I promised to give up soda for Lent and it went really well
for about four days.
Oops.
I’m not particularly Catholic, so I’m not too concerned that this mistake will lead to eternal damnation (but then again, what do I know??). However, I’m disappointed that I made a promise to the blogosphere that I didn’t keep. So, are we ok? Can we look past this? I’ll try harder next time.
The thing is, I’ve been on this “lifestyle change” for awhile now – following the Weight Watchers plan and *almost* completely eliminating alcohol intake. Diet cola is one of those little tricks that fills my belly, replaces, say, truffles, and feeds my serious caffeine addiction.
So, I’m actually not that disappointed because the past month has been one of the most successful at following “the plan”.
But, I’ll leave it to you to tell me: is diet soda doing more harm than good? While it might be helping me in my quest for a waistline, I also have serious concerns that chemicals like aspartame cause nasty diseases.
What’s your opinion? Do I can the can?
Lauren Warnecke 
A world without Coke Zero or Diet Dr. Pepper is not a world I want to live in. Certainly it’s not the healthiest thing in the world, but it’s better than about a billion other so-called vices.
Fair enough, Erin. So I’m not going to beat myself up too much about it… 🙂