Welchmom2's Journal, 26 February 2008

Well done on surviving day 1! Just keep focusing on the health benefits of eliminating this stuff from your body and it won't be long before the awful headaches go away. Good luck! 

it will get better. I used to be a caffiene addict, too. you can do it!  

hang in there. I have quit coke (regular) so many times and everyone always thinks I'm a heroin addict withdrawing or something. It's awful. I had to ween myself off soooo slowly to get where I am (one coke a week) and even then sometimes I crave it when I am stressed. Stick with it, and small portions of coke-flavored candy (like bottle caps) helped me a lot. Good Luck! 

thanks so much for the advice and understanding. Everyone here is looking at me like I am some drug addict... I am a diet coke addict... Never realized how bad until the last 2 days. Jonsing bad... but have not given in. Friday is weigh in for me for the BTBW challenge, so I might reward myself w/ a can, sit in a corner alone somewhere and drink it. those cold bubbles, hitting the back of my throat, the smooth flavor... omg... I am jonsing.... 

woohoo... thanks for the advise....love u all.... 

i can relate to the soda addict..i use to be a mt.dew addict..but i gave it up the day i decided it was time to change my eating habits..i did have one 2-3 months ago..bout a 8oz screw on bottle..took me 2 days to drink it..was so nasty..ive not had one since..the first few days i quit drinkin them i was havin really bad headaches from the caffeene withdrawals..but im glad i did quit..all them bad calories..i now can have something better in ther place..its now water, water, water..or water..lol...you can do this just like your changing your eating habits..one day at a time.. 

amy...i can totally relate..i drank over 2litres of diet coke for nearly 27 years....it was my only bad habit...or so i would joke..i always had one in my hand....but i quit cold turkey on dec 31st...and have never felt better...i thought it would be harder than it was...i had 3 days of headaches...and then i was free....i have read so much negative info on aspartame...a book..sweet poison....wow..what an eye opener!! and i realized that ddrinking as much of it as i was couldve actually been making me fatter...as when the liver processes the wood alchol in the aspartame....it is so busy with that that it stores alot of foods we are eating as stored fat....it has no time to process it...good luck shaking the habit!!! take your time...it has to be the right time for YOU....