Yeah, DH took 7 years to go from pop ALL day to aboutone 16oz a day. I used a gradual, try not to mention it more than once a month, and tried to stick with money slash health reasons. Also when I noticed an improvement I would say 'we are doing really good' since I was in it too.
Then he went back home to pgh for visiting family went back to his old ways, got sick, three months in a row. Finally we figured out the cause and he has been much better on vacation, he drinks water and juice, and iced tea.
Recently I tried to talk him into giving up the caffene in the tea, he said he drank it for the caffene. Well he stopped for three days and of course had a migrane (stopped due to a cold) he now admits he is addicted to the caffene, and he may decide to quit. Or he may not. Maybe in anothe 7 years
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