Oh my God, PREACH! Yes, yes, yes, I am hooked on the Diet Mountain Dew myself and I know it's terrible for me! Much support to you. I haven't tried to kick it lately. It's just so perfect. And I mix it half and half with Bai Clementine Antioxidant Infusion and it's so damn refreshing. Sometimes I think my entire life is powered by Diet Mountain Dew and I would simply ground to a halt without it. I have a huge bag of empty DMD 20 ounce bottles ready to take out to the recycling.

Much respect for your quest. I just followed you so I can see your progress and see if it's possible.

I know what you mean about the fizzy. Last time I was hooked on diet soda it was a few years ago and it was actually Diet Sprite, which was terrible, but not as bad as DMD. But I kicked it eventually by first watering it down with Pellegrino and then gradually adding higher and higher proportions of Pellegrino to my glass till that was all I was drinking.

Wishing you the best of luck!