O.T. now 3 wks NO diet coke

Good for you.  I've been told that kicking those nasty chemicals can be very hard.

disneyfan2008 said:

No really an addiction I

No really an addiction I think more of a HABIT...even driving by Mcd I would go through drive thru (even if not really thisty per say)

MY daughter is so happy...SO A HABIT...more then anything..

 

I figure if we go to movies or someplace I really want a soda I can handle Orange crush (reg cola taste horrible to me-odd iknow0

Denise

 

with all the water I drink now I DO NOTICE I use the bathroom much more..must pass/cleanse my body

I've never done the 'diet' sodas.  Well, there have been a few times when I was somewhere that there was only 'diet' sodas so had to drink at least some of one.  I learned real quick that my body can not handle the chemicals at all.  I never get headaches but within having approx 1/2 can of the 'diet', I will have what I think is probably the same as a migraine.

There have recently been 'stuff' on TV saying that so called 'diet' can actually cause weight gain.

I'm a 'waterholic' - I always have water handy.  Just me.

WInyan - The Power Within

Susan

cinnamonsmile said:

Good for you!! So glad to

Good for you!! So glad to hear you are kicking the soda habit!! I know it can be hard. Sounds like more than habit, to me though, when you go thru a drive thru for diet coke and you aren't even thirsty!! 

But the good thing is you are drinking more water!!

Hope you have continued success!

There is a very fine line between 'habit' and 'addiction'.

Winyan - The Power Within

Susan

Denise, I am very proud of you!  I gave up diet coke after back surgery in 2009 and I know it is hard.  Yay for you!!!!!

I still have problems off and on with nausea and what helps me best is ginger ale and Vietnamese pho (soup).  Ugh, I really think the ginger ale is garbage and would like to find a healthier substitute.  Water, tea and lemonade don't help with the nausea.  Anyone with suggestions?  Maybe a homemade ginger ale without all that sugar and BPA?

mtmom said:

Have you tried...?

Have you tried any of the products from the Ginger People? One of our local health food stores carries the Ginger Soother and many have said it helps them with their nausea. I'm diabetic so I didn't use it because they use honey as a sweetner. Here is their website and I see on there they also have a lemon ginger beer.

http://gingerpeople.com/ginger-beverages.html

Blessings,

~Mtmom

Continued success ..  So hard to give up something that perks us up!  Myself,  coffee is my much needed vice.     Congradulations on a job well done!

YIPEEEEEEEEEEEE

Vicki Sam

disneyfan2008 said:

I DO NOT smoke or drink

I DO NOT smoke or drink (never tasted alchol in my life-55 yrs)-so I said if I wanted DIET COKE i would drink it....but decided cold turkery to stop. I only drink water when I go out for pizza or diner etc...juice in the am...etc...I KNOW much better without it...

MY MOM was a diet coke person too...we put a can of diet coke in her casket with her...it was  a must have for her...to everyone who knew her!!

 

Denise

I used to drink alot of soda-with sugar. Because of weight gain I switched to diet many years ago. I don't usually buy it for home and wasn't drinking much of it until I started going out to lunch every day. I still don't drink soda as much as I did 10 years ago, but I would like to cut back again.The more I drink, the more cravings for it I get. I do drink water the rest of the time. 

I know that part of the bad stuff is the caramel/dark coloring in sodas. I was reading the other day that there's actually a measure of units of the "bad" stuff. Diet coke has about 3 parts where diet pepsi has over 25! Stevia has a rootbeer flavor sweentener to use with tonic water.

Cypress Cynthia- the last time I bought a pack some for home was when I was having surgery to help with the nausea afterwards. So I understand that part, but don't have not answer for an alternative.