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The crisp bubbly fizz, sweet taste, and that little caffeine buzz soda gives you can be hard to resist. You know it’s bad for you, but it’s hard to quit something that tastes so good. Well, stop drinking it, plain and simple. Soda is damaging your health and preventing you from losing weight more than you know.
Soda drinkers consume an incredible amount of calories every time they knock back a can. These calories aren’t good either, primarily coming from added sugars. Additionally, you don’t get any vitamins, minerals, or good quality carbohydrates from sodas. You’re actually filling your body with chemicals that can lead to tooth decay, diabetes, and poor bone health. And don’t think that you can get away with drinking diet soda, even though they don’t have any calories. Studies actually have shown that diet soda drinkers are more likely to be obese or overweight. The chemicals in these diet sodas are linked to heart disease and depression, in addition to all the other health risks of regular soda.
So how do you stop drinking soda? When you are conditioned to eating, drinking, or doing something every day of your life, it can be hard to break the habit. If you use a few of these tips below, you should be well on your way to getting soda out of your life.
Counting calories can be a great way to keep your waistline in check. If you toss back cans of soda like they’re the cure for cancer, you may be surprised at how many calories you actually consume purely from soda. The best way to do this is to download a calorie counter app, unless you feel like writing it down every time you drink a soda. And don’t order sodas when you go out to eat. Those free refills rack up the calories real quick.
A lot of people drink soda for caffeine. If you aren’t a coffee drinker, unsweetened green tea or black tea can be a great source of caffeine. If you aren’t a tea purist and need a little extra flavor, try mixing in some fresh lemon juice and a little stevia with your tea to sweeten it. Don’t forget to stay away from artificial sweeteners!
When you feel that desire to drink a soda, drink a glass of water instead. Boredom or stress can sometimes cause people to grab whatever is in plain sight, but these are often unhealthy choices. Pour yourself a glass of water instead of cracking open that can of soda. Chances are soda drinkers don’t drink enough water, so drinking water will cut the urge to drink a soda and ensure you are sufficiently hydrated. Flavor your water with fresh lemon juice or other fruit for added flavors and health benefits.
Soda drinkers are often addicted to the carbonation. If it is carbonation that you seek, try drinking seltzer water. You can get that bubbly craving without the negatives of soda. Just be sure to avoid the flavored seltzer waters because they have artificial sweeteners, which aren’t conducive to your health. You can also make your own seltzer water if you have a Soda Stream.
Getting up from the desk at 1pm and heading to the vending machine for a soda may be something you look forward to or are conditioned to every day at work. Without knowing it, you are rewarding yourself as part of your daily routine. You may not even need the soda, but it is a break from work you have grown accustomed to. Rather than going to get that soda, try packing a lunch, walking out of the building for fresh air, or doing a few desk exercises. These are a few options that’ll give you a break from work and help you stop drinking soda.
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I do not know if the soda tastes sweet. I prefer only one type of soda called 'goli soda'. It is very nice and gives some relief after a heavy meals or dinner for some people . I think this number will be very less when compared to the tea and coffee purists.
No one is preferring Diet soda nowadays. They are going for other varieties introduced in the market. They are not addicts. They drink and change their brands every time.
Sportsmen and spectators generally love such drinks. But, nowadays no sports lovers are enjoying them outside. They are confining themselves to their houses and drink if they (kids) so want which can be restricted by elderly people
Mmhh soda that's a hard habit to break I must say but it can be done if the willingness is there. It's a hard habit to break. But what if I drink water regularly wouldn't that help even if I took side on a daily basis? Okay am not an ardent drinker of sodas I seldom drink it but when I do it could be after maybe a month or something like that. I love soda but it wouldn't take the place of my one litre of water everyday. There is a friend of mine who hardly takes water instead he drinks soda as his water. And I thought this is quite risky when it comes to his health. He actually went down with high blood pressure, hypertension and that really put him down at some point. He had to get off so many things he was told he cannot eat so many things no sugar, minimal salt, no carbonated drinks it's was very hard for him, but as the days went by he started getting used to the idea of not having this sweet stuff, then the regrets set in and he vowed never again will be take things for granted especially when it comes to health matters
Drinking cold water as soda or any other thing is injurious to human health because any cold thing shrinks human veins and arteries and cools down human warm blood temperature that is why we get many diseases in our life organs. It is just to drinking cold water, soda...We must avoid drinking cold water.
Migraine, heart attack, sugar, liver problems gad, problem, kidney pain... all diseases causes cold water and cold things.
LOL. It's not soda I'm having a problem with. It's coffee!! :)
I randomly drink soda. In my city, we often under the cold weather all year round. We are living in the mountainside of my country. However, if summer strikes in; I can't help myself to have a sip of sodas especially if I am going to stay in the lowland areas. I really can't bear the heat and need to have a soda in can.
I stopped drinking so much because gives you gas and not good for your teeth either
Drinking soda daily is dangerous to your health and brain. It creates gas and stomach problem and weakens the activities of it. Avoid taking soda.
These 5 tips are boiled down to one word and that is DISCIPLINE. As you can see, there are 3 I's in the word discipline and one d, c, p, l, n and e. I is the first person in the part of speech which is the pronoun. It is no other person who is so concerned about others but the doer himself and that is I in my point of view. Nobody could effect the stoppage of drinking soda except to start with myself. I would do it by myself.
Next thing is D which purports to DO it. If not, who else for I am the one who could benefit from it. Next is C which is referred to Christ who sets an example for me, for us. Then P as in pay attention to your goal of stopping drinking soda. Then l as loving yourself and n is nothing is so concerned and the last is E for endurance. Endurance in simple meaning is to finish it to the end. So be it.
I try to avoid and drink cold drinks and sodas rarely. Instead I try to have lots of water and regular green tea. Also its better to eat healthy and avoid heavy and spicy foods, as well as too much of sweets. Keeping healthy stomach is the best way of avoiding sodas etc.
I am suffering from the very same problem but I am afraid breaking this habit is not that easy rather it is a tough job and will require a lot of patience.
Like me I ydon't Drink wine