Diet soda vice

I've never posted my own thread so I hope this is right.
I'm wondering if anyone has tried to kick the diet soda habit. I'm trying...down to a couple glasses a day with no headache. But, I usually drink AT LEAST a two liter a day.
Any ideas to make it easier??

I don't drink anything carbonated, never have, but trying to quit coffee is difficult too. I tried to substitute it with water or something with less caffine How about some flavored water? or maybe herbal tea? Good Luck!

if you find a solution to this please please let me know lol because i drink 2 2 liters a day and the bad thing is....its not diet...

I do drink some flavored water & make brewed tea about every other day. I use a two liter bottle so I can compare to how much I drink. I've heard so much more lately about how bad the carbonated sodas are. I guess one reason is the sodium that it has. I think the tea has cafine in it too cos it helps me get thru the day. I drink a glass in the morning & one at night at present. This morning I had coffee instead. Then went to water then tea. I try to get some green tea in my day too. I've also heard that if I quit, I'd probably lose weight easier which is my main concern now. don't know...maybe I'm getting carried away with the worry about it. ~shrug~

I surely will Tashy. My goodness. If I drank regular soda, I'd be worried more about the sugar than anything. I buy the two liter Coke or Pepsi when they're on sale for $1.00 or less. Joe buys them for me a dozen at a time

When you put your better half in the hospital for a week for dehydration, you'll get those sugar and caffeine loaded poisons out of your house and never think about them again. Last month, DH started complaining about his stomach hurting. After about 3 days in pain, he finally agreed to go to a Dr. Well, no Dr. would take him as a walk in, so we went to the ER. We find out he had a severe blockage due to his body using all the water from his intestines.... he was really dehydrated. He was drinking a six-pack of soda a day. Plus about 8 cups of coffee thru the night (he's a night-shift worker). And, every now and then he'd down an energy drink... probly about 3 a week. All that sugar and caffeine just dried him up, and caused a severe intestinal blockage (Dr. said he had the equivalent of a 10 pound baby).

So, if you're thirsty in my house, all you will get is water, 2% milk, or mildly sweet tea. We also started drinking a little OJ or other REAL juices, not those juice punch mixes.

We've been soda free for just over a month now, and I really don't miss it.

Wow...I knew it could mess me up, but I didn't think about it that way. I believe I'll try harder now. Especially since I have no medical insurance I drink diet so don't get all the sugar but the rest of the mess in it isn't good either I guess. I have never drank an energy. Thanks for the eye opener. Hopefully your hubby continues to be healthy now

well debi the headaches are the worse thing...i have enough headaches without the aid of losing my dr.pepper.....its like a phobia if i dont have at least one backup i get mean and it can be hard on your kidneys......but im a stubborn lil southern gal...yeah it probably is truly bad for me considering i hardly eat due to no appetite (caused by one of my meds) and ive had a stroke..and im a smoker....nooooo i say i dont learn but i have tried the tea and i find that sometimes no matter how you make it ....its just no a dr. pepper good luck hun

Well, ok Tashy...I see you aren't going to be one to quit drinking Dr. Pepper. I think I'm doing good by slowing down. I don't drink anything with sugar, I don't smoke or drink alcohol. This is my vice. But, what knit wit said got my attention. If Joe can deal with me while I get over the headaches. I'll be ok. I bought the migrain excedrin pills which have caffine in them so I figure maybe...just maybe...that will help while I try. Thanks for the encouragement