how did you get rid of diet soda?

I think how you quit diet soda depends on why you want to quit diet soda. I think most people either object to the artificial sweetener, or they object to the caffeine. In my case, I've quit more than once, and first because I wanted to get rid of caffeine, next time because I didn't want the sweetener. Currently, I think moderate caffeine is OK, but the sweetener, isn't, so I took up drinking black coffee, two cups per day. My first cup tasted bad to me, so I had to kind of struggle through it, but I quickly started liking it. Since I took up coffee, I find I'm also drinking MUCH more water than I did previously, so that's good, too. I haven't tried all the sources of coffee out there yet, but so far, I think McDonald's regular, normal-type coffee is both good and fairly cheap.

On the other hand, if it's the caffeine you want to drop, you could try caffeine-free diet sodas. I've never used them, but I'm sure lots of people do.

Finally, if it's both the caffeine AND the sweetener ... well, water's a good deal. (That's how I quit when I thought caffeine was a bad thing for me.) For the first day or two, you might experience caffeine-withdrawal headaches and a sort of fuzzy. out-of-focus feeling, but that passes quickly, and the headache's why they make acetaminophen.

Best of luck to you!

I used to drink 7 cans of regular Coke a day. I gradually weaned myself down to 5 then 3 now I am down to one first thing in the morning. (I don't like coffee so it's my caffeine fix) The calories were killing me! At first I rotated from drinking a can of coke then a glass of sweet tea (which is same calories as a coke!) then I found Fruit2o, fruit flavored bottled water. It's clear like water, but tastes like a fruit drink. My goal is to eventually wean myself to plain water. Walmart also has liter bottles of sparking flavored water. The lemon one tastes like Diet Sprite to me. I have one glass of that sometimes if I need a fizzy fix.

I gave it up for Lent too!

I'm in the process of kicking the habit. Sparkling water is helping a ton.

Just stop buying it! Give yourself about 30 days and you won't even miss it. It's junk and not good for you. Doesn't mean I don't have one a couple of times a year, but I rarely even finish it. You'll save money and improve your health. You can do it. look at all of us that have. And I quit about 4 years ago, after drininkg about a 12 pack of Diet Coke a day for several years. I've even learned to like milk!

Do you have fruit "tea" in your country? AKA fruit infusions.

I have blackcurrant ones and strawberry, and there are many others. No carbs, no calories and no caffeine.

Put two bags into a half pint of boiling water and leave to infuse for a good half hour.

Top up to the pint with sparkling water.

Voila -- a fizzy, sweet, fruity drink for zero calories or carbs.

I gave up Coke Zero ONLY because of the studies that I have ready about Aspartame. The digestive issues that it causes and the other health related issues were enough for me to quit. Now I only drink water and black coffee. It was hard but soooo worth it.

I am a Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi addict. I am going to try the water with fruit juice approach. My last 2-liter is in the fridge. When it's gone.....it's gone. Several people have told me that the artificial sweeteners are treated just like sugar in your body. Lots of recent press on this. Not worth the risk.

I switched to caffeine free diet Pepsi. When I went out to eat I would order a water with lemon. So that cut down my soda intake to about 10 a day. I was careful not to have caffeine soda once I broke the addiction. I substituted Diet Sierra Mist / Sprite when I could, or even root beer. Then diet Coke and diet Pepsi started tasting funny. I bought a Brita filter water bottle and started drinking from that. It took a year of actively trying to break the habit, but I have been soda free for over 6 months.

I have come to suspect that diet soda is formulated to be quite addictive. I found that cold turkey was the best. Once I kept it out of the house and just said no, it became easy. It only takes one for me to cause me to crave more and more. I now drink a lot of green tea, of which there are different flavours, and it's healthy too. Good luck!

Sparking water with lemon got me over my soda habit. The bubbles really helped!

It can take some time. I kicked that monkey on my back at least 12 years ago. I might have 2 sodas a year--maybe. I switched to unsweetened black and green iced tea as my go to beverage. I don't want to drink my calories and I find it very satisfying. I try to drink only calorie free drinks and try to avoid artificial sweeteners so I opt for coffee/tea/water and 100% juices when I need something to drink. Good luck---