Diet coke

 Ha!   Valerie - I'm looking around for the "like" button.    I drink two 20 oz'ers a day.    I can't live without it.

 Thank you Julie, I love diet pop too so I will try it after a year and see what happens.  I hope it agrees with me because I love it.

Thanks for the encouragement,
Esther

 I am an addict too but I will be very careful.  

Thanks for helping.
Esther

I was a Diet Pepsi addict and for now I have given it up. It was not good for me before and I figure now that I have gone 6 months without one I won't go back. I do occasionally have a sip of diet soda but that is it. But like others have said some people drink it and some don't. It is a choice just like so many other food choices.

 Thank you, I am a diet coke-a-holic but I will try it after a year and see what happens. I kinda made that promise to myself.

I will keep in touch,

Hugs.
Esther

 Here's an odd piece of information.  It's anecdotal but many people have found it to be true.

Artificial sweeteners inhibit weight loss for me and others.  One of the easiest ways for me to drop weight is to lay off the fake sugar completely and replace it with unsweetened tea.  Even if I don't change what I'm eating at all, I will drop a few pounds.

Only way to find out if this is true for you is to give it a try.  And believe me I hate, loathe, and despise saying this because I LOVE diet soda.

Very interesting, PattyL.  Thanks for that tidbit.

Estherjane: Why would you want to have diet coke? I'm so happy to be at a healthier weight, those types of things can't help in any way? Can they? I'm not judging just wondering. Thanks, Melinda