I’m massively addicted to caffeine. I hate bitter coffee though, and so it’s pretty much diet coke all day long. Sure I’ve heard people tell me it’s not good for me, but I don’t smoke, and I don’t drink alcohol on a daily basis, I figure If anything, I’m only hurting myself, and honestly, the caffeine helps subdue the migraines that run in our family (yes migraine pills consist of aspirin, acetaminophin and Caffeine). I tried to quit a couple times, but I think the longest I did was one time for lent and I was cranky and miserable and had headaches and I thought, why am I going through all this? Noone is perfect. Noone. They are fooling themselves if they think they are. If they aren’t eating meat, or sugar, or caffeine, perhaps they smoke, or drink alcohol, or cuss, or watch porn or speed in traffic or something so I don’t think anyone should get on anothers case about what their vice is, especially if it is legal and not harmful to another being (and that you aren’t pregnant b/c some would say then that whatever you do affects the baby in which case it is harming another potentially).

Do as you wish, but if you still drink soda, I am still going to like you, and I think your other friends would too. You might get some kudos or pats on the back if you quit, and you might loose some weight if you drink the sugared type now, and you quit that without replacing it with something else with as many calories (even juices can be high calorie). But overall it has to be something you really want to do for you. Will quitting really give you more joy than the bubbles and caffeine do now? I chose not, so I remain addicted.

@crazy2love - people keep changing their mind about what is best for our health. for awhile they said eggs were bad, then they said eat more eggs. Same went for even carrots… remember Atkins? Yea, he said tons of fatty meats but no carrots. well people say caffeine is bad, but elsewhere I read if you drink it regularly and your body is used to it, it doesn’t have the adverse affects proported by others. Just like cracking knuckles, long said it harms you, but other doctors say its just releasing air pockets.  I guess we all pick and choose which readings to believe. There will be someone out there agreeing with just about anything you decide is what you want to do. I’m not trying to necessarily dissuade you, but I’m just saying I doubt quitting soda will all of a sudden make you a better or healthy person. You already are a good person. And as for health, unless you cut out all trans fat things, and salt, and all cakes, icecreams and other sugary things, and carrots, corn and peas (if you believe that camp that says they are bad for you since carbs turn into fat), then there will always be something bad.  FOr all we know we will be hit by a bus tomorrow, or the end of the world and though wanting to be healthy is good, I think moderation and exercize are the best and longest proven methods.  Just don’t suffer or berate yourself if you really try and cannot give up the caffeine.

Oh If you are worried about your teeth, just brush 3x a day like our parents taught us, or drink the non sugar sodas. Even juices have sugars that can harm your teeth. Brushing is the best thing for that, not avoiding the caffeine, especially if you use a good toothpaste (not suggesting you currently don’t)