I have given up Diet Coke. Â For me this is like saying that I have given up breathing. Â I am on day 8 sans DC, except for one lapse when my wonderful husband unknowingly brought me one when he met me at the airport last Wednesday. Â I am, surprisingly, not nearly as cranky as I thought I would be.
Furthermore, except for in my coffee, I have given up artificial sweeteners. Â For me, the consumption of soda is 100% about the bubbles, so the loss of caffeine and sweetner hasn’t been as big a deal as I thought it would be – of course, this is provided that I have access to a good supply of Perrier, or at the very least, low sodium seltzer water.
I must admit that my fingers started twitching when I passed by the McDonald’s drive-through on my way to work this morning. Â I think it is less the craving for cola, than the disruption of a long-standing morning routine that is causing me the most disorientation. Â I am, if nothing, a creature of extreme habit and altering this creates a series of twitches that would do justice to Tourette’s syndrome. Â Or maybe it was just the combination of caffeine withdrawal and the insanely inept Arkansas drivers.
I think I will start a petition for McDonalds to introduce McPerrier.
Don’t laugh. Â They sell McEvian at their stores in Paris.Â
No shit. Â It’s true, I swear.
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Yay for you Bri! That is great!
I did it last year and it was awful for about 2 weeks. An then it was ok. And just recently I had one and I didn’t even like the stuff. And my migraines are 100% better.
Overall, I try to limit myself on carbonated beverages because I get stomach problems. My weakness is iced tea, but I’ve been brewing my own and cutting way back on the caffeine content. I actually haven’t noticed much difference in how I feel. I just have to be careful if I buy fountain tea at the local convenience store because if I have too much, I start to get buzzed.
I can’t quite let go of the diet coke. However, I have dry eye issues since lasik and I’m finding the thing that really helps the most is the amount of water I drink. In the process of upping my water intake I naturally dropped my diet coke intake. I’ve found that if I can maintain a certain water to soft drink ratio, not only can I control the dry eye pretty effectively, it’s also helping me control a stubborn skin problem. I just have to keep the soft drinks down and the water up.
Good luck, you!
You are 1,000% stronger than I’ll ever be. Don’t know if I could give up diet coke, I’m a complete addict. But good for you for doing it. I know it’s so bad for us. I go through about 6 two liters a week . . . horrific really . . . I could probably give up chocolate before that. Yeesh, now I’ve scared myself! Good luck with the transition!
Why’d you quit? You don’t drink much, you don’t smoke, and you’ve quit chasing men.
DC was the only vice you had left.
Will