What?? No Diet Soda?

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  • anacsitham5
    anacsitham5 Posts: 814 Member
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    I will be starting my "no diet soda" next week. I am not looking forward to it. When I'm having my tasty popcorn snack, water doesn't sound like a good mix. Is Perrier ok? I only drink the diet soda for the carbonation. I know Perrier is high in sodium but I am always under in that category and have really low blood pressure anyways. Hope the withdrawal headache doesn't last long.
  • ShellyMacchi
    ShellyMacchi Posts: 975 Member
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    awesome!!!! That really is a great accomplishment for sure!!!!
  • SusanMcAvoy
    SusanMcAvoy Posts: 445 Member
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    LOL regarding the person who posted about the beer!! hahaha
  • ShellyMacchi
    ShellyMacchi Posts: 975 Member
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    How come Diet Soda is so bad?

    http://www.organicauthority.com/foodie-buzz/diet-soda-makes-you-fat.html
  • suzieatkinson
    suzieatkinson Posts: 25
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    it has fake sugar in it and that sweetener makes you crave sweets and makes you hungry. I heard that drinking regular soda is actually better for you.

    I am no doctor or scientist but that is purely what I have heard.
  • Mad_Dog_Muscle
    Mad_Dog_Muscle Posts: 1,251 Member
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    How come Diet Soda is so bad?
    I will let someone else tell you all the bad things it does to the body, even though it has zero calories, it has all the bad chemicals.......Not saying I will stop completely forever, because there are certain foods I will want one with (going to the movies and having a big *kitten* bucket of popcorn for example...... I need my mini-keg of Coke Zero to go along with it!)..... BUT, i am going to try and stick this out as long as I can one day at a time... its my little thing to break my dependency on...... when I want one as a treat I will have it..... but for now, I am shooting for 1 month without and see where it takes me.............
  • AdamATGATT
    AdamATGATT Posts: 573 Member
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    Your kidneys will thank you.
  • Mad_Dog_Muscle
    Mad_Dog_Muscle Posts: 1,251 Member
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    i'm just starting that journey i'm in 3 days now with no pepsi max my headaches have started today though i hope they dont last too long!!
    I feel ya.... my headaches started day 3 too..... but on day 4 I felt great....... hope that happens for you too
  • Mad_Dog_Muscle
    Mad_Dog_Muscle Posts: 1,251 Member
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    Good work!

    Day 14 here with no soda. :glasses:
    Woo Hoo! Then this post is both of our celebration!! Congrats to you too! :drinker: :drinker:
  • AdamATGATT
    AdamATGATT Posts: 573 Member
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    Just calculated it up...185 (and counting) days without a soda.

    Not even a rum and coke.

    I don't think any of you understand how much that last one hurts. :sad:
  • JoeyTajzai
    JoeyTajzai Posts: 1,198 Member
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    Ok.. Time to try and go on without Diet Soda.
  • gemco
    gemco Posts: 129
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    well done! i'm on day 3, fun headache today! i've not actually thought about it other than that though which pleases me. i'm not going for a total ban, because i'll want one with alcohol at some point, and cinema like someone said, but as a rare treat rather than a daily drink.
  • Mad_Dog_Muscle
    Mad_Dog_Muscle Posts: 1,251 Member
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    Just calculated it up...185 (and counting) days without a soda.

    Not even a rum and coke.

    I don't think any of you understand how much that last one hurts. :sad:

    OK, great record there....... I am happy and sad for you at the same time..... I love my Captain & Coke! Gonna miss that........ :sad: :sad:
  • Ocarina
    Ocarina Posts: 1,550 Member
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    I quit drinking soda too awhile ago just due to it being expensive, kept me bloated and for some reason it makes me sweat???? Like a cold sweat of sticky grossness. I'm one that NEVER sweats, even when I work out, and when I wake up in the morning I go straight for the shower as I can't function for more then 5 minutes of being "unshowered". So... THANKFULLY the benefits for me are few far and between but if someone offers me a soda I will be polite and take one. Only if I absolutely have no other choice or feel it really fits the meal (popcorn/hotdogs/hamburger ect).

    If I yearn for a fizzy flavor which I do rarely I will purchase a fizzy water! Best of both worlds. :) Not sure if very healthy but helps satisfy that random craving.
  • tonicia
    tonicia Posts: 145 Member
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    Great job....that's my next goal...once I meet a weight mini goal (I still want that crutch for just a lil longer!) lol. One thing at a time! I've gone a year without it before...but that was before I started REALLY drinking it.
  • AmberBarrios
    AmberBarrios Posts: 394 Member
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    YEAH for you! I am still battling my DC habit. I only have one a day but I know that even one is not so good, but atleast it isn't the 2 or 3 liters that I used to drink in a day I replaced that with water. :)

    I am beggining to think that quitting smoking is going to be easier. LOL totally kidding there!
  • jenny7912
    jenny7912 Posts: 2 Member
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    I did the same. I gave up soda for lent and have not gone back. I can't believe it i thought it would have been harder than what it was! I feel soo much better!
  • Daisydeedee
    Daisydeedee Posts: 8
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    Ok so what about the flavored carbonated waters? Is that fall into the same category? Hennce the fact they are sugar free and zero calories. Or is it the same as a diet soda minus colored syrup? I too like many of you sometimes like that fizz. I'm really working hard on just drinking water and crystal light or Powerade Sugar free of course.
  • AdamATGATT
    AdamATGATT Posts: 573 Member
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    Just calculated it up...185 (and counting) days without a soda.

    Not even a rum and coke.

    I don't think any of you understand how much that last one hurts. :sad:

    OK, great record there....... I am happy and sad for you at the same time..... I love my Captain & Coke! Gonna miss that........ :sad: :sad:

    I shall begin work on a spiced non-soda drink that will mimic the flavor profile of Coke. For the sake of humanity.
  • xxjacqueline
    xxjacqueline Posts: 97 Member
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    I am attempting the same thing. But I haven't made it as long as you have. Good job!

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