Bubbly water with a dash of vanilla extract. Now youβre just addicted to bubbly water with a little flavored alcohol instead of all that sugar.
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They can also start mixing their regular drinks (Pepsi) with sparkling water and up the ratio as they get used to the taste. Eventually theyβll be just drinking water.
Yeah. Or they can start adding a little whiskey to each glass until theyβre an alcoholic.
What worked for me was to find a replacement for the sensation in my mouth. The big problem with a lot of sodas is the sugar and calories so I wanted to find a substitute thatβs lower in those categories. I broke my addiction to Mt Dew with a big glass of the coldest water I could get, the cold mouth feel took the place of the fizzy one. Iβm back on fizzy stuff but I stick to flavored seltzer water and usually only one with dinner.
i have a soda stream, which i bought without realizing who makes them.. but i buy 3rd party gas refills and just drink fizzy water.. it's awesome
As another person suggested try to substitute with something similar.
It doesn't have to be purely fizzy water, I used to mix seltzer with a little pineapple juice. Pick whatever you like and start there, you might eventually appreciate just the seltzer on its own and not need the juice.
Just try not to replace a ton of sugar with a ton of sugar, so even with the fruit juice 1/2 & 1/2 would be a start as opposed to 3/4 juice 1/4 seltzer, the opposite of that of course being best.
I was in a similar boat previously and can attest that seltzer helped me shake the habit. And then I got bored of that so I just drink water, sometimes with flavor packets (think Crystal Light). I still buy a bottle of diet caffeine free coke now and then, but it's a rare, special treat.
permanently. no idea. temporarily a substitute is nice. hibiscus tea worked somewhat now.
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.
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.
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
Electric kettles are great and I'd love to have an adjustable temperature kettle for precise heating. I usually heat my water in the microwave because it's quick and I only make a cup or two a day tops.
I had to stop drinking carbonated beverages and caffeinated beverages at the advice of my voice trainer - and I kicked the habit by getting some fruit juice concentrate and drinking that (diluted in water obviously) when I was craving a fizzy drink. It didn't take long for me to stop craving them entirely, honestly. If its the fizzy part you crave, then add it to sparkling water instead. Good luck stranger.
I got off of soda by drinking plenty of water in place of it. Good luck!
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
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Just stop. There are no tricks.
Do or do not.
Thanks Master!