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Addicted.
I am 100% addicted to soda, my doctor has even confirmed my caffine addiction. However, I really need to stop drinking it for volleyball and just my own personal health. I'm in very great shape, but I feel the soda slows me down in conditioning. So, I would like to cut the drink out of my life.
I've tried so many methods, but I always give in and drink even more then I started with. I drink about three a day right now. Any ideas how to quit?
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Have you tried the flavoured carbonated water?
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I agree with the person who said stop buying it, but addiction is never that simple. I would gradually decrease my intake, drinking maybe 2 cans of soda a day for a week, one can a day for a week, then none at all. If at any point it becomes a problem, buy a diet soda that doesn't have any caffeine in it. It's much healthier for you than regular soda and doesn't pack on the pounds or make you hyper.
Also, use this time to experiment and find out what else you like to drink. Try buying some Kool-Ade or Crystal Light. Drink some milk or orange juice. Try some green tea. Since you're so active, try finding a sports drink that you like. Also, there's nothing better than purified bottled water. Try drinking more water and clean out your system. I bet a lot of your addiction stems from your body needing to be flushed out.
Good luck to you. :)
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Yah, soda does slow you down.
Keep in mind- soda has carbonation. Carbonation= carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide= poison to your body.
Also, have you read the ingredients in a can of soda?
Mountain Dew contains vegetable oil!
They all contain corn syrup.
Did you know that Coke can be used in your laundry to keep your whites bright, as well as dumping a can a week down your kitchen sink helps keep your drains clear?
And to think we put such things into our bodies!
I had to quit caffeine when I got pregnant. (coffee drinker) The best way I found to do it was to just quit all together. Yah, there will be some withdraws- irritability and possible headaches, but they aren't that bad and the withdraws don't last long. Maybe a week or so.
Weening off doesn't work, I don't care what anyone says.
A caffeine addiction is an addiction. The best way to end an addiction is to cut it out completely.
One wouldn't ween off of cigarettes to quit, or alcohol, or drugs. Right?
Cutting back is still feeding the addiction in smaller doses, meaning, you are still addicted.
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DONT buy it make sure that you dont have it in your house instead buy a flavored water call crystle light it has no calories and flavor its really good i love it! and you can buy gaderade it pumps you up! and snaple is good for you too. but if you still cant get soda off of your mind then buy DIET soda it has no calories.!
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