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Stopped drinking soda. The weight just fell off
I have tried that a few times, but can never make it last. Sparkling water doesn't do it for me and sugar-free gives me gastro issues. I think I accidently made cokes my emotional support food. Does anyone have any tips?
I started alternating between coke and water. Now on 2 glasses of water for each glass of coke. Hoping to get that down to 1 glass a day, then nothing, but it still seems I'm far off :)
I'm stuck on two cans a day, with bad days going up to 4 cans. I do drink loads of water in between.
I just crave the carbonation. Zero sugar or even just sparkling water is good by me.
i buy different flavored ones from different brands. alot of the times they have sales on most of them
Yeah, sparkling water with a dash of lemon juice is great for me. Very refreshing and basically no sugar or calories.
Same, but with beer. Lost nearly 15kg+ in a year without even trying.
beer has sugar in it, im not surprised. also it does something wierd with your liver and insulin as well(the alcohol.)
This is my biggest thing I need to change in my life currently. I've been told so many times now that the weight I'm holding on to is most likely still due to the soft drinks and sugary energy drinks I consume way too much of
I was able to stop sodas a number of years ago, and now the thought of drinking one makes me nauseous. A helpful crutch are those Ciao San Pellegrino's, they have a tiny bit of sugar that makes them immensely more satisfying than other flavored sparkling waters. I keep my fridge stocked with the cherry and blood orange
same here with soda, just the sickly sweet taste of soda is overpowering.
I went cold turkey and just started drinking only water. But if thats not an option for you, you could also just switch to sugar free.
sparkling water, i mostly drink that or unsweetened teas.
Try to replace it with black coffee or tea of some sort. There's a nice bulk store near me that sells really cheap but delicious instant coffee by the gram. IIRC sodas have caffeine in them which makes them ab it addictive, withdrawals only last a few days though.
Yep. Did away with sweetened beverages, junk/fried foods, and feel better for it, too.