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Dustyboy · Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 2:15 pm Post subject: Attention diet coke drinkers

I have never done a challenge before, but it sounds like fun so here goes. I am still clinging to my crutch aka diet coke/diet rootbeer. So I figure if I can kick it for a week I've got it beat. I know a lot of you are further along and don't drink such nasty stuff but us beginners need a little encouragement. The way I see it if you start today you have all weekend to deal with any withdrawal symptoms without killing any of your co-workers. Come on you know you need to do it! Cool

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adwred · Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:38 pm Post subject:

And don't get 'relaxed' about it. I've found once I've been off them for a while and am not craving them anymore, I start to have that 'oh just one won't hurt' attitude. And then next thing you know, I'm sucking down a 2L bottle of something or other. It's like social smoking after you've quit!!
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Dustyboy · Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:48 pm Post subject:

Hey thanks, guys. O.k., I know I am not the only one. Come on you slackers put the bottle down and walk away.
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SandyDown · Top Cat Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 257

thing is I treat my diet pepsi as a snack, I have 1 or 2 a day, one mid orning and one mid afternoon, not always two ... I gave up diet soda many times, but I found that I still liked to have the snack, hence when I gave up the diet soda I replaced the diet cola snack with another snack... which means I increased my calorie intake and hence gained weight (at the time I wasn't doing ZC)

So I decided I'll try quitting when I reached my goal, and even then am worrid that the gap that diet coke leaves will be filled with something else highly calorific.

Dustyboy · Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 7:21 pm Post subject:

That is the great thing about eating this way there is not calorie restriction you can replace it with... I don't know sugar free jello or eat a stick of butter calories be damned. It is just for a week come you can do it. Don't the sweeteners leave that weird taste in your mouth? I know it does mine Laugh

Throw off the chains of aspartame's oppression and break free. Take my hand young viper and let us show all those nasty coke drinkers on the side line what they could accomplish if they only dared to try.
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SandyDown · Top Cat Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 257

Calories does matter when I am only a few lbs away from goal, even if I am doing very high fat and ZC... I can eat a lot of calories and maintain, but if I wanted to lose I'd have to create a calorie deficit.

and I already gave up diet cola many many times and kept it off the stuff for many weeks/months, but as I said, I ended replacing the diet drink with food.

adwred · Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 7:26 pm Post subject:

Dusty, you're copying me! Laugh

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SandyDown · Top Cat Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 257

Oh sorry don't mean to hijack your thread Happy

I got kicked off another forum for saying this stuff, so hopefully the Mods here are a bit more tolerant.

Dustyboy · Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 7:32 pm Post subject:

That was my best inspirational speech, I got nothing. I will travel this lonely the only that have ever I don't where it goes but its only me and walk alone. A little Greenday there, very little.
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Erasmus · Hunter Joined: 20 Feb 2008 Posts: 142

Alas, I have just restocked. Evil

However, I pledge to join you on your quest,sort of. Wink

I will forgo my diet mt. dew (diet coke? Puke

) 5 days a week for the rest of this month.

-E

SandyDown · Top Cat Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 257

Hi there E .. am still doing squats had some really good progress Smile

I'd love to do the diet drink, but unless I gigure a replacement snack am not going to risk it Laugh

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SandyDown · Top Cat Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 257

Dustyboy · Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:07 pm Post subject:

Don't let Sandy tempt you E. You stick in there with your "sort of" commitment. With that kind of commitment you could move uhhhh, mountains? no, no, not mountains ummm, lets see, sort of, sort of? Confused

Well any way me and you buddy, all the way, sort of, definitly. Yup

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pikachu · Virgin Viper Joined: 12 Jul 2007 Posts: 12

I would like to do this. I have been zero-carbing very nicely but not losing weight, and I am blaming the diet coke. It's really hard for me to stop, though.

Dustyboy · Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 5:46 pm Post subject:

Jump on board its not to late! I woke up with a head ache this morning and I am craving something sweet but that just makes me more determined to brake my habit.
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SandyDown · Top Cat Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 257

Hey dusty, just remembered when I first wanted to quit diet cola, someone gave me a good tip, they said its a good idea to replace the diet soda with 0 carb (sucralose sweetened) falvoured drinks. Unfortunately that didn't work for me, splenda gives me bloating and cravings.. I tried volvic flavoured water 0 carb, but I got an awful awful headache, not sure why, may be I was sensitive to the flavourings?? Others did it by drinking fizzy mineral water... unfortunately no other drink worked for me to replace the diet cola so ended replacing it with extra food I wouldn't normally have... but hope some of the above tips work for you.

Dustyboy · Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 4:04 pm Post subject:

Thanks Sandy, well it is day three for me. No more head aches and I feel fine. I am drinking an extra cup of coffee. It is a flavoured coffee bean so I don't know if that is an artifical sweetener or not. I am trying to cut out the artifical stuff but I am keeping the coffee, it seems to help me. I think I am going to make it. Cool

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Erasmus · Hunter Joined: 20 Feb 2008 Posts: 142

Well I'm 1 for 3 so far. I guess I'll have to step it up a bit. Happy

-E

Dustyboy · Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 9:03 pm Post subject:

you are killing me here E come on. Day 4, no cheats.
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Erasmus · Hunter Joined: 20 Feb 2008 Posts: 142

I gets worse. Baseball game tonight. Free soda, but WATER is $2 a bottle.

I guess I'll report in for today... 1 for 4. Happy

I'll be good the rest of the week, honest. Yup

-E

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paleogirl · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:24 am Post subject:

Diet Coke was one of the hardest things I ever quit! Sugar Free Red Bull too - I blame the aspartame in both cases. I quit coffee very easily.

Good luck!
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SandyDown · Top Cat Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 257

Dusty, sorry to hijack your thread - I have a message for E

E- just to let you know I've been doing the squats now every day (around 60 a day but not all sets at the same time, I do 20 then do other things at home etc, then I do another 20) I do the full squats, not half ones, someone told me its more effective, I have also been doing a few quads and arms callanetics movements (not much) but the good news I can see a really big improvement, the arms improvement is so visible, my quads feel like hard rock now (used to feel very squishy/squidgy before) so am very pleased, will continue with squats, perhaps increase to them and ordered the whole callanetics DVD. Only am not sure about the frequency, I really prefer to do exercise every day, if I do one day on one day off I usually fall off the wagon, having a daily routine is better, I do also cadio every other day (walk/sprint)

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Dustyboy · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 5:50 pm Post subject:

I had a rough night last night, I had to sit in a City Council meeting for three hours with no caffeine. The bad thing was I had some strong carb cravings I have not had in a while. But I persevered and I feel better today even on a deadline. I can not seem to find an answers as to whether or not flavored coffee beans have artificial sweeteners in them. Until I find out I will stick with Folgers. Confused

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adwred · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 6:31 pm Post subject:

Ew, Folgers!! Puke

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Dustyboy · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 7:04 pm Post subject:

what?

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