Water vs Diet Sodas & Flavored Water

I personally have reduced the amount of diet Coke and flavored water I drink in order to eliminate the artificial sweeteners in my diet. I'm reading an awesome book called THE END of OVEREATING and he re-iterates what many, many other studies show...our body doesn't get any satisfaction from the *fake* sugars and will continue to crave something sweet. This leads me to over indulge my sweet tooth. I've gone from a 6 pack of diet Coke and several flavored waters (Propel, Lifewater) daily to plain water and 1 small bottle of diet Coke ~ 8oz~ every day or every other day with the occasional (maybe once a week) treat of flavored water. I don't know about the weight loss aspect, I just know I need every advantage to defeat my sweet tooth.

I would suggest water, water and more water. Most of those flavored waters have artificial sugars in them, and they do your body no good. I would especially lay off the diet drinks, i don't drink them due to getting migranes from artificial sweetners, but my dad used to drink them all the time. He stopped drinking them and the weight just fell off him.

If you still love the flavored waters, there is a new one on the market from dasani and it uses no sweetners or preservatives and is all natural. they come in lime and kiwi melon (or something like that). Lime is my favorite. it is like squeezing a lime in your drink. Flavor, but without the bad stuff.

Slicing lemons, limes, cucumbers, etc and putting them in your Brita or whatever water container you use so it infuses the water with the flavor is a great way to make water less boring. I've never really understood how someone can hate water, since it's flavorless and so good for you, but I do know several people that do hate it and I've suggested this to them.

Good luck!