I need help to cut fizzy drinks from my diet

thenightman

I stopped instantly about 3 years ago when my dentist read me the riot act before I undertook some very expensive treatment. Don't miss it at all, and my skin, teeth and weight is all the better for it.

It's just a habit, first week is tough to get through, but every time you're craving a can just drink some ice cold water. I keep a pitcher of water in the fridge at all times and it's fierce refreshing, can't believe I pumped my body full of that manky syrupy ****e for so long!

c.p.w.g.w

Quandary wrote: »

Sparkling water with a dash of miwadi is a decent alternative

Mi wadi will have the artificial sweeteners too, which seem to have an affect on blood sugar

Some motivation for anyone with weight problems.

Agent Coulson

Honestly that graph would do the opposite with me.


If I drank 2 cans of coke a day I'd have to walk for an hour to work them off I'd probably drink 2 more trying to figure out where I could find an hour to go for a walk between work family and other things every day that would mean I needed to then find 2 hours to go walking.

Thoie

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

UPDATE:

I know your science is sound but those 3 words Go Cold Turkey sound so easy in theory but sadly I haven't been able to manage to cut back gradually and keep that momentum. Im back to 3 bottles a day, sometimes up to 5 at weekends.

atilladehun wrote: »

You could try something like every time you want to open a soft drink you must drink the same volume of water first.

Some of getting over an addiction is finding out what your "triggers" are. Are you craving the sugar? Craving caffeine? Do you drink it at specific times, or when certain things happen? Start keeping a notebook noting the times when you're drinking it, and what was happening immediately before, and how you felt after. See if you can see any trends after a few days.

As atilladehun said, maybe you're just thirsty? Every time you go to have a fizzy drink, have a glass of water first, wait 2 minutes, then see if you still want the fizz. You're not denying yourself the fizz, just delaying it by 2 minutes. If, after the water, you still want it, go ahead. Added benefit is that if you've already had some water you may drink less of the sweet stuff.

Fizzy water is another option there if it's the "mouth feel" you want. Sometimes I want a sweet fizzy drink, but it turns out sometimes I just want the feel of fizz, which sodawater gives me (even though I don't particularly like plain sodawater). A mouthful of sodawater satisfies the fizz feeling.

Agent Coulson

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Honestly that graph would do the opposite with me.


If I drank 2 cans of coke a day I'd have to walk for an hour to work them off I'd probably drink 2 more trying to figure out where I could find an hour to go for a walk between work family and other things every day that would mean I needed to then find 2 hours to go walking.

Unconventional but if it works, it works.