Anyone fancy joining me in cutting out soft drinks?

[ChocolateChilli]

Including diet drinks.

I drink far too much coke, the full "fat" one.

If I'm honest I can drink between 4 to 6 cans in a day, which is dreadful. Far too much sugar and empty calories.

I also drink sweet coffee and tea, so that's next on my list to address.

So, usually I would have already drank a couple of cans by now, so I've cut out completely and drinking water and green tea during the day instead.

As a treat in the evening, I'll either have a normal sweet tea or green tea (which I enjoy with half a sugar.)

So, I've been reading online that on average a can of coke has roughly 150 cals, so by drinking 4 cans I'm consuming 600 empty calories a day.

The following was a revelation for me, if you consume 400 or more calories a day from soft drinks, you can eliminate a minimum of 146,000 calories each year by removing it from your diet. This amounts to a potential weight loss of at least 42 pounds in 12 months.

(I've decided not to move onto diet versions, as I feel if I'm going to do this right than water is the best alternative.)

I know this looks so obvious, but I really have in my mind weight issues connected to food only.

So, does anyone care to join me?

Just think 42 pounds in 12 months is 3 stone. Even if you decided not to make any changes to your diet, providing you do not substitute for any other high sugar items, you can lose weight as well as benefit from all the health advantages too.

I'm hoping that I've turned a corner today.

I stopped all diet drinks during my pregnancies. After DC3 was born I decided not to start drinking them again. I am saving money and feeling much better (diet drinks seemed to trigger sugar cravings for me).
Alas, it was 10 years too late for my teeth. Good luck!

Thanks and well done for not returning to them, glad to hear you managed to do it.

It has been a week of drinking water and green tea, and I've lost 10lb!

I've stopped buying cans of coke to have at home as they are just empty calories. Am v impressed at your weight loss this week ChocolateChilli

Thanks Miranda, I am pleased too.

I was drinking so much coke, some days 7!

I've got used to drinking water now, and haven't missed coke at all.
I still have a coffee in the morning though but green tea at lunch or after dinner. My skin is so much clearer and I feel like I have more energy. My moods feel more even too, probably due to not getting sugar crashes.

I've been eating sensibly as well, but I can't believe 10lb was lost so quickly.

How much were you drinking at home?

Was probably drinking 2 or 3 cans a day of normal coke which was too much really. Drank my last remaining can on Friday and have been ok so far. Have also restarted running so am trying a dual pronged attack

This happens every September - I have a birthday, DC go back to school and I try to get a bit fitter

Are you looking at losing weight or toning up?

I want to start running, but need to invest in some decent trainers as my knees are weak somewhat.

Good luck for the fitness regime.

Sorry re the name change as I flit between to two!

The two even.

in my late teens I lost 2 stone switching from normal coke to diet.... If you are drinking 4 cans a day you will see collosal weight loss.

Personally diet drinks dont make me crave sugar and I don't want to drink water but everyone's different good luck

I drink shit loads of diet coke. In fact its the only thing I drink!

I think it does trigger sugar cravings in me and I'd love to give it up.

I don't like anything else. Don't like hot drinks, don't like water, don't like juice.

Ok, so it's now been 3 weeks and I've lost a total of 17lbs!

Just thought I'd update, I've lost a total of 24 lbs as of today.

Fantastic loss! Congratulations.