I feel so much better, I just had to share!

My sister and I swore off sodas together last week. I had a couple days of pretty serious headaches, but after that, I have felt wonderful! At first I was just trying to boost my water intake, but I could stand to lose weight, too, so I cut out all calorie drinks.

I was seriously on a sugar yo-yo from that stuff! It made me crave sugar between sodas, and I was drinking 3, sometimes 4 a day! I have lost 4lbs, my sister has lost 5 in one week just from cutting out soda and the natural drop off in our sugar cravings. Plus, I have SO much more energy..my body must have really needed the extra water, I can tell. I can't believe what a difference it made!

I have plenty of weight to go, believe me, so to make this a question, do you have any other diet miracles to share? My sis is my weight loss buddy, and we are willing to give anything (healthy) a shot at this point!

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Asked by Mom-2-3-Girlz at 5:10 PM on Feb. 13, 2012 in Diet & Fitness

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yours is the best quickie trick i know of! though for me, limiting my sodium intake makes a huge difference too. and the more fresh (or frozen) fruits and vegetables i eat the better my innards feel.

Answer by annanonnymommy at 5:15 PM on Feb. 13, 2012
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congrats!! i know when i was walking a lot I felt a lot better. after i separated from my ex 3 yrs ago the first yr I lost almost 70 lbs and boy do I feel them creeping back up. I have been trying to watch what I eat again and start drinking water more often as well. keep up the good work...if you need another weight loss buddy I could be one too...lol cuz lord knows I need some motivation..hehehe

Answer by goofygalno1 at 5:37 PM on Feb. 13, 2012
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Drinking water is the best thing for you. Add some lemon to add flavor. It will start to help cut out food cravings as well. Hunger and thirst are the same trigger in our brain, so if we are properly hydrated, we won't mistake thirst for hunger.
As a general rule drink 1/2 your body weight in oz of water each day at minimum (so if you weight 150lbs, drink 75+++ oz of water each day)

Answer by daylily888 at 6:44 PM on Feb. 13, 2012
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oh and CONGRATS!!!! Cutting out sodas is a difficult task, but your health will benefit GREATLY!!!

Answer by daylily888 at 6:44 PM on Feb. 13, 2012
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Awesome! Good job! My fav. trick is to not eat past 6 pm. If you do that, combined with the water, you'll be dropping pounds super fast:) It's hard the first couple of nights but after that it gets easy. If you are going out to dinner or having dinner with others, just eat veggies or fruit only, that way your body won't store any of them. (not veggies that are cooked in fat or covered in fat, haha! After all, french fries are technically veggies right?)

Answer by JackieGirl007 at 8:15 PM on Feb. 13, 2012
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Good for you - I hear soda is horrible for you. I treat myself to about one a week.

Answer by tasches at 12:40 PM on Feb. 14, 2012
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Eat carbs early in the day combined with a small amount of protine, lots of fiber through out the day. And lots of whole grains. And treat urself once a week. Have a "faturday"

Answer by lstrickland at 11:12 PM on Feb. 15, 2012
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AWESOME, mama!!!! I'm SOOO happy for you!!!
Are you eating enough fiber? Make sure you're getting your requirements met- it's a great way to stay full longer, and foods that are high in fiber are often relatively healthy.
Stay away from processed foods if you can. They're loaded with sodium and other preservatives that mess with body chemistry, and will work against you in losing weight.
Are you working out? Finding exercise you enjoy is key to sticking with it.
I eat clean, which has helped me lose over 80 lbs so far.
Good luck!

Answer by musicpisces at 6:42 PM on Feb. 16, 2012
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Good for you. I want to get off Cokes myself but I am weak.

Answer by dragonfly750 at 1:27 AM on Feb. 18, 2012
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Drinking water is the best thing for you

Answer by GlitteribonMom at 3:09 PM on Feb. 19, 2012
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