Feb 5, 2009, 12:55am UTC
Soda can really take it's tole over time, I'm glad you made a healthy choice
Hixto Ingen Feb 5, 2009, 1:47am UTC
Congratulations on giving up the soda, Mary! Hang in there, and don't stress about the emails. The delete button can work wonders for reducing stress.
Carla B. Feb 5, 2009, 3:34am UTC
Good luck! We don't drink much soda, but we aren't ready to give it up yet either. :) Together my husband and I go through a 12 pack every 2-3 weeks.
Dagmara H. Feb 5, 2009, 10:10am UTC
Good luck
Pavan K. Feb 5, 2009, 10:29am UTC
best of luck
Nana to Seven Cutiepies Feb 5, 2009, 10:55am UTC
It's hard to catch up Mary, I know from when I go on vacation for a week, when I come back it is exhausting and not fun. Gather should be fun. You can only do so much so I hope you don't stress yourself out about it.
We don't drink soda, but I am that way with coffee. I need to start drinking more water.
Maybe you shouldn't have quit "cold Turkey".
Austin Cushing Feb 5, 2009, 2:21pm UTC
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Vikki M. Feb 5, 2009, 3:01pm UTC
I wish you lots of luck! I always get so far behind and then wonder if I'll ever catch up! Sometimes you just need to take a step back and breathe! I don't think I could ever give up soda competely, although I must admit that I drink a lot less of it now that I'm not working. I used to drink it constantly when I was still employed.
Michael Harvey Feb 5, 2009, 3:45pm UTC
Much success to you.
Sandra L. Feb 5, 2009, 11:21pm UTC
Hey! Good for you on the soda addiction. I think Pop was easy for me to quit because I drink coffee. I need to stop the coffee, and Ihave before, but I keep getting back to it. LOL
Sandra L. Feb 5, 2009, 11:29pm UTC
Mary, if you have any of my comments that on your list to return, please skip them. You shouldn't have to feel obligated. If you feel obligated, it quits being fun. I want you to have FFFUUUNNN! Besides, I'd rather read your posts and hear what's going on with you. LOL
**AngelEyez** a. Feb 5, 2009, 11:43pm UTC
I quit the whole soda thing months ago,it was hard and the migraines were AWFUL from the caffeine withdrawals,I now drink lots of tea and water,and an occasion diet soda...I lost over 5 pounds in 2 weeks just from stopping that.
Mary G. Feb 6, 2009, 4:38am UTC
Thanks everyone for posting. I have to confess cheated a little and have drank one can that took me 3 days to finish. I think that its a big change, as some people are aware I had a 6 can a day habit last year and would drink coffee also.
Congrats.
Heather M. Feb 7, 2009, 9:23am UTC
It's good that you've gotten rid of the soda.
Lisa C. Feb 9, 2009, 1:05pm UTC
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edna r. Feb 14, 2009, 7:09am UTC
I usually drink one Diet Coke in the morning and the rest of the day I drink water.

I am behind on commenting back, as I haven't been on much lately.

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