Any soda junkies out there?

65loveaffair,
Yes I am also a soda junkie. I'll be 57 this summer, Im at least 50 lbs over weight and I struggle to get any of that weight off. 3 years ago I went on a diet and lost 35 lbs. Took me about 4 months to do that. I went from regular Mountian Dew to Diet dew during that period. But during that time I thought that the diet made me have pain in my back so in the fall I went back to regular dew. Pain seemed to go away but the weight came back. I get up in the morning and I have my first dew by 8 AM. I used to drink 3-4 20oz dews a day. I am now down to 1-1 1/2 per day now. The funny thing is when not working I can go the whole weekend without a soda and dont crave it. I think a lot is becasue of habit but I plan on kicking this habit during the next year. Ive joined a gym for exercise but in the 6 weeks since I Joined I have not gone once. I use the excuse I have to much going on at night but its an excuse.
I wish you the best of luck working your way to getting off this nasty habit. Maybe we should PM back and forth each day and check in to see how we are doing and to support each other in our efforts. Maybe we should start a thread for many members and follow each others progress. Being accountable may help us get off soda!
Best of luck
Rod