I feel like I can't go to sleep with out a Dr. Pepper, and I ALWAYS have a 44 oz with me. (even as we speak) I have tried just quitting drinking it, and it never works. I need help/advise on quitting it...
2007-04-16 19:46:33 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
switch brands buy something that you don't really like
2007-04-16 19:49:53 · answer #1 · answered by tenthirty_two 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The caffeine in soda can be addiciting. If you are drinking that much of it you need to consider the health risks of drinking that much sugar every day (diabetes, high triglycerides, bad teeth, etc). I used to drink about 6 Dr Peppers a day and after some scary blood test results I switched to diet. It REALLY sucked for about 2 days but now I can't drinkt he regular stuff. So to quit I would recommend taking it in steps. First swicth to diet. You will still get the caffeine. Then just limnit yourself to x number of drinks per day. Heve someone help you monitor it. Having someone occasionally say "hey man I thought you were cutting back" when you drink too many of them can be useful. Good luck.
2007-04-16 19:53:44 · answer #2 · answered by baldisbeautiful 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have just stopped cold turkey and man its been ruff. what i did was every Saturday i will drink a Pepsi or Dr pepper fountain drink. good luck on this it takes alot of will power. i was told it would help me loss the last weight I'm trying to lose but i yet to see anything happening. remember its mind of matter. or mind over body. your body has gotten so used to drinking this stuff that it acts as if it needs it like fining for it like i have. i just know started getting use to not drinking soda. its ruff. i get horrible headaches. i know you can do it if i can any one can i am the bigest soda head ever. i gotta have big red. okay good luck and i hope you beat this terrible addiction.
2007-04-16 19:59:23 · answer #3 · answered by J D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a bad habit. Plus the intake of sugar isn't good for you. I was like you but I had a roommate that refused to buy it. I got to the stage where I would only have it when I would eat out. After time I started to notice soda made me full fast. Drinking soad can cause kidney stones too. can you image a stone the size of a quarter coming out when you pee?? Just imagine that....
2007-04-16 19:54:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is probably a habit, not an addiction. The only thing that could cause this is the caffeine and it is something that we need to taper off. Try substituting that doesn't have caffeine.
2007-04-16 19:51:32 · answer #5 · answered by Jan C 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
my heart goes out to you.
i've been through it all with my love, mountain dew. i try to drink water, green tea, anything else but it's just not the taste i was hoping for when it hits my tongue.
2007-04-16 20:07:44 · answer #6 · answered by Meiran 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It could be the sugar. Try switching to diet.
2007-04-16 19:51:50 · answer #7 · answered by Alice K 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋