Confessions of a diet soda addict

aquamomma

:drinker: I have been a diet soda drinker for years and years and years. I can down a diet coke faster than you can say drink. One waitress at a restaurant we used to frequent would always bring me 2 giant glasses of diet coke to start off with because I was such a "heavy drinker". My children have even made the remark that they were glad my "can tower" was diet coke instead of beer or I'd be drunk all the time. Well, I've heard how horrible my habit was, and blah blah blah blah blah, but never listened. Well, recently my joint pain, and stomach aches kept getting worse so I just quit. Water was the only thing I drank except for my morning cup of coffee which is down from my usual four splendas to one or two. (I've tried Stevia in my coffee but I;m still working on that one.) Well. I cant believe the difference two weeks make....My achy joints aren't as achy, my head isn't as achy, I'm sleeping better, my heart rate is down. I seriously cant believe how much better I feel. Give it a try if youre a diet soda junkie...you just might surprise yourself!

bamf82

I'm 9 days clean myself! Congrats! I was drinking about as much as you were. I'm thinking it was dehydration that was causing most of my ailments.

QuietBloom

I'm not surprised that you are sleeping better and your heart rate is down. That was a heck of a lot of caffeine to be consuming! :drinker:

Everything in moderation is the key...