Diet Coke Addicts Unite.

yea, but why would I want to cut something out that I love

yea, but why would I want to cut something out that I love

Everyone is different, but I notice when I cut back on drinking Diet Pepsi, which I freaking love, my skin on my face clears up. The more Diet soda (probably any soda or sugary drink would do it) I drink the worse my skin is.

I went from drinking one or two a day to..... usually 2 a week. Sometimes less.

But Diet Coke (or pepsi imo) is SO DAMN GOOD

I've been addicted to Diet Coke for years. At my worst I could easily go through 6 330ml cans a day. It was my only source my hydration.

I've not been successful at quitting completely yet but I have scaled back massively. I allow myself one small 150ml can to start the morning. Sometimes I will have a 330ml can later in the day but if I don't have it, it doesn't bother me. I'm calling this a success! I'm hoping to cut down even more soon (to save money more than anything), but I'm just not in a position to deal with the headaches right now and if a small can in the morning keeps me going so be it.

Yeah I used to rely on it but stopped buying it. Mum bought me an 8 pack which I finished today and I won't buy more for a week or so so that my body doesn't think it needs it

I used to be very much addicted to the stuff; I would shamelessly consume a 24 pack within a few days, barely ate real food since I was basically using DC as a meal replacement (didn't intend that at the time, but in retrospect I see that's exactly what I did). Now, I've been off the stuff for 3 years - I made it my new year's resolution one year to stop it, and... I did! It's definitely possible to stop! And now, I cannot STAND the stuff. Just takes some time and a lot of persistence! You can definitely do it!

I've been addicted to Diet Coke for years. At my worst I could easily go through 6 330ml cans a day. It was my only source my hydration.

If it makes you feel any better, if I am mindlessly working and not paying attention, I can easily blow through 12+

Im so glad someone made this thread! I have a MASSIVE diet coke addiction-my turning point was when i realised i had drank 26 litres of diet coke in one week!!. I usually go through 6 cans a day at least as well as buying the 500 ml bottles which id usually drink 2 of a day but sometimes more. I regularly fill black bin liners with empty diet coke cans and bottles and try to get rid of the evidence by putting it in the outside bin when my housemates are out of the house lol. I have tried to get better at it and am not buying multipacks anymore instead im buying 2 of the 500ml bottles and trying to make that my daily limit-its still a ltr a day but its an improvement. I have actually given up smoking a year and a half ago and i honestly find this to be almost as difficult! I crave it as if im dying of thirst if i dont have it, i get grumpy and to me if ive run out of diet coke when im having a night in the night is a bit ruined-ill go out of my way to go to the 24 hr shop late at night to get my 'fix'. I swear there is something in it thats addicitive! ive met others who have had the same issue with it but i dont know many who have the same issue with regular coke??

I find i drink it the way people drink water-some have water on hand all day-i have diet coke on hand ALL day. I need to cut way back for moneys sake but also my teeth are suffering, i have weak teeth due to health issues but diet coke makes things a lot worse and it also discolours them. Im trying to add water in instead because diet coke is my only source of hydration right now.

Is anyone else as bad as me with their diet coke addicition??

I stopped drinking diet coke two years ago when I became pregnant. When I tried it again after my pregnancy, it just tasted like a bunch of chemicals! Funny thing this was posted. Last night I drove around for an hour because every single store was closed. (it was only 8pm!) Before coming home I thought...boy, that was rough. I'm going to treat myself to an overpriced gas station diet coke. So I did. And it was awful. It is possible to kick the habit...but then again I live in Germany...and even regular coke here tastes bad.

I HAVE to quit....I stopped drinking alcohol in 1994 and have been sober almost 20 years, but I picked up Diet Coke after I left alcohol and I drink 2-4 L a day depending...now that I am getting older, it is starting to turn on me with the weight gain, cravings, feeling crappie, and I am getting tired of lugging it home from the store and getting the shakes if I don't have it in the house, etc. I am considering cold turkey because since I really believe I am addicted to the sweetener and chemicals therein, trying to wean down would do no good. I would just keep going up and down with it. Any thoughts??? Diet Coke or Diet Pepsi, whichever is on sale. Preferably Diet Coke! Love the stuff.

Coke Zero Vanilla = Godly

I used to be a huge diet coke drinker. In my teen years I drank around 8-10 cans a day (this was 20-25 years ago). I lowered my intake over the years to just a few a day, but I never skipped a day. I drank it when I woke up and throughout the day, usually until about 4pm when I had to stop or the caffeine would keep my awake at night. When I was pregnant with my last child 4 years ago I was determined to kick the habit for good. I drank a ton of seltzer water as a replacement and I remember thinking about diet coke, craving it, and having to stop myself from buying it. That lasted a couple of months and then it got easier... I only craved it when we went to restaurants and other people were drinking big icy fountain sodas. But I kept at it. And then something really awesome happened. I just completely stopped caring about it entirely. It's been probably 2 or 3 years since I've even thought about diet coke. I have zero desire anymore. In fact we stopped at a mini mart on our way out of town to take a hike today. My kids needed to use the bathroom. I stood there waiting for them and scanned the beverage cooler and saw a huge wall of diet coke and it reminded me that I used to be powerless against the stuff. It was 96 degrees today and it didn't sound remotely appealing. I don't even need seltzer as a replacement anymore. I just drink water during the day and it's fine.

So, I just thought I'd share. I remember posting on a forum years ago about trying to quit diet coke and struggling. And here I am, on the other side - the cravings go away completely eventually and it's totally doable.

yea, but why would I want to cut something out that I love

Everyone is different, but I notice when I cut back on drinking Diet Pepsi, which I freaking love, my skin on my face clears up. The more Diet soda (probably any soda or sugary drink would do it) I drink the worse my skin is.

I went from drinking one or two a day to..... usually 2 a week. Sometimes less.

But Diet Coke (or pepsi imo) is SO DAMN GOOD

I got the dry skin, too. Mind you, when I got those, I was drinking nothing but soda, and easily killing 1-2 two liters (yes you read that right) a day. Most of it would be around my nose.

It, also, messed with my appetite. (People think only diet soda does... which is kind of cute)

I drink 1-2 bottles a day now. Not liters, either. I don't plan on giving them up soon. I like the taste, I enjoy it. It gives me a change of pace from water.

I, also, find that diet soda is a LOT less addicting than regular (in my case, anyway). When I drank non-diet, it had to be Dr Pepper. I was addicted to it. When I drink diet, it doesn't matter what kind it is. All i want is the caffeine and/or the carbonation.

Update from my post in April: I have had 2 or 3 Diet Cokes since then and now I feel like it tastes terrible. My last one was on my birthday, 6/22. I could only drink half of it and I got a headache almost immediately. Water for me, sometimes Crystal Lite when I make my own no carb/sugar Gatorade. So glad to have broken the addiction.