Entry FeedHello. My name is Tania and I am a diet coke addict.
I don't know when I started drinking diet coke, but I could have litres a day. When I was pregnant with Son One, I gave it up completely. However, after each pregnancy, I went back to it. I can't drink diet pepsi - too sweet! If a restaurant is a pepsi restaurant, I get water.
After the kids, I added coffee to my morning. One or two cups a day.
A few years ago, Son One started becoming interested in the pop that Mommy and Daddy were drinking, so we made a decision not to keep it in the house (except when we have guests - good hosts always ensure to keep their guests happy.)
Last year at my annual physical, my Dr. mentioned that I should limit myself to three caffeine sources a day; this includes coffee, diet coke, and chocolate. I pushed that limit, always failing to calculate the "chocolate" into my daily totals, and drinking the 500 ml bottles of diet coke as one source.
Last Monday I said good-bye to diet coke, just to see if I could. I have been tempted, but still haven't had one. I also said good-bye to coffee and chocolate. I think that my system is caffeine free - and I feel pretty good. For some strange reason, I actually find it easier to get up in the morning.
I added caffeine-free herbal tea when I feel the need for a hot beverage, like on rainy mornings like today. I don't know how long this coffee and diet coke-free me will last. Like any addict, I have to just take things one day at a time.
Caffeine-free diet coke.