That is a lot of soda. If you are quitting cold turkey, and are used to caffinated soda, you may notice you'll have headaches for a few days/week. If that happens, the easiest way to cut them out is to slowly remove the soda from your life, instead of cold turkey.
Aside from that, I stopped drinking soda in lieu of flavored water. I can't stand drinking JUST water all the time, it has to have some flavor for me.
im not very good with the phasing things out, i always tend to make excuses and then just give up. i tried that with smoking...cold turkey actually worked for me....almost 7 months now after 7 years of a pack a day
Water's best, but it's a matter of what you can stand that will help you stick to your plan. You probably don't want to trade for anything that is also sweetened with corn syrup, and stuff sweetened with sugar substitutes has problems as well. Around here we like home-brewed iced tea, but because of why I gave up my sodas, I can't have the sugar from that either, so drink a lot of filtered water.
And Heather's right about the caffeine headaches, you might want to cut back to just one a day at first, then one every other day if you still get headaches trying not to have any at all.
I'd say flavored water---which I love---but a lot of it has artificial sweeteners, which aren't good for you. (I believe I read something about one of them that said METHANE was formed from one of the sweeteners at 89 degrees, and you know your body is a higher temp than that! *eek!*) Water is the best choice but not many people like nothing but plain water. :o\ Maybe watered down fruit juice? (remember, too much acid in fruit juice is bad for your teeth...It eats away the enamel!) If you find a good solution, do let us know? :o)
I would start out slowly if I were you. Don't deny yourself soda altogether... You'll never stick with it. Allow yourself a certain amount and replace the rest with water.
The best alternative I've found is at Target. They have a sugar free/caffeine free "soda" there that comes in different flavors. It's by the Market Fresh brand and is usually over near the water in Targets. They have Blackberry/Raspberry which is my favorite and they have a peach and a couple of other flavors as well. That's the only thing I've found that I actually want over sodas.
You're right, I know Wal-Mart has their own brand of the stuff as well, and I like that too. It's the only thing that I can find that has both fizz and sugar and replaces both at the same time, yet doesn't taste horrible.
When I was starting to not drink soda, I replaced it with vitamin waters and 100% juice drinks. Eventually, I even managed to cut that out, too. Now, I mostly drink water and milk with an occasional herbal tea. I don't miss all that soda and juice. Once in a while, I do drink one, but very rarely and I don't get cravings for them, either.
I really like flavored water. I drink propel (blueberry pomegranate is my favorite) and I also like flavor packets to add to plain drinking water. I also like to drink hot tea in the mornings - Chocolate caramal chai is my fave, but since it has caffeine I only drink it once in a while. I also like peppermint. I try to flavor my tea with honey or splenda instead of sugar - it is pretty good.
Ryan water is good, if you want to flavor it, try a little fruit juice. You can also use orange, lime or lemon slices. Iced tea is good if you drink it plain or with a lemon slice.
I try to stay away from Soda, and the drink packets they have chemicals that are not good.
I was drinking almost a 12 pk of diet dew a day, lol stupid I know, I started cutting back and replaced it with crystal lite the ones that use a tube per water, I also love iced tea so I started making a big pitcher of that also, so that there was always something else to grab other than a soda, now I have a dew occasionally but only as a treat. Good luck to you, its a hard habit to break ;)
Anything would be better than pop! I need to start cutting back too. I had to go cold turkey after several kidney stones but unfortunately I have picked the habit back up. If you like Ice Tea it will help with the caffeine cravings. 100% juice, crystal light (or store brand) is good in water. Good luck with that.
I don't like tea and I don't like coffee...don't even really like water. I've cut myself to 3 cans a day, which is still a lot of soda..... You really aren't supposed to drink too much juice, but I do one glass a day now.
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Aside from that, I stopped drinking soda in lieu of flavored water. I can't stand drinking JUST water all the time, it has to have some flavor for me.
And Heather's right about the caffeine headaches, you might want to cut back to just one a day at first, then one every other day if you still get headaches trying not to have any at all.
Water is the best choice but not many people like nothing but plain water. :o\
Maybe watered down fruit juice? (remember, too much acid in fruit juice is bad for your teeth...It eats away the enamel!)
If you find a good solution, do let us know? :o)
Good luck!
Iced tea is good if you drink it plain or with a lemon slice.
I try to stay away from Soda, and the drink packets they have chemicals that are not good.
Good luck to you, its a hard habit to break ;)
100% juice, crystal light (or store brand) is good in water. Good luck with that.
I've cut myself to 3 cans a day, which is still a lot of soda.....
You really aren't supposed to drink too much juice, but I do one glass a day now.