For a while now, I've wanted to cut back my soda consumption. Which has been a bad addiction of mine for the last ten years! It sucks because I've gained weight as a result. But I've also managed to get it off and on, Without quitting soda.
Usually, I am incredible when it comes to willpower. But for some reason, soda seems to be a serious addiction and something I don't have much power over it, While other things in my life I have no problem with willpower as much.

I found Mints

I found these bizarre mints, and they have caffeine in them! One thing about quitting soda is I still need caffeine otherwise I'd get headaches and withdrawal symptoms. But Not only am I addicted to that But the carbonation and the sugar. So It makes it harder for me to quit. These mints are simple.
Only 20mg of caffeine. And you eat 5 for the cup of coffee worth. They are also really inexpensive. So by switching from soda to mints. Not only will I lose a ton of weight, Feel better and be healthier. But I'd also spend so much less money.
The nice thing about these mints not being too high in caffeine is you have more power on how much you are consuming. So if it's later in the day and I need a small pick me up, But nothing crazy serious I can just have 1, and I may not compromise my ability to sleep.

The Taste

I got the coffee ones, and the Regular ones and both of them are really good, I am now thinking about trying their fat burning and their sleepy ones.

My First Day

It was really easy to say no to soda for most of the day, I later started craving the sugar, and I plan to cut back initially and not do it cold turkey. So I let my self-have a mug of soda, But I saw something bizarre.
For the first few hours of my day, I had the mints. Nothing else. And I felt "Fresh" And good. I felt the energy and nothing weighing me down. I then noticed after I had my soda a few hours later that I felt weighed down and kinda crappy. I felt tired and didn't want to do anything.
I think the sugar as well as the other harmful ingredients in the soda causes me to feel kinda crappy. While the straight caffeine in the mints makes me feel good. Who knows, Maybe its' coincidence, But I plan to keep using the mints to see the results!
I also noticed the minty flavor helps me avoid soda Because it gives you that "Brushed teeth" feel. And Mountain dew tastes nasty after you brush your teeth! So While the mintiness lingered in my mouth, I found myself reaching for my water more often.

I plan to buy some flavored water to help with the "Sugar" aspect of the soda addiction. So when I feel the need for something sweet, I can grab a flavored water and drink that. That way I can move towards a life without "needing" soda and hopefully I won't have to suffer too much making the change.

Obviously Not for everyone.

When I looked on their Facebook page I got kind of annoyed, A lot of people were complaining that "they like the taste of coffee" and all this stuff. Well clearly if you love your morning coffee and don't care to change, Then this product isn't for you. But for someone like me looking to save some time, (making my soda, Hauling soda around And buying Co2 and syrup bottles each day is time-consuming and expensive)
And save money, This product can help a lot of people.
This can even help you quit caffeine altogether if this is what you are going for!

If not drinking soda means, I'm addicted to having a mint every day, Then so be it! Less sugar, less money. It will overall improve my life. Plus I can easily travel with it! Woo hoo! No more getting off a plane, running to the nearest gas station or grocery store because I desperately need my "fix." Or when I was in San Francisco, and I ran out of soda, So I walked 4 miles in one direction looking for a store and couldn't find one.
I hope this works out Because these mints could change my life.

Note: I am in no way affiliated with Essential Mints, I just tried it and am excited about the product and wanted to share it with you guys!

The mints can be found on this Website Or on Amazon