Trying to eliminate soda/pop from diet

[iNFECTiOUS]

So I have been a HUGE soda drinker for years and trying to cut down, if not eliminate it from my diet.
I dingy drink regular soda only diet but it is equivalent of my coffee for the day as I am not a coffee fan.
I have tried in the past to eliminate it with carbonated waters that don't contain aspartame but then I am not getting the caffeine that my body craves.
I recently started replacing soda with green tea as it has many health benefits plus I can get my caffeine.
I am curious what other die hard soda drinkers like myself have done to kick the soda habit.

[Gloopo]

I just quit cold turkey.. I used to drink like 10 mountain dews a day. I pissed dew green one day, thought wtf thats not good. Since then, i havent had pop in couple years..

[krugerr]

The best solution is cold turkey, in my opinion.

If I go half assed, its too easy to give a little each day before you end up back where you started.

[oldnsedentary]

Why not black tea with caffeine, like Earl Grey?

[iNFECTiOUS]

Haven't read much on black tea, does it have a lot of health benefits like green tea?

[GSXRvi6]

When I gave up soda it was hell for a while, replaced it with low calorie/no calorie drinks like no sugar added aloe water etc. After a few months of not having soda, I simply can't drink it anymore. I pop open a can and take 1 swig and I'm like wtf and dump it.

The trick is to adjust your body to low sugar drinks, like tea without sugar, it's rough at first but once you get adjusted you won't be able to stand the taste of soda, the amount of sugar in it makes me want to hurl. No wonder people are fat as hell.

[kelkel]

Move to Phila, they'll tax it away from you.

[hellomycognomen]

I will never give up my diet sodas. Maybe the artificial sweetener is killing my neurons, maybe not. Either way its too damn good and worth the risk IMO. Good luck mate. -Cheers