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"I'm sure I'll never drink another one again" I always think this to myself but these things get stuck in your head forever and the cravings keep coming back a

"I'm sure I'll never drink another one again" I always think this to myself but these things get stuck in your head forever and the cravings keep coming back after years.

ip26 8y ago
Replacement is a useful strategy. You've heard of smokers and their straws and carrots. You can replace soda with la Croix.
- miles 8y ago
  > You can replace soda with la Croix. This Is Why You Should Stop Drinking LaCroix https://www.eatthis.com/la-croix-healthy/ https://www.eatthis.com/la-croix-healthy/ Why Your LaCroix Obsession Isn't So Healthy https://www.health.com/food/why-your-lacroix-obsession-isnt-healthy https://www.health.com/food/why-your-lacroix-obsession-isnt-...
  - ip26 8y ago
    Bottom line? When it comes to deciding between a can of sugary soda or a LaCroix, the sparkling water is a much better choice for your overall health [...] But like everything in life, LaCroix should be enjoyed in moderation. -- Your Link
    - miles 8y ago
      From the same links: "Due to their acidic pH, flavored sparkling waters can be nearly as corrosive as orange juice when exposed to human teeth for just 30 minutes, according to researchers at the University of Birmingham and Birmingham Dental Hospital." "BPA-based plastics are used to line food and drink cans to protect against metal contamination, but these endocrine disruptors bring on a host of health problems on their own. ... FWIW, the state of California, for example, includes BPA in its Proposition 65 list of toxic chemicals that are 'known to cause cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm.'" "One study published in the journal Obesity Research and Clinical Practicethis link opens in a new tab found that rats that had carbonated drinks ate more and gained more weight over a six-month period than those that drank flat drinks or plain water. The bubbly-bev rats also had more of the appetite-increasing hormone ghrelin, which signals your body to eat more, which can explain the weight gain."
- murukesh_s 8y ago
  I figured replacing sugar soda with plain soda works for me. Especially if chilled, it sort of gives the same refreshing feeling without the sugar.
- chipperyman573 8y ago
  Soda water (water with carbonation) is also a great replacement, if you like the taste. Persoanlly I don't like la croix very much but I like soda water
- rconti 8y ago
  Surely I can't be the only one who hates all fizzy water. After growing up on Coke, fizzy water and flavored fizzy water all tastes like bitter piss to me. My mouth feels the fizz, expects sugar, and then rejects it. I long ago quit soda, and in fact recently (and with no drama) basically quit a pint-of-cold-brew/4-6 shots/day espresso habit. Pretty much the only beverage with any taste I drink these days contains alcohol (that's a story for another day). Mostly I only drink plain flat water. But I can't stomach that fizzy, bitter junk. Funniest thing about my soda addiction is the only thing that makes me crave it is ice cream. Which is so funny; try drinking a coke after ice cream. It tastes terrible because you can't taste the sugar in the soda anymore, after the sugar rush of the ice cream. But I still crave it. All I can figure is my brain has associated the sugar rush with a caffeine hit, and my brain isn't happy when it gets sugar but no caffeine.
  - hvidgaard 8y ago
    Does that include plain fizzy water with a slice or two of lemon? I can't stand the flavored fizzy water, it tastes artificial (because it is), but lemon in plain fizzy water is really good to my taste buds.
  - Steve44 8y ago
    Lots of people don't like fizzy water, I love it though. I find it has a really lovely taste and mouth-feel. I’ve never really been a soda drinker not do I have a sweet tooth so perhaps that is an element with it. I find waters have quite a variety of tastes, my favourite by far is San Pellegrino. It also works well with a good few shakes of Angostura bitters.
Double_a_92 8y ago
Then occasionally drink one... Why does everything have to be black or white.
- maxxxxx 8y ago
  For some people the “occasionally” is difficult to do. It’s like smoking a cigarette once a week.

"I'm sure I'll never drink another one again" I always think this to myself but these things get stuck in your head forever and the cravings keep coming back after years.

ip26 8y ago

Replacement is a useful strategy. You've heard of smokers and their straws and carrots. You can replace soda with la Croix.

miles 8y ago
> You can replace soda with la Croix. This Is Why You Should Stop Drinking LaCroix https://www.eatthis.com/la-croix-healthy/ https://www.eatthis.com/la-croix-healthy/ Why Your LaCroix Obsession Isn't So Healthy https://www.health.com/food/why-your-lacroix-obsession-isnt-healthy https://www.health.com/food/why-your-lacroix-obsession-isnt-...
- ip26 8y ago
  Bottom line? When it comes to deciding between a can of sugary soda or a LaCroix, the sparkling water is a much better choice for your overall health [...] But like everything in life, LaCroix should be enjoyed in moderation. -- Your Link
  - miles 8y ago
    From the same links: "Due to their acidic pH, flavored sparkling waters can be nearly as corrosive as orange juice when exposed to human teeth for just 30 minutes, according to researchers at the University of Birmingham and Birmingham Dental Hospital." "BPA-based plastics are used to line food and drink cans to protect against metal contamination, but these endocrine disruptors bring on a host of health problems on their own. ... FWIW, the state of California, for example, includes BPA in its Proposition 65 list of toxic chemicals that are 'known to cause cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm.'" "One study published in the journal Obesity Research and Clinical Practicethis link opens in a new tab found that rats that had carbonated drinks ate more and gained more weight over a six-month period than those that drank flat drinks or plain water. The bubbly-bev rats also had more of the appetite-increasing hormone ghrelin, which signals your body to eat more, which can explain the weight gain."
murukesh_s 8y ago
I figured replacing sugar soda with plain soda works for me. Especially if chilled, it sort of gives the same refreshing feeling without the sugar.
chipperyman573 8y ago
Soda water (water with carbonation) is also a great replacement, if you like the taste. Persoanlly I don't like la croix very much but I like soda water
rconti 8y ago
Surely I can't be the only one who hates all fizzy water. After growing up on Coke, fizzy water and flavored fizzy water all tastes like bitter piss to me. My mouth feels the fizz, expects sugar, and then rejects it. I long ago quit soda, and in fact recently (and with no drama) basically quit a pint-of-cold-brew/4-6 shots/day espresso habit. Pretty much the only beverage with any taste I drink these days contains alcohol (that's a story for another day). Mostly I only drink plain flat water. But I can't stomach that fizzy, bitter junk. Funniest thing about my soda addiction is the only thing that makes me crave it is ice cream. Which is so funny; try drinking a coke after ice cream. It tastes terrible because you can't taste the sugar in the soda anymore, after the sugar rush of the ice cream. But I still crave it. All I can figure is my brain has associated the sugar rush with a caffeine hit, and my brain isn't happy when it gets sugar but no caffeine.
- hvidgaard 8y ago
  Does that include plain fizzy water with a slice or two of lemon? I can't stand the flavored fizzy water, it tastes artificial (because it is), but lemon in plain fizzy water is really good to my taste buds.
- Steve44 8y ago
  Lots of people don't like fizzy water, I love it though. I find it has a really lovely taste and mouth-feel. I’ve never really been a soda drinker not do I have a sweet tooth so perhaps that is an element with it. I find waters have quite a variety of tastes, my favourite by far is San Pellegrino. It also works well with a good few shakes of Angostura bitters.

Double_a_92 8y ago

Then occasionally drink one... Why does everything have to be black or white.

maxxxxx 8y ago
For some people the “occasionally” is difficult to do. It’s like smoking a cigarette once a week.