Giving It Up
By Amber
@AmbiePam (98471)
United States
May 24, 2025 9:18am CST
So some of you know I have an unfortunate love of regular Coca Cola. I wonder if it is different in some countries because one European Mylotter said she couldn’t take the smell. There is no smell to them here. Anyway, I fell off the wagon, but I want to get off all that sugar. So I switched to Coke Zero with no sugar. Gradually, I hope to get off that too. But for now it has been four days with no regular Coke.
What do you really need to give up, and maybe you will, and maybe you won’t?
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18 responses
@Tampa_girl7 (52499)
• United States
13h
You can do it. I had a terrible Coca Cola addiction. I don’t touch the regular ones at all anymore. It’s been about 20 years. I occasionally do a zero one. Good luck.
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@indiandevil (2445)
• Canada
5h
You will get there, it takes baby steps sometimes to get to the end goal. For me, I really have to give up smoking not only is it not good for me, but it's not good for my pocket either. Will I give it up? I hope so, but the problem is I lean on it as a stress reliever.
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@AmbiePam (98471)
• United States
2h
@MarieCoyle Well, I’m always going to have to have caffeine. My neurologist said with my migraines it’s not a good idea to get off of it. And weirdly, a study a few years ago said sugar doesn’t give energy, it just makes you feel better. I would counter to the person who did that study that they never saw little children after eating candy.
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@MarieCoyle (44043)
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2h
@AmbiePam
Well...one can (just one can, yes!) of Coca-Cola has TEN teaspoons of sugar in it, and some caffeine as well, although not as much caffeine as coffee. Combine the sugar and the caffeine, and yes, it would definitely give your moods a boost and also an energy zing!
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@DaddyEvil (148843)
• United States
4h
I'm losing weight but still drink Mountain Dew once or twice a month. (You know drinking the diet sodas is just as bad as drinking the ones with sugar, right? There are studies that show they can both cause you to gain weight. Pretty drinks diet soda and is gaining weight but won't give them up. *shrug*)
Good luck!
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@wolfgirl569 (116415)
• Marion, Ohio
6h
I gave up pop a long time ago. That helped me lose weight. Now I just drink a couple a week
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@wolfgirl569 (116415)
• Marion, Ohio
5h
@AmbiePam Regular. But I have seen many studies that say it doesn't matter
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@rakski (136897)
• Philippines
1h
Drink lemon induced water.
If you gt used to the taste of the water with lemon, you will have a hard time drinking coke because it will taste tooooooo sweeeeeet
It works for me. Maybe you can try.
It has been like 6 or 7 years I stopped drinking coke.
Well, I can still drink or sip but it taste different now
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@GardenGerty (163680)
• United States
5h
I gave up sugar and creamer in coffee years ago. I like fizzy stuff, but never have more than one soda a week if that. I need to give up breads, and desserts.
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@snowy22315 (189921)
• United States
12h
I would say probably soda in general. I don't buy or drink it as much as I used to though. It has gotten so expensive. Besides it is terrible for your teeth.
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@RasmaSandra (85210)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6h
Best of luck to you. I don't drink a lot of soda but when I do it is Dr Pepper Zero
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@1creekgirl (43611)
• United States
6h
I also am almost addicted to regular Coke. I need to drink more water. Let us know how you do.
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@garymarsh6 (23426)
• United Kingdom
12h
You can do it. I was recently in the USA & everything is just mega sweet. My daughter & family just came back from Florida & did not really like the food either as they found it too sweet too!
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@MarieCoyle (44043)
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6h
I am just not tempted to even drink soda, or want it...unless I have a flu, which usually calls for a Sprite or Ginger Ale. I do love my coffee, I was concerned I was drinking too much but the doc says I am good. You might try sparkling water, with a fruit flavor. My daughter loves it and I have had it at her house, in different flavors. It really is good.
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@arunima25 (90237)
• Bangalore, India
13h
I gave up on carbonated drinks like coke, Pepsi etc a long back, more than a decade. I have them very rarely, only in situations where I have no other choice.
I am cutting down on sugar, artificial sweetener and I am making a good progress there. I want to bring it down to zero sugar. I have cut down on processed food too to a great extent.
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