Comments on: Fighting my Addiction to Coke http://elliottback.com/wp/fighting-my-addiction-to-coke/ Internet & Technology Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:01:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: lagunadebi http://elliottback.com/wp/fighting-my-addiction-to-coke/#comment-2200803 lagunadebi Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:10:47 +0000 /?p=580#comment-2200803 I have Osteoorosis in all major joints. I have been drinking diet cokes all my life at addictive levels. I quit 5 days ago, cold turkey. You have to quit cold turkey or you will always have an excuse to just have one more. I quit cigerettes 6 years ago same way. Now I have quit all of my addictions and will probally extend my life by years. I am under doctor treatment for the osteporosis and will be getting my 5th shoulder surgery soon. Just quit. No more "just a sip or a drink". You can't quit until you quit. someone like you. I have Osteoorosis in all major joints. I have been drinking diet cokes all my life at addictive levels. I quit 5 days ago, cold turkey. You have to quit cold turkey or you will always have an excuse to just have one more. I quit cigerettes 6 years ago same way. Now I have quit all of my addictions and will probally extend my life by years. I am under doctor treatment for the osteporosis and will be getting my 5th shoulder surgery soon.

Just quit. No more “just a sip or a drink”. You can’t quit until you quit.

someone like you.

]]> By: Robert http://elliottback.com/wp/fighting-my-addiction-to-coke/#comment-2200043 Robert Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:09:19 +0000 /?p=580#comment-2200043 I have been drinking Coke for 40 years now. My teeth are horrendous, I have mood swings, I am overweight, I drink 5 cans per day and I can't stop. I have been drinking Coke for 40 years now. My teeth are horrendous, I have mood swings, I am overweight, I drink 5 cans per day and I can’t stop.

]]> By: Samantha http://elliottback.com/wp/fighting-my-addiction-to-coke/#comment-2199867 Samantha Tue, 04 Oct 2011 23:10:24 +0000 /?p=580#comment-2199867 I have been a coke addict for 12 years..and now at just 26 my kidneys are taking the brunt of my addiction. I am way over weight, my teeth are ok strangely enough..but the depession and mood swings are awful. I drink on average 3-4 litres a day, and I seriously cant afford it!! Its awful that I'd rather drink coke than eat... Now I've decided enough is enough although it is guna be hard - I get migrines and the shkaes if I don't have at least 500mls by midday but after reading everyones story it has made me release how I'm not alone and that it can be done :) so thank you for taking the time to write about overcoming your addiction and good luck to anyone reading this who is trying to quit the stuff. :) xx I have been a coke addict for 12 years..and now at just 26 my kidneys are taking the brunt of my addiction. I am way over weight, my teeth are ok strangely enough..but the depession and mood swings are awful. I drink on average 3-4 litres a day, and I seriously cant afford it!! Its awful that I’d rather drink coke than eat… Now I’ve decided enough is enough although it is guna be hard – I get migrines and the shkaes if I don’t have at least 500mls by midday but after reading everyones story it has made me release how I’m not alone and that it can be done :) so thank you for taking the time to write about overcoming your addiction and good luck to anyone reading this who is trying to quit the stuff. :) xx

]]> By: Daughter of a Cola-Addict http://elliottback.com/wp/fighting-my-addiction-to-coke/#comment-2198633 Daughter of a Cola-Addict Sun, 29 May 2011 01:37:49 +0000 /?p=580#comment-2198633 At your age , I had the same problems with coca-cola. My mother was always addicted to coca-cola, you have noticed you have a problem with it despite what your parents have told you about not being able to have an addiction to the soda. Stop drinking it, you will feel better in the long run. The depression will go away after a few weeks, your cravings will lessen, it will be easier for you to break the habit if you drink tea in the mornings, it will help with your caffeine cravings and headaches as you transition off the sauce. When I was your age, I used to also need coca-cola before school and when I woke up, otherwise I would get headaches, depression, and mood swings as well. It is not healthy for a kid to be drinking at all. It rotted all my baby teeth and some of my adult teeth, and they didn't stop rotting until I stopped drinking that soda. It gave me serious insomnia and stomach aches. I wasn't able to stop until I went to college when I was 18, living in the dorm gave me other options, and it was easier for me to give up the cola not being around my mom's addiction to it. I have since been begging my mother to stop drinking it, she lives off 2 liters of cola a day, and it has taken her teeth, her skin is horrible, her immune system is bad and she is always sick and depressed. Soda and cigarettes have alot to do with this. I am 25 now and feeling much better without coca-cola in my daily diet. My teeth are stronger, my acne has cleared up. I don't catch as many colds as I used to. I don't have a weight problem, and never have, but if you do have one soda will defiantly make it worse. The best thing you can do for yourself is to give up the coca-cola, I wish you the best of luck and hope that you feel better soon. At your age , I had the same problems with coca-cola. My mother was always addicted to coca-cola, you have noticed you have a problem with it despite what your parents have told you about not being able to have an addiction to the soda. Stop drinking it, you will feel better in the long run. The depression will go away after a few weeks, your cravings will lessen, it will be easier for you to break the habit if you drink tea in the mornings, it will help with your caffeine cravings and headaches as you transition off the sauce. When I was your age, I used to also need coca-cola before school and when I woke up, otherwise I would get headaches, depression, and mood swings as well. It is not healthy for a kid to be drinking at all. It rotted all my baby teeth and some of my adult teeth, and they didn’t stop rotting until I stopped drinking that soda. It gave me serious insomnia and stomach aches. I wasn’t able to stop until I went to college when I was 18, living in the dorm gave me other options, and it was easier for me to give up the cola not being around my mom’s addiction to it. I have since been begging my mother to stop drinking it, she lives off 2 liters of cola a day, and it has taken her teeth, her skin is horrible, her immune system is bad and she is always sick and depressed. Soda and cigarettes have alot to do with this. I am 25 now and feeling much better without coca-cola in my daily diet. My teeth are stronger, my acne has cleared up. I don’t catch as many colds as I used to. I don’t have a weight problem, and never have, but if you do have one soda will defiantly make it worse. The best thing you can do for yourself is to give up the coca-cola, I wish you the best of luck and hope that you feel better soon.

]]> By: Brit http://elliottback.com/wp/fighting-my-addiction-to-coke/#comment-2198485 Brit Sat, 21 May 2011 15:10:00 +0000 /?p=580#comment-2198485 Yes, big time, this is happening to me, I think it is just your water re-balancing? I quit almost 4 days ago and the first 3 were bloat central. I hope going forward that this doesn't happen again :-) Yes, big time, this is happening to me, I think it is just your water re-balancing? I quit almost 4 days ago and the first 3 were bloat central. I hope going forward that this doesn’t happen again :-)

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