Very proud that I have done this for 12 days. I have not waivered and not one sip of any kind of pop during that 12 day period. But it is hard!!! Damn, I wish I had more alternatives. Just not the same going to a movie theater and having popcorn with WATER. Yuck! Being a diabetic, I can't/don't want the frozen slurpee drink or the lemonade. I really am not having any headaches and I have "kicked" the habit but I really do lack alternative drinks. With pop- you could even have varieties like lemondade or 7up. For me, iced tea is number one, followed by ocean spray splenda drinks. (Water is a given).
My knees are slightly improved, not significant yet. My stomach comes and goes, definitely better, Energy level is improving, there are times when Icould really use a hard shot of pop with caffeine. Joints, slightly better.
I htink my wife is starting to look like a nicely chilled, shapely bottle of diet pepsi:)
man you crack me up. I can totally relate to how you would be feeling. Give up something like pop which you are clearly addicted- and then try to find a substitute would be brutal. I gave up smoking and that was hard but I didn't have to smoke other things- I just didn't smoke. When you still have to drink and you are limited because of diabetes- you must be shaking. Love the comment about your wife- my girlfriend looked like a cigarette for about a year.
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