I have coffee every morning. I have switched to one soda a day, made with splendra (with cream if Ive worked out hard that day) That was the hardest part of the diet for me, I was drinking tons of diet soda. For me, if im having horrible cravings, I grab a diet soda, so I guess there are worse things. But now that my cravings are going away I dont need to do that anymore.....I still miss the jello alot though