For anyone trying to gradually get off soda, a halfway step to start might be to switch to "Zevia" brand soda, which is sweetened by stevia.
Just saying.
This is dumb.
Just stop treating artificially sweetened/flavored drinks as water.
“Quitting” is just another ‘diet’.
You have the weight-loss arc I want to repeat: from 215 to 165. I’ve lost 20 in two months, but I appear to have stabilized at 195. I can feel the difference but I need to be more serious. I’ve cut out a lot of soda but allow myself one a day. I probably need to eliminate that, too, and plan better meals. ...And exercise!
2010, I went off sodas....going to plain no-sugar ice tea (slice of lemon added).
I finally kicked my habit by switching to Coffee.
No, not the Starbucks 1500 calorie frapuccinos...
plain black coffee (with the occasional creamer)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thums_Up
Thums Up is the Indian version of Coke, used to be great because it had 1/3 the amount of sugar as coke but you drank it and realized it tasted just as fine, meaning that excess sugar was not needed at all, sadly I checked it recently and they for some dumb reason now added as much sugar to it as the North American Coke
“A soda generally costs between $2–$3 when you buy it at a fast-food restaurant.”
Generally, that might be true, but although the regional McDonald’s franchises recently raised prices, a medium is still $1.29 and I get at least one refill (aspertame fueled). No, I’m not diabetic, obese, etc., etc.
Quitting sodas and cigarettes which I did 16 and 25 years ago improved the content of my wallet considerably.
I have drank soda all my life and never gained any weight from it.
How? Stop drinking soda
I am not addicted to soda. I can stop anytime.... slurp!
I’m diabetic (still only oral meds after 23 years). I only drink caffeine-free Diet Pepsi, and limit my caffeine intake to two cups of coffee a day.
You literally have to outrun your fork
I’ve been hovering in the 205 range.
I drink beer AND soda, but I do try to “watch my intake”.
OECD chart says life expectancy at birth for men in USA is 73.5 years. Well, I’m going on 75 ... Woo Hoo!
... ( I’ll take 80 )
In the words of the Nobel Laureate,
“It’s alright ma, it’s life and life only.”
I get soft drinks very seldom. My main drink besides water is plain (unsweetened) tea. I never really craved candy or sugary pastries, etc. I’m older and have all my teeth. My dentist just did a thorough exam, including x-rays and said everything is fine. The only dental work I have had as an adult are cleanings (not even fillings).
I have relatives half my age who drink “diet” soft drinks all the time and for years have been “trying to” cut down on sweets. Their teeth are falling apart. And some of them also have diabetes. Any younger people reading this, think about how you want your health (including your teeth) to be like when you are 50 or 60. If you are just moderately good (nothing extreme and I have been far from perfect) in your choices and in how you take care of yourself, you might find that when you are older you have fewer problems than other people your age or even people you know who are younger than you.
Bought low sodium V8 this week...and V8 Black Cherry...cuz I don't drink our crappy water.
Weigh 118 5'3" BP 120/65 and 80 years old. No meds....very lucky....good genes.
I drink maybe 4 or 5 sodas a year max... I make up for it in beer though 🤣🤣🤣
When Coca Cola announced that I was too white, I stopped drinking carbonated drinks and dropped 35 lbs.
I finally did it--by having a motorcycle accident and being in the hospital for four days on a morphine drip.
Caffeine-free since then.
Coke Zero. My favorite.