something interesting i learned about diet soda

[thatboyjosh73]

well i used to be hardcore addicted to diet soda.. but on induction it WOULD slow me down. I think though in all i was just addicted to the caffeine.. Well i started to look around at other drinks with caffeine because caffeine actually helps me lose weight. I found that Low Carb monster DO NOT have any aspartarme or corn syrup in them . But ya just letting you all know if yall need a little caffeine boost that low carb monster don't have corn syrup or asparteme but other may have them... i think low sugar red bulls do .. but i don't know . just a little fyi

[liv]

It has 6 carbs per can? That is too many carbs to drink I think. Some of that comes from glucose (I believe) which is a form of sugar. So not great.

[Momma2threegirls]

-Carbonated water, sucrose, glucose, citric acid, taurine, sodium citrate, color added, panax ginseng root extract, l-carnitine, maltodextrin, potassium sorbate, sodium and sulfate, caffeine, ascorbic acid, sodium benzoate, sucralose, acesulfame potassium, sodium chloride, guarana seed extract, inositol, glucuronolactone, niacinamide, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, cyanocobalamin
-Serving size 8 fl oz; servings per container 2; calories 10; total carbs 3g; sugars 3g; vitamin c 60mg; riboflavin 1.7mg; niacin 20mg; vitamin b6 2mg; vitamin b12 6mcg; sodium 180mg; taurine 1000mg; panax-ginseng 200mg; energy blend 2500mg

It's shock full of junk. if you are addicted to caffiene or any of these substances i would suggest you ask yourself if you are dimishing or appeasing your craving. These carbs are pure sugar and it's not part of DANDR 2002. Induction is all about detox and purifying your system to move forward.

[Chef Kevin]

I'm addicted to caffeine as well, and as such I have been weening myself off of it.

I was in the hospital last year with bleeding ulcers and I was on the heart floor because I had lost over half my blood, so they were concerned I might have a heart attack from lack of blood.

Long story, sorry...

Anyway, on the heart floor, there is NO CAFFEINE ALLOWED!!! PERIOD!!!
I was dying from the withdrawls. I used to own a coffee shop, so cold turkey was killing me. I had the sweats, the massive migraine like headaches, etc. After a day, the doctor started me on morphine for the withdrawl!!!!
In the middle of the night, the drugs wore off and I was still dying from the pain, and the on call doctor didn't answer to clear more morphine. The nurse was also a caffeine junkie and sneaked a Mt Dew up to me. It cured the headache faster than the morphine....

So, is caffeine a drug? YES!!!
I am trying hard to kick it now.
My body is not supposed to run on chemicals.

[Skeptika23]

I am also a caffeine addict, and I haven't cut it completely out. I have cut it down dramatically though - thanks to water, I went from at least 2 liters a day of diet soda and probably a liter of unsweetened iced tea, down to about 20 ounces of diet soda (slowly drunk throughout the day), maybe 8 oz of unsweetened iced tea (with dinner), and one 6 oz hot tea in the morning (with splenda). I always have water with any of that, though.

Yeah, I should cut it out. But I'm pretty proud of how much I've been able to cut in two months.

[warren]

I am so addicted to Pepsi that my sister bought me a keychain that read "pepsiholic" I am down to 12-20oz's a day of Pepsi 1. I was at about 160/200oz's per day before! I know the withdrawals you speak of.

[LuckyD]

I am a Diet Coke addict, and I love my coffee in the morning. But both of these things contribute to my weight gain. So as much as I hated to, I cut them out. Yes, it was tough, really tough but I was determined, because if I didn't get rid of those there would be no point in continuing on Atkins or any type of diet. So I made myself green tea with some Stevia in the mornings, a poor substitute in the beginning, but now I love it. It took less than a week to deal with the change. I drink it the afternoons as well for a little pick-me-up. Green tea has a small amount of caffeine and has anti-oxidants and in some studies shown to help promote weight loss. I know this solution is not for everyone but for me it has worked great.