I did the opposite of Pointatopointb, I switched from artificially sweetened cola to regular sugar cola. From there I went to sugary lemonaide powder. Now I still drink some of the lemonade but I drink much more water along the way, too. I was addicted to the sweetener. I also switched from sweetner to sugar in my coffee. I was afraid of all the negatives you hear about sweetner. I'm not drinking the coffee every day and I have had no ill effects, i.e., I haven't gained any weight, gotten headaches, etc. This is just what worked for me. I hope to be off everything but water soon.