Yesterday I started y journey to quit diet coke and hopefully get my health back. I have no idea if the things you read online are true or not, the hoax busting sites seem to say they are not true, but yet.... I've been drinking this stuff exclusively for about 14 years and have so many symptoms that these sites declare are from aspartame.
So.... each day I will doccument my symptoms, how I feel mentally, physically and also if I had any diet coke or not. I will be totally honest with you and myself on here and hopefully we will see some changes for the better...if not... I'll probably go back to drinking pop again.
I should mention, that if I'm not allowed to drink pop, then my family isn't either at least.... not in my house or sight. My diabetic husband shouldn't be drinking pop at all so he has promised not to drink any real coke either or as my children refer to it.... dad's coke or mom's coke. It's that bad folks. I'm figuring I can drink at LEAST a 2L of Diet Coke per day. Sometimes more, a LOT more if I get the chance.
So.... July 21st marked the first day of this strange journey.
Yesterday, I felt foggy in my brain all day, wandering here and there and not really remembering why I was doing things... yet... at times got things accomplished like....some clean laundry folded and sorted as to what will be packed for camp, what could be sent to the kids' rooms etc. I did my devotions which went well, had a tiny and I do mean tiny piece of turtle cheesecake for breakfast with a cup of coffee, cream and 2 sugar and later on, iced tea and lemonade and 1 bottle of water....ick. Not a great start, but still it was one nonetheless. Had French Toast for lunch and pork chops, whipped potatoes, peas, tomato casserole and bread n' butter something I was craving yesterday but don't usually have at meals anymore much.
Later I passed up icecream!
Ankle aching, leg throbbing, back throbbing and headache coming and going at times. However, I'd been out late the night before celebrating my 45th bday and so all the heat of this past week, plus the later night could be part of how I felt all day.
End result.... NO DIET COKE! 24 hours diet coke free!
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