remixedcat Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 My doc told me to go off pop 1 year ago today!!! My kidney's are much better and I don't have as many tummy problems! I have not had any pop (not even a sip) since 1 year ago today!!! what an accomplishment in this day and age!!!! I shall celebrate by going to the chinese buffet place today! hckngrtfakt, Nothing Here, Lovell and 10 others 13 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPressland Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Mate, I seriously take my hat off to you, I've been trying to quit for a while now! remixedcat 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remixedcat Posted March 7, 2012 Author Share Posted March 7, 2012 thank you!!! what's the longest for you??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoredBozirini Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Pop? AWilliams87 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remixedcat Posted March 7, 2012 Author Share Posted March 7, 2012 soda,cola,or whatever your region calls it.... they call it pop where I live.... BumbleBritches57 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPressland Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 thank you!!! what's the longest for you??? I think it was about 2 months if I'm honest, but my Performance and 'Outside of box thinking' just goes down the toilet if I'm not hyped up on Coke (the drink kind obviously). So much so that my ex-manager actually bought me a can one afternoon! lol. SuperKid and Glassed Silver 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-scratch Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 kudos. i however can't give up soda no matter how hard i try i always come back months later drinking it remixedcat 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rippleman Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 gratz to you. i have a horrible diet pepsi addiction that i would love to quit... tried a couple times... 1 st time for 3 months and 2nd time for 1 month... 4 litres a day since 18 and now 37... gotta quit but its my only vice. No coffee, no alcohol, no smokes, no drugs. you gotta have something right? remixedcat and Sszecret 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remixedcat Posted March 7, 2012 Author Share Posted March 7, 2012 ha ha well I got a new fix though.. coffee... and chocolate.... but I'm cutting back on both... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Descartes Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 My longest was 2 days :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 what was the stomach problem you had caused by soda? ( if you don't mind sharing ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wahoospa Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 I have from time to time felt in a bad way and stop drinking colas for 2-3 weeks and drink nothing but water and I come back feeling better each time. But I get a taste for the colas again. Right now I drink 2 two liters per week and know that is too much. I do also drink bottle water. Remember the old joke: I don't drink anything stronger than pop. And pop would drink anything.(; +Raze 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ33 Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 its impossible to lose weight if you regularly drink soda and want to lose weight. it really isnt that hard to give up, and when you do drink it, just ask yourself if its really worth the calories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 When I was around 11-12 I started drinking Coke, then at around 17-18 I switched to Diet Pepsi and I'm 27 now. During that time I stopped for over a year and drank mostly Perier sparkling water (I need a drink with bubbles), after over a year I felt I gave it up for no good reasons and just started drinking diet Pepsi again. My wife wants me to stop again but I doubt I will, I don't really see a good reason and when I stop I don't have anything else I really like to drink and I always get dehydrated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixilEyes Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Replace that pop with a juicer and man it makes a world of difference for the body and mind. TPreston 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanctified Veteran Posted March 7, 2012 Veteran Share Posted March 7, 2012 thank you!!! what's the longest for you??? 5 years and counting. Best decission, trust me. remixedcat and Charisma 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remixedcat Posted March 7, 2012 Author Share Posted March 7, 2012 what was the stomach problem you had caused by soda? ( if you don't mind sharing ) Kept puking all the time and havin other probls.. 5 years and counting. Best decission, trust me. Wow great job!!!!! Yeah its been great.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D!ABOL!C Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Big ups to you. I'm trying that experiment this year. My last soda was on New Years Eve and still going strong. remixedcat 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Lyle Global Moderator Posted March 7, 2012 Global Moderator Share Posted March 7, 2012 I haven't had a full can of Coke or Pepsi in so many years. I honestly can't finish one without feeling sick half way through. Good for you though :) remixedcat 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nominak Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 I need to quit. I drink about 2L a day. Some days less. It's most likely one of the leading causes to my 80 pound weight gain over the last 3 years. It just tastes so good. I should buy a juicer and just make my own, I know it'll make me feel better. I think I need to stop drinking pop for a while. My kidneys are in pain off and on during the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusuf M. Veteran Posted March 7, 2012 Veteran Share Posted March 7, 2012 Congrats. It must have been hard to give it up for that long. I don't drink pop regularly but when I do, I stick to root beer or lemon-lime flavoured pop. remixedcat 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glassed Silver Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 I won't even try to lose my pop addiction! :p Stand by your weaknesses, fall by your weaknesses! :laugh: Then again, I think I enjoy drinking it so much, that forcefully quitting pop wouldn't really benefit me that much. Would I live longer? Maybe, maybe not. Would I function better? idk... Pop has no effect on me. When I don't drink pop there is no difference. No "tiredness" or anything... No "feeling better"... (cause none is available for days or sometimes (when times are rough: a week or so)) Honestly, give me 2 liters of coke and I'm going to have a wonderful sleep on top of that. Caffeine has no effect on me whatsoever! :D Anyhow: You go girl, congrats to you, seeing you need to do it to sustain your health I say "hats off!" (Y) Glassed Silver:mac remixedcat 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagisan Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 I personally cut back long ago, used to drink 3-5 cans of soda a day, then for no real reason (it never gave me any health issues or anything) I started drinking a LOT more water (would drink 0-1 bottles of water a day), up to 3-5 bottles of water a day now (0.5 L bottles) and down to around 1-2 cans of soda on an average day, sometimes less sometimes more (usually more when I go out to restaurants). Great that you got rid of your health issues by kicking out soda, but until it causes me health issues I doubt I will ever stop drinking it personally, I'm glad I did cut back though, I don't really miss the amount I've cut out at all and I know it's not healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamp0 Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 My wife wants me to stop again but I doubt I will, I don't really see a good reason and when I stop I don't have anything else I really like to drink and I always get dehydrated Just drink lots of water if your dehydrated, it's many many times better than a cola or what ever. I find it pretty fascinating & some what odd that people can't stop drinking soft drinks. I guess I know alot of people who might be like that, just never really thought about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
still1 Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 thank you!!! what's the longest for you??? 1 day SuperKid 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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