I thought I had nearly beaten the withdrawal symptoms. Yesterday I had no morning 12oz. Pepsi for the first time. By about 1pm the headaches and malaise (and complaining about them) got so bad my dear earth wife begged me to have a small soda so that I would shut up. I finally agreed and had a tiny amount of soda, probably about 7-8oz.

It helped for a little while, but last evening it got very bad again- so bad I felt like I might have to throw up. We went for a drive, looking for a new house, as we have been doing every Saturday for the last few weeks, and I couldn't find a Zip-Mart to buy a Pepsi or Sundrop. The headaches and malaise eventually went away and I made it through without caving. I was so proud of myself but figured I'd wake up Day 7 with an absolutely cracking headache. Not the case, surprisingly. I woke up with only a mild headache and think I may skip any aspirin to see what might happen.

I can't believe that quitting a seemingly innocuous drink that kids and adults the world over drink everyday can feel like giving up a heroin addiction. I'm not usually the one for big corporation conspiracy theories but doing this has been so hard it makes me wonder why these drinks are legal.

Anyways, I'm OK for now, and feel that I'm near the end of it. I don't really feel much better for now, but have noticed little things here and there which make me believe my body will thank me for this eventually.

Huzzah!