HELP!!! What can I do to get rid of the cravings for pop?

I don't think anything really takes away the urge as it is very addictive. It's like anything else you are trying to quit, it takes willpower. But you could try replacing that habit with another habit. If you find you want more flavour than something like water, why not find a juice that you like? I think after a few days of this perhaps the cravings will diminish somewhat. Or you could just try cutting back on it. I cut way back on the amount of my pepsi intake when I found out I was pregnant with my son. I too was addicted to it, so what I did was allow myself one glass of pepsi a day and when I found I wanted more, I would substitute juice or chocolate milk instead. Although it didn't "hit the spot" as pepsi would have, I stuck with it and today, 8 years later, I still drink pepsi on occasion but never to the extent I use to. It just takes time, patience and willpower. Sorry I can't come up with something better to help you out, but I wish you luck in quitting.

have you tried diet pepsi? that way you are still getting the caffeind but not the calories? I know my thing is diet dr pepper and i can't do without the caffeine even if I wanted to. I get horrible headaches. you might just try diet pepsi and cut it down to like 1 or 2 a day and then go from there. my sister loves flavored water...i don't like it, but you might like that too.

I used to think I couldn't go without drinking pop, either. I drank mostly diet, so I wasn't used to the high sugar levels. I just decided to stop and drink it only once in a long while. I stopped buying it and drank 100% juice or milk. Now, I just drink a can of pop a month or less. I know you can do the same. Now that I've stopped for quite some time, I don't have a craving anymore. Water is fine as long as you're drinking it when you're thirsty and not forcing yourself. I filter mine. By the way, thanks for drinking Pepsi. I own stock in that company. ;) :)

hey don't try to stop cold turkey man i used to dirnk 12-24 cans a day man all you have to do is switch to ginger ale then to juice then to water. if you drink water only it will help you lose a couple as well i was extremely overweight and now i am still a little big but over 6mths i lost 60lbs and this happened after i stopped eating sugar all together and now i only drink water(no pop)

it may not be the Pepsi that is the problem but the sugar, It takes 3 full days to rid your body of the craving for sugar, also I don't know where you got the idea that too much water is bad, it is almost impossible to over do water. If you replaced your pop with water You would be in much better shape and if it is the regular pop you will loose about 25 pounds in 3 month. For each can of 12Oz is 160 calories. all of this is sugar 1 teaspoon is 15 calories so in effect every time you drink one 12 oz can you can sit down and eat 10 teaspoon fulls of sugar with a class of water. If you do the math you will see how many empty calories you are consuming. I would not recommend you use the artificial sweeteners as they just keep your craving for sugar or sweet stuff going. It will be difficult but it can be done, keep up with the herbal teas and best of luck

Like several people have already said, you cannot break old habits without forming new ones. I think it's a question of a lifestyle change (or at least small changes one can make within their lifestyle that can have big results) rather than a question of willpower, but this probably depends on the individual (I understand some people muster the willpower to cut it out for an extended period of time and that just makes them want it more and more, and thus they eventually OD again), in which case something would have to replace the soda in such a way that you don't feel deprived. Unfortunately, I don't know what that is, and everyone's answer would probably be a different one. Maybe you could try "tapering" yourself off of it. Take however many cans/bottles of soda you drink on a normal day, and try to drink one less tomorrow, and once you're consistent enough with that, try to eliminate one more, etc., and maybe eventually you can get to where you are more in control of how much you're consuming. This is just an idea. Please forgive me if you have already tried this.

I know you have said this before, but i used to like pepsi (or coke), and my wife dared me to change to diet, i, like you couldn't stand the taste of artificial sweetner, but now (after forcing myself to drink it) actually prefer diet pepsi (or diet coke), i find now that the sugar builds up on my teeth and leaves an aftertaste that i don't like. It took me a while (2 or 3 months) but it was worth it, just try it, as diet pop is better than no pop at all, willpower is the key, just tell yourself that this is all you will drink so like it or not you WILL get used to it. It is difficult but you will get used to the taste of it.

Instead of quitting drinking soda why don't you switch to diet pepsi. There are 0 calories so that would help fix the weight problem. I stopped trying to give up soda a long time ago. It was too hard considering that is practically all that my family buys.

Why not try drinking juice or ice tea those have flavors...Too much pop is dangerous to your health...My brother-in-law who has diabetes was told to stop drinking to much pop..I guess he got that there. Maybe once a day wont hurt....bu drink only when you crave but just once...If you can still hold it stick with juices or iced tea.

It takes a lot of willpower to conquer such addictions.Anyways after having such a determination divert yourself into fresh fruit juices ,health wise it's awesome.That should take u off pop for a while then after wards it's in ur hands to continue with juices or just leave it.All the best for ur try anyways.

I too drink too much pop. My brand of choice is Coke. I have quit before and got terrile headaches. My dr told me to never just up and quit suddenly. YOu must do it slowly. Decrease the amount you drink each day till you are not drinking it.

Hi , I also am addicted to Pepsi and got this addiction from my friends , as everytime I would go see her that is what she would offer me and that started my addiction . This same friend got off the Pepsi herself last year and how she did it was by getting the Welches's Grape Juice and this was what she drank instead . She said the first couple of days were the worst for her . You could probably try any kind of juice you like and try to replace it with that . Good Luck !

Well I have good news and bad..You are addicted to oth the sugar and caffiene...but it iwll only take about 4 days for the constant craving to stopl.. Plus you will be saving thousands of calories and will lose weight. Get sugar free soda ..you'll get used to it and before long regular sode will seem "too sweet" Make sure you do get some caffiene..or else it could lead you bcak to the pop..iced tea..(with artificail sweetner" will give you a boost of caffiene but no sugar.

For some reason if I eat a pickle when I am craving sugar, the craving goes away! I don't know why.

Water is only bad if you go excessive but it takes alot of water to be excessive. I have an addiction as well to that caffiene. Water really is the solution. You can drink a gallon in a DAY and be safe. If you drink it in an hour there might be some caution there but water all the way. If this really concerns you about drinking too much ask your Dr. to be safe. this may not be the best advice but since it's the caffine we are craving I take the generic walmart excedrine since it equals one cup in two tablets and it keeps me from having headaches from withdraws. So water and Excedrine.

I get like this sometimes, although not with pepsi. What I did was: I used little cups. (really small ones like for kids). I'd pour myself a cupful of pop, and then I'd let myself drink it, but not in the kitchen. Before I could drink another, I'd have to have a full glass of water or milk. I tracked it. I wrote down everything I was drinking and about how much. This way I could see when I started improving, and that helped me to improve more. I tried lots of different drinks, for variety and to make it more fun. I had lots of little crystal lite packets, and different kinds of juices. Now I buy one bottle of pop each month. It's a lot better.

you must take it slowly by step by step in stopping drinking pop... you must drink water in replacing pop..if you really want to quit try your best to stop it.

Carmella, the only thing I know to suggest off hand is to buy diet sodas. There are so many of those out there that have zero calories in them. You can also get a lot of decaffienated brands that have zero calories. To me, those ar the best, because I was having a real problem with caffeine when I got really addicted to soda pop. Anyway, yes, drinks with a lot of calories in them really do help to add up when it comes to gaining or losing weight. I took all caloric drinks out of my diet, along with a lot of junk food, and that helped me to lose a lot of weight these past few years. So you are doing a good thing looking to replace your pop with something with less calories. But you really can get a lot of zero calorie sodas nowadays. My house was full of cartons of them these past few months, lol! ^_^

magnesium supplements will reduce your craving for sweets.and their also good for the body,or if you like fruit,keep the ones you like the best on hand,and have a piece to reduce the cravings :)

I am also addicted to mnt. dew but i feel like i wouldn't want it so bad if i didn't smoke. I can go without mnt. dew if i don't smoke but as soon as i light up a smoke i got to have a glass of mnt.dew. I don't really know of any good drinks that are diet you could replace your pepsi with. However diet mnt.dew does taste a little better than the other diet sodas or atleast they do in my opinion. Try some diet drinks and see what you think. It will help with your weight hopefully.