Wish me luck

So yesterday I made an observation about myself. I'd like to say it was a startling revelation, but really it wasn't. I just kind of noted it, the way you would note you have a hangnail or lint on your pants. I drink diet coke almost exclusively. I thought that was kind of funny, so I changed my facebook status to reflect that I wondered what the long-term effects of drinking diet coke exclusively would be. A few of my friends essentially told me that I really didn't want to know. So of course, I did some research. Aspartame, the sweetner used in diet coke, is believed by some to be harmful to you. According to what I read on the interent (which must be true), based on my weight (don't ask), I could easily drink a twelve pack a day and still fall under the recommended daily max.

But a couple of people also said that they (or someone they knew) lost weight when they stopped drinking diet coke. That is worthwhile to me. So, for better or for worse, I am going to do a little test. I am going to stop drinking diet coke, and eat like I normally would for two weeks. We'll see what happens. Right now I weigh XXX. Each day, I will report weight loss/gain, as well as any physical or mental side effects that I notice from quitting cold turkey. If, at the end of two weeks, I look like this:

I'll be done with the DC. But if I look like this:

Then screw it, I'm gonna keep drinking. Wish me luck.