My addictive personality strikes again - and it's diet coke. I think about a fat, crisp diet coke multiple times a day. If I can't get my hands on one exactly, only the diet drinks can satiate the addiction - not the sugar free. I had two today and I debated the third but it was too late in the day and I am pretty sensitive to the caffeine in it (is this the source of my headache??). I just. . . . a large fat diet coke from McDonalds - fuck me up baby.
I am always incredulous when I see the damn price of a 12 pack of Coke - WHY IS IT $7.99... that's ridiculous!! But then girl math, it beats the the $6+ for a tall iced brown sugar oat milk shaken espresso which only = 1 drink. So all in all, this addiction is more economically viable. YAY!
This all started at the end of August when we took a 12 pack of diet coke to PCB for my mom's birthday weekend. I think I had 3 a day, including the absolute crispest chilliest can at the beach on that hot summer day. That was the exact day my taste buds molded to praise diet coke and diet coke only. I know it's been a THAT girl, chronically online, drink but it has transcended that level in my personal life. She is so sexy, so chic, I want ALL the Diet Coke merch. I actually have a small Tervis tumbler with a stitched diet coke patch within the insulation and it's super cute. I need to find it - yesterday.
There is a lot of conflicting information on Diet Coke and it's impacts on health. I found this infographic from @thefitnesschef_ that breaks down some of the usual commentary on diet drinks and the "truths" that I have read on before. You can click this link to read the full post and the science behind it.
But okay - just because it's not going to kill you I would NOT recommend drinking multiple a day like I have. I think if I actually set some boundaries for my drinks I'd opt for primarily water with a diet drink twice a week max. . . I am def going to slow it down but I may not get over this till late October (hehehe).
