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Originally Posted by Justis  Calluna,
I too have been trying to kick the soda habit, but it is so difficult. I also have a little bit of a "soda stomach," but the dark fizz is powerful. I don't drink it for the caffeine either, I just really enjoy the taste. Anyway, you've inspired me enough to try to kick it once and for all again. (I've tried this before)
Keep us posted as to your progress, so that I might be able to keep motivated this time. My biggest problem is that I'll kick it for a few days, but then (just like you said.....) I'll have a bad day at work, and I'll end up rewarding myself with a soda. So we'll see.
Good luck on the challenge.
Justis |
As I wrote in another thread on a subject, I've eliminated virtually all soda (as well as other forms of caffeine and sugar from my diet). If I go out to eat or something I'll occasionally have a Coke and here's the good news--the less you drink the better it tastes! Back when I was guzzling Coke all day it was just out of habit more than anything else and I was pretty oblivious to the taste. Now when I have a Coke damn it tastes good!
Water is of course the best thing you can drink, but there's a lot of other good healthy options. When I want something cold I now drink either iced green tea (without sweetener--I recommend Tazo Zen) or cranberry juice (again unsweetened). If I want something hot I'll have a chai latte with soy milk. Oregon Chai now makes individual packages of their concentrate in powder form--you can buy them at most decent grocery stores in a box of 8. Green or other herbal tea is also a great hot drink...
The moral of the story is that your effort to give up soda will be much more successful if you find a healthier alternative that you like instead of just forcing yourself into denial of anything brown, sweet and fizzy...like I said, I still enjoy a Coke from time to time but I can't say that it tastes any better than iced green tea, a fruit smoothy or a chai latte...