Goodbye Old Friend

I have recently had to part with an old friend, his name is diet soda. I have had (let's face it) an addiction to diet soda since the 90s. It is easy to look at a can of diet soda and see that there are no calories and think that this is the best thing in the world. I sure did. It got to the point where diet coke became my main drink and I drank less and less water until I wasn't drinking any at all. I have tried to give up diet soda before numerous times with no success, but I am proud to say that it has been two weeks since I have had a diet coke and I don't even miss it. I can't say that I have a lot more energy now that I am not drinking diet soda and having water instead, but I can also not say that I have less energy now. This just goes to show you that I thought my body was relying on diet coke for energy when really it was doing nothing for it. The first day I did need Advil but by the second day I could get through the day without a headache. On day four I did have a momentary blow up of frustration which I blame on the lack of diet soda, but other than that it has been smooth sailing. Replacing the diet coke with water has really made me hungry a lot less often. I honestly never thought that I could give up diet sodas, but I am here to tell you that if you have a diet soda habit too, you can do it!