I am addict as well. I know it's bad, but I love it. One day, I'll work on it. Not today.

I've decided that I'm going to just stop drinking coke zero/diet coke. Stop this week, but I'll drink what I like on holiday.

i really wish i would stop, but my mom buys a million liters for my brother (who drinks them like crazy) and when i go to the kitchen they're just there, waiting for me! then i tell myself it's okay because it's zero calories, but i still know it's bad.. i can't help, i'm an addict too. as i sit here sipping my coke zero.

DONT DO IT!

I drank pepsi max (3ltrs a day) for over 10 years! my bladder and kidneys are stuffed , I constantly suffer from urge incontenience and other issues.
It may be cal free (my excuse was that) but the aspartine (though I don't believe the full on hype about it, i do believe it is a chemical and our bodies do get effected by over and continued use)
I have servere muscle pain when I do anything, and have had 1/2 my right achielles removed as my muslce was dying! from the centre out, my left achielles has started deterioting also. My dr said It is very possible its from the pepsi max, aspartine and high doses of caffiene, he said it can effect your muscular system.

I would give up anything to take back those 10 years and have a normal life again.

I still love pepsi max, but now am offically 108days free of it (was my new years resolution, in hopes of helping my issues) My urge incontience though not magically better is seeing some improvement ! (YAY) I gave up cold turkey! and for the 3-4 days of headaches and pain, I now feel incredible!

please consider what you are drinking? even though its low cal, it can still harm (and no I am not a doomsdayer, this is coming from my personal experiences )

Im a pop addict in general. Especially Mt Dew. I can drink any diet flavor, except diet mt dew. Thats the only one i cant stand the Diet taste. Not sure why. Too bad i cant go back to my childhood and drink water and Kool-aid.

I see nothing wrong with it. If you drink it in moderation, you're over 18 and not pregnant or lactating then go for it! I'm a biologist so I've looked into quite a few of the studies and for most people it is completely fine.

Sometimes I feel like something sweet and I have a can of zero and it hits the spot. Alas I am breastfeeding so at the moment its off the menu.

I just to drink a LOT of Diet Rite cola until I read about the phosphoric acid being bad for your bones.
I quit cold turkey

I used to drink coca cola light (I think it is the same you can diet coke in america) a LOT!

I went cold turkey 1 year ago and drank sugar drinks instead and 8 months ago I gave up on soda-pops alltogether. All brands and types.

My reason for doing so wasn't that it is poisonous or something. It obviously isn't or we wouldn't be talking about it. Everything in excess though is potentially harmful to a certain degree. To see this scientifically, what can be harmful about drinking diet coke instead of water:

1st Sweeteners. The body is not a foolish bio-machine. It KNOWS when you cheat it with sweet taste and no calories. So it makes you crave for more. Sweeteners are mildly addictive (it depends on the "user's" temperament also) and offer you nothing except their taste. There has been no serious long term study to see the long lasting effects of sweeteners in a diet. We probably are going to be the living study 30 years from now... I'd rather watch from afar thank you.

2nd Acidity. The acidity of carbonated drinks is usually high. They endanger the health of your teeth, cause and worsen ulcers and change your whole digestive track's ballance. So compared to neutral water you are doing damage.

3rd Phosphorus. Cola drinks have lots. Phosphorus is essential but should be consumed at about the same doses with calcium and vitamin D. Or else you might get calcium defficiency (osteoporosis for us ladies is a serious business).

4th economy. You can actually save LOTS of money by drinking tap water instead of soda. You could be surpised how much money goes into that need. Buy a water filter for your tap and you will see your budget rising.

5th Aftertaste. Sodas leave a bittersweet aftertaste if they have sweeteners, which conveniently only goes away if you drink more of the stuff. Once you stop drinking you'll feel the taste of other foods much stronger.

6th Bloating. Sodas cause bloating... not much to say on this

7th Cellulose. It has been suggested in some studies that carbonated drinks cause more cellulose...

8th Hunger. Carbonated drinks cause hunger, because they lessen the feeling of fullness (through burping, like cooking soda does). So you feel less full faster after a meal if you drink carbonated stuff with it, or after it.

In the end if you HAVE to drink it to feel happy try a can every other day. I think the list above might help

I used to drink it pretty much like everybody else -- you get hit over the head with ads since birth and indoctrinated to drink soda but when I started reading how bad it was for you and especially your teeth (yes even diet!) I gave it up without a second glance. Think of how many messages we get to drink soda every day between radio, TV, billboards, point of sale purchase displays or "value meal" packaging (especially with kids -- all the fast food "kids meals" come with soda.) It's to get you hooked. But you can get off of it. I don't miss spending the money or lugging around the cans of diet coke!