[Zimmeh]

Good Morning Sylvie,

Giving up coffee was easier than giving up soda. When I first gave soda up, I had headaches and was moody. Two weeks after I gave up coffee, I have had no headaches or real cravings for it. I think getting those teeth pulled was a good thing; even though I can only have semi soft foods for another week. If I had known now, what I knew when I started drinking soda or coffee, I wouldn't. That mess has caused me more issues with my teeth and body that I don't like. I cannot remember if I already posted this; but I was telling Ruff one day, that when I would have my morning coffee; I would start with a 12oz Starbucks cup and add two tablespoons of creamer. The coffee is 2 calories for each 12oz and the creamer is 35 calories for each tablespoon. Already, I have consumed 72 calories just in coffee. I would have atleast two cups of coffee every morning. This adds up to 5 calories for coffee and 140 calories for the creamer. Multiply that by seven days and you get: 35 calories for coffee and 980 calories for the creamer. Total calories consumed in my morning coffee: 1015. Muliply that by four weeks and you get: 4,060 calories...That is an additional pound every month...No wonder I am feeling much better and less bloated.

Good Luck today and have fun,

Zimmeh

Originally Posted by sylvie

i sooo agree with Jo's post...
i am not diabetic, but can chime in just with how getting off soda and fruit juices has made 'me' feel.. Prior to doing so, i always felt so sluggish and blah, and for every soda and juice i drank, it only increased my thirst.. i didn't realize any of this (even though i am sure i was told muchly) until i gave it all up..

But, just at the beginning of my finally getting serious about getting healthy, i did some Math.. At work, we have access to a juice machine, where we can pour glasses of juice at any 'ol time.. During a 3 hour shift, i would grab a styrofoam glass, and pour myself a glass of juice, drink it down and pour another.. and i would do this probably a good 6 or 7 times during my 3 hour shift.. Now, imagine days i worked even longer.. When i did the math for how many calories i was drinking in the run of a day, not including what i ate, it was mindblowing ... And it's actually what really gave me that push to give the soda & juice up..

Now that i'm drinking water so much,i don't have that excessive thirst anymore, and actually feel like my thirst gets quenched which is a great feeling.. It will be really hard to give them up at first Matthew, but keep strong.. It took me about 3-4 weeks because i drank only soda and juices so excessively - but once i got through those weeks, i don't even really crave those so much anymore.. And you'll feel great too! my energy level changed drastically just with dropping soda and juice from my diet.

PS - welcome back Matthew!
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