SherriB

I gave up on soft drinks completely. I love Pepsi and diet Sunkist. It was the carbonation that I loved. Now I drink carbonatd water. I have lost a couple pounds but would lose even more if I could give up my chocolate. LOL!! A baby has more willpower than I do when it comes to chocolate. LOL!!!

mic-pa

I gave up icecream and cookies for a while and lost 10 pounds with in 4 wks. But I crave my ice cream every night after supper sooooooooo I will not give it up and thats the way it is. However I am not over weight so guess I don't have to worry too much

nycquilter

just like a hard drug, our bodies can crave carbs and sugars. If you find a food that is like that for you, you must resist! otherwise, it keeps triggering the desire for more. for me, chocolate is one such food. it is also a highly intelligent food--can learn my name in the supermarket aisle, can jump into the cart, then continue to call me at home until I eat it. I've learned to cover my cart in that aisle! I refuse to bring any home.

PamB8s

I think it's like being addicted to anything. I stopped smoking on Feb. 14, 2011. It's been four months and the cravings are still there. Not as many, but they do show up every now and then. I have been avoiding processed sugars this year and everyday it gets a little easier. When I have that huge craving, I would eat that one piece of chocolate. But I had to make myself stop at one. I have been dying for a tasty cream donut lately. LOL. Good Luck, It will get easier :)

skyle1968

I am addicted to soft drinks! I prefer Coke Zero but will pretty much drink any except Dr. Pepper & Cherry Coke. I have tried to stop drinking it but it's so hard! I quit smoking almost 11 years ago and that was easier to do than to quit drinking soft drinks.

Butterfli19

QuiltE, this is great!
"If hunger is not the question, then food is not the answer"

NYC - I love how you said that choc knows your name - it definitely feels like that!

I'm not overweight either just getting older and don't want to have to be on pills for anything if I can help it. I wonder if it's related more to discipline because everything is emotional anyway. Like, if I'm having a bad moment and I run for a kiss, I'm emotionally dependent on the comfort I think that kiss will bring. But if I have the discipline to not actually eat one, maybe I will have more control over how I react to the situation that made me feel like the kiss would resolve it.

Scrap Happy

I used to drink soda all the time and now I don’t even like it. The only time I have it is when at a friend’s and they offer it. I drink water all day, after my morning coffee that is. I used to eat lots of chocolate and lots of those lime tortilla chips every day! I don’t buy them so they aren’t there to tempt me. The only time I buy any of this stuff is when friends come over.

cinnya

I finally broke my obsession with Diet Mountain Dew with my new one called Diet Green Tea......I crave it.

annyroony2

No, it is not physically impossible to give up certain foods. It is an emotional thing. We must have our comfort foods. I don't drink anything that has sugar in it, either diet or water. However, I WILL EAT my M&Ms every night when I sit down for the evening!!! It is a matter of choosing the lesser evil, sugar all day or handful of sugar at night. (At least that is the way I look at it!!)

Prism99

I think the emotional aspect of addiction takes the longest to get over. I'm thinking it's very similar to quitting smoking. When I did it, it took at least two years before the occasional craving stopped.