: Today is the fourth day I haven't
: drunk any soda (soft drinks). Up
: until a few days ago, all the
: water I drank was flavored with a
: small amount of diet Sprite. And
: several times a week I would drink
: a few glasses of diet Pepsi. This
: has been my pattern for several
: years.

: I felt fine during the first three
: days of not using any soda. And
: today I feel physically fine (and
: have no desire to drink soda), but
: I'm somewhat moody due to an
: unhelpful thought pattern which
: has resurfaced. I identified this
: unhelpful (sorrowful) thought
: pattern a few years ago as
: something which resurfaces
: strongly whenever I would eat
: sugar. I was able to identify
: this, because when I don't eat
: sugar I feel balanced and
: peaceful. Then, whenever I eat
: sugar, within a day or so sad
: thoughts begin to plague me again.
: Right now my sugar intake is
: stable, minimal and at the end of
: a meal.

: While I was taking my walk this
: morning, it dawned on me that
: maybe the resurgence of this
: thought pattern could be due to
: cutting out the soda. Can
: detoxing from diet soda cause
: moodiness?

: Here's my background: I started the
: program at the beginning of June
: 2006, over time got to step 6, and
: then backed off of step 6, partly
: because I didn't want to give up
: the diet sodas. Right now I am
: solid on steps one through three
: and on step five (except for two
: fig cookies after lunch and dinner
: which are not a brown). I eat very
: little sugar except for the fig
: cookies after meals plus a mint or
: two, also after meals. Other than
: than, I eat almost no sugar.

: I would be appreciative of any
: thoughts you can offer about any
: emotional reactions to quitting
: diet soft drinks.

: Thanks,
: Grace

Absolutely!

Give it a couple of weeks and you will feel way better!!

kathleen