Diet coke

malibu927

Diet Coke is not good for you. Diet Dr. Pepper/Coke Zero FTW.

Seriously, I drink a can with dinner or a glass when I'm out to eat, and I have a bottle chilling in the refrigerator to drink when I go to work at 3 in the morning (I don't do coffee, so that's how I wake up, and whether I'm finished with it or not I buy a 1-liter bottle of water on my lunch break at 7:30).

jacklifts

If you want to stop drinking it for whatever personal reason, it helps to figure out why you might be addicted to it. For me, it was about the carbonation. So I switched to carbonated water (la croix) and I've only had very occasional cravings for diet soda..and I just drink it when I get the craving.

zeinmr

Have you ever seen a person on diet coke and lived forever

paperpudding

MommyL2015 wrote: »

Y'all can drink aspartame all you want but the stuff is crap. Period. I don't understand how people think it's okay. I don't know. I was there, I loved my diet dew and no one could take it from me without experiencing my wrath. I wouldn't touch the stuff ever again, but that's just me.

Yes it's just you.

I think it is okay ( in sensible moderation like everything else) so I will continue drinking a few cans a week, like I always have.

paperpudding

waldronsix wrote: »

same here. I am addicted. I drink it everyday. When I try to stop I get a headache... I have cut down quite a bit tho. One step at a time.

That is probably the caffeine if you are drinking a cola version, most of them do have caffeine.

Sudden withdrawal of caffeine is known to bring on temporary headaches in people who consumed it regularly.

Jesslan_Rose

I lived on Diet Coke and Crystal Light Iced Tea for 3/4 of my life. It was all I ever drank. Through trial and error I realized the aspartame in both were severely aggravating my fibromyalgia. I still need a D Coke on occasion because nothing else can replace the taste for me, but since I (mostly) removed aspartame my fibro flares have significantly lowered in amount and intensity.

csb66

Well Im not addicted to Diet Coke, but once in a while i love filling a glass with lots of ice, and Diet Coke, it takes the sweet edge off. Mmm…wish I had one now. hahahaa. Oh it does have salt, so you have to watch out for that, but as long as you're not drinking it morning, noon and night, you're okay.

Jimsterintexas

There are many negative side effects. I used to drink two 44oz Diet Cokes a day, but one day I just stopped cold turkey in January 2012, and haven't had any since. Here is a list of reasons not to drink diet soda: http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20739512,00.html

BWBTrish

zeinmr wrote: »

Have you ever seen a person on diet coke and lived forever

lolzz indeed

btw water is bad too. All people who drink or drank water, died or will die also sooner or later.
bad..bad..bad!!1

Sued0nim

MommyL2015 wrote: »

Y'all can drink aspartame all you want but the stuff is crap. Period. I don't understand how people think it's okay. I don't know. I was there, I loved my diet dew and no one could take it from me without experiencing my wrath. I wouldn't touch the stuff ever again, but that's just me.

LOL. That anti-aspartame psyche-out conspiracy crap is still doing the rounds isn't it?

It's beautifully crafted, eminently believable and just not scientifically valid

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=17828671&ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum


An easier read that actually links to the article above https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/aspartame-truth-vs-fiction/

bladebiker

I use diet coke as a treat when I'm really going strong, it's one of those things I'll have when I've eaten and I need a sweet kick without resorting to chocolate.

hollyrayburn

rabbitjb wrote: »

MommyL2015 wrote: »

Y'all can drink aspartame all you want but the stuff is crap. Period. I don't understand how people think it's okay. I don't know. I was there, I loved my diet dew and no one could take it from me without experiencing my wrath. I wouldn't touch the stuff ever again, but that's just me.

LOL. That anti-aspartame psyche-out conspiracy crap is still doing the rounds isn't it?

It's beautifully crafted, eminently believable and just not scientifically valid

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=17828671&ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum


An easier read that actually links to the article above https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/aspartame-truth-vs-fiction/

Its kinda like that "class action suit" about yaz birth control being linked to gallbladder disease. Some women (probably overweight, smokers, and in their thirties, which is when birth control can become iffy in regards to dangers) had an attack. I was on that pill and had an attack. I was overweight, ate a ton of greasy food, I smoke and have a family history. But hey let's blame that pill!

That was a good read. Glad to see that everyone doesn't believe an email that starts with FWD:FWD:fw. Or as someone mentioned, her random uncle lol

marcianne98

Geez...I would hate to see the day Diet Coke disappears....it would be WWIII
I'll stick with Stevia. Thank you.

Lrdoflamancha

asflatasapancake wrote: »

Diet Coke will absolutely kill you because it doesn't taste as good as Coke Zero. Also, every person who has ever drank water will die.

No not true only people who drink dihydrogen minoxide die...

KatieMusselwhite92113

asflatasapancake wrote: »

Diet Coke will absolutely kill you because it doesn't taste as good as Coke Zero. Also, every person who has ever drank water will die.

Coke zero for the win!!

booksandchocolate12

clperrault89 wrote: »

I used to LOVE diet coke, and then my husband's uncle explained to me all I was doing was pumping embalming fluid into my body slowing poisoning myself.

I woke up with a horrific headache. As it started to abate, I thought I'd check in and see what was going on over here. I read the words "embalming fluid" and laughed so loudly my head felt like it was going to split open. So thanks for that.

All the alarmist bs about diet soda....I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

minkky

To all the diet coke diehard lovers...
You are my people.
Feel free to add me. I'm relatively new and I log daily.

WinoGelato

I love when people use scare tactics like that's the same as pumping embalming fluid in your body or scary chemical names to convince someone to give something up, ala the Food Babe.

My other favorite is when someone posts on Facebook every few years that they use diet coke to hose out the coke trucks because it's basically a cleaning fluid. Yeah. Ok.

I love Diet Coke and have been drinking it for 20+ years. If you don't enjoy it, then by all means, switch to something else. But it makes me sad when people enjoy something that is not harmful to them, and a random non scientific source read something online and convinces you with fear mongering tactics that you should give it up.

quintoespada

that's why i stopped talking to my stepfather, but it's not the only reason. some people will believe anything they hear. for a long time he tried to tell me coke was full of paint thinner etc. the fact is the FDA would never approve of something so large in amount it would kill us. the amounts of these chemicals, present are not, are so trace they can do no harm.

i like coke zero.

hollyrayburn

With the increasing number of people such as food babe, dr is, and the banana diet girl, we're all going to die from overconsumption of lettuce, since it seems that's the only healthy thing for us.