How can I quit drinking sodas for good??

Question

I tried to quit sodas once or twice but it have me a hell of a headache and I went back to drinking sodas, the headache went away. I need some advice on how to quit drinking sodas without suffering headaches or *withdrawal*. Thanks a million!

Answer 1

I dunno, I don't drink pop!

Answer 2

You will have a headache and some withdrawl symptoms initially, but you just have to make up your mind to quit for good. Just remember how much better you'll feel once OFF the soda for good! Try yoga in the AM and eat a banana or some almonds whenever you feel a caffine headache coming on. Try to eat healthier in general and after a few weeks, you won't miss the soda! Start with drinking flavored water, gradually getting to just plain water!

Answer 3

I think that it is either the excess sugar in the sodas or the caffeine that keep someone drinking. I had the same problem last year. To satisfy my craving, I started drinking a lot of juice. Juice, like soda, has a lot of sugar, so the craving for soda went away. You could also drink more coffee and eat more chocolate (have more caffeine in other forms). The lack of caffeine is probably what is giving you the headaches.

Answer 4

Caffine withdrawl headaches can be really bad. If you are wanting to quit all together, I would try to slowly wean yourself off of sodas by drinking a little less each day, and try to drink something else in it's place more: water, tea, lemonade, punch, smoothies, whatever. (water is best)

Are you wanting to quit sodas because of the sugar/calories or caffine? If that's your reason, then whenever you get a drink, add just a little of either DIET or the non caffinated kinds to your regular soda and overtime, slowly build it up to where you have more of the kind you WANT and less of the "regular".

Caffine withdrawl is real. Just quite a bit at a time. You probably spent YEARS drinking it, take a month to slowly quit it. No sense giving yourself a horrible headache just to quit "cold turkey".

GOOD LUCK!!!

(p.s. Diet Dr. Pepper is REALLY good!!!)

Answer 5

Try drinking only 1 a day, then 1 every 2 days, 3 days, 4 days, and so on, until you can stop drinking them all together. You need to slowly do it, if you just up and stop all together then that's what your brain will crave and cause the headaches. You need to get your body used to less and less of the soda until you can fully give it up. Good luck.

Answer 6

The reason you were getting a headache is because your body is detoxing from all the chemicals and sugar and caffeine that is crammed into soda.

Do a search on phenylanine for example, and you will see just one of the ingredients that goes into soda (diet in this case).

All those little numbers that they list on the side of the can are all preservatives for colour and flavour, etc - not good for you either.

The headache won't stay for longer than a few days and then it will be gone for good, so will that bloating feeling in your stomach.

As a substitute drink heaps of water, green tea, peppermint tea, freshly squeezed juice, etc. After a couple of weeks you won't even missed the soda - trust me!

Answer 7

You are addicted to the cafiene in soda, that's why you have headaches. You can try drinking less and less everyday, or just go cold turkey and deal with the headaches. They will go away but it will take a few days. It can be done trust me I've been there too, I am also a recovering alcoholic, and the withdrawls are far worse with alcohol than with soda. You can do it!!!. GOOD LUCK!!!!!

Answer 8

Maybe is the sugar rush , but drinking a lot of water helps even with the headaches, maybe 16 oz instead of a soda may help the thirst and a sugar free candy (tic tacs or gum) will help with the taste and i bet you will also loose some weight for a bonus.

Answer 9

Honestly, try drinking juices, and water. Esp. Water.

When you are tempted to drink soda, just grab some water, drink taht, make sure it's ice cold. Or you can try to drink smoothies, and fresh fruit juices. :) You're body will just have to get used to it.

Goodluck. Also don't quit it cold turkey, just slowly take away the soda.

I use to drink 3 sodas a day, it was horrible. But now I can 2 or 3 days without soda. :) just basically slowly tear it away.

Answer 10

It might be the caffine in them. Just stop drinking them and make sure you have plenty of aspirin at hand. After a week, if you still have headaches, you need to go see a doctor about it. Could be some other chemical in them that you're having a reaction to. I use to get coffee headaches on weekends when I didn't have it. It only lasted until the aspirin kicked in.

Answer 11

Goodness, thats a tough question. I also drink alot of soda. Its really hard to stop. Buy some Kool-aid and start drinking it. And another suggestion, just dont buy soda. Buy other drinks that you think taste good and start from there. Also, caffeine pills might help to take its place. I hope I helped at least a little ;o)