I gave up all sodas and other drinks with high fructose corn syrup in them a while ago (6 months maybe? wow, didn't realize it has been that long). The only soda I drink now is fresca, since it's pretty much carbonated grapefruit juice. A lot of juices have the corn syrup in them, but if you look you can find ones that don't (nantucket nectars comes to mind, along with langer's 100 percent juices).
Honestly, I don't miss it all that much. Occasionally i'll get a craving for a coke or I'll be out somewhere with friends and just not feeling like water will cut it and I will have one, but I don't see having a single soda once a week _at most_ as an unhealthy thing. In the beginning it was harder since i was really used to grabbing the soda with lunch at work or while out to eat, but after about a month it just stopped bothering me.
My substitute drink is usually water, but also teas (herbal and black) and at home i often drink a mix of fresca and real cranberry juice. Good stuff :)
Oh, best teas in the world come from Mighty Leaf. Orange Dulce is nectar of the gods :D And if you don't want caffiene (which i also limit myself to one a day), African Nectar is very good. You can find them online in either loose leaf or bag form. And I use bags twice because they are that tasty.
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Honestly, I don't miss it all that much. Occasionally i'll get a craving for a coke or I'll be out somewhere with friends and just not feeling like water will cut it and I will have one, but I don't see having a single soda once a week _at most_ as an unhealthy thing. In the beginning it was harder since i was really used to grabbing the soda with lunch at work or while out to eat, but after about a month it just stopped bothering me.
My substitute drink is usually water, but also teas (herbal and black) and at home i often drink a mix of fresca and real cranberry juice. Good stuff :)
Oh, best teas in the world come from Mighty Leaf. Orange Dulce is nectar of the gods :D And if you don't want caffiene (which i also limit myself to one a day), African Nectar is very good. You can find them online in either loose leaf or bag form. And I use bags twice because they are that tasty.
Good luck!