Breaking A 4 Liter Per Day Diet Pepsi Habit That Spanned 30

I was a Diet Pepsi addict-- literally.

I drank it around the clock. I would have one on my night stand. I would carry one into the shower. I would always keep one or two in my purse.

People in town would joke, "If you didn't have a Diet Pepsi in your hand I don't think I'd recognize you."

And I was fat.

Then I read that aspertame stimulates the taste buds and-- even though the soda has no calories-- it makes you hungrier and you eat more.

Ugh! Just my luck!

And I had just started my diet, so that was definitely going to work against me.

So, after drinking 4 liters per day for well over 30 years-- I quit cold turkey. I haven't had one in 2-1/2 months.

I have drank almost nothing but water.

I found that I missed the fizz, though, and bought some La Croix sparkling water. They have no calories, no sweeteners (artificial or otherwise), no sodium, no caffeine. Just sparkling water with a slight lemon taste.

And I liked them-- a lot. But they cost $3.99/12-pack. I decided that I could live without them at that price.

Then, as an experiment, I bought some store-brand seltzer water and poured in about an ounce of "Real Lemon"-- and it tasted exactly the same!

So now I buy 1 liter bottles of store brand seltzer for 59 cents each and drink one bottle per day in addition to all the water I drink-- and I find I don't even think about Diet Pepsi anymore.

And since I gave up the D.P. I find that I sleep better, I'm not nearly as hungry-- oh yeah-- and I lost 45 pound in 11 weeks!

There was a lot of diet and exercise that played into that, as well, but breaking my addiction to Diet Pepsi was a big important piece, for me.

I'm far from skinny-- I still have more to lose-- but guys have been giving me lots of attention over the past few weeks and I am plenty motivated to keep finding ways to eat and drink healthier-- and reach my ideal weight.

Food is fuel-- and I have been pee-ing in my gas tank for far too long.

No more, though. From now on it's nothing but premium grade fuel.

-Chelle