How to prevent addiction to softdrinks?

You really can't. You have to let her figure it out on her own. You could help her maybe if she starts complaining about her weight, show her some statistics on the amount of weight you can lose just by cutting out 1 soft drink a day and replacing it with a bottle of water. One of my family members used to drink a 24 pack a day, and the only way he cut down was because the caffeine was making his heart race. So either a dr. needs to tell her, or she needs to realize on her own her health would be better without the soft drinks.

hi, i am one of those people who couldn't escape in the addiction of softdrinks,because i really love to drink this especially when the weather is very hot and sometimes when my food is something salty.but even i always drink this my tummy not getting bigger but i always keep in mind that i could have UTI.

Well if she's not willing to stop despite the mounting evidence that it's very bad for her, I think you've just got to let her be. You can't really help someone give up a habit they don't want to give up. You can nag until kingdom come, but they're probably just going to tune you out the more you nag instead of actually listening. Personally, I gave up soft drinks because I didn't like the way they made me feel and the way they negatively effected my health. It was easy for me to quit though, because I never liked them much to begin with. For someone who adores them, it's going to be much harder.

well from one soft drink lover to your frined.. it is very hard to stop once you are addicted and sounds like she is addicted.. and so am i i drink from 4-5 pops a day or more.. and like your freind i hardly ever drink water. i know if i quit i cpould lose prov 10 pounds but its still hard to do.. the first thing i do when i wake up is get my pop.. and my belly is the biggest thing about me.. to help her you have to encourage her to cut back some every day and replace it with water tell her she need s to get at least 2 bottles of water per day.. and that you will help her to get off the pop slowly. and maybe she will listen, also tell her she will lose lots of weight.. now if i can take my own advice lol.. take care

The key words you used here are that this woman is "not willing". If she's not willing, there's nothing you can do but encourage her. If she's ever dehydrated, remind her that soft drinks encourage dehydration rather than quench it, or perhaps if she ever mentions losing weight suggest dropping the sodas. Other than that, watch from the sidelines and see what happens. I never liked soft drinks myself. The carbonation used to always burn my nose after drinking it, and I never liked that spicy feeling in my mouth as I drank it. I quit cold turkey seven years ago, which wasn't hard for me since I maybe drank a dozen soft drinks in a year, if that. My husband, on the other hand, was a lot worse than me. He loved Jones brand soda and liked to drink energy drinks, both of which are pretty terrible for the human body. He dropped all of that when I did and hasn't looked back. He lost some pounds on his stomach because of dropping it altogether, but he lost the rest of his weight after going vegan. Good luck with your friend--even though there's very little you can do. At least you are concerned for her...so many people view drinking that stuff as totally "normal" and encourage it amongst one another. It's good to see another person out there who knows the consequences of something so popular.

If your friend does not want to give up or take less. the only way to help is to convince her to take those sugar-free or so called diet soft drinks. Those sugar-free and diet soft drinks will have lesser calories compared to the normal ones but it is not the way to lose weight. Let her know what obesity is. Make sure she understands the risks and the difficulty to slim down again. If she still keeps on drinking that, it is her choice. As a friend, we have done what we have to do.

You really can't, unless she wants to. My son likes the carbonation, so we started buying him flavored carbonated water.

work at it together and tell her you are concern for her health and as a friend you want to work on some things together to help both of you out. when going out to eat order tea or water or a subsitude to begin with and talk things out in a loving way. sometimes feelings can be hurt so watch the Words. but if one thinks it helping each other in bad habits then friendship becomes stronger. also when trying differant things , kool aid is great to start and work down. some drinks now as soda as been known as harm to oneself by the the stuff in it so show the news as what harm has been shown like have you seen this? or just watch this together as I did not know that? but this person shown here has gotten sick off of this or that? and show the proof..if you are concern with that friend sometimes things needed to be as a right approach and a help to you also. what can she do for you? and you do for her? go for a walk think together and talk.

That sure is hard if the person doesn't know how to listen. Try to let her view pics or videos of people dying and getting sick because of drinking too much softdrinks. It sure is really bad for our health especially when taken too much.

Once a person becomes addicted it is really hard to stop or quit, unless that person himself wants to stop. But you could give her insights about the bad effects of too much carbonated drinks especially soda. As you have said her tummy is getting bigger so it can cause obesity and increase in blood sugar level that could lead to diabetes.

I also got a friend like that before- i think she drank coke everyday but then she stopped, maybe because it made her sick already and the doctor advise against drinking it. Maybe you can make her drink something that looks like softdrink -tea perhaps..milk tea is yummy.

Hello there. I'm agreeing to some folks here. Changing someone is a very big and difficult task. You see, it's really up to that friend of yours and just let her realized that sodas aren't good for her. In order for change to happen, one must submit him/herself to that transformation. It would take a lot of effort and discipline. She should be willing to make that change. It's good to know that you're concern about your friend. Just keep on telling her about what she'll get if she continues and never give up on her. I guess that's what friends are for, right?

Addiction to soft drinks seems to be a hard task for many. Now adays people of all ages specially teenagers seem to have developed a great attraction towards softdrinks. the addiction towards softdrinks can be prevented if one gets him or herself interested in the newly introduced juices in the market. juices of all kinds of flavours and fruits are available and that too of reasonable prices. the addiction can also be prevented if one reads the disadvantages and side affects of these disastrous softdrinks. the juices may not have the same power and addiction but they surely are a better way towards a good and helthy life.

sometimes we have to learn the hard way before we really do something about it. at this point you really can't make her see your point until she makes the decision for herself. you can provide her with all the information she needs but it's still her decision. we are our own worst enemy. sometimes we have to experience the consequences of out actions before we admit we have a problem. i just hope your friend won't experience anything irreversible as a result of her habit. in the mean time, why don't you show her the benefits of a healthier lifestyle. perhaps if she sees the benefits through you she will be convinced to give up soft drinks.

I was a cold drinker and a softdrink addict before but I was able to change that through discipline. I tend to find a way on how to stop craving for those things by avoiding, so what I did was I stopped buying softdrinks and my refrigerator was cleared making sure no softdrinks were in it. It was like I am rehabilitating my self. I practiced my self drinking normal temperature water which also helped me through my journey to changes. After 6 months of practicing drinking water with normal temperature (not hot and not cold) I was able to resist the resist the tempatation of softdrinks since softdrinks are cold and I am not use to drink cold water anymore. That's how I did it.

A friend of mine had the same problem and he started using sour water whenever he needed a softdrink and it actually helped him quitting them.

I think that she needs to want to help herself first of all. After she decides she wants to cut out part of her softdrinks intake, you could offer your help. And an addiction is not a matter of being stubborn. She just cannot do it. Sugar is what makes her addicted. Read online about addiction to carbohidrates.

I am also an addict of softdrinks.Whenever having meal,my drinks is not water but softdrinks.I cant feel any satisfaction if i wont drink sssoftdrink.How can i avoid? i was used to and i feel satisfied after eating when i drink it...................any adviises ?

Softdrinks contains pesticides. Tell her that she destroying her self by own fault. Definetly after listening this thing she will gave up to buy/drink softdrinks. It's not good for uor bones also.

Hi vycess! Too much of anything is not really good for us. Drinking soft drink is not good if she's having problems especially with her belly. As a girl we need to take extra care for our health, right? :) Going cold turkey may not work on her...I suggest you try to do it gradually. Like, you let her drink soft drink every other day at first... Then do it every three days, then tell her not to drink soda for a week... then 2 weeks.. then a month... and a few months... so she can finally rid herself off soft drinks! :) Hope that helps! Give us more update! :)