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Originally Posted by rbella
I'm having a really tough time right now because it is getting late and I want to eat!!!!!
Also, I was emptying Mr. Rbella's cooler that he takes to work and inside of it was a can of Dr. Pepper. Full. Just sitting there. Staring at me. It was ice cold with a bit of sweat running down the side. I thought "Oh My God! That would be so good right now." The feel of the cold carbonation burning my throat, the sweet elixir running through me.....Ahhhhhh!! Pure Heaven.
But, alas, instead of drinking it, I stood there frozen in time staring at it for about 5 minutes before my husband came in and said. "Oh no! Oh no! You weren't supposed to see that. I meant to throw it away!!" I said "You need not worry, my dear." Then, I opened it and dumped it down the sink. Not even one single sip!
Yay for me!! Now I'm sad and I miss it so....
For some reason my body is aching all over. I know it isn't from my 10 minute excursion, b/c it wasn't all that hard. I really feel like I am going through withdrawal....
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Stay strong, rbella.. you're doing extremely well! I believe you are having caffeine withdrawals.
These are the symptoms, which this article (link below) says can appear within 12 hours of stopping your intake:
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Withdrawal Symptoms
Caffeine withdrawal symptoms can begin as soon 12 hours after stopping your intake. They are at their worst after 24-48 hours, and can last for up to a week.
- Irritable
- Restless
- Muscle stiffness
- Difficulty concentrating
- Headaches, moderate to severe
- Chills and/or hot spells
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and also.. I don't know how many you were actually drinking in a day, but this is what can be caused by...
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Excess Caffeine
- Jitteriness
- Difficulty sleeping
- Headaches
- Anxiety
- Flushed face
- Nausea
- Accelerated heartbeat
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Caffeine Symptoms
But maybe you shouldn't just go cold turkey, and at least have one a day or something until you can eventually let it go? I don't know, I'm not trying to tell you what to do because only you know what you can handle of course, but it is definitely easier on your body to transition with baby steps
I used to be a major diet coke drinker until I realized just what it was doing to my insides.
and it's not only diet drinks that are horrible for you, all of them are. Ugh, why do they have to taste so good?!
But when I actually started researching the ill effects it has, the taste didn't really appeal to me so much anymore.
"Soft drinks have long been suspected of leading to lower calcium levels and higher phosphate levels in the blood. When phosphate levels are high and calcium levels are low, calcium is pulled out of the bones."
and to add to that lovely tidbit..
"High in phosphorous and phosphoric acid, [soft drinks] infiltrate bodily fluids and corrode stomach linings, upset the alkaline-acid balance of the kidneys, and eat away at your liver," said Barnet Meltzer, M.D., author of "Food Swings."
^ UMMMMM... 'nuff said.
I mean I can't say I NEVER drink them, because I will have the occasional sprite or diet coke, but it's probably about once or twice a week for me now, if that. The rest of the time I'm mostly drinking either water or iced/green tea, so that's cool with me.
Ok enough rambling for the evening.. everyone keep up the good work!
I hope some of this info will at least help someone think twice about that next soda they drink. I know it made it easier for me to resist, that's for sho'.
*the rest of the article on bad sodas:
Soft Drinks Reportedly Linked to Health Problems