I can proudly say that I am on day 9, and I have not really missed soda at all yet. I haven't really felt too tempted by it. I had been told when I was contemplating doing this that I could expect headaches and cravings. I was expecting both. I got neither, but that may very well be because I have focused a great deal on drinking water regularly.
What I have noticed is that I get thirsty a lot, and need to drink water more often. I wonder if perhaps the soda drinking I was doing was masking the signals for thirst and making me less aware of the need. Either way, I'm drinking water far more often than I have been in the past and I think that is probably a really, really good thing for my body.
I'm not sure how long it takes to get the last of the soda out of your system. I have seen people say that it can take about a month or so. I've got, then, 21 days until I find out for sure whether I'll go without withdrawals. However, I'm willing to wager that I'm probably in the clear in that regard.
Of course, it might be that I have restricted myself to just giving up soda at this point. I'm still drinking some caffeinated beverages such as tea and coffee. I am simply making sure that the sugars I take in are greatly reduced and, for the most part, contained in fruits or fruit juices. I may someday choose to do a no-sugar for a year challenge (that would be a much tougher one, I think, because sugar is in everything), but not yet. One step at a time.
I think one of the things that people tend to do that causes them to fail when they try to break a life-long habit is try to do too much at once. Focus on one area and one area only and master that change before you make more changes. At least that's my story for right now. It's subject to change without notice, honestly.
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