help me kick the diet pepsi habit

[Siyren]

its seriously pretty much all i drink every day, which i know is not good for me at all.
so how do i kick the habit?
i used to drink only water- i'd like to get back to that!

 

[Princess Lou]

I had this problem.

I simply stopped buying it and don't go down that aisle when shopping.

If I'm out having a meal or something then I still have some though.

Easier said than done I know but you have to start somewhere.

I applied the same method to smoking on November 16th, 2011 and haven't smoked since.

It can work. Maybe not for everyone but you don't know until you try.

Good luck.

 

[shellie]

My friend once gave up diet coke. She used to constantly have a can or a bottle of it next to her. She stopped buying that and started buying herbal teas instead for when she was in the house. She said it was harder than giving up smoking. xxx

 

[tina3747]

I drink maybe 10 cans a day, nothing else. Not even water

I'm such a hypocrite, I'm the first one to have a go at someone if they smoke or drink too much... I gave up drinking it when pregnant apart from 1 can per day but the minute I'd had him i started up straight away!
I wish I could not drink as much, its so addictive. My hubby nearly throws up when I'm gulping down a can at 7am, there's no time limit for me. I'm the equivalent of an alcoholic.

 

[Jaysmummy]

I'm the same but with coke, I actually crave it when I don't have any

Xx

 

[Caslynn]

Maybe try drinking a bubbly water like Perrier! Its only carbonated so its not bad for you! You could also add a bit of lemon or lime into it. Sometimes for a treat I will add a little white cranberry juice into it!
So good!

 

[Siyren]

im worried about the caffeine headaches!!
gah im guessing cold turkey is the best way?
and yeah im pretty much the pepsi version of an alchoholic!

 

[tina_h75]

I was a diet coke addict, I have cut back loads now and can even go days without a can.

I try and remember just how bad the stuff is for you. I bought some glue on nails from a chemist and asked if they sold the stuff to remove the nails, they were out of stock but she said that soaking the nails in diet coke would work

 

[wilbz]

I go through 2l bottle of diet coke a day, I have to make sure I have some in the house, the only other thing I can drink is milk, I'm really weird about drinks. The die coke thing is defiantly an addiction though

 

[Mummy2B21]

I find stop buying and start drinking water the easiest for me I go through phases too, my OH always drinks fizzy or energy drinks and I always drink water, juices but when I start having a sip here and then thats when a fizzy phase starts so I dont buy it and OH is happy with energy drinks then once im on water again i buy it again for him lol the hatd part is getting my OH pff it he has no.intentions

 

[DanielleM]

I am the same addicted to pepsi max and coke zero!!!

 

[maryp0ppins]

My whole family is addicted to diet peps (we call it dp) my OH thought it was funny when he came to CAnada last year with me. Its so bad for you and i have really cut down a lot. I get 5 big bottles a month and thats it.

 

[Siyren]

well today didnt go great, ive been up most of the night so didnt even really try.
i cant believe how daunting it seems x

 

[tina3747]

well today didnt go great, ive been up most of the night so didnt even really try.
i cant believe how daunting it seems x

Your as bad as me, good intentions on a Monday morning but cave about 10 mins into the day!!

I keep wondering if it is as bad as people make out, I've looked things up in the past and most things about diet drinks are conflicting. The aspartame is meant to be bad but everything I eat contains it!!

Maybe if there was concrete proof I might be able to do it. Who knows, in a few years there could be warnings on the cans like cigarettes !!

 

[amazed]

I was shocking a few years back I was drinking around 9 cans of coke a day and then just stopped it was horrible I went to the drs and he said it was like a herion addict stopping, anyway in did it, then a few years later started on diet coke was the only thing I'm drank up infill a month ago I just stopped again and now will only drink a coffee in the morning and the other times water it's been really hard water tastes of nothing but I feel so much better for it x

 

[Lina]

This is pretty scary, https://www.nutritionresearchcenter...s-to-your-body-if-you-drink-a-coke-right-now/

 

[omfgski]

I.

 

[Siyren]

wow that does seem scary!!
i will try harder tomorrow i willl!!!

 

[Lina]

Perhaps have it printed and laminated around the house

I can't stomach fizz at all, get terrible stomach cramps.

 

[littlegenes]

Don't just stop cold turkey cut down day by day. Say if you drink 7 cans a day- once a fortnight cut down one can you have until eventually your not having it that frequently.

Also if you feel a "craving" for one- tell yourself to wait 20 minutes and if you still want it you can have it- I do this with chocolate. It actually does work- most of the time after waiting I don't want it anymore!

You could read about the adverse health affects too of course...I think that's enough to put someone off! I've never really drank it- I drink full sugar coke with vodka or bacardi sometimes though.