You said you couldn't LIVE without your Diet Coke with lime? Wrong. Yes you can.
Girlfriend, I had a 42 year addiction to coffee. FORTY-TWO BIG ONES! That's a helluva long time! If I can give up my beloved cuppa after that strong of an addiction, you can toss those diet cokes.
I do know what you're going through, though. When we were first married, my brother brought his fiance by to meet us, and she brought with her a carton of Coke -- a CARTON! I guess she knew I wouldn't have enough for her (well, she was right!). She drank that entire carton in one weekend. She SOOOOO had a monkey on her back!
She gave it up. Yep. Surprised us all. But she had a secret method (see below). However, I swear by the cold turkey method, which is how I gave up coffee. Isn't that how you gave up cigarettes? That's how I did it in 1968. Cold turkey.
Sounds cruel and extremely harsh, but it WORKS. Just think of how much better you're gonna feel without that stuff.
Now, having said all that, if you don't wanna do it cold turkey, I'll share with you my SIL's secret.
Have you ever tried iced tea? Wait! Before you pooh-pooh it, hear me out. My SIL kicked that monkey by switching to iced tea -- but not ANY iced tea, only ONE KIND: Nestea Iced Tea Mix with sugar and lemon. I love this stuff. It's fabulous! Don't buy any other kind, because the other stuff is HORRIBLE. My SIL was right about one thing only, and it's this. It's absolutely delicious and totally satisfying. Warning: it contains as much caffeine as a can of soda. A can of soda contains 20-50mg.; Nestea contains 20-30mg. It's not artificially sweetened, and all the ingredients are IBS-safe (except, of course, for the caffeine). However, it might be a good way for you to ease off the Coke, as my SIL did. You could fix yourself a glass whenever you crave the Coke, then each day a little less often, until finally maybe just one glass a day. Also, and here's a really good way, you can use a little less of the powder in the water each day, such that you barely notice it, thus decreasing your caffeine usage gradually.
It comes in a little plastic jar with a bright orange screw-top lid, and you buy it at Safeway with the teas and coffee.
I commend you for wanting to lose the Coke. Good idea! And we're all here to help you through this. I gave up coffee, you can give up Coke. Okay, Girlfriend?
Bev
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