Hobo Band 15. diet soda 16.cold turkey?

Posted on December 4, 2014

Dec 4 I hate my addiction to diet soda, but I am clearly addicted. Every time I try to stop, after a day, I get the WORST headache. It's not just a caffeine headache -- there must be something addictive about the sugar substitute too -- because I get the same headache that I get when I drink acohol sugars Sorbital and Xylitol or worse when I eat something with Splenda. It's exactly that same Splenda headache -- where it feels like all the moisture is being sucked out of my brain.

It's such a strong, strong addictiion to diet soda. I can't quit during a work week because it makes me shake and just want to throw up from the headache.

So I'll try to do it this weekend. Fingers crossed I am able to do this once and for all.

Also looking for a good protein drink powder. I've used Herbalife and like it. And currently using Fruitein but I don't like whatever sweetner they use in that, I think it's similar to the diet soda sweetners. Help!

Dec 5. Have thus far gone cold turkey from diet soda today and feel fine, but expect tomorrow I will be ill. That's ok, I don't have to be at work tomrrow. Did have cofffee thiis morning and plan to continue having it in moderation.

Thank you for your encouragement and your advice on protein powders!

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Sandy

12/05/2014 10:25AM

I was addicted to diet Coke for years...my drug of choice! I tried quitting so many times and always felt horrible...thinking much the way you are now about the sugar substitutes as well. My success at it was a very long (and sometimes uncomfortable road)- I didn't go cold turkey. First I cut back on half the dCokes I was drinking, and as an alternative I drank tea with honey. Then about a month later I cut the caffeine in half again by using half no caffeine tea and I drank one small can of dCoke a day. This entire time I was drinking a cup of coffee every morning as well. The third month the dCoke went byebye, but I kept the coffee and 1/2 caf tea. The next month it was 1/2 caf coffee to start the day...then the last three months or so I kept cutting the caffeine until it was gone. It really took me nearly a year!

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Clothes Pony

oh wow! thank you for this great advice. I did have coffee this morning, so maybe that's why I still feel fine. I love mocha smoothies so I will do as you suggest and keep my coffee for a while and see how I feel as I ease off that too. Thank you!!

Sandy

All my best! It is not easy, but getting completely off caffeine was one of the best things I did for my body!

Gina K.

12/05/2014 6:23AM

Conquer that addiction! You can do it!! I use both Gold Standard protein powder and Complete Nutrition's protein powder.

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Clothes Pony

THank you, it's due to all of you wonderful Diet Betters urgings that I started to really think about it. THank you for your protein suggestions too. The Fruitein brand is just not doing it for me. The Herbalife was great but I will try your suggestions. Thank you!