I’ve realised that I’m a little too fond of fizzy drinks. It’s not a severe addiction to the point of downing gallons, but I am drinking a 330ml can of Pepsi Max almost every day. Sometimes a little more.
BDS puts most of the big bring junkfood on the boycott list. Join the club.
What is BDS?
The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, a Palestinian-led boycott of a small number of companies that are particularly heavily involved in Israeli apartheid and colonialism of Palestinians.
This feels like a trick… BDSM?
Stop drinking fizzy drinks
It’s not cocaine
I’m cured
This is tough, because I used to be there but I kind of grew out of. I just started drinking tons of water all the time and now if when I get thirsty I just crave water.
I do drink two iced pour over coffees in the mornings though. They seem to keep me going for most the day caffeine-wise, so that’s helped a bunch too.
Drink fizzy water instead.
Co2 mod to a used sodastream is awesome
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I’m not a fan of fizzy water either. Plain or flavored.
Sometimes a small cold Gatorade does the trick for me.
why?
Because it’s disgusting
Doesn’t have to be! Add some flavor! I was always partial to adding a bit of pineapple juice.
wrong. fizzy water is great.
opinions are like assholes etc etc
one man’s fizzy water is another man’s treasure, or something
Whenever I see this “opinion” I think of how out of whack the person’s taste buds must be. Fizzy waters are great, they just don’t have sugar.
“you mean everyone doesn’t have the same exact taste in things that i do!?”
Not everyone likes the taste of quinine it’s super bitter bro
Tonic water has quinine. Seltzer doesn’t.
And we’re talking about fizzy water which could mean either
tonic water is further from water than vitamin water is. fizzy water means exactly 1 thing: carbonated, plain water
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Is it the sweetness that you’re addicted to? The fizz itself maybe? There are drinks that are sweet yet not fizzy, and there are drinks that are fizzy yet not sweet. If you can find out, you can begin to substitute less unhealthy options. Then eventually quit entirely.
I have a soda stream and then several flavoring options. I have mio and other brands, then soda syrups, and cocktail mixers. That way I can control the amount of sweet. I personally don’t like the flavor of artificial sweeteners or stevia so I try to find ones that use real sugar and real fruit extract. There’s some with caffeine too.
FYI SodaStream is made in occupied West Bank territories.
It was a Christmas gift, but thanks for the heads up!
On the flip side, you can buy the CO2 bottle from other, compatible, brands (Indigo for example but there are others).
Carbonated water helps
Club soda or seltzer is a good start, if you want the fizz but not the sugar/flavor. If it’s the taste you like, try the syrup they make for fizzy water.
I kicked mine by winning a weight loss bet with a friend. Depression and anxiety caused the weight to come back, but I still haven’t had a soda in three years.
This is what I did as well. I also had to get some flavored water i found I liked the taste of and it helped to have a variety.
I did it, it started with not buying them and not including in any ordering of food, delivery or in restaurants. Step 1 was to replace it with sparking water and mixing a spoon or two of raw fruit reduction (no aded sugars or anything) (my wife kept doing this, while i did the cold turkey method i just coud not be bothered by this) Step 2 completely replace to sparkling water only. (i kinda jumped on this, but sometimes used to use my wife’s made fruit reduction, or sometimes she bought that from a local store, and sometimes i just felt fancy so, there is a method for a drink and here is how it goes.: Step 3: Fancy option / only for special occasons (lol). You buy the sparkling water in botles, (for the 250ml) you add a tea bag in it and turn them upside down, and put it back in the fridge. Then 20 mins later, you can add agave syrup if you want a bit or honey. You can also add mint leaves, and just throw them in the bottle you are going to consume 30 mins later or next day. Combine things like this, and then you have a fancy drink in the dridge whenever needed. (i never left the tea bags more than an hour in the bottoles, i would always get rid of the tea bag and put the bottle in my edc bag when leaving the house or something).
Seltzer. Kombucha.
Replace with something else - back when I was actually addicted to soda, I realized how expensive it all was and replaced it with drinking tea.
Of course, might not be viable if you’re an american.
American and I drink all types of teas???
My european mind can’t comprehend making tea without an electric kettle, something that is very rarely used in the US
While we did dump most of our tea in boston harbor way back when, some did make it’s way through our borders since then.
My trick? Have severe stomach issues requiring you to cut sodas out completely, and then just cut them out. I quit full cold turkey, no more caffeine, nothing but drinking water for at least a year, and then I started with a couple teas.
that’s disgusting dude. try soda water. fucks sake
Chat is it frowned upon to drink beverages
i don’t know if it’s frowned upon to drink that much sugary garbage every day but it should be
Its not sugary - he said Pepsi Max. And even if it was, get your judgemental ass out of here. OP literally posted this trying to get advice how to break the habit.
Its not sugary - he said Pepsi Max
ok dude. whatever you call it. fake liquid garbage
im not a judgement. its a perspective from someone who refuses to allow that shit into his house
I’m not a dude.
One can? Lightweight.
Think about kidney stones and how a guy I know who chainsawed his leg had a kidney stone that he claims hurt worse
I’ve had kindey stones twice so far and can confirm: it hurts. So much, I’ve formed the habit of drinking multiple liters of water a day, every day.
