Posted by motherdearest on 9/5/2009, 8:25 am, in reply to "Re: Diet Drinks?"
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I had a diet doctor tell me one time they don't know why but they think the artificial sweetner makes your body go into fat storage mode. I went to all water for 4 months. I hated diet sodas. I like coke zero ok...but can do w/o it. The only diet soda I ever liked was vanilla coke zero and they stopped selling it....or so I thought... then I saw it for the first time in a year the other day and bought 9+ something cases...lol. I don't crave food w/ it now but I don't even drink once a day. --Previous Message-- : : Hi Porkchop, : Sorrry this wont be a long mesage tonight as : I am really tired this evening, but I wanted : to answer with my opinion. Let me state : again that this is only for and from me. I : hear many gals on this site that drink lots : of diet sodas and it doesn't seem to effect : their personal progress and in somecazses : truly seems to help them out. However for : me, it was a huge hinderence. : : I started seeing a Naturalist PHD for some : other health issues a month ago, just before : starting Cambridge again. She suggested : that I give up Diet pop as well as Crystal : Light and any other diet beverage that has : Artificial Sweetners in them of any kind. I : will tell you it was hard to do, but I am : now sweetner and caffeine free for 9 days : and it has made a HUGE say again HIGE : difference in my diet this time. I have : tried Cambridge about 4 different times in : the past 6 months and just couldn't stick to : it. I would drink diet pop between meals : and then want to snack on a sweet or carb : food. : : My doctor said it was the artifical sweetner : triggering my want for real sweets and : carbs. Since I gave it all up. It has been : SO SO SO much easier for me. I made my son : some fresh hot out of the oven choco chip : cookies 4 days ago and haven't even had the : urge to nibble them. NO KIDDING. I am so : serious about this. : : One day, about 4 days in with no pop I had a : Coke Zero that was in my fridge staring at : me, 2 hours later I wanted a choco chip : granola bar from my kids lunch, I had such a : difficult time staying out of the fridge : that night. : : The next day I brought out my college size : dorm fridge and plugged it in the garage. I : had my kids take all of the diet sodas out : of the house and put them in the gargage for : when guests come over. I didn't want them : starring at me in the house anymore. : : I also put all of my Crystal Light packages : away. Now I onloy drink plain water and : Tonic water. I will not lie to you. It has : taken me time to adjust to the tonic water, : but if you are interested there are some : that are better than others, I can tell you : later. I have developed my taste buds for : them. I like the bubbles. But I never had : a side effect from drinking it like I did my : regular diet soda. : : Now, that isn't an article, or research : based, it is my one and only personal : experience. Others may find it different : for them. But if you are finding it : difficult not to cheat on this diet, I urge : you to try giving up ALL yes ALL artificial : sweetners for a week and see how much easier : sticking to Cambridge really is. : : Hope that helps, : Dragonfly :

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