I am a SEVERE diet coke addict

[CThompson]

I am the type of person that is not comfortable with only 1 12 pack of diet coke in the fredge at a time. Now that I am starting atkins I really want to try to overcome this additction. The diet coke has never noticibly hendered my weightloss before but I just dont want to keep drinking it(what in this stuff anyways?) I have cut down to drinking ONLY caffine fee but i still feel bad so I was thinking about having 1 12oz can a day as a treat of some sort. What do you guys think?

[spirittalker]

The best thing to do is cut it out completely. I was really bad too. I was drinking at least 6 a day. I no longer drink it at all. Water is my beverage. You can quit too. Good luck.

[Laurenfra]

Join our littlr group. We are all giving up something.

[John_Morse]

Just switch to Diet Rite and drink all of them you wish.
Works for me, I don't have any problems loosing weight drinking 10 Diet Rites a day. I don't drink that many usually, but they have no calories, no carbs, no sodium, no caffeine.

[Laurenfra]

If you are following Atkins you are allowed 3 sweetners a day. Even drinking Diet Rite can stall many. Also if you are drinking all that soda you probably have trouble getting in enough water.

[John_Morse]

Originally Posted by Laurenfra

If you are following Atkins you are allowed 3 sweetners a day. Even drinking Diet Rite can stall many. Also if you are drinking all that soda you probably have trouble getting in enough water.

Thats probably true. I've been drinking water for the last few days, and I've quit drinking coffee today to see if it speeds up my weight loss. I know I'll be better off without Caffeine, anything that gives you a headache when you quit using it, can't be good for you!

[Laurenfra]

Good for you :sympathy

[LOWCARBINCLEVELANDOH]

I was a 6-9 Diet Coke a day girl 3 weeks ago. I drank so much water that i never got a headache.
How I'm an 18 glasses of water a day girl.

I am happy. and it's cheaper. And you don't have to scan the Sunday paper to see where it is on sale every week.

Good luck!!!!

[allierw26]

I just wanted to offer some encouragement to all those diet coke addicts! I used to drink 2 2-liter bottles of diet mtn. dew a day! :yikes Yes--that means ZERO water. I was severely addicted to caffeine. I went from mtn. dew to diet coke to finally sprite, and now I am happy drinking water only. I find that the first few days of quitting are really rough--and then after awhile, when you go back to it, it tastes bad. Artificial sweeteners tend to make me feel MORE thirsty now, while water quenches my thirst.

My diet coke addiction was so bad at one point that I drank regular cokes to try and satisfy my craving (i.e. I told myself 1 real Coke a day instead of X amount of diet cokes). I still missed the diet coke taste!

[Laurenfra]

allierw26, You did a great job giving it up. I love to hear all this drinking af water :capital