Diet Pepsi is addicting... literally

cmonskinnylovee
cmonskinnylovee Posts: 339
edited October 2 in Food and Nutrition
I'm pretty sure that diet Pepsi, and all other diet drinks, have a chemical in them that keep people addicted. Because I seriously have been able to give up all the other bad things I used to eat/drink- except diet pepsi. Which I find very ironic

Does anyone else believe this, or have proof that it is?

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  • pnieuw
    pnieuw Posts: 473
    Yea, it's called caffeine.
  • ckncj
    ckncj Posts: 183 Member
    Yea, it's called caffeine.

    LOL
  • wcasie
    wcasie Posts: 299 Member
    yeah i agree. it is probably the caffiene. sometimes i think it is just the carbination i like but if i switch to tea i don't miss the diet pepsi as much but i still want it
  • BrianJLamb
    BrianJLamb Posts: 239 Member
    Isn't the word addictive?
  • coonay172
    coonay172 Posts: 1
    Yes, it took me years to realize I was so addicted to diet drinks. In January I gave up diet soda and now drink coffee for caffeine!! Now when I drink a regular pepsi or coke I don't drink very much of it like I would drink the diet pepsi!
  • mrowrmeowmrowr
    mrowrmeowmrowr Posts: 288 Member
    I drink caffeine-free...and I still feel addicted.

    I think I just like the bubbles.
  • cmonskinnylovee
    cmonskinnylovee Posts: 339
    Yea, it's called caffeine.

    If I was addicted to caffeine I would also be addicted to coffee which I gave up because it made me sick, correct?

    And the black tea that I only drink once every couple of weeks.
  • laurad1406
    laurad1406 Posts: 341
    it was harder for me to give up diet coke than it was when I quit smoking.

    I have a cup of tea once or twice a day if i need a pick me up at work, but it definitely doesnt stop the craving for a DC haha. But, i've been over 3 months without one.
  • cmonskinnylovee
    cmonskinnylovee Posts: 339
    Isn't the word addictive?

    Both are correct, depending on the context. Either could work in this situation though.
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    Yea, it's called caffeine.
    Except my mom is quite addicted to the caffeine-free diet coke/pepsi. She drinks a TON each day.
  • spyro88
    spyro88 Posts: 472 Member
    I think it's the bubbles for me actually, cos I can switch between Pepsi Max (caffeinated) and say Sprite Zero or 7Up Free (no caffeine) and be fine, but if I try to give up fizzy drinks altogether it's really hard. It's just hard to find drinks that aren't as boring as water but don't have loads of calories, that aren't fizzy!
  • cmonskinnylovee
    cmonskinnylovee Posts: 339
    Yes, it took me years to realize I was so addicted to diet drinks. In January I gave up diet soda and now drink coffee for caffeine!! Now when I drink a regular pepsi or coke I don't drink very much of it like I would drink the diet pepsi!

    Regular soda makes me retch, ugh o.o But I cannot decide which one is worse for you- regular or diet! haha
  • cmonskinnylovee
    cmonskinnylovee Posts: 339
    I drink caffeine-free...and I still feel addicted.

    I think I just like the bubbles.

    I don't know if you meant it this way, but this post made me giggle c:

    I also like the bubbles, I have a very sensitive stomach and when it's upset I feel like the carbonation calms it down.
  • u2fergus
    u2fergus Posts: 422 Member
    Yea, it's called caffeine.

    If I was addicted to caffeine I would also be addicted to coffee which I gave up because it made me sick, correct?

    And the black tea that I only drink once every couple of weeks.

    It's not the caffeine... it's the experience. I can do just fine with or without caffeine in pop or anything else, but I can't even be in the same room when someone cracks open a can of diet coke or pepsi. I guess everybody is different in what they can and can't handle, but for me, I have to completely go cold turkey and never have it again.
  • mvandommelen
    mvandommelen Posts: 71
    I like the carbination bc I can drink diet sierra mist too. I need something besides water all day and I dont want the calories from juice :)
  • spyro88
    spyro88 Posts: 472 Member
    Isn't the word addictive?

    Both are correct, depending on the context. Either could work in this situation though.

    It should be addictive. Addicting is a verb, not an adjective.
  • philOHIO
    philOHIO Posts: 520 Member
    cut it down gradually. I also do this for the "good stuff I hate", by sneaking it in tastier foods.
  • laurad1406
    laurad1406 Posts: 341
    Isn't the word addictive?

    Both are correct, depending on the context. Either could work in this situation though.

    It should be addictive. Addicting is a verb, not an adjective.

    Addicting is the participle adjective of the verb to addict, just as annoying is the participle adjective of the verb to annoy. I don't think anyone would say that you can't describe someone as annoying, and similarly it is OK to describe TV as addicting.
    A quick tip is that you can generally tell whether a word ending with -ing is a verb or a participle adjective by testing whether you can add a modifier such as very in front of it. If you can't, then it is a verb; if you can, then it is a participle adjective. In the sentence Television is addicting, it would be fine to add very and say, “Television is very addicting,” so that means it is probably a participle adjective in this case.
    So I hope it's clear that it is correct to say both that television is addictive and that television is addicting

    Regardless, I definitely think DC is addictING OP! Don't feel bad haha
  • karinaes
    karinaes Posts: 570 Member
    anything "diet" is in actuality worse than its counterpart. the diet pepsi is probably making you gain weight or not allowing you to lose as much weight as you should be. AND anything diet has worse sweeteners that are detrimental to your body like aspartame & sucralose ... slowly giving you stomach ulcers and oxidizing your body.
  • spyro88
    spyro88 Posts: 472 Member

    Addicting is the participle adjective of the verb to addict, just as annoying is the participle adjective of the verb to annoy. I don't think anyone would say that you can't describe someone as annoying, and similarly it is OK to describe TV as addicting.
    A quick tip is that you can generally tell whether a word ending with -ing is a verb or a participle adjective by testing whether you can add a modifier such as very in front of it. If you can't, then it is a verb; if you can, then it is a participle adjective. In the sentence Television is addicting, it would be fine to add very and say, “Television is very addicting,” so that means it is probably a participle adjective in this case.
    So I hope it's clear that it is correct to say both that television is addictive and that television is addicting

    Regardless, I definitely think DC is addictING OP! Don't feel bad haha

    I know what a participle adjective is, I did my degree in English Language & Linguistics. But it doesn't mean every word ending in -ing is one, and I don't think addicting counts :P I disagree that you can say "Television is addicting", so of course I also disagree that you can say "Television is very addicting" lol.

    Maybe it is a UK/ American divide, but "addicting" as an adjective is kind of redundant, as we already have "addictive". "Annoying" serves a purpose.. we can't say "Television is annoyive". "Annoying" is the only word you can use in that context.

    Anyway we are a little off topic now I believe :P
  • laurad1406
    laurad1406 Posts: 341

    I know what a participle adjective is, I did my degree in English Language & Linguistics. But it doesn't mean every word ending in -ing is one, and I don't think addicting counts :P I disagree that you can say "Television is addicting", so of course I also disagree that you can say "Television is very addicting" lol.

    Maybe it is a UK/ American divide, but "addicting" as an adjective is kind of redundant, as we already have "addictive". "Annoying" serves a purpose.. we can't say "Television is annoyive". "Annoying" is the only word you can use in that context.

    Anyway we are a little off topic now I believe :P

    haha well i definitely did not type that myself, definitely found it online! I only pasted it to help get everyone back on topic haha! thanks for clarifying! Although I may just start using "annoyive", it has a very nice ring to it....
  • jk051861
    jk051861 Posts: 41 Member
    Why do you have to give it up?
  • cmonskinnylovee
    cmonskinnylovee Posts: 339
    Isn't the word addictive?

    Both are correct, depending on the context. Either could work in this situation though.

    It should be addictive. Addicting is a verb, not an adjective.

    Which means that both are correct. Diet Pepsi IS addictive but it is also addicting. It has the quality of being addictive, but is also addicting in itself.
  • Kimdbro
    Kimdbro Posts: 922 Member
    Yea, it's called caffeine.
    I love you right now. Haha, well done.
  • Kimdbro
    Kimdbro Posts: 922 Member
    Isn't the word addictive?

    Both are correct, depending on the context. Either could work in this situation though.

    It should be addictive. Addicting is a verb, not an adjective.

    Which means that both are correct. Diet Pepsi IS addictive but it is also addicting. It has the quality of being addictive, but is also addicting in itself.
    offensive to Jr. High language arts teachers

    Seriously, this is petty.... who gives a rotten F -:explode: ?!
  • BrianJLamb
    BrianJLamb Posts: 239 Member
    Isn't the word addictive?

    Both are correct, depending on the context. Either could work in this situation though.

    It should be addictive. Addicting is a verb, not an adjective.

    Which means that both are correct. Diet Pepsi IS addictive but it is also addicting. It has the quality of being addictive, but is also addicting in itself.

    I think the real deal here is that diet soft drinks are ADDICTIVE.
    If you want to use ADDICTING, then you would say Diet soda is an addicting drink....or record numbers of people are consuming diet pepsi. It is because they are addicting drinks.
  • BrianJLamb
    BrianJLamb Posts: 239 Member
    And as an aside, I wasn't being petty and it isn't a huge deal, but I felt like asking the question. I have heard a lot of people say "addicting" and it doesn't make the most sense to me. I know that this isn't formal language class and I know that a good majority of people feel like language and word use doesn't matter, but I also don't feel that it hurts to suggest the correct use of a word to someone in passing. Almost like a pay it forward. Someone says something here about keeping a spoken language alive, someone passes it on to a friend and before you know it, the United States is no longer rated 500 out of 1000 in reading, only directly above Estonia and 75 points lower than Mexico.
  • HMonsterX
    HMonsterX Posts: 3,000 Member
    Doesn't Diet Pepsi cause Cancer?

    :popcorn:
  • BrianJLamb
    BrianJLamb Posts: 239 Member
    That is a cute kittie pic
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