Quitting Diet Coke

It's a hard thing to do for sure! The caffeine could be playing a part in the cravings too. I had to drastically cut back my caffeine years ago when dealing with heart palpitation issues. I switched to caffeine free diet which what hard enough. I started to replace the diet soda with diet tea and coffee too, as well as increase my water intake.

You are doing your body good but cutting out Diet Coke. Read up on what the acid does to your system for extra motivation!

At my fattest I was drinking so much diet coke. I wouldn't doubt that DC was more than half my problem. I still drink one on occasion but I never buy it at a grocery store only if I go out to eat and I only have one. When I quit, I would take a sip off my husbands energy drink and that helped me break the habit. Better to have a few sips of something not so great than a couple two liters of something that is killing me. Good job with having four day free of it!

Diet coke contains aspartame. I recently learned exactly what that is. Do a little research you you will never want to drink diet sodas again.

For example:

"...aspartame may cause phenylketonuria...if you have PKU, you could unconsciously impair your mental function by consuming aspartame."

"aspartame can also cause headaches. These headaches are an allergic to aspartame. In addition, this artificial sweetener may trigger the onset of migraines if you are prone to having migraine headaches." (i actually have this migraine problem and it's 100% truth)

"Claims have been made that aspartame is related to health effects ranging from mild problems such as headache, dizziness, digestive symptoms, and changes in mood, to more serious health issues such as Alzheimer disease, birth defects, diabetes, Gulf War syndrome, attention deficit disorders, Parkinson disease, lupus, multiple sclerosis, and seizures. "

This is from 5 minutes of Googling "aspartame". Think about it.

Keep going! The caffeine withdrawal lasted about a week for me and was awful, but it's about to start feeling pretty good. You will have so much more energy!

I agree that there's a lot of bad info on the net, obviously, but I wouldn't necessarily agree that Diet Coke is harmless. Some people are sensitive to artificial sweeteners. It's just a matter of knowing yourself and your body's reaction to things.

To the OP... good for you with sticking to your decision. Weaning yourself off of any addiction is hard as heck. Keep it up.

I always liked it because it was really crisp and refreshing if it was super cold. I dont like regular sodas because they dont have the same crisp flavor. I sound like I'm on an advertisement.

A favorite junk meal of mine is ramen noodles and diet coke (not together)

"aspartame can also cause headaches. These headaches are an allergic to aspartame. In addition, this artificial sweetener may trigger the onset of migraines if you are prone to having migraine headaches." (i actually have this migraine problem and it's 100% truth)

This! I was a huge diet coke drinker and was getting headaches every day really bad, I couldnt figure out why, caffeine is supposed to help with headaches right? Well i quit cold turkey and started feeling much better. I did get the with-drawl headaches and general grumpyness for about 2 weeks but its been 3 months now since I quit and I barely ever get a headache. My husband still drinks bottles of it a day and I tried some yesterday and it was so gross! Something that helped me when I needed something sweet was drinking water with mio, they have yummy flavors and it tastes like kool-aid! Good luck to you!

Diet coke contains aspartame. I recently learned exactly what that is. Do a little research you you will never want to drink diet sodas again.

For example:

"...aspartame may cause phenylketonuria...if you have PKU, you could unconsciously impair your mental function by consuming aspartame."

"aspartame can also cause headaches. These headaches are an allergic to aspartame. In addition, this artificial sweetener may trigger the onset of migraines if you are prone to having migraine headaches." (i actually have this migraine problem and it's 100% truth)

"Claims have been made that aspartame is related to health effects ranging from mild problems such as headache, dizziness, digestive symptoms, and changes in mood, to more serious health issues such as Alzheimer disease, birth defects, diabetes, Gulf War syndrome, attention deficit disorders, Parkinson disease, lupus, multiple sclerosis, and seizures. "

This is from 5 minutes of Googling "aspartame". Think about it.

Aspartame is one of the most tested and regulated food ingredients ever. This is all crap. If you REALLY want to learn about aspartame, stick to scientifically reliable sites.

Back on topic. As others have said, you have a caffeine addiction. It takes time to get over it, and it's not pleasant. Keep up the good fight!

I have loved Diet Coke since i was 14 yo. Regular Soda is just too sweet for me so i feel your pain. In the last few months since moving back stateside i have cut way back. The reason being it's just too expensive. I drink a 16 oz cup of coffee for my caffeine and only have diet coke when we are out to eat or it's going to be a late night. Try putting Mio or lemon in some water it helps me a lot. Hope you get past the witchy phase soon. I tried to cut it out completely once and my daughter is still traumatized when she thinks about it. She was 6 is now 16 all you have to say is Atkins and she goes into a huge speech about how it's the worst thing i have ever done!

I can drink diet coke or caffeine diet coke. The addiction for me is NOT the caffeine it's the artificial sweetener. You are much stronger than me giving it up. I guess there are worst things to be addicted to :-)

The key is substitution. Tried Diet green tea or flavored water, both have zero calories and count toward the eight glasses of water we should be drinking each day.

at a weight loss group i go to at work they gave up this to help stop people from drinking coke


"Have you ever wondered why coke comes with a smile? because it gets you high. They removed the cocaine almost 100 years ago. Why? Because it was redundant.

In the first 10 minutes: 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your system (100% of your recommended daily intake). you don't immediately vomit from the overwhelming sweetness because phoshoric acid cuts the flavour, allowing you to keep it down.

20 Minutes: Your blood sugar spikes, causing am insulin burst. Your liver responds to this by turning any sugar it can get its hands on into fat

40 minutes: caffeine absorption is complete. Your pupils dilate, your blood pressure rises, as a response, your liver dumps more sugar into you bloodstream. The adesine receptors in your brain are now blocked, preventing drowsiness

45 minutes: your body ups your doamine production, stimulating the pleasure centres of your brian. This is physically the same way heroin work.

60 minutes > The phosphoric acid binds calcium, magnesium and zinc to your lower intestine, proving a further boost in metabolism. This is compounded by high doses of sugar and artifical sweetners also increasing the urinary excretion of calcium

60 mins > The caffeine's diuretic properties come into play. It is now assured that you'll evacuate the bonded calcium, magnesium and zinc that was headed for your bones as well as sodium, electrolytes and water

> 60 mins: As the rave inside you dies down, you'll start to have a sugar crash. you may become irritable and/or sluggish. You've also now, literally, pissed (sorry) away all the water that was in the coke. but not before infusing it with valuable nutrients your body could have used for things like hydrating your system or building strong bone and teeth. This will al be followed by a caffeine crash in the next few hours (As little as 2 if your a smoker)

Sorry it goes on a bit but thought it was a real eye opener. When i gave up caffeine i went cold turket, think its the only way. Hopefully you can beat it and you will feel much better for it x x

I ditched the Coke Zero....(crack zero, I loved that stuff) ...just water for me now.

It's been over a year since I quit Diet Coke...and it was my drug!! I had a headache that was a monster for about a week...and then a week of being a witch...and that's being nice to myself........

Now, I don't miss it at all!!!

Side note: I thought I would try it after I got my calories under control about 6 months into it....I would drink one when I woke up all the time...so I thought I would have 8 ounces with breakfast....and it tasted so bad....i spit it out...and have never looked back!!!!

i was a horrible horrible diet coke addict and i havent had diet coke in almost 6 months! infact i havent had any soda at all. people are kind of arguing back and forth over the ingredients in it but lets get serious , nothing in it is good for you regardless of the calorie content. i have 1-2 cups of coffee in the morning and then after that its all water, so stay strong and keep chugging the water youre body will thank you