Comments on: how to stop drinking soda http://www.bripblap.com/how-to-stop-drinking-soda/ thoughtful personal finance, career and health advice Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:46:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mbt outlet http://www.bripblap.com/how-to-stop-drinking-soda/comment-page-1/#comment-30595 mbt outlet Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:04:31 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1949#comment-30595 Well , the view of the passage is totally correct ,your details is really reasonable and you guy give us valuable informative post, I totally agree the standpoint of upstairs. I often surfing on this forum when I m free and I find there are so much good information we can learn in this forum!<br />http://www.sin-game.com Well , the view of the passage is totally correct ,your details is really reasonable and you guy give us valuable informative post, I totally agree the standpoint of upstairs. I often surfing on this forum when I m free and I find there are so much good information we can learn in this forum!
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]]> By: amit http://www.bripblap.com/how-to-stop-drinking-soda/comment-page-1/#comment-30267 amit Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:21:32 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1949#comment-30267 hi steve<br>i also drink soda 2 or 3 times a day and not able to leave my habit .i think for leave that habit we have to use any other substitute drink which is a healthy one like fruit juice as you mention above.<br>thanks for suggestions hi steve
i also drink soda 2 or 3 times a day and not able to leave my habit .i think for leave that habit we have to use any other substitute drink which is a healthy one like fruit juice as you mention above.
thanks for suggestions

]]> By: Charlotte http://www.bripblap.com/how-to-stop-drinking-soda/comment-page-1/#comment-30249 Charlotte Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:00:19 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1949#comment-30249 My steps (somewhat expensive but effective)<br />1. Switch to natural soda like Hansen's for a few weeks.<br />2. Later on, drink only half for lunch, half for dinner. I find that putting tin foil on top preserves the carbonation.<br />3. Switch to something like Perrier, maybe some lightly-flavored Italian soda or similar drink.<br />4. Alternate with plain sparkling water.<br />5. If needed, drink other flavored drinks like tea or natural fruit juice.<br /><br />Now all I drink is plain room temperature water and occasionally natural fruit juice diluted with 25% water. Too sweet otherwise.<br /><br />Here's a good related article.<br /><a href="http://greencropcircles.com/blog/2009/02/soda-is-so-80s/" rel="nofollow">http://greencropcircles.com/blog/2009/02/soda-i...</a> My steps (somewhat expensive but effective)
1. Switch to natural soda like Hansen's for a few weeks.
2. Later on, drink only half for lunch, half for dinner. I find that putting tin foil on top preserves the carbonation.
3. Switch to something like Perrier, maybe some lightly-flavored Italian soda or similar drink.
4. Alternate with plain sparkling water.
5. If needed, drink other flavored drinks like tea or natural fruit juice.

Now all I drink is plain room temperature water and occasionally natural fruit juice diluted with 25% water. Too sweet otherwise.

Here's a good related article.
http://greencropcircles.com/blog/2009/02/soda-i…

]]> By: pepsiwoman http://www.bripblap.com/how-to-stop-drinking-soda/comment-page-1/#comment-29505 pepsiwoman Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:45:33 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1949#comment-29505 It would have to be cold turkey--if there is a can in the house, I'd be rooting around in the middle of the night for it, just like the Pepsi junkie I am. I realize it's pathetic, but I am so addicted and cannot stop. It would have to be cold turkey–if there is a can in the house, I'd be rooting around in the middle of the night for it, just like the Pepsi junkie I am. I realize it's pathetic, but I am so addicted and cannot stop.

]]> By: pepsiwoman http://www.bripblap.com/how-to-stop-drinking-soda/comment-page-1/#comment-29467 pepsiwoman Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:45:33 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1949#comment-29467 It would have to be cold turkey--if there is a can in the house, I'd be rooting around in the middle of the night for it, just like the Pepsi junkie I am. I realize it's pathetic, but I am so addicted and cannot stop. It would have to be cold turkey–if there is a can in the house, I'd be rooting around in the middle of the night for it, just like the Pepsi junkie I am. I realize it's pathetic, but I am so addicted and cannot stop.

]]> By: Steve http://www.bripblap.com/how-to-stop-drinking-soda/comment-page-1/#comment-29402 Steve Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:43:22 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1949#comment-29402 @Chelsea: I think it IS that bad. The long-term effect of significant aspartame intake isn't really known yet, but the constant intake of large amounts of sodium, an artificial sweetener and all of these chemicals can't be GOOD for you. And there are a million alternatives to diet soda - try iced green tea, or seltzer with a bit of fruit juice. <br><br>All of those things you mention ARE bad. Nobody's perfect, but I'll tell you that anything that causes DTs when you quit taking it can't be good. When I quit diet Coke, I had a headache for days. Poison might be a strong word, but then again if you drink a lot - like I did - it might be contributing to killing you slowly. It's just better to avoid it, in my opinion. @Chelsea: I think it IS that bad. The long-term effect of significant aspartame intake isn't really known yet, but the constant intake of large amounts of sodium, an artificial sweetener and all of these chemicals can't be GOOD for you. And there are a million alternatives to diet soda – try iced green tea, or seltzer with a bit of fruit juice.

All of those things you mention ARE bad. Nobody's perfect, but I'll tell you that anything that causes DTs when you quit taking it can't be good. When I quit diet Coke, I had a headache for days. Poison might be a strong word, but then again if you drink a lot – like I did – it might be contributing to killing you slowly. It's just better to avoid it, in my opinion.

]]> By: nicdunbar http://www.bripblap.com/how-to-stop-drinking-soda/comment-page-1/#comment-29398 nicdunbar Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:38:04 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1949#comment-29398 You make a good point about drinking the water lukewarm. Training yourself to drink water at anytime. I would still encourage folks to drink ice water whenever possible. If you were to change nothing about your diet but drank at least 30 oz of ice water daily, you would lose 3 lbs a year. This is because your body cannot digest the water until it heats it to your bodies temperature. You will burn calories to heat that water. Now, it's only 3 lbs a year but drinking water usually starts other healthy movements in your life. You make a good point about drinking the water lukewarm. Training yourself to drink water at anytime. I would still encourage folks to drink ice water whenever possible. If you were to change nothing about your diet but drank at least 30 oz of ice water daily, you would lose 3 lbs a year. This is because your body cannot digest the water until it heats it to your bodies temperature. You will burn calories to heat that water. Now, it's only 3 lbs a year but drinking water usually starts other healthy movements in your life.

]]> By: Chelsea http://www.bripblap.com/how-to-stop-drinking-soda/comment-page-1/#comment-29397 Chelsea Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:15:21 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1949#comment-29397 Alright you guys, I am a die hard Diet Coke fanatic. I have heard that Diet Coke is bad for you but to call it poison "really".<br>There are all sorts of things that are bad for you. Cigarette smoking, taking prescription meds, the list is endlesss. I used to drink a ton of water but I just can't have that as the ony source of hydration. At the end of the day, is it really so bad? Alright you guys, I am a die hard Diet Coke fanatic. I have heard that Diet Coke is bad for you but to call it poison “really”.
There are all sorts of things that are bad for you. Cigarette smoking, taking prescription meds, the list is endlesss. I used to drink a ton of water but I just can't have that as the ony source of hydration. At the end of the day, is it really so bad?

]]> By: bubelah http://www.bripblap.com/how-to-stop-drinking-soda/comment-page-1/#comment-29396 bubelah Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:04:07 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1949#comment-29396 That's so me. I don't dring soda, we don't buy it, don't have it at home. But if it's available I start craving the taste and will have sprite at a restaurant. But very rarely. Now unsweetend iced tea is my choice. That's so me. I don't dring soda, we don't buy it, don't have it at home. But if it's available I start craving the taste and will have sprite at a restaurant. But very rarely. Now unsweetend iced tea is my choice.

]]> By: Steve http://www.bripblap.com/how-to-stop-drinking-soda/comment-page-1/#comment-29379 Steve Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:22:38 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1949#comment-29379 @Markcus: I actually just quit cold turkey, although I wasn't planning to. I just finished up a 2-liter bottle of diet Coke one day and didn't buy any more the next. I was actually just planning to cut back, but after a few days of headaches (from withdrawal symptoms?) I decided to back off for a few weeks, which turned into (I think) about 2 years before I even sipped a soda again. So yeah, cold turkey. @Markcus: I actually just quit cold turkey, although I wasn't planning to. I just finished up a 2-liter bottle of diet Coke one day and didn't buy any more the next. I was actually just planning to cut back, but after a few days of headaches (from withdrawal symptoms?) I decided to back off for a few weeks, which turned into (I think) about 2 years before I even sipped a soda again. So yeah, cold turkey.

]]> By: MBAbriefs http://www.bripblap.com/how-to-stop-drinking-soda/comment-page-1/#comment-29378 MBAbriefs Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:20:20 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1949#comment-29378 Good one - my high school biology teacher told me he had a science teacher place a human tooth in a bottle of coke and they measured how long it took to dissolve. I've also worked in refineries where phosphoric acid overspray from hydroblasting catalyst out of equipment was a problem, and I got to see first hand how the same ingredient they put in Coke to give it its tang destroys carbon steel. Good one – my high school biology teacher told me he had a science teacher place a human tooth in a bottle of coke and they measured how long it took to dissolve. I've also worked in refineries where phosphoric acid overspray from hydroblasting catalyst out of equipment was a problem, and I got to see first hand how the same ingredient they put in Coke to give it its tang destroys carbon steel.

]]> By: MBAbriefs http://www.bripblap.com/how-to-stop-drinking-soda/comment-page-1/#comment-29377 MBAbriefs Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:11:28 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1949#comment-29377 Congratulations on kicking the soda habit. I got hooked on adding flavored powder packets to my bottled water when I was on a deployment to the desert because we had to drink so much to stay hydrated. They were free and I usually went for the high-caffeine versions. Now I buy the powdered mixes with vitamins, minerals, fiber, etc. added for me and the kids. That's also an excellent recommendation to use the non-BPA reusable bottles. I also throw some diced ginger root in a thermos of hot water to make homemade ginger tea while I'm at work. Congratulations on kicking the soda habit. I got hooked on adding flavored powder packets to my bottled water when I was on a deployment to the desert because we had to drink so much to stay hydrated. They were free and I usually went for the high-caffeine versions. Now I buy the powdered mixes with vitamins, minerals, fiber, etc. added for me and the kids. That's also an excellent recommendation to use the non-BPA reusable bottles. I also throw some diced ginger root in a thermos of hot water to make homemade ginger tea while I'm at work.

]]> By: markcus http://www.bripblap.com/how-to-stop-drinking-soda/comment-page-1/#comment-29374 markcus Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:13:06 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1949#comment-29374 Did you just quit cold turkey or did you scale it back slowly? Did you just quit cold turkey or did you scale it back slowly?

]]> By: spillibgbuckets http://www.bripblap.com/how-to-stop-drinking-soda/comment-page-1/#comment-29373 spillibgbuckets Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:32:22 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1949#comment-29373 I went through a similar experience, starting, stopping, now having no taste for it and not even being able to finish 1/2 a can if I try. My motivator was money. It's free to get a drink if it's water, but $2.75 or more if its soda. I quit in college, when all my foods were dining hall purchases and I got tired of spending money on over priced drinks. <br><br>It's amazing how many functions you go to where soda is the only option though. <br><br>Also - I remember growing up, I LOVED coke, while my cousin hated all soda. She wouldn't touch the stuff and I couldn't understand it. Now she drinks it daily and I won't touch it. I always find that an interesting twist. I went through a similar experience, starting, stopping, now having no taste for it and not even being able to finish 1/2 a can if I try. My motivator was money. It's free to get a drink if it's water, but $2.75 or more if its soda. I quit in college, when all my foods were dining hall purchases and I got tired of spending money on over priced drinks.

It's amazing how many functions you go to where soda is the only option though.

Also – I remember growing up, I LOVED coke, while my cousin hated all soda. She wouldn't touch the stuff and I couldn't understand it. Now she drinks it daily and I won't touch it. I always find that an interesting twist.

]]> By: Candice http://www.bripblap.com/how-to-stop-drinking-soda/comment-page-1/#comment-32045 Candice Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:40:00 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1949#comment-32045 The thing that confused me about the statement above(about sodium) is that most sodas say right on the can that they contain "0% sodium." I always wondered why that was on the can. Unless there is some soda that does contain sodium that I haven't seen, I don't see how that could dehydrate you. Also, according to the Mayo Clinic, caffeine is not dehydrating at all - that idea was based on what doctors presumed was a diuretic - but after actual research - it's not: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/caffeinated-drinks/AN01661 Otherwise, a great article. I think you've clinched it for me - I was down to my last pepsi and trying to decide whether or not to get more tomorrow while I'm out. :) The thing that confused me about the statement above(about sodium) is that most sodas say right on the can that they contain “0% sodium.” I always wondered why that was on the can.

Unless there is some soda that does contain sodium that I haven’t seen, I don’t see how that could dehydrate you.

Also, according to the Mayo Clinic, caffeine is not dehydrating at all – that idea was based on what doctors presumed was a diuretic – but after actual research – it’s not: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/caffeinated-drinks/AN01661

Otherwise, a great article. I think you’ve clinched it for me – I was down to my last pepsi and trying to decide whether or not to get more tomorrow while I’m out. :)

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