Going off Diet Coke...
NickyCat101
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Today is day one...I am really sleepy at this point and want one soooo bad. The free ones at work sitting in the fridge call to me. I can do it though! If people can quit smoking or drinking, I can quit diet coke. I have had 3 more glasses of water today than usual. 
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That is my next step. There is a lot of conflicting information out there....what are the best reasons to give up diet soft drinks?0
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I love this! Good job! You can stay off of it! I had a coke today after not having any for about a week or so and... It tasted like cough syrup.0
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Good for you! This is my vice also. Working on the sugar vice, then I will work on this one. Keep going you can do it.0
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Great job!! You can do it!!0
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Ugh! I hate trying to get off the Soda. Picking up some Crystal Light or flavored water will help. Sometimes you just need a little "oopmh" other than water.
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You can do it! You have lost 23 lbs already which is a great job! You can avoid the Diet Coke!0
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takes about 4 days to stop the cravings. Way to go....Blessings...Diana:flowerforyou:0
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How many were you having before?
I still drink diet soda. Hasn't set me back at all0 -
Just think, Carbon is a bi-product of your body. Its a waste your body produces performing its natural functions, and then expels. What your drinking is your bodies garbage0
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I kicked Coke Zero about 6 weeks ago...and you really do lose the taste for it quickly! I never liked Diet Coke, but discovered Coke Zero about 5 years ago and became a junkie. As to the best reasons to give up diet soda...studies show that people who drink diet soda are more likely to develop metabolic syndrome, a precursor to Type II diabetes. One theory is that your body tastes something sweet and releases insulin to break down the sugar...but with diet soda, there is no sugar to be found, so you develop cravings due to the insulin surge. Hang in there!!0
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The diet coke is probably worse for you than the smoking or drinking! Of course, I'm a coffee and tea drinker too. I still get my caffeine when I need it. I'll drink a bottle maybe 3 times a week if I'm feeling really hungry and want that "full" feeling to get me through til dinner.
It's like anything (alcohol, etc.), you don't have to totally give it up, just moderate it.
And yes...you can do it!0 -
you can do it! I too was a Diet Coke -aholic, switched to a weak Crystal Light and now just water! I don't miss them at all.0
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I usually treat myself to one once a week to soda (20 oz) & I just drink more water.. Funny thing is, Diet Soda, I've notice, I guess because of the sodium, you seem fuller afterwards.0
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The diet coke is probably worse for you than the smoking or drinking! Of course, I'm a coffee and tea drinker too. I still get my caffeine when I need it. I'll drink a bottle maybe 3 times a week if I'm feeling really hungry and want that "full" feeling to get me through til dinner.
It's like anything (alcohol, etc.), you don't have to totally give it up, just moderate it.
And yes...you can do it!
seriously? worse then drinking/smoking? LOL0 -
You can do it. I was hard-core diet coke, caffeine free through, like 6 cans a day. I didn't think it affected me, but now that I've stoped my cravings have stopped too! I've had 2 in the last 3 months, and each time after I drink one, I want something sweet to eat. Not worth it to me. I actually LIKE water now!! Good Luck, the first three or 4 days are the worst!!0
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That is my next step. There is a lot of conflicting information out there....what are the best reasons to give up diet soft drinks?
#1 reason fo rme is Aspartame, it reduces seratonin in the brain.
Caffiene addiction
Phosphoric Acid, damage to the digestive track & poor digestion of food
Weight gain (yes diet coke can make u gain weight)
Diabetes
Chances of osteoporosis
Your TEETH!!
Kidney Damage
Increased blood pressure
Liver problems!
Possible Cell Damage
N thats just to name some of my reasons.... Do i really need to add more?0 -
I was drinking about five Diet Cokes a day and the day before I quit I had two so I wouldn't have such a headache when I quit. Since then Aug. 6th I haven't had one. I rarely think about it even when I reach into a fridge and they are sitting there. But the other day I was at my SILs house and her husband opened a Diet Coke and when I heard that sound something in my just lept. (My inner demon apparently.) I ignored it and the craving left. I thought I'd never be successful but I have been, for more than 3 months. My daughters have been off it for 6 and 7 years and it was always around the house. They just made the choice. You can do this. Free means no money. It doesn't mean there is no cost to your health. You can do this.0
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Good for you! So good for you to be off that stuff. The caffiene plus the carbonation literally sucks the magnesium out of your bones.. terrible for anyone prone to osteoporosis or osteoarthritis. And don't even get me started on the sugar or fake sweetened... terrible for ya in my personal opinion, especially in high quantity.
I haven't had a soda in years at this point, good riddance! My favorite replacements are:
Alacer brand "EmergenC" fizzy vitamin C powdered drink.. you get it packets or boxes of packets at the grocery or health food store. The raspberry flavored one is really good. They have a *little* sugar but no caffeine and they have lots of good vitamins and are only 20 calories a glass.
Also, if you can find flavored seltzer water at your grocery.. just make sure it is the type with no sugars.
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I gave up all carbonation in June 2009 and have never looked back. Now if I even taste a soft drink I can taste the soda water, yuck! And they are soooo nastily sweet.
Using Crystal Lite helped me tremendously! So many flavors, sugarfree!
I also no longer use regular, white, refined sugar for anything. I've fallen for Truvia, it's amazing.
And if you're only giving up diet coke, not caffeine, then add an iced tea or a cup of coffee a day into your diet. If you're doing a diet that is high protein, the coffee will actually help keep you regular. (TMI, I know
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Good luck! You can do it!0 -
According to several studies I read, drinking Coke Zero in moderation doesn't really pose any health risks. It's not really "good" for you, in that there's no nutritional value to it, but unless you're drinking a lot of it, it's not really counter-productive to losing weight or getting healthy. On the other hand, if you give it up and don't miss it, and are getting healthy, why go back? 0
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I stopped too. Recently though have been drinking perrier. Satisfies the fizzy part.0
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This is my fourth day without a Diet Pepsi. I had headaches the first day, but have been doing ok since. I usually have a glass of water with MiO flavoring in it and then plain water the rest of the day. It's working out so far. Good luck to you! You can do this!! 0
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Thanks for all the wonderful supportive messages and tips! You all are wonderful.
I drink at least 6-8 cans of Diet Coke a day (usually 4-6 at night alone). Once I wasn't paying attention while studying and I drank 12 in one sitting. I was so high on caffeine the room started moving. Lets just say I haven't repeated that episode again.
I have digestion issues, insulin resistance (my body puts out too much insulin), and other problems that the diet coke only makes worse. I ordered some Chai tea today, will see how that goes.
Any good ideas for Iced tea drinks (I hate regular ice tea)? Good luck to everyone doing the same thing, or thinking about it, and congratulations to those who are off the stuff!0 -
I am one month out being a 6 to 8 cans of diet coke (diet anything) for 9 years and before that I was a reg. coke addict. The first week is the hardest but keep it up. feel so much better not drinking it! I drink entirely water now with an occasional cup of hot tea. Keep up the good work:)0
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Hello, if you are stopping diet coke for health reasons then try researching the pros/cons to not drinking diet soda to help you stay away from it ( ...If that is what you believe.) Otherwise if you are just trying to break a habit then tell yourself that it's not worth it and stay strong.
Maybe try not to stop cold turkey but slowly wean yourself off? "I won't have 3 Diet Cokes today but I'll have 2" ..then 1, then half, and then none? Good Job on your hard work and weightloss so far. Keep it up : )0 -
What? You do realize that everything that lives has carbon in it? Why do you think something turns black when you burn it? That burn on a steak must be garbage then. Massive eye roll here.Just think, Carbon is a bi-product of your body. Its a waste your body produces performing its natural functions, and then expels. What your drinking is your bodies garbage
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And that's from a Peer reviewed clinical study? What's the dosage amount needed for these symptoms?That is my next step. There is a lot of conflicting information out there....what are the best reasons to give up diet soft drinks?
#1 reason fo rme is Aspartame, it reduces seratonin in the brain.
Caffiene addiction
Phosphoric Acid, damage to the digestive track & poor digestion of food
Weight gain (yes diet coke can make u gain weight)
Diabetes
Chances of osteoporosis
Your TEETH!!
Kidney Damage
Increased blood pressure
Liver problems!
Possible Cell Damage
N thats just to name some of my reasons.... Do i really need to add more?
A.C.E. Certified Personal Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition0 -
And that's from a Peer reviewed clinical study? What's the dosage amount needed for these symptoms?That is my next step. There is a lot of conflicting information out there....what are the best reasons to give up diet soft drinks?
#1 reason fo rme is Aspartame, it reduces seratonin in the brain.
Caffiene addiction
Phosphoric Acid, damage to the digestive track & poor digestion of food
Weight gain (yes diet coke can make u gain weight)
Diabetes
Chances of osteoporosis
Your TEETH!!
Kidney Damage
Increased blood pressure
Liver problems!
Possible Cell Damage
N thats just to name some of my reasons.... Do i really need to add more?
A.C.E. Certified Personal Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
HHmmm im sure most people drink soda for YEARS or decades and it leads up too these issues.
Anybody can put a label on themselves and at like a certifed trainer, fitness member, ect ect....
it dont make u anymore intellegent then the rest of us... nor does it give u the okay to go around questioning everybodys reasoing for not drinking diet soda anymore.0 -
20+ years right now. No issues. Don't make a strawman argument on my credentials, I asked if the information you opined on has valid PEER REVIEWED CLINICAL STUDY statistics. If not then you're spreading anecdotal evidence.HHmmm im sure most people drink soda for YEARS or decades and it leads up too these issues.
Anybody can put a label on themselves and at like a certifed trainer, fitness member, ect ect....
it dont make u anymore intellegent then the rest of us... nor does it give u the okay to go around questioning everybodys reasoing for not drinking diet soda anymore.
I couldn't care less if you or others gave it up. That's your choice. What I do care about is people spreading misinformation that isn't true and other readers beating themselves up because they might actually believe it. It's called responsibility.
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20+ years right now. No issues. Don't make a strawman argument on my credentials, I asked if the information you opined on has valid PEER REVIEWED CLINICAL STUDY statistics. If not then you're spreading anecdotal evidence.HHmmm im sure most people drink soda for YEARS or decades and it leads up too these issues.
Anybody can put a label on themselves and at like a certifed trainer, fitness member, ect ect....
it dont make u anymore intellegent then the rest of us... nor does it give u the okay to go around questioning everybodys reasoing for not drinking diet soda anymore.
I couldn't care less if you or others gave it up. That's your choice. What I do care about is people spreading misinformation that isn't true and other readers beating themselves up because they might actually believe it. It's called responsibility.
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IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
Well this was information that I learned in my HEALTH & NUTRITION class.
Also confirmed by my doctor.
Just because YOU havent had any issues drinking soda, dont mean NOBODY else will.
Right?!
& if you dont care if me or others gave it up then why are you on this thread?! That is the topic of discussion.0
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