Serious Diet Soda Addiction

Jacobedward02

Diet soda addiction is dangerous to health, it contains aspartame which is bad for health.
Read this article: http://www.belmarrahealth.com/cancer/addicted-to-diet-soda-eu-food-safety-body-says-no-new-risk-from-aspertame/

skytoads

One thing that worked for me was chewing mint gum nonstop for about three weeks. I personally hate the taste of mint mixed with my diet coke so whenever I had the urge I put a piece of gum in and I went through many many packs of gum during a 3 week period. I cold-turkeyed the soda from 6-7 drinks a day down to none using this method and I haven't had a drop in over 2 years. You might get some withdrawal symptoms but it is well worth it in the end! Best of luck

GeminiFitness1

Try a healthier option like seltzer water or club soda.

Annierannine

I switch for regular soda to diet and am able to lose weight, by sticking to a 1200 calorie diet a day. I think you're fine with the diet soda just remember to drink a lot of water.

feliscatus84

I was the worst with Diet Coke. I drank 5 cans a day at least. To me there was nothing like getting a big glass full of ice and popping that baby open! But I was having some pretty bad acid reflux problems and thought I really have to stop this! But at the same time I was like ugh water! So I started tapering off the Coke with flavored waters like Crystal Light and different flavored home brewed iced teas. Now I prefer water because after a meal or between meals it helps me stave off hunger and helps me feel hydrated instead of the Coke which does have sodium in it. When I have a glass of coke here n there I can't finish it because it's just so sweet and I don't have the taste for it. So try replacing some of your cokes daily with flavored waters or tea then with water. It will help the process along.

amandajones1978

I was a serious Pepsi addict, but I was able to get myself down to one can a day. I just looked at it like 150 "empty" calories. Thats 150 calories of something else I could be eating. I quit cold turkey and yes, it was difficult for the first 4 or 5 days due to caffeine withdrawal. But now, the only thing I drink is water with a few slices of lemons and limes in it. I feel so much better getting off the carbonated drinks and my joints are thanking me.

ninerbuff

Sounds like you traded in one addiction for another. Diet soda doesn't make you fat, but too much of it like anything else isn't good for your body.
Have you tried addressing why you gravitate towards diet soda? Maybe speak to a professional?

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lol. seriously? so ****ing ridiculous.

Right because addressing her issue as to why she's using something in excess will be assessed here by the experts on MFP. What's the worse that could happen? That she may identify an issue?

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ninerbuff

Diet soda addiction is dangerous to health, it contains aspartame which is bad for health.
Read this article: http://www.belmarrahealth.com/cancer/addicted-to-diet-soda-eu-food-safety-body-says-no-new-risk-from-aspertame/

Lol, maybe try using reading comprehension better. From the article:

However, no federal health agency identifies aspartame (or any other artificial sweetener) as a health hazard. In fact, both the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) do not accept any of the research that has found negative health effects determined by aspartame consumption in the diet.

You just pwned yourself.

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neanderthin

http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/AJPH.2013.301556?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub=pubmed&&

This is a study which links diet soda consumption with an increased consumption of snacks. That being said, those drinking the diet sodas were only consuming about 200 more calories per day. Really not that much, but in the long run it could make a difference.
Soda in any form isn't healthy, but maintaining a calorie deficit is where the real weight loss comes from.

I started drinking a glass of water every time I wanted soda to help me cut back. I still drink some diet soda, but less than a can a day, maybe more if I'm at a restaurant.

Except for the populations that are not overweight and drink diet pop, or the population that is obese who also drink diet pop but are losing weight. I see the correlation, it's a clear as mud.

tenathequeena

I am in counseling and on several anti-dep/anxiety/psychotic meds and mood stabilizers including lithium because I am bipolar Type B. I have an addictive personality (very black and white, no grey areas) which doesn't help either.

ninerbuff

Sounds like you traded in one addiction for another. Diet soda doesn't make you fat, but too much of it like anything else isn't good for your body.
Have you tried addressing why you gravitate towards diet soda? Maybe speak to a professional?

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lol. seriously? so ****ing ridiculous.

From the OP

I am in counseling and on several anti-dep/anxiety/psychotic meds and mood stabilizers including lithium because I am bipolar Type B. I have an addictive personality (very black and white, no grey areas) which doesn't help either.

Sound ****ing ridiculous now? :noway:

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bcattoes

I quit all soda a few months ago. Then I quit smoking. I started having one can of diet soda in the afternoons, which turned into one in the afternoon and one at night with dinner. I am 100 lbs overweight and am well aware of the relationship between obesity and diet soda. I am up to 2 liters or more a day. How do I quit? I crave the stuff. I dream about drinking it. I kid you not, this is a full blown addiction. Help??

If you quit once you know how to do it. Just fight the urge. Don't let it control you.

Arranna1212

I'm almost dying of laughter at some of these posts. Diet soda isn't bad for you. Unless you're drinking 20 cans of soda a day, I'm pretty sure you have nothing to worry about OP. *drinks diet Dr. Pepper* mmmm....

chard_muncher

I quit all soda a few months ago. Then I quit smoking. I started having one can of diet soda in the afternoons, which turned into one in the afternoon and one at night with dinner. I am 100 lbs overweight and am well aware of the relationship between obesity and diet soda. I am up to 2 liters or more a day. How do I quit? I crave the stuff. I dream about drinking it. I kid you not, this is a full blown addiction. Help??

This all strikes me as a little melodramatic. I don't mean to minimize your control issues, but it's really not a big deal (health wise) to drink 2L of diet soda a day. If you always end up trading one addictive behavior for another, I would just settle on diet soda and call it a day. It's certainly better than smoking or drinking regular soda. If you're trying to lose weight, don't worry so much about the diet soda and focus on the rest of your diet (no pun intended?) and exercise.