Kicking the diet soda...

I want to kick my diet soda habit... How's this sound.

WEEK 1

2 diet sodas a day
2 glasses of Juice (OJ / V8 Fusion) a day
3 bottles of water a day


WEEK 2

1 diet soda a day
2 glasses of Juice (OJ / V8 Fusion) a day
3 bottles of water a day


WEEK 3

1 cup of coffee or tea a day
1 glass of Juice (OJ / V8 Fusion) a day
4 bottles of water a day


WEEK 4

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lol

u need a 4 week routine to not drink soda

plus i dont think diet soda is bad 4 u anyway i dont buy that aspartame conspiracy theory bull****

I drink Diet RC which does not have aspartame.
It's splenda based, which is bad for your immune system among other things.

What you know about Aspartame is true.
It's the excrement of a genetically modified E. Coli bacteria and it's carcinogenic.

just stop drinking it now

it's not hard

Cold turkey = Headaches like a SOB.

headaches from stopping diet soda? wat

Caffeine withdrawal...

like i said i dont buy the aspartame conspiracy sorry

how many do you drink per day now?

how many do you drink per day now?

3-4 :\

I drink Diet RC which does not have aspartame.
It's splenda based, which is bad for your immune system among other things.
Sounds bogus.

Splenda usually contains 95% dextrose (D-glucose) and maltodextrin which the body readily metabolizes, combined with a small amount of mostly indigestible sucralose. Sucralose is made by replacing three select hydrogen-oxygen groups on sucrose (table sugar) molecules with three chlorine atoms. The tightly bound chlorine atoms create a molecular structure that is remarkably stable.[15] Sucralose itself is recognized as safe to ingest as a diabetic sugar substitute,[16][17] but some Splenda products may contain sugars or other carbohydrates that should be evaluated individually. Research as of 2003 suggested that the amount of sucralose that can be consumed on a daily basis over a person's lifetime without any adverse effects is 15 mg/kg/day,[18] or about 1 g for a 70 kg (150 lb) person. This was revised downward in 2008 to 9 mg/kg/day, or about 0.6 g.[19]

A repeated dose study of sucralose in human subjects concluded that "there is no indication that adverse effects on human health would occur from frequent or long-term exposure to sucralose at the maximum anticipated levels of intake".[20] Conversely, a Duke University study conducted on rats (funded by The Sugar Association[21]) shows that at sucralose consumption levels of 1.1 mg/kg (below the FDA 'safe' level) to 11 mg/kg, throughout a 12-week administration of Splenda exerted numerous adverse effects, including reduction in beneficial fecal microflora, increased fecal pH, and enhanced expression levels of P-gp, CYP3A4, and CYP2D1, which are known to limit the bioavailability of nutrients and orally administered drugs.[22] These effects have not been observed in humans,[20] and the relevance of this animal study to human health is unknown. The study has been the subject of some controversy, with experts disagreeing over the validity of its conclusions.[23] The other ingredients in Splenda, dextrose and maltodextrin, are listed as generally recognized as safe because of their long history of safe consumption.[24][25]

FYI the study everyone quotes about that **** killing people was based on injecting a dosage into rats that size of which no human could possibly ingest.

Cold turkey = Headaches like a SOB.

You won't be able to avoid this, you'll just have to man up and get through it. It'll only last a few days, plus you can take aspirin to help.

This is why I try to avoid caffeine as much as possible now. If I have too much of it in a week, I'll get headaches afterwards unless I keep drinking it.

FYI the study everyone quotes about that **** killing people was based on injecting a dosage into rats that size of which no human could possibly ingest.
The estimated daily intake of sucralose is 1.1mg/kg/day (that's 1.1mg of sucralose per 1kg of body weight). One packet of Splenda contains about 11mg of sucralose. So a 150lb (70kg) person would have to consume 7 packets per day to meet the EDI. The acceptable daily intake (ADI) is 5mg/kg/day. The study you're talking about showed that DNA damage in mice was found in high doses, equivalent to a person consuming about 11,500 packets of Splenda per day. The study by Duke University (see above where I quoted Wikipedia), showed that the equivalent of about 70 packets per day resulted in nasty things happening in the intestines. The study has been criticized by experts (including experts from Duke) as "not scientifically rigorous and is deficient in several critical areas that preclude reliable interpretation of the study results (http://www.foodnavigator.com/Science-Nutrition/Sucralose-safety-scientifically-sound-Expert-panel)." So even at what amounts to 70 packets per day, there lacks scientific research to show that a person would suffer adverse effects.

Caffeine withdrawal...
Drink coffee instead

or tea

Just make an assload of tea, put it in the fridge in a big glass jug, and drink it, out of cups, when it's cold. Maybe add a lemon if you're feeling particularly wild. You'll get the caffeine you need, and the flavor you deserve.

don't ruin it with sweetener.

normally i agree with making slow changes to your diet, but you are just eliminating caffeine that can be easily picked up somewhere else from healthy-ish drinks like coffee or tea.

i would eliminate the juice as well but thats just me.

jesus ****ing christ just stop drinking the stuff

Its more carbonation than anything that jacks your body up

Its more carbonation than anything that jacks your body up

...and unfortunately that's the "texture" I crave from a drink.