In an effort to move towards my goal of a leaner, healthier body I decided to give up my beloved Diet Coke (or Diet Pepsi for that matter. I’m not picky). I’ve read all over the Internet about studies that have found that people who drink diet soda are more likely to gain weight and have a harder time losing weigh. They have not figured out exactly why that is but theories abound.

My love for diet soda runs long and deep. My addiction started back in college. I remember the first time I tried diet coke. I thought it tasted absolutely disgusting. Weight conscious as I was even then, I decided to substitute my 1 daily regular coke a day with 1 diet coke. In the beginning I nearly had to hold my nose while drinking it but eventually I got used to the taste and then, soon after, I started CRAVING the taste. I have never liked coffee and I found that diet soda gave me a quick boost of energy when I needed it.

Now, nearly 25 years later I have a full blown addiction to the stuff. Anytime I don’t drink diet soda for longer than 8 hours I get massive headaches. In spite of that I decided over the weekend to give up my daily fix. I want to shed these extra 30 pounds and if there’s something that I’m doing that is clearly preventing that then that needs to stop.

My last soda was Saturday evening. On Sunday I felt a bit tired and I was definitely craving it but it wasn’t too bad. I tapped as much as I could: “Eventhough I have this strong addiction to diet coke I deeply and completely love and accept myself and my body” “Eventhough I feel tired and cranky because I haven’t had my fix today, I choose to feel calm and peaceful”

Yesterday was absolute HELL. I had a horrible and debilitating headache all day. I felt depressed and irritated. To say that I had a short fuse is a major understatement. I tapped and tapped and the tapping did seem to take the edge off somewhat. I was in bed early hoping the next day would be better.

Today I feel a LOT better. I did some tapping this morning for some remaining craving. This is not the first time I’ve quit diet soda. In previous occasions the headaches lasted about a week. I credit EFT with helping my body cope with the withdrawals a lot better.

I’ll continue tapping today hoping that my body will get rid of all the toxins that created this addiction in the first place.