Originally Posted by DonnaD
I crave Diet Dr Pepper. I am having serious withdrawal. I can't sleep and I feel crappy. What is in soda to make you get addicted? Is it just caffeine?
I wasn't kidding... I did drink a 2 liter a day. That's a lot of soda. I'm down about 37 hours. How long til I can not want a soda. This is harder than quitting smoking was.
Wahhhh.
Donna, personally I think the HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) is a factor - I know that isn't in diet drinks. I've read where it makes the body CRAVE - BEG - SCREAM for more. It seems to have the same addictive affect on the body as adding more nicotine to cigarettes. Its effect on the body is very different than simple white sugar.
I hurt for you girl, I haven't even started getting off the soda. I drink more than you do - and it is fully loaded, not diet!
Here is an interesting article about HFCS if anyone is interested....
http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/a.../S26/91/22K07/
Time to take my kid to school. I'll check back in later. Have a great Friday!!!!!