Ok that makes sense! But why can't diet coke do the same thing is it bc of everything added to it?! X
First of all Diet Coke contains caffeine - and if you drink 2 ltrs of it every day it can't be good for your body and actually drains the body of fluids which is not good!!
One other reason - especially when it comes to diet drinks - is, that the artificial sweeteners tend to make you crave more food (especially sweets) than usual.
I am not a fan of sweeteners - one bottle of diet cherry once sabotaged my diet for the rest of the month!! I suddenly - out of the blue - started craving stuff I hadn't been craving for since I started SW!! And I couldn't control it! A bit of sweeteners might not be the end of the world but if you drink 2 ltrs of diet pop it'll definitely become apparent. And you might not even notice it.
And at the end of the day, artificial sweeteners are exactly what it says on the box: artificial!! Surely not the idea of trying to become a healthier person...
The best thing is to try and come off the taste all together and try and eliminate unneccesary sugar. I used to have sugar in my coffee but now I prefer it without. It's all a matter of getting used to it. Otherwise you might end up never being able to control your habits when it comes to sweet stuff.
That doesn't mean you have to give it up all together. Now I use Silver Spoon light which contains less sweeteners and also less sugar as it is mixed. Or I use pure sugar all together. I am happy to syn this as it will keep me from overdoing it and I don't have a large amount of artificial sweeteners anyway. And it helps me to come off my sweet tooth! I just use it every now and then in SW cakes or foods that require sugar. But not in every day drinks. I hate the taste of sweeteners anyway...
Water in itself is the best stuff you can drink (or teas). Try brewing herbal or fruit tea and chill it. You might want to add some silver spoon light if you really don't want to have it without sweetness (just a little bit less every time maybe, to get used to it) and drink it throughout the day. Or you can add some lemon. It won't taste as bland as water.
Also - I like drinking hot water - it seems to "taste" more interesting and is good for your stomach according to the Chinese
You can also add some lemon there...