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[quote=Anonymous]I used to be a Diet Coke addict and never drink it anymore. It started with a switch to Diet Dr. Pepper, which I drank interchangeably with Diet Coke at first, and then Diet Coke stopped tasting good to me and I was on Diet Dr. Pepper exclusively. The quitting process took a long time and had stops and starts. First I cut down to one a day, in the morning. Then I switched to iced tea (but I sweetened it lightly with an artificial sweetener). Most recently I have started drinking the tea unsweetened, which I don't love but can live with. (Like you, my palate was trained to like sweet drinks when I was a young child -- soda, Koolaid, juice). At a certain point I stopped drinking sodas with meals, which I used to do, and now prefer to drink water with meals because I can taste the food better. That preceded giving up the soda completely. Another thing I will say is that when I do have a Diet Dr. Pepper now, it does not taste anywhere near as good as it used to, so it has become not worth it to drink it. I'm not going to say I will *never* drink another diet soda, but honestly I cannot stand the taste of Diet Coke anymore and even Diet Dr. Pepper doesn't do it for me like it used to, and I don't buy them so the only time I would have one is from a restaurant or convenience store.

Sorry to be long-winded, I wish there was a quick and easy way to quit but for me the key was that by cutting back -- one per day, then one per week or so -- it stopped tasting good. Once you don't enjoy the taste anymore it will be so much easier not to drink them. I will also say that cutting way, way back on sugar in my diet was something that went hand in hand with quitting the soda. It is hard, but I have a family history of type 2 diabetes so I know it is something I need to do. Good luck![/quote]

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