Breaking Free: My Journey to Overcoming Soda Addiction

INSIDE : FOLLOW MY JOURNEY TO OVERCOMING SODA ADDICTION AND HOW I BROKE FREE USING SODA STREAM.

Hello, my name is Lyn and I’m addicted to soda. Coke Zero is my drink of choice. I like vanilla syrup, Captain Morgan, or vanilla vodka in it. Well, I like it by itself too. (This is the part where you say; Hi Lyn, thank you for sharing.)

I used to think that because it was a ‘diet’ soda I was ok to drink as much as I wanted. Thanks for teaching me that Weight Watchers!!! I figured out that I am no longer of an age that I can eat whatever I want and maintain a healthy weight. Or should I say my metabolism is old and slow?!? Whatever the case, my weight, health, and overall well-being is suffering because of my addiction.

I needed to give up my Coke Zero.

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Give it up

I think I had 4 Coke Zero’s in January. And that is DAMN amazing!!! Considering I could have 4 a day….

How you may ask was I able to give up that many sodas without being hospitalized?

Easy…..Soda Stream. Do you guys know about this?!? Ok the soda isn’t Coca-Cola caliber but dang….the sparkling water is amazing!!! So amazing that even my kids drink it!!!!

So let’s talk about Soda Stream.

Where to purchase?

First and most importantly, they sell it at Target and Amazon, along with all the flavors you could want or need.

Accessories

My sparkling water maker came with one sample CO2 cartridge and one carbonating bottle. SO – I needed to purchase a large CO2 cartridge and more bottles.

How to use

So I set it all up, and spent the next hour trying to figure out how to use it….DUH!!!!

Fill the bottle with regular water, place into the holder, push the holder back, and push down the carbonater until you see as many bubbles as you want. I tried all three setting’s, I like 2 the best.

Flavors

Next, find my flavor. I purchased orange water drops, strawberry watermelon, and diet cola.

We started by adding several drops of the orange drops….it was GROSS! I don’t like sparkling water that you can buy in a store either….so maybe that’s why??? I don’t know.

The diet cola was OK….honestly, it helped with the transition. Because it wasn’t as good as my Coke Zero, I drank less and less of it.

HOWEVER, the strawberry watermelon mix….OMG!!!! We are ALL in love! The kids ask for the “pink sparkling water” and I have to keep all three bottles filled with the stuff. I started buying them 2 mixes at a time. They are zero calories and no high fructose corn syrup!!! It’s sweetened with stevia! SCORE!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is a lot less syrupy then the sodas. It used to be called “Zero Waters,” not sure why they got rid of that but it is very different than the soda mixes. So…..that’s what I’m drinking and it is helping curb my soda addiction. Y’all I’m not kidding, I don’t like water, I don’t know what else to drink……baby steps!

Freedom from soda,