Diet Coke ok. Right...?

If it works for you, fantastic. My daily treat is two tiny squares of very dark, very rich chocolate. If someone tried to take my chocolate away, I'd rip his arms off. I will have a Coke Zero once or twice a month. I don't drink Diet Coke anymore because it makes me hungry.
I do drink La Croix almost every day. It's just carbonated water with natural flavor. It's not sweet at all but it satisfies the craving for something fizzy.

Yes it will.

Carbonated drinks (all of them, includes sparkling water, etc.) will turn the PH balance in your body to Acid. Which means, it's more difficult for your body to lose weight (courtesy of my Homeopathic Doctor)

Aspartame & other artificial sweeteners are also cancer-causing, and rot your teeth enamel and cause cavities as well.

That being said...

If you are a major cola fan (like me), I drink beverages that are caffeine free & sweetened with Splenda. The varieties sweetened with Spenda are increasing... Splenda is much better for you because it's made from actual sugarcane, not chemicals. It's more natural.

As a rule if a Homeopathic Doctor says something you know it is a load of rubbish. ergo, diet drinks are fine.

It's fine.

Ever pound I lost was soaked, saturated, marinated in Coke Zero. I PROMISE it won't slow your results.

^^THIS^^

Diet sodas don't have calories and sugar, but they do trick your body into craving sweets, and as noted above, screw up your body's insulin response. They make you fat by changing your metabolic system. When in doubt go with the basic rule: garbage in, garbage out.

I think one a day isn't too bad. It just depends on what you want to treat yourself with
I used to drink at least one regualr soda a day, and when I quit them cold turkey I lost 10lbs in a month! Now they don't even sound good to me. A few months ago I took two sips of a coke and thought I was going to get sick. Plus I know they aren't the most horrible thing in the world for you, but I never hear anything good about them....

http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/nutrition/healthy-eating/4-health-side-effects-of-diet-soda.html
http://www.livestrong.com/article/197759-the-effects-of-drinking-diet-pop/
http://www.emedexpert.com/tips/soft-drinks.shtml

I'm not one to tell someone what to put or not put in their body - that's a personal decision. If you drink it and it doesn't affect you negatively, why not?

Personally, I don't drink it for health reasons...See this recent article in the NY Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/28/health/research/diet-soft-drinks-linked-to-risk-of-heart-disease.html

I do drink flavored seltzer pretty regularly though.

Did you miss this part?

“The message for diet soft drink drinkers is not to be alarmed,” said the lead author, Hannah Gardener, an epidemiologist at the University of Miami. “What we’ve found is an association, and it might be due to chance or other unmeasured variables.”

I'm sorry but y'all are crazy... Aspartame is terrible for you. It's a toxic chemical.

Will it kill me?

all pop, and drinks along those lines need to be had in moderation, same with most juices, its the sugar and caffiene that are in them that can cause problems

It's all tasteless crap. But has water so it does at least hydrate.

It has a taste, and it's terrible.

If I drink any soda, it's going to be a regular one. Fit it in... It's really not that hard.

If you are a major cola fan (like me), I drink beverages that are caffeine free & sweetened with Splenda. The varieties sweetened with Spenda are increasing... Splenda is much better for you because it's made from actual sugarcane, not chemicals. It's more natural.

Splenda? The same Splenda that doesn't seem to break down in our water supply after we excrete it and could potentially poison wildlife with high enough concentrations?

I'll take Aspartame thanks.

For years I had been drinking Diet Pepsi in large quantities. A friend of mine once said that I should just get an IV. After a recent health scare and seeing a GI doctor, he advised me to get off it because the carbonation and the caffiene cause the stomach to create more acid. I quit 3 months ago, and have replaced it with water, and some crystal light and Powerade Zero in lmited quantities. It wasn;t easy to give up, but when push came to shove, I knew it wasn't good for me to drink it in large quantities and I wanted to feel better. That siad, for those having one or two a day, I don't see a big issue.

Imprtant to remember that each body reacts a little different to what we put in our body, based on the comorbidities like hypertension, diabetes, and coronary artery disease. Also medications we take alter our metabolim. aspartame is toxic to rats, which a lot of our medications today are tested on. When the blood/brain barrier was decreased in rats, and aspartame was able to breach this barrier, instant death occurred in the rats as their brains shrunk. This is why pilots are not allowed to have any drinks containing aspartame before or during flight. To a certain extent, unles you are growing your own food in your backyard, most every food you put in your has come in contact with chemicals that are not good for your body, or easy for your liver to digest. The hoopla (good and bad) coming from processed food and products is that they increased the inflammation in our arteries and veins as they are not used to dealing with the chemicals we put in our body. This is why plaque gets caught in our arteries and viens, due to the inflammation. So while everything in moderations is potentially would not hurt most people, everyone when doing serious dieting should be monitored at some point by their health care professional to receive a baseline on what is normal FOR YOU. If you want to read some more information on what processed chemicals and foods due to our bodies, here is the guru of cardiovascular health,

http://www.laleva.org/eng/2012/03/world_renown_heart_surgeon_speaks_out_on_what_really_causes_heart_disease-print.html

If you are a major cola fan (like me), I drink beverages that are caffeine free & sweetened with Splenda. The varieties sweetened with Spenda are increasing... Splenda is much better for you because it's made from actual sugarcane, not chemicals. It's more natural.

Yeeeeeah Splenda was discovered when they were trying to invent a new pesticide. It was INVENTED to be poisonous. The sweetness was a side-product. So take that as you will. Myself, I assume you'd have to eat enough of ANY of the stuff to give you cancer or whatever that you'd have to be chugging soda all day long. I have a Coke Zero a couple times a week, and I'm still losing. Whatever, go for it.

That is the biggest load of crap I've read in this thread, but thanks for the laugh

Ok, so what are some substitutes?? I drink a coffee in the morning, water through out the day, and the DC on my way home....and that krystal lite and stuf like that has sugar and carbs and such. I like a little boost of caffine at the end of the day so I can get my work done at home.
So do ya have any suggestions??

Iced tea! I use Lipton Pyramid Berry - this needs no sweetener. Make it ahead of time, and pack the tea, the same way you pack your lunch for work. Get a cute commuter cup - does your workplace have a fridge?