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    Default I'm a coke addict! (soda)

    My weight has steadily climbed, despite eating fresh fruits and veggies and regularly exercising.

    I'm finally willing to admit that the problem is my addiction to coca-cola.

    I drink about 6 cans of regular soda...a day. So about 900 useless calories a day solely from my soda

    I've tried to quit before, but I had crazy withdrawal symptoms. Horrible headaches, shakes, constant fatigue, etc.

    I'm going to go out and get some green tea and a caffeine supplement to get me through the first few days.

    Does anyone have some tips for what else I can do to beat my cravings?

    And how much weight can I expect to lose if I stop drinking all soda all-together? I feel like that's going to be my biggest motivator.

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    Well, theres 42g of sugar in every can, so thats like 252g of sugar that you were drinking every day (spoonfuls of sugar anyone?). I know alot of people who cut soda out of their diet and lost a ton of weight. *sips her vanilla coke* bah, ill quit with you! this is my last can..i swear. actually a few months ago I decided to stop drinking soda UNLESS im drinking it with food, like pizza, cuz some things you cant not drink pop with. its worked, cept like the last couple days.
    Oh yea, and my bf is addicted to coke cola too, hes been drinking so much for so long if he doesnt drink it his blood pressure goes way down, he was at the doctors office and they were worried so he drank a coke and it went back to normal, they told him not to stop drinking it LOL. so yea moniter your blood pressure although i doubt you would have same problem

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    Default Re: I'm a coke addict! (soda)

    I used to drink about a litre of coke a day (it is easier than you think with 500ml bottles in vending machines!)), and after giving up I lost 14 lbs the first month. I switched to diet coke (think I was still addicted to the caffeine) and was spurred on by the initial weight loss to start dieting and exercising. I lost 33 lbs then it tailed off again.

    So recently I have given up diet coke all together and started drinking water and as of two weeks ago have lost another 7lb. I tend to drink fizzy water as it has some of a taste and I still get a fizzy fix. My advice is make sure you always have a drink to hand (I carry two liter bottles about in my bag!) so it is instantly accessible and you won't be tempted to face a coke selling vending machine or shop.

    TBH I do think the artificial sweeteners in diet coke didn't help very much and I could probably have lost more weight quicker if I had made a straight switch to water.

    So yeah even though I had more weight to lose than I assume you do, and followed a diet and exercise program, I really feel like stopping coke (lol) helped me lose weight (especially seeing the first month results).

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    ^Well that's inspiring.

    I have about 20-30 lbs I'd like to lose, so anything's a help!

    I went to GNC, and they said they don't have caffeine supplements, unless it's mixed in with Hydroxycut or something.

    Any ideas where I can get some?

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    Default Re: I'm a coke addict! (soda)

    my diabetic friend is a diet coke addict.




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    Quote Originally Posted by kandie_kitten View Post
    ^Well that's inspiring.

    I have about 20-30 lbs I'd like to lose, so anything's a help!

    I went to GNC, and they said they don't have caffeine supplements, unless it's mixed in with Hydroxycut or something.

    Any ideas where I can get some?
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    Default Re: I'm a coke addict! (soda)

    Buy some fruit juice (100%) and cut it with soda water. Sometimes, you just need bubbles. Or so says my guy. I don't touch the stuff.

    Maybe have a cup of coffee in the a.m. to ward off the cravings? And not a 400 calorie Starbucks. A home brewed, maybe with a tsp of sugar and some skim milk or soymilk cup of coffee. Yum.

    Good luck. My fella was drinking like 5 Mt Dews every day but now he's down to one or two.

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    Default Re: I'm a coke addict! (soda)

    Oh, you really need to get off that. I know a number of people who have ended up diabetic from drinking that much soda. Your weight will go down dramatically when you stop drinking it.

    Personally, I do not advocate diet soda since most of them use aspartame. However, there is a diet coke made with splenda, and that is a bit better.

    Tab is also made by Coca-Cola and uses a sugar substitute. Here's the details:
    http://caloriecount.about.com/calori...la-tab-i119888

    Another option is to switch to products like Hansen. I'm a big fan of the diet black cherry which doesn't really have much of anything in it... no calories, fat, sodium, carbs or sugar.
    http://www.hansens.com/products/prod...t=2&color=soda

    I've tried flavored waters, and I just can't get into most of the store sold kinds. The flavoring seems too thick for me. The only one I've ever liked is Clearly Canadian... which is certainly NOT diet by any means but it's really carbonated and sweet. However they recently came out with a diet version, but it's only available in pink grapefruit and blueberry.
    http://www.clearly.ca/files/products_us.php

    For me I have found that just cutting out soda cold turkey and sticking to water is what works best and it really helps my weight.
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    Okay, so I have green tea in the fridge, caffeine supplements (Walgreens had them cheap!), so I'm ready to go.

    I also got a 12-pack of diet Dr. Pepper for emergencies, if I absolutely HAVE to have carbonated soda. It's not ideal (I know the evil-ness of all the sweeteners in diet soda) but it has to be better than downing 6 regular sodas daily.

    I'm downing my last regular cola now. My soda-free existence starts Monday when I wake up!

    If no one minds, I'm going to post my progress in here. I think writing out my ups and downs will help, as well as any weight I lose.

    So today, I weigh an all-time high of 156. For my frame, that's gigantic. Just a year ago I was 134 and a cute size 6. Now I'm desperately trying to squeeze into 12's. Ew. This has to go!

    Come on Meleania, join me in my pain! lol

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    Default Re: I'm a coke addict! (soda)

    Good luck! I managed to give up both caffeine and nicotine (not that I was ever a heavy smoker anyway) for 42 days in 2008.

    I forget why/where I read this, but I think the first eleven days are supposed to be the hardest when trying to break an old habit. So if you can stick it out for a week and half, just realize that you're nearly home free by then.

    (I fell back into old habits b/c someone bought me a drink one night and after a few rounds, I bummed a cigarette and ordered and a rum & coke w/o thinking...so I kinda fell off the wagon while drunk, lol.)


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    i've been wanting to quit soda too. not for my weight though, for the sake of my teeth!
    "If she wants to dance and drink all night, well there's no one that can stop her. She's going til the house lights come up or her stomach spills onto the floor. This night is gonna end when we're damn well ready for it to be over, worked all week long, and now the music is playing on our time. Yeah we do what we do to get by, and then we need a release!" - Against Me!, "Thrash Unreal"

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    Okay...day 1 and I feel like I'm going to die.

    I woke up (usually I grab a coke as soon as I roll out of bed), had a big glass of green tea and 2 caffeine supplements. I've been taking a supplement every 3 hours since then, and I feel like absolute crap.

    My head hurts like crazy, I'm shaking like mad, and I feel like I'm going to throw up everywhere. I'm having real trouble getting myself moving to get ready for work/class, as I cant stop shaking, and I feel woozy on my feet.

    This sucks! And my resolve is crumbling rapidly. Good thing I threw out my case of soda last night.

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    Default Re: I'm a coke addict! (soda)

    How much caffine is in those suppliments?

    Nausea, shakiness and headaches can be a sign of caffine overdose. A can of soda has 55-65mg of caffine. Tea has 45mg or so. A cup of coffee has about 65mg. If you normally drink 6 cans of soda a day, thats about 300-350 mgs of caffine a day. If you're caffine pills are 100mg each and you've already taken 4-5 that's way more caffine than you normally have in a day- no wonder you feel sick!

    It could also be sugar withdrawal. Try sucking on a hard candy or eat some sugary fruits, like banannas and apple.

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    Definitely not an overdose. I'm totally suffering from caffeine withdrawal.

    I took 2 more, and downed them with some espresso, and my headache/shakes went away.

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    The first few days are the hardest! But think how delicious your first can of Diet DP is going to be, especially since "diet dr. pepper takes like regular" LOL. I think you're gonna really savor soda when you drink it, and I also think the weight loss is going to amaze you.

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    Here's hoping!

    So I HAD to have diet soda last night. But only one can of diet, instead of 6 cans of regular!

    That's progress right?

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    Not really, the artificial sweeteners in diet soda are harder to process than the real sugar in regular soda. Causing you to gain more weight. As of right now you're fine because you only drank one can, however there can be a tendency to relapse into a soda binge. And I should know, I'm a soda addict too.

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    i thought i was the only one in love with coca cola! i go withdrawals and everything! we should start a CC Anonymous group!

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    Ooh, what helps with me is 'sharing' soda with my bf, he has a coke and I take a sip, so I only have a little bit and he drinks most of it (bwa ha ha)

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    Soda addict here... hardcore.

    I finally decided I needed to stop drinking it, bigtime. I actually started doing a "cleanse" for some yeast issues.. 2 Tbsp melted coconut oil, and 2 Tbsp raw ACV (I mix mine with room temp orange juice, because it makes me GAG).. every single morning. And over the course of a week, I realized I had literally drank 1 cherry coke total. Down from 4 or 5 20oz bottles a day.

    I think it's just cuz the oil/vinegar makes me.. bloated feeling? And then absolutely not want anything remotely sweet tasting (kills the yeast?). I wind up CHUGGING water all day. Now it's been 3 weeks (and still doing the oil/AVC.. it makes me feel FABULOUS all day with tons of energy and I eat healthier) with only a total of 2 cokes!

    I wish you luck trying to wean off the soda!

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    Oh dear. I know it's rough, but I would either attempt to cut down by replacing one soda every two days with water, or - since I just loooooove those extremes -- just white-knuckle it and chug a LOT of water instead.

    I've been addicted to both regular and diet cokes before, and those fucked up withdrawl symptoms you'll get from them are NO JOKE. Serious. But the good news is that they usually only last one, MAYBE two if you're really heavily addicted. But try cutting down first.

    Not only will you lose weight, you will feel heaps better physically and mentally

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    i think i have a spiritual addiction to soda.

    for me, it's not the caffeine. it's the delicious, cool fizziness. one of my favorite feelings is when you open an ice cold can of soda, and take the first sip and it burns on the way down from being so cold and so carbonated. nothing can compare.

    i've been trying to drink vitamin water instead. i wish they had that at work! that's when i drink most of my soda.
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    So it's been one week and 4 days with no soda!

    Well, almost none. I let myself have one twice in the past week, when I went out to dinner. But still, vast upgrade compared to 6 a day!

    I joined this weight loss class thing. I get weighed every week, and I'm lazy and really made no changes (exercise or diet) other than the soda.

    I lost 3.4 lbs since last Thursday. And my stomach is much flatter.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kandie_kitten View Post
    So it's been one week and 4 days with no soda!

    Well, almost none. I let myself have one twice in the past week, when I went out to dinner. But still, vast upgrade compared to 6 a day!

    I joined this weight loss class thing. I get weighed every week, and I'm lazy and really made no changes (exercise or diet) other than the soda.

    I lost 3.4 lbs since last Thursday. And my stomach is much flatter.
    Woohoo! Yay progress!

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    Good for you!!! It's amazing what tweaking a small thing can do!

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