Giving up soda

Well I've finally taken the plunge at giving up my drug of choice.... soda! I need to have diet mountain dew like a crack addict needs crack. I've been drinking waaay too much of it lately. First thing in the morning I pop open a can, then finish another by lunch, then another by afternoon and easily 2 or 3 by bedtime. I think it's making my reflux flare up and I don't even want to begin to think of what all that aspertame is doing to the 3 brain cells I have left.

This is especially hard for me because I don't drink milk, juice, lemonade, ice tea. etc. I do like wine but I think trading soda for alcohol kind of defeats the purpose. =P So I'm stuck drinking water and that's about it. And I hate water like I hate winter so this is gonne be tough. And I won't save a dime because our water here I swear is like sewer water so I'm just going to have to buy bottled water instead.


So I quit cold turkey on Monday. By Tuesday morning I could hardly keep my eyes open due to the major lack of caffeine. By Wednesday morning my head was pounding and I felt like I had a major hangover. By Thursday just hearing the kids talk was enough to make me want to lock myself in a closet. I think it would've been easier had I just entered myself into the nearest rehab center. Atleast there I could've had a lovely support group to talk me through kicking my addiction. But instead I had the girls popping open a can every day after school, the refreshing Pepsi ads on tv and the 20 or so cans I have left of my drug calling me in my sleep saying "you know you want me" lol

But here it is on Friday.... day 5 of my drug free life. I have drank more water then I have in the last 5 years. I haven't had any issues with my refulx all week. I'm falling asleep a little easier. Used to take me easily 2 hours to fall asleep... wonder if that had anything to do with the whole can I would drink right before going to bed. =P I'm still craving the sweetness of my soda.... but no worries there... .I have enough Halloween candy to take care of that for the next year. lol

So I think I can truly kick this addiction permanently. But you bet your ass if my reflux comes back and my headaches don't go away I'll be right back at it. :)