Diet Sodas & Weight Loss

**zoey** · 08-23-2005, 04:48 AM

I have been a Coca Cola addict since I was a very young child.(3or4) Giving up the bubblies had been really hard, but I have never like the diet sodas. Friday, I tried the new Coke Zero. It's actually very good. It didn't leave that yucky taste in my mouth afterwards and it actually tasted like a Coke. Not exactly, but close enough without the diety taste. Also has less sodium than regular sodas and no caffeine. I have major problems giving up my caffeine. I'm down to 1/2 a pot of coffee now. I'm gradually making myself go longer between cups. Tried to just stop but the headaches got too bad.

Fat Chick · 09-18-2005, 08:39 PM

I drink about 6 (20 ounces) of diet coke during the day and aprox a 2liter of Diet Coke at night. After doing much research on Phentermine, I am going to cut back and drink more water (and lemon water). I don't know how well I will do though.

**lovebliss** · 09-19-2005, 04:02 PM

stop the DIET COKE.

I have to say that I am an addict to Diet Coke I love it. I grew up on coke. I lived in Mexico City and instead of water all you drink is coke. I love it. I did make a huge change to Diet last year and I can't even drink regular coke now. But I do limit myself I only have one a day at the most and I don't even finish it. I make sure that I have regular an caffeine free in my fridge. But ever since I started taking the medication I only have it on the weekends or two for the entire week. I am really proud of myself for that.

You should try crystal light if you don't like drinking water but drop the coke. The sweetener can be bad for you and you will not see much change in you weight if you drink as much as you do.

have you tried Propane Water. It is consider water by the FDA and it is really good even better that crystal light. Don't keep a 2 liter of coke at home trade it in for the fridge pack of 12oz cans that way you can limit your self.

Fat Chick · 09-21-2005, 02:02 AM

Thanks for the great advice! This is day two of limiting Diet Coke, and it isn't nearly as hard as I thought it would be. But I think it may be because the Phentermine keeps me "awake" feeling.

I've been drinking water at work instead of diet coke all day. The lemon water isn't great though :( I'll check out the crystal light!

**alemicia** · 09-21-2005, 04:31 AM

I used to be a coke aholic too. I drank coke the way many people drink coffee. I woke up and had a coke for breakfast. It was awful. I lost 10lbs off the bat when I quit real coke and switched to diet only soda. I have been gradually trying to quit the diet stuff too. I also read it slows weight loss because it makes you crave sweets. Besides consuming something that has no nutritional value whatsoever started to seem gross. I learned to love water though it was hard. I never used to drink it now I can't live without it. Since starting phentermine I had a diet coke once and was grossed out by it. It was too sweet to me. I've totally lost my taste for sweets on phen. I think I am going through caffeine withdrawal which is adding to my phen side effects. I may have to start drinking green tea or something healthy like that to get my fix once in a while. I don't need anything else to keep me up though, so maybe not.

**zoey** · 09-21-2005, 05:14 AM

Somebody mentioned green tea before and said something about it causing the Phen to leave your system too quickly. Can't remember which thread I saw it in. Anybody else see that?

Fat Chick · 09-21-2005, 08:22 PM

I would like to know the Green Tea info too! I just heard on the radio this morning that they are checking the ingrediants of green tea, it seems to prevent Cancer and Altimers (sp?) in some studies.