[Graybeard58]

The reason I drink an average of two diet cokes per day is that I don’t want three.

I haven’t read the comments yet but usually there’s a comment from a member addressing the issue of watching a fat person drinking a diet coke while downing donuts or some such.

I am not fat, I am 6 feet tall and weigh around 190 lbs. I am exactly where I want to be weight wise and I don’t even try.

I prefer the taste of diet rather than regular cola.

(and you couldn’t pay me to drink a Pepsi, diet or otherwise)

[Finny]

See, you're smart. Two a day -- that's it, so it's probably harmless. It's moderation.

The way I observe people, it looks like they're pretty much substituting diet soda for water. It's their main source of hydration. Twelve ounces is a cup and a half. Think in terms of a dog that weighed 120 lbs. You'd expect him to go through a fair amount of water a day; people are no different. Water's important. It's dumb to mess with it by substituting something else for water.

[ConservativeStatement]

Two soft drinks I prefer: Coke Zero and A&W diet root beer.