I found it was easier to just drink things that weren't sweetened at all, rather than artificial sweeteners. The sweetness made me want sweet things all the same, but after some time of drinking unsweetened things, my tastes shifted.
Yes - I've done the same as well. I've moved to bottled green and other teas from carbonated sugary stuff. There really are some nice and refreshing drinks out there which either don't use a lot of sugar, or use a natural sweetness.
Sugar free drinks are nasty. I had to give those up too to break my soda addiction, and switch to water, tea, seltzer, and coffee. Some agave nectar in a tea that just needs sweet (lower glycemic index). Good tea doesn't need sugar, thankfully!
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Date: 2011-01-07 11:19 pm (UTC)Switching drinks is a pain at first but after awhile you get used to it.