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Thanks for sharing how you were able to give it up – sometimes hearing how others are able to accomplish something (I consider cold-turkey to be a story – headaches and grumpy! Not fun! How did you ever get through it! )

Now you’ve inspired me… probably won’t go the cold turkey route… but maybe one instead of 3 tomorrow would be a good start!

Great CBC!

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I tried to stop for 7 years. Coke was my only vice & it was so hard to stop. I drank it all day, nothing else. I would try to stop but never lasted more than a day.

In August I finally quit cold turkey. I was going to try the Body Applicator for the 1st time & wanted the best results. So I picked a day before it came & quit. You need to drink a lot of water to flush the toxins for 3 days so that’s what I did. Nothing else. After that it was just plain stubborness to keep me from drinking pop. Now when I try some it’s too sweet for me. I think I’ve finally kicked the habit!

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This post was mentioned on Twitter by DianaWalker: http://losingitandlovingit.com/blog/1507/soda-addiction-craving/ My friend Angie blogging about Soda Addictions…

I’m definitely a caffeine junkie, soda, coffee, tea, if it’s caffeinated I’ll probably drink it. I told Lisa if they put some caffeine in my water I would definitely switch from coffee to water in the morning LOL

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http://theshrinkingmommy.com/179/challenges-with-diet-soda-cravings-cross-blog-wangie/

Thanks!!

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What a great idea to CBC with Shannon.

I appreciate your insight regarding becoming soda-free, although (fortunately) I haven’t drunk sodas for years. (Well, except a few times when, like you, I used Ginger Ale to calm my stomach. They’ve also developed a “green tea” version that’s now my choice.)

Having said that, I was a really heavy soda user years ago…many times as breakfast and lunch substitutes. Big no, no, I realize.

I’m looking forward to the rest of the week and your conversations with Shannon.

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I am THEE (self-proclaimed) Pepsi girl.
Regular, not diet, of course. And caffeine-filled. Not proud of it, but not a Coke girl (unless I am in Mexico where Coke in a bottle always seems to taste so much better than Pepsi!)

Surely no one out there in the Universe drinks more Pepsi than me. It even got me a great mountain bike, beach chairs, and all sorts of other fun and cool gifts through my Pepsi points collection.

Ok, you get the idea. I drink A LOT of pop.

About a year and a half ago I made an appointment to see an Acupuncturist about my affinity for Pepsi.

That week a loved one in my family had a major medical emergency and the appointment was, of course, cancelled as my energies and attention went elsewhere. That loved one in my life ALSO loved Pepsi (not so much any more) – but while my loved one was craving a Pepsi in the Neurological Intensive Care Unit of a major medical hospital, I resolved right then and there that I would no longer drink any more pop until my loved one could once again drink it.

I stopped COLD TURKEY like you did. Just like that. The funny thing was, when I would see OTHER people drinking it after that, I would think what a terrible drink of choice! What a waste of calories! What a waste of money! How much better water was!

Then, several months later, my loved one was able to drink/swallow beverages of choice once again. With my loved one’s requests for just a sip of Pepsi here and there commenced, that started my brain into thinking Ok, I can now drink it again.

So I started up again. It’s the first thing I reach for in the frig in the morning, and the last thing I drink at night.

The fact that I personally stopped once – COLD TURKEY – for those 6 months tells me I already know it can be done.

I know it’s not the best beverage of choice for me – but I rationalize my habit. I say to myself, “I don’t drink alcohol; I don’t smoke; I don’t do drugs – why not enjoy a Pepsi ?” I could go a whole day and not drink or eat anything else except Pepsi.

Yikes! Just writing that is like a neon light shining in my window while I am trying to sleep!

If I can just make the decision to swap that can of pop for a glass of water – it would be like sleeping to the light of the moon!

It’s “funny” that of all topics I come upon during my first visit to your site – it is about the ONE not-so-great habit I have!!!!

I look forward to following your crossblog!

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