I really wanna give it up for good. My record is 3 months back in 1999. I usually can drop 15-20 pounds in a month by combining the following:
-Drink only water, apple or white grape juice, skim milk, or unsweetened tea
-Eat only wheat bread sandwiches with poutlry deli meat(chicken, turkey) and if you wanna dress it do so with things like lettuce, tomato, mustard, etc. but stay away from mayo and cheese. Also 1 pound of vegetables like broccoli, spinach, cauliflower, brussels sprouts with nonfat butter spray every day to facilitate a much faster metabolism(corn and peas aren't all that great due to carbs.)
-100 ab crunches and 100 pushups daily(don't get discouraged if you have trouble with these, just start as low as 15-20 if necessary and gradually increase at a SAFE pace to avoid overexertion.)
My biggest problems with quitting the pop is that (a) juice is ridiculously more expensive than pop and (b) no amount of water seems to fully cleanse my pallet after a meal and I get grossed out if I can't wash the taste of my food out of my mouth after a meal.