I am a Diet Coke/Diet Pepsi addict.  It's what gets me through the work day.  Each morning, right around 10 or 11 I have a my first diet cola of the day.  On an occasionally very sleepy morning I will have a diet cola at the start of the day (8:30). 

Recently, though, I have been getting weirdly dizzy in the morning.  I have noticed that this dizziness comes shortly after a few sips of diet cola.  It's an awful feeling, this dizziness.  So awful that I think that I am going to cut out diet soda and other artificial sweeteners.  This would be a big change for me.  I start off the day having oatmeal or strawberries with Splenda, I drink diet coke during the day at work, and then I go home and drink Crystal Lite with dinner.  I consume aspartame every day. 

My big concern is the increase in calories that will come if I cut out this artificial sweetener.  I guess I wouldn't really drink much regular soda, except maybe at a restaurant or out elsewhere.  But I think it would be very tough (and boring) to drink only water all day, every day.  I wouldn't want to drink anything else - that would be so many empty calories!  Juices are okay every now and again, but on a daily basis the sugar is just not good for your health.  Not only does it add calories to your diet, but it also is bad for your teeth.  If only I liked black coffee...

Let's see how I feel Monday morning..