pop, tea or water??

Tea. Green tea is especially beneficial while "dieting".

Real tea.
Diet pop isn't good for you at all. My opinion, try your best to stay away from it.
But you should realllly try to make yourself drink more water, you need it. You'll get used to it eventually.

I can't seem to get the water down either....I LOVE diet soda.

Crystal Light is just as bad for you as diet soda. All it basically is, is aspartame.

There's a Great Value brand that's sweetened with stevia, a natural sweetener. Go for that instead if you want a lower sugar substitute.

Hands down, tea is better; in my opinion at least. I drink a glass of tea every night with my dinner. But, I don't mind drinking water either.

Try lemoning up your water. You could have some fun with it. Try soaking berries in a pitcher of water overnight. It give the water this light berry taste. Cucumber water is delicious. I love me some unsweetened tea. I stopped sweetening it to try to appreciate the more subtle flavors of the tea when I was a teenager and man o man have my taste buds adjusted. Sweetened tea is just gross unless it's the perfect southern sweet tea. I still have trouble with plain water. I end up just filling up a glass and chugging.

I put a few drops if lime juice in my water. Not a treat, but not as boring.

this fitness camp i went to last year provided us with tons of water.. they put fresh fruit berries /lemons /or oranges in it .. was pretty good but fresh iced water is fine with me .. now that im trying to lose body fat i ramped it up and i drink green tea with lemon because there are claimes that it helps..ive adjusted to the taste .,i figure it this way...my way didnt work so im trying everyone's way that did work and see where i go from there.. im so used to drinking water i never think about it anymore.. i drink it like we breathe.. can the pop because its no good for you in any way shape or form. you will get through it and learn to find something healthier that works for you.. i put my water ina gallon jug every day and that sucker never leaves my side . by the end of the day its usally all gone or gone all together

Diet soda has less than 70 mg for a 20 oz bottle. That is not high by any means if you look at what is in meat, cheese, canned food, any processed food, etc.

what about the flavoured water? the kinda in a bottle?

Tea or water is much better for you. Try flavoring your water with a splash of juice, or some fresh lemon, lime, mint, or cucumber. You might also look at Sparkling Mineral Water (i.e. Calistoga Mineral Water) as an option for a beverage.

Obviously, the sugar content in regular soda is not good! Diet sodas "trick" our natural feedback loops - and ultimately can lead to long term weight gain. Basically, when we taste the artificial sweet stuff, our brains associate that with calories/energy. Yet - there is no calories/energy in it, which messes up that "feed back loop." Over time, this can alter our brain's perception of caloric intake - which tends to lead to over eating. Additionally, it was shown in MRI scans that when people ate real sugar, a portion of the brain was activated. Yes when they ate fake sugar... it didn't activate. Ultimately, this showed that real sugar satisfies the "sweet tooth" where fake stuff doesn't. Again, this leads to over eating habits. It's interesting stuff... I'm doing a crappy job explaining! But all and all - diet soda is not good!

In addition to naturally flavored water, teas are nice. They come in so many great flavors these days! Try a variety... I bet you'll find some you like. I love peppermint tea. I also like spice teas (like Zhena's Gypsy Firelight Chai). Good luck!