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yorkiesmiles · 02-02-2008, 12:17 PM

Good for you! I gave up my one a day Diet Coke habit - for 1 1/2 yrs, then I went back to drinking them gradually. How I wish I hadn't!! So stick with it!

I'm going to try again, someday real soon...

Diet soda is not the answer -- it's full of Aspartame and all it's dangers. The worst part now my 18 yr old daughter is addicted to it, although she is suppose to be working on giving it up.

Ice tea was a good substitute for me because I don't like it sweetened - maybe with some lemon

patty58 · 02-02-2008, 01:36 PM

I feel your pain. I am a REAL coke addict...major addiction. Always have to drink coke first thing in the morning. It has now been 13 days!!! and I am dying. Diet coke doesn't work for me. I'm drinking tea but it just doesn't have the right zing I need. It has been the hardest thing I've done in awhile.

hha · 02-02-2008, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by patty58

I feel your pain. I am a REAL coke addict...major addiction. Always have to drink coke first thing in the morning. It has now been 13 days!!! and I am dying. Diet coke doesn't work for me. I'm drinking tea but it just doesn't have the right zing I need. It has been the hardest thing I've done in awhile.

Are you drinking sweet tea with a little lemon? I can't drink tea without sugar(hubby can, makes me want to puke)..if you're drinking sweet tea, let me know and I'll tell you how I make it...I do the gallon at a time..

ladybugg74 · 02-02-2008, 01:58 PM

Wish you the best of luck. I would drink Coke like that. Since I found out I was pregnant in NOvember I have given it up. Every now and then Iwill have caffeine free soda, but mostly water, milk and orange juice. Water is growing on me. I had the worst headaches for about a week after giving up the Coke.

patty58 · 02-02-2008, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by hha

Are you drinking sweet tea with a little lemon? I can't drink tea without sugar(hubby can, makes me want to puke)..if you're drinking sweet tea, let me know and I'll tell you how I make it...I do the gallon at a time..

I don't drink sweet tea but do use lemon. My hubby drinks sweet tea.

a2luckygirl · 02-02-2008, 02:12 PM

I switched from regular Pepsi to diet wild cherry Pepsi- about 3 years ago- Diabetic- I have lost probably 60- 70 lbs! I never thought I could do diet- I love my Pepsi- but I had no problem switching to the wild cherry Pepsi1 I bought 1 can of about 8 different Diet pops- when i tried the wild cherry- I said I can do this- and now I can drink almost any diet! Diet Dr Pepper is good- even the cherry/ van.-that sounds bad, but it's good. And wal- mart has there brand of a 7-up/bubble up- it is good!
I have been drinking more water the last few weeks

I know i need to!

hha · 02-02-2008, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by ladybugg74

Wish you the best of luck. I would drink Coke like that. Since I found out I was pregnant in NOvember I have given it up. Every now and then Iwill have caffeine free soda, but mostly water, milk and orange juice. Water is growing on me. I had the worst headaches for about a week after giving up the Coke.

That would probably be about like me giving up my coffee..I'm used to drinking close to a pot a day...one day i didn't have any, and couldn't figure out why later that night, I had a splitting headache..DH said did you have your coffee today?? Bingo...

karen171 · 02-02-2008, 02:58 PM

I'm just the opposite....absolutely, 24/7, addicted to iced tea with Splenda(no lemon, yuk). Even have to have a glass at bedside when I go to bed. Soda only when I'm in the car or at work. Don't really like soda but diet Dr Pepper isn't bad...not so sweet as some of them.

red98vett · 02-03-2008, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by tanksmom

Im not drinking pepsi anymore. And its killing me. Ive gone 4 days so far and Im still having withdraw symptoms. I use to drink 6 to 8 cans a day. Now its water or a SMALL glass of chocolate milk. Im doing it because Im at my heaviest weight ever. I hope it helps me lose 5 pounds or so and of course feel better. But for now Im dying!

Can I ask WHY ? I HAVE to have at least 3 Diet Pepsi's a day - I want to cut down but no luck - Are you drinking regular ? Why not go diet if you are then you can still have it

is there something I need to know about pepsi ? Is this why I feel so rotten all the time ?? ...for diet reasons - DP has zero calories -

bettyeanne · 02-03-2008, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by yorkiesmiles

Good for you! I gave up my one a day Diet Coke habit - for 1 1/2 yrs, then I went back to drinking them gradually. How I wish I hadn't!! So stick with it!

I'm going to try again, someday real soon...

Diet soda is not the answer -- it's full of Aspartame and all it's dangers. The worst part now my 18 yr old daughter is addicted to it, although she is suppose to be working on giving it up.

Ice tea was a good substitute for me because I don't like it sweetened - maybe with some lemon

I read the entire thread wondering if anyone knew about Aspartame? I, too, was a Diet Coke addict [didn't even keep real sugar in my house ... only Splenda, Equal, etc.] and then I read a report on Aspartame and never let any artificial sweetner containing Aspartame pass my lips again, including Diet Coke! There was one particular case of a lady who the doctors couldn't find an answer to her medical problem and got so bad she was confined to a wheelchair appearing to have MS! Her sister, when she found out that she was drinking soda sweetened with Aspertame, told her to stop immediately. She did and it wasn't long until she was fully recovered. She did have to take a medication for awhile to reverse the effects. It scared me spitless!!

I now only drink coffee, bottled water, unsweetened tea [hot & cold] and wine.

connie k · 02-03-2008, 06:26 AM

I DrinK Coke Zero it has less of an after taste. I also like Lipton Diet green tea. Green tea is great for you and is said to help prevent cancer. I drink alot of those crystal packs in water. I like the peach tea and the cherry pomegrante. I have been watching You are what you eat on BBC america. The Dietician on there says that even diet sodas are bad for you and dehydrate you. That is why you wind up drinking so many because your body is still thirsty. Also the gas in them is bad for you digestion. I am trying to come off of my Coke Zero all together. I still gulp down 3 a day. I hope soon I can just quit. Besides they cost too much. My husband gives me heck about it. He is always telling me to stop putting that crap in my body. I know he is right but I like them alot.

FL Tink · 02-03-2008, 06:33 AM

Diet coke used to be my primary source of fluid until I developed joint pain.
I couldnt bend my fingers or lift my left foot. Someone told me to lay off the diet coke for 28 days... Guess what?? all my pain went away. NOW when I eat anything with aspartame I get pain! That has been 10 yrs ago.
There was a time I would drink regular soda, but now it is tea or water.
Soda is just poison. diet or regular. One sip and I am sick. I might as well just shoot up straight sugar in my veins. Good luck! stay on track. Even if you slip...jump right back on the water train! YOU WONT REGRET IT!

AngelWorks · 02-03-2008, 07:16 AM

Stevia is a natural, no-calorie sweetner. It's a great choice for making drinks, hot and cold.

I like to make Zinger herb teas, sweeten with stevia and keep it cold in the fridge.

I also make lemonade with it------very refreshing!

My mom had cancer----first found when she became symptomatic. One kidney was removed, engulfed in cancer.

She made us promise to not use artificial sweetners.

She was convinced her cancer came from decades of saccarine, sweet and low and then equal use.

She died after the cancer moved to her, lung, then bones and brain. Very long and painful death o

ver five years.

yorkiesmiles · 02-03-2008, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by red98vett

Can I ask WHY ? I HAVE to have at least 3 Diet Pepsi's a day - I want to cut down but no luck - Are you drinking regular ? Why not go diet if you are then you can still have it

is there something I need to know about pepsi ? Is this why I feel so rotten all the time ?? ...for diet reasons - DP has zero calories -

This is why I want to kick the diet coke habit again -- I've known for awhile, but there are so many bad things about aspartame -- lots of dangers

http://www.mcmanweb.com/article-110.htm

http://www.mercola.com/article/aspartame/dangers.htm

s13silviagirl · 02-03-2008, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by red98vett

Can I ask WHY ? I HAVE to have at least 3 Diet Pepsi's a day - I want to cut down but no luck - Are you drinking regular ? Why not go diet if you are then you can still have it

is there something I need to know about pepsi ? Is this why I feel so rotten all the time ?? ...for diet reasons - DP has zero calories -

I talked to a nutritionist about this, as I am addicted to my diet sodas as well

and he told me that even the diet sodas can still cause you to retain weight and make you feel cruddy. I have yet to give them up. lol he did say they are better than regular...but no soda period is the best.

02-02-2008, 12:17 PM	#16
yorkiesmiles Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,493	Good for you! I gave up my one a day Diet Coke habit - for 1 1/2 yrs, then I went back to drinking them gradually. How I wish I hadn't!! So stick with it! I'm going to try again, someday real soon... Diet soda is not the answer -- it's full of Aspartame and all it's dangers. The worst part now my 18 yr old daughter is addicted to it, although she is suppose to be working on giving it up. Ice tea was a good substitute for me because I don't like it sweetened - maybe with some lemon __________________ yorkiesmiles Loved by Bubba & Roxy *Holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come*

02-02-2008, 01:36 PM	#17
patty58 Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: texas Posts: 5,272	I feel your pain. I am a REAL coke addict...major addiction. Always have to drink coke first thing in the morning. It has now been 13 days!!! and I am dying. Diet coke doesn't work for me. I'm drinking tea but it just doesn't have the right zing I need. It has been the hardest thing I've done in awhile. __________________ Decide To Make It A Good Day

02-02-2008, 01:58 PM	#19
ladybugg74 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,054	Wish you the best of luck. I would drink Coke like that. Since I found out I was pregnant in NOvember I have given it up. Every now and then Iwill have caffeine free soda, but mostly water, milk and orange juice. Water is growing on me. I had the worst headaches for about a week after giving up the Coke. __________________ Heather - Mamma to Gracie & Hallee

02-02-2008, 02:58 PM	#23
karen171 ZIGGY & MUGSY'S MOM Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Denton, TX Posts: 1,227	I'm just the opposite....absolutely, 24/7, addicted to iced tea with Splenda(no lemon, yuk). Even have to have a glass at bedside when I go to bed. Soda only when I'm in the car or at work. Don't really like soda but diet Dr Pepper isn't bad...not so sweet as some of them. __________________ I don't believe in the concept of hell, but if I did I would think of it as filled with people who were cruel to animals. Gary Larson Join: www.millbusters.com

02-03-2008, 06:26 AM	#26
connie k Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: georgia Posts: 131	I DrinK Coke Zero it has less of an after taste. I also like Lipton Diet green tea. Green tea is great for you and is said to help prevent cancer. I drink alot of those crystal packs in water. I like the peach tea and the cherry pomegrante. I have been watching You are what you eat on BBC america. The Dietician on there says that even diet sodas are bad for you and dehydrate you. That is why you wind up drinking so many because your body is still thirsty. Also the gas in them is bad for you digestion. I am trying to come off of my Coke Zero all together. I still gulp down 3 a day. I hope soon I can just quit. Besides they cost too much. My husband gives me heck about it. He is always telling me to stop putting that crap in my body. I know he is right but I like them alot. __________________ Connie k

02-02-2008, 02:12 PM	#21
a2luckygirl YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: HASTINGS, NE- 4 NOW!!! Posts: 2,208	I switched from regular Pepsi to diet wild cherry Pepsi- about 3 years ago- Diabetic- I have lost probably 60- 70 lbs! I never thought I could do diet- I love my Pepsi- but I had no problem switching to the wild cherry Pepsi1 I bought 1 can of about 8 different Diet pops- when i tried the wild cherry- I said I can do this- and now I can drink almost any diet! Diet Dr Pepper is good- even the cherry/ van.-that sounds bad, but it's good. And wal- mart has there brand of a 7-up/bubble up- it is good! I have been drinking more water the last few weeks I know i need to!

02-03-2008, 06:33 AM	#27
FL Tink No Longer a Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Riverview, Florida Posts: 4,953	Diet coke used to be my primary source of fluid until I developed joint pain. I couldnt bend my fingers or lift my left foot. Someone told me to lay off the diet coke for 28 days... Guess what?? all my pain went away. NOW when I eat anything with aspartame I get pain! That has been 10 yrs ago. There was a time I would drink regular soda, but now it is tea or water. Soda is just poison. diet or regular. One sip and I am sick. I might as well just shoot up straight sugar in my veins. Good luck! stay on track. Even if you slip...jump right back on the water train! YOU WONT REGRET IT!

02-03-2008, 07:16 AM	#28
AngelWorks Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NY Posts: 1,752	Stevia is a natural, no-calorie sweetner. It's a great choice for making drinks, hot and cold. I like to make Zinger herb teas, sweeten with stevia and keep it cold in the fridge. I also make lemonade with it------very refreshing! My mom had cancer----first found when she became symptomatic. One kidney was removed, engulfed in cancer. She made us promise to not use artificial sweetners. She was convinced her cancer came from decades of saccarine, sweet and low and then equal use. She died after the cancer moved to her, lung, then bones and brain. Very long and painful death o ver five years.