why the fuck would someone want to give into their cravings and show a mental weakness? stop putting the shit in your mouth. that’s it.
You want to not eat or drink something…don’t put it in your mouth, it is literally that damn easy. I don’t get it.
Propel or Powerade ZERO; Gatorade is not something you want to drink other than pwo.
I sorta had the same problem, not an addiction, i just liked sodas and didn’t work out. I starting lifting and taking better care of myself when i was about 20, that’s about the time redbull and some other energy drinks came out. I stopped drinking sodas and moved over to redbulls (not a good trade).
Took a few years till low carb energy drinks came out, soon as they did i switched over. Now at 28 i drink nothing but 1 low carb energy drink in the morning, milk, and water through the day. Never felt better.
If I’m out of the house and need a sugar fix, I usually get an orange/apple/cranberry juice, or a chocolate milk.
At home, 2 cups of frozen blueberries, 3/4 cup of milk, 1/2 cup of yogurt in a blender and mix. It’s a quick and easy smoothie.
Otherwise I’m just drinking water.
If you can handle stevia, get the flavored liquid version that comes in a dropper. Put as much as you like/can handle into some small club soda bottles. Tastes pretty good, but I personally can’t taste the stevia aftertaste.
Coffee is a good alternative. Has a lot of flavor, I can’t do tea because it’s too weak. It will help with the caffeine withdraws if there are any for you. I drink 1/3-1/2 gallon of milk a day, so having lots of milk (and stevia) in my coffee is a treat for me.
I have some friends that use flavored BCAAs in water. The apple flavor for Xtend is pretty good.
Try to make the transition as easy as you can so you can be consistent. With that said, do it as fast as possible. if you can last 3 solid weeks usually the habit is broken, anything after that is all in your head.