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Yay, good job! No advice but I just quit diet coke too- this is day 4 for me. It's hard in the afternoons, but I've been trying to drink lots of sparkling water and regular water. Good luck! It'll be worth it in the end!:)

I need to quit too! Granted, I don't drink it that much but I need to cut out what I do drink. I also need to be better about drinking more water.

Go, girl! That is amazing!

That is awesome! I am going to start next week with none during the week. Since we are iced in, I need it this week!

@mrs. bird: I usually only drink soda if I'm out but I drink waaayyy too much sweet tea. I'd like to try a week of only water!

@mrs. bird: good for you! I am trying to do the same thing, although I haven't quit cold turkey. I'm down to just a glass at dinner time, but I get SO. TIRED. in the afternoon without caffeine. Side note - if you do need the fizzies, you live in Polar country! Love that stuff.

Oh man, I would die without diet coke. I tried to quit during pregnancy and ended up stopping for a while, and then going back to 1 can a day. Now with sleep deprivation I've lost count how much I have a day, lol.

Remember when we went to Cheesecake right after my BFP? You had diet coke and said you'd be nice and not have an adult drink since I couldn't have one. At that point I was sitting there thinking I was way more jealous of over the soda!

I'm working on stopping Diet Dr. Pepper. I was always an occasional pop drinker but since having LO, i've been a 1-2 a day. Now i'm down to 1 a day, but working on being done all together before we get pregnant again.

@mrs. bird: I quit buying diet cole at home a couple months ago! The first month felt like mild morning sickness for me. I wa drinking that stuff every day usually two a day by the time I decided it needed to end!! But now i only have it when out and not all the time. Good job on your first week!

Way to go!!!

I did the same about a year ago, but I did it because I realized that diet sodas were giving me severe tummy issues. It was a whole lot easier to quit cold turkey once I made the connection between a Diet Coke and agonizing stomach cramping.

It was really tough at first, but now I find I don't really even crave it anymore. My caffeine delivery systems of choice are now tea and coffee, and my tummy tolerates those much better. I drink flat ginger ale when I'm pukey, and that doesn't seem to bother me, it was definitely some chemical in the diet versions that was bad for me.

Give yourself some time not only to detox, but also to "reset" your taste buds and your cravings. A couple of months, and you may surprise yourself at just how little you really want it! And the enamel on your teeth will be so happy!

@mrs. bird: Oh it took a while before I trusted myself to have it in the house! I think it was like 4-ish months cold turkey off it to break the habit, and then about 3 years of only having it in restaurants and refusing to buy it for the house so I wouldn't slide back into drinking it. It's only been the last several years that I've been able to have it in the house and mostly forget about it until I want a treat.

I am in the process of weaning haha All of the scary stuff about artificial sweeteners has finally convinced me. I am still drinking it in place of alcohol at social outings, but I am keeping it out of the house and ordering water at restaurants. It's a start anyway... Good for you!!

@mrs. bird: OK FINE. I'll quit with you. But if I call you 1am with a craving, you better talk me down or give me permission to give into it! Go us!!!

Good luck! I quit a couple years ago and haven't looked back. It was the first step towards eating better and I ended up losing a lot of weight and being healthier all around. Btw, I drink tea now if I need a little extra caffeine.