Hello my name is Katie and i'm addicted to Diet Coke

I am with you katie, I will say I have cut back some, and am trying to get more water in me but it tough!! Hang in there, us Diet Coke girls get through it!!

I was addicted too... well, to diet PEPSI

I quit by drinking (guzzling) water, often adding crystal lite for flavor. flavored seltzers are good too. or you could try polar's orange dry soda (the diet is only 15 cals and delicious), which at least is slightly better for you!

but whenever I wanted one I would make myself chug an entire water bottle... then if I reeeeeally still felt like it (not often, since that makes you full) I'd let myself. but honestly I'd take so long to drink the water that I'd forget about the craving, lol

I am the same way with Diet Dr. Pepper. I eventually stopped drinking them for about 2 to 3 weeks and experimented with different flavors of water. Then I started allowing myself so many a day.

..I am addicted to Diet Dr. Peper..and NORMAL mt.dew!! Diet dr. pepper is replacing mt. dew though..ah! I love the bubbles..the feel as the go down your throat!! lol

As a substitute..I'm drinknig waster with MiO in it...the strawberry watermelon is my fav..I think because of the sweetness it adds

Good luck!!! I'm down to one -two carbonated goodness-es a day!! You can do it!

Try drinking sparkling water while you work on decreasing or kicking your soda habit. That will at least give you the carbination. I think cutting back to one a day is very important too! Good luck!

Read some articles about aspartame If that don't scare the pants off you, cutting back and substituting some of your drinks with other options can help. Water, naturally is the best thing, but since you KNOW that already, how about a bottle of perrier.. fizzzzyyyyyy.. with a half cup of fruit juice mixed in.. cranberry.. orange.. you pick.

It's true, I'm addicted to diet coke! I love the taste and i love the caffeine! Problem is, i drink way, way too many a day. I know, i know, bad bad bad!

My question for all of you is this: how did you get past your diet coke addiction? What do you find is a good substitute?

I will say that i get on water kicks here and there so I'm not looking for water (lots and lots of water) as an answer.

Thanks everyone!!

lmfao i feel like your thing was talking to me because "hello my name is katie and im addicted to diet coke too " lol

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Artificial sweeteners are bad for you. Try unsweetened ice tea or flavored soda water with nothing in it. Trader Joe's sells it with lemon and it is quite tasty.

When I kicked my coke habit (not diet), I probably drank a ton of fruit juice for the first few weeks to a month to help with the cravings. I also drank flavored sparkling water without sugar or artificial sweetners (seltzer water or club soda with flavors), because I like the fizz and the flavors over plain water. I also drank a lot of Sobe Water made with stevia. And I avoided all caffeinated drinks to try to get rid of the caffeine addiction, but allowed myself some dark chocolate when the headache got too bad or I was really craving it. After a couple of weeks, those cravings went mostly away. I still had problems walking by the coke displays at the checkout lines of the supermarket for about 6 months. It's been a year now, and now I really don't miss it and I drink much more water then I used to. I don't drink as much juice. I still like sparkling water. Whole foods has some good sparkling water with different flavors. Good luck! This can be very hard. I tried several times before I finally succeeded. Oh, and I never ever have even one regular coke now, because for me the addiction was so bad that even one now would get me hooked again.

I'm another diet coke addict, I can't remember the last time I went a day without diet coke - really sad I know.
I'm trying to replace some of it with sugar free squash / cordial and sparkling flavoured water and it's going pretty well - I make sure I'm getting my daily water in as well as the diet cokes!
Another substitute is lilt zero and fanta zero for me - they're still full of rubbish but without the caffeine from diet coke.
PS. Good luck giving it up!! I may see how long I can go without a diet coke, see how hard it really is as I haven't even thought about giving it up in years!!!

I used to be SUPER addicted! I gave it up cold turkey for 3 months straight about a year and a half ago. Then, I slowly added it back in so that now I only have it once or twice a week (instead of once or twice a day). I do love the taste and so now it's become a little bit of a treat. I drink plain ol' ordinary water the rest of the time. Go cold turkey. It's like a band-aid...rip it off! Good luck!

I'm an addict, too. I think we need a support group!

I drink water with crystal lite in it. Then I will drink a soda at lunch and one in the afternoon. I drink more water, then another diet soda. My vice is dt mt dew, dt dr pepper and dt coke. Love them all. I make sure I have 96 oz of water (with crystal lite in them!) and then I feel like I can have as much dt soda as I want. Don't let the scares of artificial sweeteners scare you. They are ok. Some people choose to lose weight w/o the help of artificial sweeteners and some choose to have the help. I personally need the help b/c I have a sweet tooth. It helps me enjoy low calorie food and helps me keep my weight off!! Start rotating the water and the diet coke. You can still drink diet coke, just make sure you have enough water!!

Good luck!

I used to drink at least one a day and usually more. I decided right before New Years that I was going to do something and really stick with it. I decided to cut out all soda (with the exception of the occasional ginger ale or carbonated thing from Sonic) and I really just used will power.

I love the diet Arizona iced teas, I like hot tea, I'm drinking more natural fruit juice, and lots and lots and lots of water! If you want to spruce up the water there is this thing called "Mio" that you squirt into the water (it has NO calories) and it gives it a nice taste! Also, you could get a big pitcher and throw different fruits into the water to have fruity water (the acidity of lemons is supposed to be able to literally cut through fat particles and help to diminish them... if that's not motivating to drink water then I don't know what is!)