Break the Soda Habit!

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Break the Soda Habit!
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Tue, 01-24-2006 - 9:13pm

I know that I need to!!


Break the Soda Habit!

If you're used to drinking a can (or two or three) of regular soda a day, it can be hard to switch to water. But believe me, your body will thank you! Try these tips from fellow members for breaking the soda habit:



  • Don't keep an endless supply of soda in the fridge. Buy only enough to have one a day, and ration it out.
  • If you can't go cold turkey, switch to diet soda to help wean yourself. Diet drinks taste a lot better than they used to!
  • Replace soda with water or unsweetened iced tea for just a week — then have a can. You may be surprised to find you've lost the taste for it!
  • Stop drinking soda out of a can. Instead, fill a glass with ice, then add the soda. You'll drink less soda, and it will be easier to eventually wean yourself off it.
  • Calculate the calories. If you drink one soda a day for a year, that's 58,400 calories, or almost 17 pounds!

I probably drink about 3 cans of diet coke a day! My goal is to at least cut that down by one, starting tomorrow I'm going to switch to water for lunches!!! Anyone with me?


~IslandGirl



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iVillage Member
Registered: 01-24-2006
Thu, 01-26-2006 - 9:54am
Great idea! I am already down to one soda or sweet tea a day but will switch to a diet soda instead. I will try to decrease the sugar in my tea as well. I don't know if I could handle unsweet tea, cold turkey. LOL.
iVillage Member
Registered: 12-04-2003
Thu, 01-26-2006 - 1:19pm

Oooh, another thing I found to be yummy is that you can buy flavored syrups, like black cherry, raspberry, lime cordial, etc. and you can put a tablespoon or so into sparkling water!

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-19-2004
Thu, 01-26-2006 - 1:43pm
I only drink one can of caffeine free diet pepsi a day. The rest of the day is water. So I'm pretty good with that.

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