Done with Coca Cola!

[Sirrahsim]

I know that this isn't a big deal to most people, but it is to me. I have been hooked on Coca Cola since I was a little kid. I would drink it like water every single day. It is horribly vile stuff for your health and I am pleased to brag that my last Coca Cola was July 15.
I got past the caffeine headaches (misery) after about a week or so and haven't looked back.

For the past few days, I have had a single bottle of coke staring at me from my refrigerator because I planned on making a pot roast (Coca Cola roast is the best!!) It was a temptation, but I didn't cave. I put a pot roast together in the crock pot this morning and decided to take a little sip after I used what I needed in the roast.

It was sickly sweet and vile, I didn't even have the urge to finish the remaining 6 oz or so so I threw it out. I think I am officially off of the Coke!!

[catnapper]

I did the same thing a dozen years or so ago. Now whenever I accidentally take a sip out of the wrong glass, I nearly choke on it!

Water and unsweetened tea for me!

[Laura's Babies]

I haven't drank them in years, we're talking 30 to 40 years. Sodas are not good for you and are part of todays overweight problem. It is my belief that diet sodas are the worst of the lot and cause more problems than the regular ones. There is a LOT to the saying "Why is it you only see fat people drinking diet drinks?" I believe they cause you to gain weight, not loose it.

People do not realize the calories that they DRINK.. I only do water, coffee (unsweetened) and tea, sometimes sweet, sometimes unsweetened (but only 1 galss a day of the tea and not every day)

Remember this, the more sugar you take in, the more you crave.

[Hellow]

I drink Coke and most all sodas, and Sweet Tea, and i am actually quite a bit underweight .

[jennielynn1970]

I drink Coke and most all sodas, and Sweet Tea, and i am actually quite a bit underweight .

You are also a growing boy... most of boys, if they are active, are not over weight, and at your age, tend to sprout up and look like beanpoles, lol.

[jennielynn1970]

I basically have gotten away from all sodas. I discovered that I really just like the fizzy part of it, so I get seltzer water and tonic water.

The seltzer water I buy is naturally flavored, and is not the diet stuff, but it's still 0 calories. I'm allergic to all those sugar substitutes (migraines that are horrendous), so no diet anything actually.

I have been drinking some Powerade recently. It was on sale 10 bottles for $10. I figure if I don't make them a habit, it will be ok.

Other than that, I do drink Arizona's Sweet Tea, and then other unsweetened tea. I am not a coffee drinker. In the winter I do love my teas, chai and my hot cocoa at work, lol. My office and library are FREEZING, even now.

[-Pickle-]

I’m currently trying to cut back on anything that has excessive sugar in, like Coke, fruit juice in excess, just little things.
Currently it’s working, but I’m not giving Coke up completely.

[RICHARD]

Water and unsweetened tea for me!

IU cut waaaaay back on my soda drinking....now it's a treat! I find that flavored seltzer waters are better for my thirst!

I like Brawndo too!

[Catty1]

Reggie - you are taking in a LOT of caffeine, and it's a diuretic! Wouldn't surprise me if you are dehydrated. About 70% of North Americans are, and don't even know it.

Plus, all the caffeine can artificially raise your metabolism, as it's a stimulant. Maybe try easing down to very little caffeine, as this can really mess up your health (for one, your heart would be beating faster than it really should be).

Look up 'caffeine' on Google and see what you find out.

[AllAmericanPUP]

I do my best not to drink soda. I usually only drink soda when i'm at a restaurant and they dont have sweet tea. and at home I usually drink water

[moosmom]

I used to drink Diet Coke all the time. I have one every once in a while if I dine out. But for the most part I now drink only water and one cup of coffee a day.

My best friend is hooked on Tab. She tried quitting but the headaches were horrible.

Did you know that if you scrub your tires with it, it gets them sparkling clean. Can you imagine what it does to your stomach???

[Daisy and Delilah]

I am hopelessly addicted to diet Mountain Dew. I wonder if I can ever stop. CONGRATS TO ALL OF YOU THAT HAVE KICKED THE HABIT!!!!!

[Hellow]

I used to drink Diet Coke all the time. I have one every once in a while if I dine out. But for the most part I now drink only water and one cup of coffee a day.

My best friend is hooked on Tab. She tried quitting but the headaches were horrible.

Did you know that if you scrub your tires with it, it gets them sparkling clean. Can you imagine what it does to your stomach???

The lining of your stomach is powerful enough to repel your stomach acid, which is strong enough to burn through solid steel. Tab aint nothing compared to that! lol

[RockyRoad]

I am exactly the same way right now with Coke. Ever since I was very little, I got hooked on it. My mother didn`t allow me to have soda as a child except on special occasions, so I would always connive my friends` parents to give me some when I went over their houses. Now, I go through 6-10 cans of soda a day easily. It`s all I ever drink; I don`t even remember the last time I`ve drank anything else - even water! I`ve tried to stop, but the headaches were terrible. Now that I`m beginning a new diet tomorrow, I`m going to drop the Coke. Congrats to those who have already done it. I hope soon I will be able to say the same thing.

[RICHARD]

It's a gradual process.....a few weeks ago I was under some stress so I had a few cokes- I thought I was going to jump out of my skin.


I never did coffee and so the caffeine jolt from coke was pretty severe!