I have never liked diet coke but I can't see how any of that isn't true for any soda. I really need to quit Dr. Pepper but it is like a life juice for me. It may be easier for me to quit beer.
I never liked Diet Coke either but I know people who drink it all day long. I drink about 1 or 2 Dr. Peppers a year but I have met a few people who seem to be addicted to it. There was a girl where I worked one time who brought a cooler to work every day with a 6 pack of Dr. Pepper and drank them all. She told me that's all she drinks. Said when she drinks alcohol she mixes vodka with Dr. Pepper. But I drink too many regular Cokes.
I started drinking diet cokes when they first came out. My family has great health, but we have to really watch our teeth. I figured at the time that DC would be better for my teeth. Was addicted to those damn things. I gave up coffee about 9 months ago. For lent, I decided to give up DC. I have not had a soda since. I tried one DC after lent, and it tasted like acid. Weird how something can taste so good, yet when you do without it, it tastes like shit. Without caffeine, my energy levels are so much more stable. It was tough, but glad I did it.
I've been damn near a Diet Coke-aholic ever since they came out. I have managed to cut back recently, working on cutting them out for good. It ain't easy.
I've never liked any of the diet soft drinks. Give me a regular Coca Cola every time, especially one bottled in Mexico with real sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup. I had always though Diet Coke was just regular Coke made with an artificial sweetener instead of sugar but there must be something else in them. I saw not to long ago that Diet Coke was worse for your teeth than methamphetamine and that it makes a great marinade for steak because it breaks down the tissues so well and tenderizes the meat.
I've used it to marinade deer roast. Acid pretty dam good in breaking it down and tenderizing it. Only a few hours does the trick. I love fountain cokes but have been drinking a lot of green tea lately.
I quit drinking Diet Coke when Coke Zero came out. It tastes more like a sugar coke. A feller I know uses sugar Coke to to make baked beans instead of brown sugar. It's not bad, actually.
