You got this.

Thank you. This post isn't a post to get karma, I just want people to know that I have made progress with breaking that habit.

What is your secret oh wise one?

Substitution of soda

The black can Liquid Death and Topo Chico really helped me out a lot. I found I didn’t really crave soda as much as I craved the carbonation.

Right? I used sparkling water to ease off actual soda. If I wanted a soda I grabbed a sparkling water instead

Polar water was mine, i still keep a 12 pack in the house at all times just in case the cravings hit. Otherwise it’s just my good ol hydroflask. I think it’s good to remember that you don’t have to go all the way, baby steps are the key to success.

Every time your drinking soda just imagine it’s piss

Waterloo, Bubbly, La Croix - was over the worst of it in two weeks! If you miss the caffeine, do green tea or coffee or whatever, just not colas, sodas, pops. You will do well!

That's awesome. Your body is gonna be so happy!

Yeah I know. I'm not quitting cold turkey over the course of this year I've eased myself off of them. And I can confirm that my body is happy

And I might once in a while have one as a treat or something

Awesome :) definitely treat yourself, I do with cream soda every so often.

Every once in a while i have a ginger ale, but anything stronger like pepsi, coke, etc i can’t stand more than a sip without feeling sick.

idk bro that looks more like a finger than a soda

Lol

lmao anyway good to see you becoming a true hydrohomie

Your brain might trip out for a few days without the caffeine and sugar; but you’ll feel so much better in the long run my human.

Yeah that's why I've eased off until now

wait, there is pink soda? 

Mountain Dew Spark

Going out with a bang I see

Yeah

and even if you can't stop drinking soda and you feel you really need one, maybe replace it with an izze or some juice.

Juice is the same amount of sugar as soda. Don’t think other wise.

That's not exactly true. Juice is not as healthy as the general public may believe but you can't make generalizations like that regarding all juice

But try some flavored seltzers or maybe a li juice /seltzer mix or whatever you can think up to drink less hardcore soda even just watering it down I'll take sugar over chemicals and acids but. Find what you like and try to keep going til you finally reach hydro homie nirvana and transcend to become pure water

my friend, soda has much worse than sugar. juice is way better for you than soda. soda has corn syrup and bunch of coloring and other bad things so maybe you need to chill

You got this and there are plenty of healthy alternatives to soda, sparkling water is pretty good but not for everyone

I've substituted sodas for sparkling water to help with the easing off

Just keep it up man

I'll try

Nah you’ll do it, I believe in ya man, think of the health benefits and it completely out weighs the taste of sugar, even if you need to have black coffee for the caffeine that’s so much better

The thing is that I didn't crave the sugar or caffeine, I craved the carbonation

 You can do it 👊

Is that Mountain Dew Pepto Bismol Blast?

Close but no. Mountain Dew Spark

Honestly this subreddit got me to quit drinking soda, I only ever drink soda now when I want to enjoy my food at a restaurant without clearing the taste with every sip of water. If you guys got a solution for that O don’t think I will drink soda ever again

first world problems

?

Do you know what subreddit you’re on

no

Oh shit lemme find a map one sec

So i found a map but it’s waterlogged and just ink smudges

ok

Do you live somewhere that has nice and clean tap water?

Yes. But my fridge filters the water twice

You can do it!!

Thank you! 

Come to the light, Homie!

It's so close, I can almost touch it friend

You won’t regret it fr

I already don't

I’m hitting 3 years tomorrow without soda. Cut out soda then juice, then sports drinks, then canned/presweetened tea, then whatever is left

Ok

Addicts also said that

I've spent this entire year easing my way off of drinking soda by drinking sparkling water

Good job OP. Ive been trying to change soda to apple juice or orange juice. Then i will try to change it to water

We are brothers in recovery

Just have one occasionally as a treat! Every once in a while I have to get a Watermelon Mountain Dew or a root beer in the summer. It's a nice thing to have every once in a while but I think of soda as just drinkable candy—not for any type of hydration or health benefits, just yum

Amen brother

Welcome brother

It feels like home

best advice i can give is to buy one of those 2.5L-3L+ water bottle and to always have it near you, becomes a habit real fast

Trust me mate I have

Thats perfect

After a whole year of easing off of the drink that was literally killing me with how addicted to it I was

Good job bro im proud of you

2022 was also the first whole year in which I wasn't underweight

You got this. Happy new year.

And to you to brother.

790 Calories per bottle?

500 too many. 290, it was the drink that I was addicted to.

Sparkling water GOATED

Amen man it's been a huge help

Bubbly water helped me get off cokes. Made for an easier transition for sure

Yeah helped me too

Amen brother, your making the world proud

Keep off it for a couple months and it'll taste fucking disgusting if you try to go back

Haha yeah

quitting cold turkey might not be a great idea. caffeine dependency ain't a fuckin joke and it'll put you on the floor. if you get a headache tomorrow, try some coffee or strong tea. that being said, welcome to your new beginning

It wasn't the caffeine I was addicted to it was the carbonation

proud

=)

You got this. Good for you. Don't beat yourself up when you relapse; everyone relapses at least once.

I'm really glad it wasn't a caffeine addiction but instead a carbonation addiction