How can I quit drinking sodas for good??

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Starbright	you have to ween yourself off the pop its like any caffeine... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

yogazen	You will have a headache and some withdrawl symptoms initially, but you just have to make up your mind to quit for good. Just remember how much better you'll feel once OFF the soda for good! Try yoga in the AM and eat a banana or some almonds whenever you feel a caffine headache coming on. Try to eat healthier in general and after a few weeks, you won't miss the soda! Start with drinking flavored water, gradually getting to just plain water! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Spike Wilbury	It's probably a sugar withdrawal...drink some Crystal Light....there's no sugar in that is there? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

lolladybugs_alexia	think of soda as acid.that acid is very bad for you. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Jenn	just start drinking water and get your mind off ot them. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Simmy	Jut stop drinking them. Buy some carbonated water and drink that every time you get the erg. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Judas Rabbi	Just stop cold turkey Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

giantME	god,thats a impossible rool with the caffine withdrawl....and much luck Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

chrissyb02girl	My sister quit drinking sodas too. All she did was try other things like iced tea,lemonade, etc. to stay away. At first it did not work but it slowly began to. She also would read the side of the bottle/can and see all the bad things in it. Like how many calories,how much sugar--the reason she was not drinking it!! :) Hope it works! good luck..... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

sweetpeaches_6915	Goodness, thats a tough question. I also drink alot of soda. Its really hard to stop. Buy some Kool-aid and start drinking it. And another suggestion, just dont buy soda. Buy other drinks that you think taste good and start from there. Also, caffeine pills might help to take its place. I hope I helped at least a little ;o) Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

LadyRebecca	The reason you were getting a headache is because your body is detoxing from all the chemicals and sugar and caffeine that is crammed into soda. Do a search on phenylanine for example, and you will see just one of the ingredients that goes into soda (diet in this case). All those little numbers that they list on the side of the can are all preservatives for colour and flavour, etc - not good for you either. The headache won't stay for longer than a few days and then it will be gone for good, so will that bloating feeling in your stomach. As a substitute drink heaps of water, Green Tea, Peppermint tea, freshly squeezed juice, etc. After a couple of weeks you won't even missed the soda - trust me! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

boit	Switch from regular to diet. (Dr Pepper, Mountain Dew and Coke Zero are the best "diet" I have tasted) Slowly start cutting back on that. Switch some soda to juice and water. It will work. I stopped smoking, and if I can do that, you can stop drinking soda. Believe me! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

diamond	u must have the will power just you nothing else will work Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

shirina	You are addicted to the cafiene in soda, that's why you have headaches. You can try drinking less and less everyday, or just go cold turkey and deal with the headaches. They will go away but it will take a few days. It can be done trust me I've been there too, I am also a recovering alcoholic, and the withdrawls are far worse with alcohol than with soda. You can do it!!!. GOOD LUCK!!!!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

sexy	you drink them alot obviously well you need to drink alot and then slowly increase like say ou drink 2 cans a day every day drink 1 and 3/4 then go down to 1 1/2 and you know just keep going down till you drink none if that doesn't work (i wouldn't see why it wouldn't) take Advil or tylenol Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Michelle	you have to leave them gradually...dont just leave them like that. Start by drinking less and less and changing them for juice and water. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

stary night	whenever you drink think it'll make you fat so you will automatically decrease it. soda has a lot of calories Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

riddletricia	That is caffeine withdrawal you are suffering. I had the same problem when I stopped drinking coffee. It only lasts a couple of days. With a little willpower and a desire to quit I'm confident you can do it. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

poetic_lala	headaches????? never had that problem. Just don't drink them.. The headaches are probably because of something else. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

beans_22206	it seems that you're addicted and overcoming any addiction is not easy. the question is what in the soda you are addicted to. i'd suspect caffeine, if you drink soda with caffeine. if not, then it's probably the sugar. try switching to caffeine free and she how that goes. and since cold turkey doesn't seem to work for you, i'd recommend slowly weaning yourself off. there are tons of delicious tasting drinks out there!!! good luck. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

terri	cut down and ween yourself off to avoid the headaches, replace the sodas with flavored water drinks Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

t-max	sit down and have a soda drinking contest until you throw up then you will never want one again Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

KrazyGal	Mix club soda with your favorite juice that's much better then just drinking soda drink plenty of water and you'll soon lose your craving for soda Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

James P	try to put something really nasty on your soda and drink it... something that would make you stay away from it for good.. something like a crushed spider or a lizard's poop... i learned that from psychology... (just dont put something that would cause health problems, like nails or pins) :p Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

talamascaa	cut your lips off! Or you could just switch to tea and slowly ween yourself off the caffiene which will cause headaches during withdrawl Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

winona e	Try drinking lots of water, it helps, you need 8 glasses of water a day anyway!!! I used to drink lots of sodas myself, I know, I very seldon drink a soda now. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

PacificDreamer	Caffine withdrawl headaches can be really bad. If you are wanting to quit all together, I would try to slowly wean yourself off of sodas by drinking a little less each day, and try to drink something else in it's place more: water, tea, lemonade, punch, smoothies, whatever. (water is best) Are you wanting to quit sodas because of the sugar/calories or caffine? If that's your reason, then whenever you get a drink, add just a little of either DIET or the non caffinated kinds to your regular soda and overtime, slowly build it up to where you have more of the kind you WANT and less of the "regular". Caffine withdrawl is real. Just quite a bit at a time. You probably spent YEARS drinking it, take a month to slowly quit it. No sense giving yourself a horrible headache just to quit "cold turkey". GOOD LUCK!!! (p.s. Diet Dr. Pepper is REALLY good!!!) Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Zara Sahana™	I think that it is either the excess sugar in the sodas or the caffeine that keep someone drinking. I had the same problem last year. To satisfy my craving, I started drinking a lot of juice. Juice, like soda, has a lot of sugar, so the craving for soda went away. You could also drink more coffee and eat more chocolate (have more caffeine in other forms). The lack of caffeine is probably what is giving you the headaches. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Cherokee Pride	dont stop cold turkey. just gradually start drinking less while gradually increasing your daily water intake. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Chubs	try drinking tons of water one day to get it out of your system Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

♥born2lose♠	I dunno, I don't drink pop! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No