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HA!!!! I have the same weakness, love the DP.  I had to slowly reduce the amount I drank.  If you are like me and had several a day, then start to cut back slowly.  I am to the point now where I have it once a week on my cheat day.   STOP BY IT BY THE 2 LITER.  Cans only!!!!!!! To tempting to drink, and you feel like you need to drink it cuz no one really likes flat soda. LOL its hard but you can do it.

I love pop. Right now i keep buying it and end up having one a day ... .  Sure i could use less sugar in my life but I generally eat well and live an active life. Why sweat over something I like and don't overindulge in?  It might be different if this was a long line of bad habits and it was impacting my health but it's not. 

I have a couple of ideas and will throw in my 2 cents as well

1) Do they make Dr. Pepper in those 100 calorie, mini-can sizes. like Coke?  I don't know if they do, but if so, that would be one way to allow yourself a treat, but reduce your overall intake.   

2) You could stop buying it at the grocery story, and just order DP when you go out to eat at restaurants.

3)  For me, I finally realized that my addiction was the carbonation.  To get over the negative affects of soda/pop/coke, I switched to carbonated water (like La Croix).  This allows me my carbonation fix, but doesn't have all the sugar, calories, caffeine, acid, diruetics, etc.  Sometimes I even mix 1/2 sparkling water with 1/2 apple juice for a sweet flavor.   The Germans drink this commonly and it is called Apfelschorleh (sorry about the spelling?)  Even with apple juice, the sparkling water is still way less calories, and it ups your water intake!  It's worth a shot finding out!

Mountain Dew was my poison ever since high school.  I quit soda completely a few years ago cold turkey and noticed a huge difference.  At first I tried drinking it only when we went out to eat but I found that I wouldn't have it for a few days and then go out to eat and suck down glass after glass of Dew or Coke.  So from my personal experience I would try switching to diet.  Diet DP also has the cherry vanilla version which is really good.  I now have a diet now and then and its a real treat. 

I freaken love DP. I believe DP was passed down from the gods to us lowly mortals. I am such a purest it makes me mad when they offer Mr. Pib as a substitute. I can no longer buy it for the house because I could drink a case in one day if I let my self which is why I use to be 65 lbs heavier. Now I only get it at a dinner or maybe if I'm in line at the store and I did some kind of exercise that day. I buy diet DP and cherry coke zero for my house and I still have cut that intake down allot.