Who wants to quit

[Done-With-It!]

Drinking diet (pepsi) or coke whatever you drink?

Thanks to Miss Chy, Morton and Clyde and a few others,
I've decided to quit my ridiculous diet pepsi addiction.
It's really bad. But it's been about 6 days since I've had
any. I don't drink it when I'm Really sick, so I thought
it's a good time to stop.


Buh Bye Diet Pepsi.......... Ughhhh.......... I love that stuff....

[Gigi]

I quit too...didn't know about you guys though. For about three years I've been getting this nasty pain in what I guess to be my liver, that goes away when I stop drinking the dark Diet soda's...mainly Diet Pepsi and Diet Coke. Like a true addict though I'd always resume as soon as the pain went away. It's been about two weeks for me now.

[Done-With-It!]

Yup, that's my problem too. I stop and then start up again, and then I'm back to 15+ a day.
That's why I put it here, maybe it will put more pressure on me to not start up.

[Bruce]

No pop for me...starbucks....
the other day I got to sleep in and awoke with a monster headache...ugh....that went away with the first cup o java...
but it is still working for me!

love-B

[Done-With-It!]

I think it's the apsparitine that is so bad for you.

I love this spell check thing!

[catfish]

You know that stuff is so bad. I think it ought to be illegal. It really pisses me off to no end that precious people are ruining their health with all products that have this stuff in it.

I would not doubt it one bit if the cause of your kidney problem had something to do with drinking diet sodas. The liver,heart, kidneys, brain are all affected in a very life threatening way by this $hit. It turns into a substance that is very simular to wood alcohol in your body it is very dangerous!!! I cannot stress this danger enough. I wonder how many people die as a direct cause of drinking or eating anything with artifical sweetners I am sure the death toll is much higher than we think....

I have been screaming about this stuff for years and years and have been labled a fanatic because of it. ((((DWI)))) you are a very special person please take good care of yourself...

[Done-With-It!]

Originally Posted by catfish

You know that stuff is so bad. I think it ought to be illegal. It really pisses me off to no end that precious people are ruining their health with all products that have this stuff in it.

I would not doubt it one bit if the cause of your kidney problem had something to do with drinking diet sodas. The liver,heart, kidneys, brain are all affected in a very life threatening way by this $hit. It turns into a substance that is very simular to wood alcohol in your body it is very dangerous!!! I cannot stress this danger enough. I wonder how many people die as a direct cause of drinking or eating anything with artifical sweetners I am sure the death toll is much higher than we think....

I have been screaming about this stuff for years and years and have been labled a fanatic because of it. ((((DWI)))) you are a very special person please take good care of yourself...

Really.........

Someone at SR saw on a thread along time ago how much I drank and sent me all this info. on asparatine, all the things it listed you could get, I had/have over half of them, so I looked it up on the internet and it said that the whole asparatine thing is a big hoax, that there is nothing wrong with it.

Last time I got really sick with my kidneys I stopped drinking it completely,
but I didn't pay attention to see or notice any differences....

But lately I've been hearing more and more people say the same thing as you.
Kind of scary, I've been drinking that stuff since I can remember.......

Thanks! I am definately intending on not drinking anymore......

[Done-With-It!]

I'm on 7 days now!! No diet pepsi..

ughh, loads of cranberry juice, & water.

Last night I almost gave in, and today also, but I didn't.....

When I'm sick it's easier to not drink.
It will be harder when I feel better.

But I'll do it.

[Brandy]

So, now no coffee sweetened, no diet soda. What about people like me that can't do sugar because of blood sugar issues. I can't just drink juice or use regular sugar in my coffee.
What about the stuff that's diet that is made with the new SPLENDA...not that Nutrasweet stuff. Splenda is made from all natural sugar, with out all that stuff, aspertaine (spelling, whatever!) all that cancer causing stuff.

I usually only drink 1 or 2 diet sodas per week, but do use Equal in my one cup of coffee in the morning..if that kills me oh well. I will kill me slower than alcohol, and at least I won't ruin my life and those I love in the process.

For now anyway, maybe someday I will revisit the issue.

[Done-With-It!]

I don't know about Splenda but I think that 'Catfish' said that one was okay.

Hopefully she will be back, she knows a lot about that stuff.

[laurie6781]

There is a natural sweetener called STEVIA it is made from a plant, the japanese have used it for hundreds and hundreds of years.

I order mine at amazon.com. You can get it in liquid form or in packets. So far there have been no negative reports that I can find, and I'm not getting the kidney problems and UTI's like I used to, which I always blamed on my diabetes.

Just a suggestion, hope it helps........

DWI its good you are off the Diet Pepsi, that stuff ain't good for you!!!!

Love and (((((to all))))),

[catfish]

What about the stuff that's diet that is made with the new SPLENDA...not that Nutrasweet stuff. Splenda is made from all natural sugar, with out all that stuff, aspertaine (spelling, whatever!) all that cancer causing stuff.

Don't use it. You don't have to have sugar but you do need you liver and kidneys. Good fresh coffe tase great without sugar. Start buying really freash coffee and stop using any artifical sweetner...Splenda sounds good on paper but the stuff is not good..

Try using unsweetened frozen apple juice(thawed) do not mix water with it. I do not know how it would taste in coffee but I know it taste good as a sugar substitute in recipes and on cereal. I put it in my sons oatmeal every morning.

You know the food industry can call something "all natural" and use toxic chemicals and that is exactly what splenda does in their processing. To use an extreem example mercury is natural but, I am sure you don't want to put in your body. The dental industry still clings to using amalgam fillings which is mercury. I can't remember the very high percentage of people who have had a "nervous breakdown" right after have amalgm fillings but, it is very high.

While I am on the subject of mercury we need to insist that they take it out of vaccines for children as it is proven to be a factor in Autism. I have seen several healthy normal children who have been severly life altering injured by the mercury vaccines.That's why clinics have you sign a waver saying you won't hold them responsible should your child be injured by vaccine. Also refuse amalgm fillings for yourself and your children.

[catfish]

I will kill me slower than alcohol, and at least I won't ruin my life and those I love in the process.

I hate to hear you say that a slow death is better. It is not better a slow death can cause just as many problems as addiction. Things like high medical bills, not feeling well enough to be active while everyone else is out doing fun stuff and, also our loved ones do worry about us when we are ill. If your liver, heart, or kidneys has been damaged by alcohol which are three organs that you cannot live without artificial sweetners could speed up your demise quicker than you know.

Do you have young children? Do you want to teach them to take care of themselves? You are the model showing them how to live. Perhaps if they experience your slow death they will choose it as well because they really will not know any better...I believe there is no hereditory disease only behaviors that have been passed down thru generations. If I live the same way that my parents did then it is very possible for me to have the same diseases. The modern medical system is concerned with making money more so than restoring health. I don't see how any drug could be approved that actually has life threatening side FXs but they do get approved and not only that they cost lots of money. No thanx as revenge I will live well and not need their BS.

This sweet thing that so many people have is a "mind thing" like addiction. You can live without sugar or artificial sweetners but you cannot live without these vital organs. Refined sugar is the cause of diabeties.

There are many sweet things in life even sweet tasting things that will not harm you. I have never heard of anyone dying of apple,organic sweet carrot,beets, orange overdose. But there is a lot of "mysterious" kidney and heart failure going on. Love yourself enough to consider making your life sweet.

I know I will not live in this body forever but, I want it to serve me well and I want it to be healthy cause I have better things to do than to be sick. So do you. Sugar actually taste bad once you get it cleaned out of your body and are giving it things that are good for it. I know that is probably hard to believe.
My alcohol problem caused me to have sugar imbalance. I am sure I was well on my way to being on some kind of meds for it had I gone to the kind of Dr.
that prescribes drugs. People get off of these meds by eating right and giving their bodies what it needs. The natural healing industy refers to refined sugar and refined white flour as "white death".

There is so much information out there especially on the internet. Don't be a victim of modern science be well take good care of yourself. Love yourself with good health sustaining foods. It is worth it.

[Rocketman]

I was on the diet pepsi kick too. This summer I started drinking Gatorade.
It is probably not good for the body either.......Oh well

No sugar in my coffee or artificial sweetners. I am already too sweet....lol
But when I am not drinking I do crave chocolate and pig out in the evenings.

[Brandy]

Wow Catfish! Quite a source of health knowledge, a real warrior for a great cause. Thank you for the information and good tips. I will try the frozen apple juice thing. I know sugar can be a powerful addiction. When I was younger I use to consume so much sugar, I can't do that any longer. I've made a lot of progress, but more progress is still needed.

I didn't mean to imply that I was okay with a slow death over a fast one. Never! I try to live a healthy, active, and happy life and do hope that it is a long one. I'm always interested in heath and fitness topics. I guess I thought because I was doing better than before with the sugar issue I was fine. Guess I'm one of the many victims of the less than truthful marketing industry. Just goes to show, research, research, research on your own, for your body's sake!
Thanks again!

[Dan]

Originally Posted by Brandy

Wow Catfish! Quite a source of health knowledge, a real warrior for a great cause.

Absolutely.
I quit telling her a long time ago about the things I eat.
It's more peaceful that way

[jpeace]

When you say Splenda is "not good", in what way do you mean?

[catfish]

Originally Posted by Brandy

Just goes to show, research, research, research on your own, for your body's sake!

((((Brandy)))))
Yea you have no idea how much fun I had in college disputing modern science...I hated taking my test and having to give the answers thay said were right when in my opinion they were wrong. Not to mention the groaners in class when I would start debating with my professors. I did what I had to do to graduate but I disputed it every step of the way...I am still in school still learning, still disputing, still looking.

The real answer is love though I just know it...

modern medicine ought to stick with what they are good at: "trauma treatment" and leave the diseases to the alternative health people. jmho

I think it is the insurance companies who will eventually start turning around health care cause they will see it is more cost effective to get people well than to keep them sick...If you do have health insurance and you want to be able to use it to go to alternative health care providers refuse to buy insurance from a company that does not offer alternative care and tell them why you won't buy their plan. Hit them where it hurts: in the wallet...

And (((Dan)))) I hope you do not use artificial sweetener...

[Done-With-It!]

STILL, NO DIET PEPSI FOR DONE!!!

Damn! I even left it in my fridge to make it harder on myself.

I almost caved in a few times, when I was really tired, but I didn't.

I don't know if I see a difference. There is one thing I have kind of
noticed that's pretty big, but before I say it, I want to see if it continues
to improve. I'm not sure if it has anything to do with the diet pepsi or not.

Actually I do notice little improvements, I think, but I'm still not sure it's from not drinking diet pepsi...

lol, Well, One thing I notice is that it's better on the pocketbook.
I was spending way to much on that stuff...

[Chy]

Missed this entirely... well I made it to 5 days but "relapsed" this morning... just couldn't do it.. LOL.. Start again Friday ( can't waste the rest of this)....but I only had one and half glasses this morning compared to my 3ish big glasses...