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Post by KarenN on Jan 24, 2007 12:52:59 GMT -5
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Post by Newfygirl on Jan 24, 2007 14:22:24 GMT -5
My quitting diet coke has just been made easier. My good friend has to quit drinking soda because its eating away at her esophagus...so, now I have someone to quit with.
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Post by TandB on Jan 24, 2007 15:46:13 GMT -5
MJ - you can buy that flavor at Hy-Vee too. I get it there all the time, it is in with the coffee isle. I LOVE the Chocolate Carmel. I am throughly addicted. ;D The Orginal India Spice is good too, but it isn't as smooth tasting as the chocolate.
I havn't had a soda in about a month either. I found that it was giving me headaches. It was all the sugar in it. I started drinking Sprite Zero, then I just quit. I did have craving for Mt. Dew, but the headache wasn't worth drinking. Now I don't want it.
You can do this Newfy!!
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Post by MJ on Jan 24, 2007 16:48:42 GMT -5
Thanks TandB, I shop at Hy-Vee so I will look next time I am there. I really want to cut down and then quit on Diet Pepsi. I think I use it as a crutch to help deal with stress. I will start cutting down weekly until I get rid of the habit. Having something to drink like the Chocolate Carmel will help me through.
MJ
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Post by snaffle on Jan 24, 2007 21:12:16 GMT -5
wow you are merely awesome!!!!
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Post by snaffle on Jan 24, 2007 21:14:54 GMT -5
about 5 years ago.. a woman in her late 40's who lived near us...suddenly became sick.. had to have a kidney removed. drs told her to drink plenty of water daily and never drink any more pop. she was a popoholic.
for the next year or so, whenever I saw her she had a bottle of water in her hand. after that.. she went back to pop.
havent heard anymore of her.. she has moved to kentucky
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Post by z on Jan 24, 2007 22:09:00 GMT -5
Been lurking here, gathering tips and all, but I just had to chime in on the soda. I used to be seriously dependent on Mt Dew. I had free soda, all day, every day, at my job and was literally averaging 200 ounces of Mt Dew every single day.  When I started waking up in the morning with a caffeine with-drawl migraine, I knew I had a problem. It took me a month to wean myself off of it. In two weeks, starting the day I was Mt Dew free, I lost 8 pounds, just from replacing soda with water. Now, even a sip of soda makes me want to gag. Carbonated water, in any form, disgusts me and I flat refuse to eat or drink anything flavored with aspartame. It's the best thing I've ever done for my health. So, I want to say CONGRATS and YOU CAN DO IT to Newfygirl on her breaking free from the bondage of soda!! Deby |
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Post by Mary Ann on Jan 25, 2007 7:34:38 GMT -5
WOW Deby, 200 ounces?!?! I'd never come out of the bathroom!!!  Congratulations on beating that one. That was HUGE! |
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Post by Newfygirl on Jan 25, 2007 8:34:47 GMT -5
That was huge - 200 oz. Man - thats a lot of soda! OK - today is day one of no soda. My friend that I am quitting with said that yesterday she couldn't have soda because she had to get her esophagus scoped and she actually broke into a sweat and shaking because she went without it.... *gulp*
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Post by LoriB on Jan 25, 2007 8:45:20 GMT -5
Your friend will go through withdrawl.
The BEST thing is for her to drink a LOT of water, to help remove the toxins from her body.
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Post by Mary Ann on Jan 25, 2007 10:29:16 GMT -5
Gosh, I think that would make me even more determined to get rid of it! She makes it sound like heroin or something.  |
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Post by Newfygirl on Jan 25, 2007 11:41:58 GMT -5
10:41 and no diet coke yet today... I'm doing ok!  My friend would drink two diet pepsis and a 20 oz mountain dew before 10:00 every day.... No wonder she's in withdrawel.. |
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Post by Mary Ann on Jan 25, 2007 12:28:27 GMT -5
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Post by DorothyB on Jan 25, 2007 12:35:35 GMT -5
10:41 and no diet coke yet today... I'm doing ok! Great!! When is your real "must have a coke" time? I used to NEED a Dr Pepper in the middle of the afternoon. If you have a "time", make a plan for that time. At this point, I'd say a "unhealthy" snack is better than giving in to the diet coke craving. |
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Post by Mary Ann on Jan 25, 2007 12:40:15 GMT -5
Dorothy, you have a great point!
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My friend would drink two diet pepsis and a 20 oz mountain dew before 10:00 every day.... No wonder she's in withdrawel..