EPTApple juice (real) has a nice strong flavour and is pretty tasty, so you may prefer that. You could experiment by making different juices from berries and mix them up, or just buy syrup and mix it with water according to your taste. Yoghurt is also an option
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Bunn
Estonia934 Posts
Apple juice (real) has a nice strong flavour and is pretty tasty, so you may prefer that. You could experiment by making different juices from berries and mix them up, or just buy syrup and mix it with water according to your taste. Yoghurt is also an option | ||
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Kuni
Austria765 Posts
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
On April 02 2013 05:05 ComaDose wrote: while weening yourself off maybe you could drink diet or 0 calorie versions for that carbonated flavour punch you crave. most diet ones taste like crap, but I prefer the taste of coke zero  I can drink Diet Coke, but you're so right at how crap they are :x On April 02 2013 05:10 Kuni wrote: Just drink water and not be a pussy about it? You want to stop drinking that shit, so do it. Water will work even better and it'll remove your thirst. If you're not thirsty, you won't drink anything else. I'm sure you tell all alcoholics the same thing huh | ||
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Topin
Peru10101 Posts
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ieatkids5
United States4628 Posts
On April 02 2013 05:13 Torte de Lini wrote: I'm sure you tell all alcoholics the same thing huh well, given that you've had an entire thread-ful of good suggestions, and most of your responses have just been "i dont like this" and "i dont like that," you do seem like a pussy. yes, you do have an addiction, and it warrants the same amount of serious attention as alcoholism, but when all you do is complain instead of maybe, i dunno, committing to something and trying to stick to it, then people will call you a pussy. | ||
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Bunn
Estonia934 Posts
On April 02 2013 05:13 Torte de Lini wrote: I'm sure you tell all alcoholics the same thing huh besides cold turkey, another option is rehab  better quit than to risk developing liver diseases or ruining your teeth (believe me, you don't want to lose them) Additional reading: Soda Addiction: Overcoming The Most Accessible Drug Soft-drink addiction caused Australia man, 25, to lose teeth, get blood poisoning How to kick the soda habbit for good | ||
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Logo
United States7542 Posts
The best plan to quit is going to depend on your personality. Either you'll be good at cold turkey, in which case do that, or you'll need to wean. If you have to wean you probably want to do it by other means than substituting one soda for another. Either reduce the amount you drink by a bit each day or maybe force yourself to drink 2-4 glasses of water in the day without trying to directly reduce soda intake. The idea being the extra water intake will reduce your soda intake more naturally as you don't want to spend all day pissing. Also most likely you get light headed because you're addicted to caffine now. | ||
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Treehead
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My 2c. Edit: my point is that this way you can drink soda and it doesn't contain the things that make soda bad for you... if you want to kick soda as a habit just cuz, then this probably wasn't helpful. Sorry. | ||
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ieatkids5
United States4628 Posts
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Boblion
France8043 Posts
- Try to switch to coffee or tea if you need some "energy". | ||
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Kasaraki
Denmark7115 Posts
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Sero
United States692 Posts
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
On April 02 2013 05:30 ieatkids5 wrote: well, given that you've had an entire thread-ful of good suggestions, and most of your responses have just been "i dont like this" and "i dont like that," you do seem like a pussy. yes, you do have an addiction, and it warrants the same amount of serious attention as alcoholism, but when all you do is complain instead of maybe, i dunno, committing to something and trying to stick to it, then people will call you a pussy. Nah, I'm not really saying it's the equivalent of alcoholism, it just seems a bit too blunt and going cold turkey does not work for me. If I like soda and I don't like the other drink. How will alternating to that drink help me whatsoever? I'll just be further disinterested in it and more interested in soda. In addition, I also get a bit light-headed and dizzy if I don't get a sugar intake from soda. Going to this doesn't really solve my problem. Going cold turkey, doesn't solve my problem either. I tried other alternatives before. Going only juice, going only ginger ale, trying warm drinks, trying coffee. Only water, vitamin water, malts, energy drinks (oh god, so awful), etc. | ||
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hoby2000
United States918 Posts
The best way is to literally cold turkey it. I've tried several methods and alternative drinks, but even after a long night at the bar, or work, or even after i smoke weed, I get this urge to drink soda. I grew up drinking it, so it's kind of a hard habit to break. But honestly, I've been trying for years and the only thing that really works is to just wake up one day, and stop. | ||
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
On April 02 2013 06:11 hoby2000 wrote: There's no alternative to soda. Believe me, I've been an addict my whole life. I can stop, but the taste of DP and Mt. Dew bring me back in. Maybe I can't stop then? The best way is to literally cold turkey it. I've tried several methods and alternative drinks, but even after a long night at the bar, or work, or even after i smoke weed, I get this urge to drink soda. I grew up drinking it, so it's kind of a hard habit to break. But honestly, I've been trying for years and the only thing that really works is to just wake up one day, and stop. Really? Yeah, I love Cherry Dr. Pepper and the new Red Mountain Dew is pretty good. How long have you been addicted? If I try pretty hard, I can probably stay away from it for a good two weeks before I get the craving again. It just makes my meals so much more refreshing and appetizing and it keeps me alert. I don't ever feel like I'm in a sugar rush or I'm coming down from a sugar rush (tired, exasperated, etc.). I was thinking of trying to eat pure fruits. It would hit two birds with one stone by quit eating snacks. | ||
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Roybs
Netherlands500 Posts
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jpak
United States5045 Posts
This is a 4 week program (I forgot some details regarding eating certain things to help you get over the crave), but the basic procedure is like this: Week 1: Kick the sugar. Replace regular soda with diet soda. Week 2: Kick the caffeine. Now drink diet, Non-caffeinated soda (diet Sierra Mist comes to mind) Week 3: Start the weaning. Reduce your soda intake in half. Week 4: Complete the weaning. Kick the soda completely. Drink seltzer water if you must. Enjoy the extra cash in your pocket. Don't know how this would fit you, but it is worth trying I think. | ||
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DanLee
Canada316 Posts
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ieatkids5
United States4628 Posts
On April 02 2013 06:06 Torte de Lini wrote: Nah, I'm not really saying it's the equivalent of alcoholism, it just seems a bit too blunt and going cold turkey does not work for me. If I like soda and I don't like the other drink. How will alternating to that drink help me whatsoever? I'll just be further disinterested in it and more interested in soda. In addition, I also get a bit light-headed and dizzy if I don't get a sugar intake from soda. Going to this doesn't really solve my problem. Going cold turkey, doesn't solve my problem either. I tried other alternatives before. Going only juice, going only ginger ale, trying warm drinks, trying coffee. Only water, vitamin water, malts, energy drinks (oh god, so awful), etc. what about reducing your intake gradually like i and some others suggested? maybe not by days, but by weeks? | ||
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Nitrogen
United States5345 Posts
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