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If you have been following this blog for the last month or so, you know I am trying to kick my addiction to Coke. Well, after only being able to go 6½ days without any coke what so ever, I couldn't take it any more.
Therefore instead, I have decided to just limit my intake and subsidize real coke with diet products. Sure, It's not good for me but to be quite honest, I'd rather die earlier than give it up. 
Hahahaha!
So here is my new plan...
First, I will only be drinking 6 cokes a week as opposed to 2+ cokes a day that I used to be on. Next, I will be replacing my regular coke (MOST of the time) with coke Zero. It's really good, SPECIALLY the coke zero cherry (MONEY) and coke zero vanilla.
Seriously, Cherry coke zero and Vanilla coke zero takes amazingly close to regular and has 0 calories.
Now, let's get healthier!
I’ve got some bad news for you. Once you get used to the Diet Coke, you will get addicted to it. I had that problem with Diet Pepsi. Plus because of all of the chemicals the diet is even worse than the real stuff. If you can try to replace the soda with Green Tea, I brew my own, but the Arizona Green Tea is pretty good. Good luck.
Cokes are simply the best to drink. Have you seen Coke Zero’s marketing company? http://graysblog.org/2009/04/09/whopper-sacrafice-my-2-cents-on-an-overworked-old-topic/ .
Creator’s of the whopper sacrifice and many other successful campaigns
Just quit all together. I’ve probably had only 2-3 sodas in a span of 3 years.
Coke zero may have less calories, but it’s loaded with aspartame.
Not an option for me.
There is diet coke with Splenda. It’s pretty good and as of now there is no big study that says its going to preserve your body to death. Not yet at least.
I guess if you wanted to stop drinking coke entirely – you’d have to play a sport.
I play football so it’s hard to drink soda! lol.
Yea… I don’t play a sport for a team but I do love ultimate frisbee.
I haven’t Zero Cherry in my country =(
There was some cherry coke 3-5 years ago but they stopped to sell it.
What a pussy. I quit soda cold turkey after freshman year of college (drinking like 2-3 cans a day)
Thank you sir.
Thank you for this fascinating insight into your life…….it’s invaluable
Well… this blog is about me after all…
Well said.
I love it when people that have nothing else to do go and troll around blogs and forums…
You forgot to post your affiliate link…
Mah Bad! Oh noes my moniez!
I’m really sorry to hear that you are giving up and going back to your Coke addiction. I know how hard it is to give it up completely, but it’s totally possible.
I did it myself and lost 20lbs by doing nothing else but stop drinking Coke.
Good luck to you!
Thats great you limit your ingestion. Coke is really good but being addict of anything is not a good sign for health.
If addiction has already taken its toll and they’ve been to many rehabs already, don’t quit. I’ve met cocaine addicts who went through 19 full rehab programs before they found the one that helped them end their addiction. Choose rehab programs and methods that work for the person you want to help.
About a year ago I started drinking “Vitiamin water”. Not the same as coke or soda, just a replacement. If its the taste you want then your going to be a slave to the coke. But if its just to have a drink on your desk at all times then consider some replacement. There are even days for me where I just have soda water. A glass of soda water and some flavor packets. I’m set. No white sugar, no caffine = no headaches.
Yea I love vitamin water but the calories are pretty high in it still.
Jonathan! It gets easier with time. I gave up soda cold-turkey for lent and haven’t looked back since!
I replaced my soda intake with sweet tea.
btw, Coke Zero is loaded with cancer-causing aspertame, not to mention that pop rots your teeth.
I’d say you’ll be good with your one-can-a-day if you stick to it – good luck!
Yea, I’m not a tea drinker… I love Soda… Doh!
Diet Coke is still bad – aspartame. Try soda water at Safeway. They are 0.25 each. They are still water, but it gives your mouth the fizzy mouthfeel you like with soda.
Other options: black coffee and green tea.
With these 3, I’ve kicked the cola habit once and for all (and feel great about it!)
Blech. Soda water to me is really gross.
I also hate tea and coffee of any sort.
Hehe… Doh!
Wow, man i can’t remember the last time i drank coke/sodas.. I’m all water, juices, vitamin drinks etc. now. One of my uncles drinks a crap load of sprite daily and now got some sort of throat cancer from it and can’t even talk now. not too scare u or anything, lol. By all means enjoy urself, your still young. haha
Throat cancer from sprite? Wow. Never heard of that one.
Perhaps you should try Diet Kola Capsules… no aspartame, but all the other good stuff. It’s about $10. http://www.dietkola.com I now drink soda water for the ritual and fizz… but take these to end the craving. (Caffeine addiction) Judit
Thanks for the suggestion. It’s not the caffeine that gets me… It’s the amazingly good taste.
Nothing like a cold Coke with food. I was drinking up to 6 cans a day in college! Warren Buffet (big coke investor) says Coke is a rare product where the 6th can tastes just as good as the 1st, I know what he’s talking about. I was well overweight and went cold turkey. Now just drink 4 litres of Volvic water a day now, it hits the spot just as good and I don’t fell like Coke at all anymore. They must put something in it.
But you’re not fat so I’m wondering why you’re bothering giving up.
Jonathan,
Sounds like you are on the path to success with your “soda-jones”. Even dieters treat themselves once in a while. Sounds like moderating rather than cold turkey will work for you.
My challenge is getting back on the exer-cycle @15-miles a day Mon~Fri. after partially tearing my achilles tendon last September before BlogWorld Expo 2008.
Respectfully,
Nicholas Chase
http://www.twitter.com/nachase
Thanks Nick!
I am also a big fan of coke just like you Jonathan, in fact I’ve already drank one today, but I do have to agree with some of the previous comments about the “aspertame” that is contained within the diet drinks. That is why I always drink the regular drinks, because I think that the diet drinks do more harm than good compared to the regular drinks.
Till then,
Jean
I love your site.
Best regards.
Jackie Chia from CHINA
Thanks
mine is coffee, its like 3 times a day, help me, i cant help it, LOL
I like hot cup of tea.
Dont get fat. It sucks.
Well my BMI is just about 25 which is the “fence” of over weight! Dang it! On to the diet!
So is it Hot :p
Look like black coffee lolz
I drink coke about once a week, so I guess you’ve got it down a reasonable level for now
you can do it i have faith in you lol!!!
Hahaha Thanks!
I started drinking diet coke a few years ago while on a “diet” and after a few months of that I couldn’t go back to regular coke. It was way too sweet and just didn’t taste “fresh”. I still drink diet to this day and now love the taste even though I used to hate the aftertaste of any diet soda. Now I don’t notice it at all.
Still not the most healthy drink obviously but at least healthier than the regular versions and still gives you that great soda taste and thirst quenching goodness lol.
You ever try the coke zero series?
well, I am with you but for me it is Diet DP, best of luck!
same here, but it’s diet dp.
Diet coke is amazing, easily my fav drink. 2 glasses a day isn’t much though.
Am I the only one who did a double take after reading the post title?
Hahahaha. I am sure that’s why I have so many comments… People would be like WHA? haha
Coke without sugar?
What’s the point?
Losing weight…
i like to drink Coke. coke is amazing, easily my favorite drink. cheers….
Lipton Green Tea is one of the best drinks you can have for a health drink. Did me well for dieting.
Ha ha! When I first started reading this (before I clicked and saw the coke zero image) I thought you were coming clean and saying you were a coke head.
“I am trying to kick my addiction to Coke. Well, after only being able to go 6½ days without any coke what so ever, I couldn’t take it any more.”
Sup dog, I have a sister who I work with and man he is down with the zero. His name is gazza by ra way. This boy pops his cap on a bottle of zero 12 times a day my man, cha-moan. Your addiction is nothing compared to this guys home boy, he even shoves the empties up his a-hole bruva. Drop it me sister…
Gazza is mah name tannin is mah game so to all mah mothers oot there big up to the zero and woop that hollaaaaa!!
I just drink water after i drink a bunch of pop to clean my system out but eventually i will just get rid of pepsi forever.