I am a SEVERE diet coke addict

[kate58]

Re: I am a SEVERE diet coke addict

I was drinking at least 2 litres of diet coke a day when I started, if I'm honest it was probably nearer to 3. It had become really quite embarrasing turning up at the recycling centre with so many empty bottles week after week!

I realised that if I had any hope of drinking enough water when I started Atkins, the coke just had to go. So I gave it up cold turkey the same day as I started.

Boy did I have induction flu - with headaches like you would not believe. But it only lasted 2 days, and then I felt absolutely fine and didn't miss the coke one bit. I can hardly believe that myself even now. And I'm sleeping a heck of a lot better too, with all that caffeine out of my system.

[bambinaUK]

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I weaned myself off by moving onto non-branded diet coke (yeuk) and then completely gave up. Well I gave up until today when I had a can of Diet Pepsi at my mother-in-laws and then spent the rest of the afternoon burping out the gas!!

I will probably stall for a few days now too, just as a continued punishment!!

[buttercup41231]

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Hello I'm a Diet Dr. Pepper addict who was drinking about 12 to 14 20 oz bottles a day. My hair started falling.
I was searching everywhere and doing anything to save my hair. When I found these two web sites back in June of 2005

http://www.holisticmed.com/aspartame/

http://www.sweetpoison.com/phenylalanine.html

I have never touched a pop since. My Hair is doing much better now but nothing like it was.


Aspartame and all man made sweeteners are in all most every thing we eat and drink today.
Everyone should think twice before putting these poisons in their bodies.



good luck to all trying to stop.

[DuchessOfDork]

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I treat diet coke like a treat, so I only drink it when I go out with friends. I'll have my Atkins friendly meal and a diet coke, but I never buy it to drink at home, and I especially never drink it at work. That would totally lead to an addiction, because I'll admit, I love the taste too.

[Hayden]

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I weaned myself off by moving onto non-branded diet coke (yeuk) and then completely gave up.

Kwik Save's classic "Rola Cola" ?

Only 13 pence a litre. That stuff will put only anyone off the branded stuff.

A friend once used Rola Cola to treat a small rust patch on his car. On his advice, my toilet had a lime-scale problem. I poured a bottle into the toilet pan, left it over night. In the morning, flushed and the toilet was clean.

I never tried, but I did wonder for a while, if it clean my paint brushes too.

bambinaUK, has written a good idea. If you are trying to get yourself off the "branded" stuff. You could find a really awful "non-branded Rola Cola" soda drink. Then ween yourself off soda although. A two-stage process, so-to speak.

[booklady]

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Wow, I am so amazied at how many diet soda addicts there are. I have been a two liter sometimes more a day of diet dr pepper for years and diet cola either pepsi or coke before that.
I am giving it up this week, I am down to about a quarter bottle and will have that much tomorow and then cut it off cold turkey. I am just ready to be done and would have quit today but knew as today was day one of my induction that combined those withdrawels would be pretty bad. I am drinking a ton of water and actually enjoying it for about a week and have been slowing cutting the soda just because of all the water and then cut it the most today.
I am hoping that is the reason why I have not been able to lose and kept going off plan, caffiene and the sweetners . With them gone and my diet pure, I am hoping to see really good results this time. I am ready to get this weight off and be healthier .
I am glad to have found this thread, it helped a lot to see so many people give up the soda when they used to drink so much.
Stephie

[dglilbit]

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I'm glad I found this thread also. I vary between 2 to 5 Diet Cokes or Coke Zeros a day and want to cut them out totally. I will be working on it over the next couple of weeks.

[LadyBethny]

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I think you have to have the attitude of in for a penny in for a pound - I currently drink 4 to 6 cans a day but I know I have to go down the water route if I want to be successful in my mission!

I want to become addicted to water!!! I don't drink any water at all at the moment - from tomorrow its water only for me xo

[Taradar]

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Oh wow...who knew so many out there are addicted to pop. My addiction was to diet Pepsi. I drank it morning til night and panic would set in without it. Finally, I stopped though not without headaches and moodiness for a few days. But looking back...eventually I was just drinking out of the 2 litre bottle (I know its embarassing because I would tell the kids not to do the same to the milk). I now drink water, coffee, green tea and love aquafina carbonated fruit water instead.

Good luck to all of you that wish to quit.
Don't give up...
Tara

[Ashan]

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I loved diet coke. So to overcome the addiction i switched to caffeine free, then to flavoured water. Like all addiction it is will power and support of people around you.

[makmik]

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I agree that Diet sodas probably are not healthy, but be careful believing the exaggerated harm claims. When they claim they cause every ailment know to man and then some, beware. There is no scientific evidence to support their claims and to be that bad doesn't make sense.

Stating that I think my Diet soda drinking has stalled my weight loss. I couldn't figure out the problem untill I read about aspertain and caffine on this site. It has put a lot of work and potential weight loss to wast.