John19,

I have found what I hope to be a good solution to diet sodas. Although I drink the required amount of water, (for me its 64 +16) I have been drinking Koolaid with Splenda. I havent drank Koolaid since I was a kid. But since I had to give up regular sodas( Dr Pepper, lord help me through it!) and I think diet sodas really slowed down my last progress, I decided to find something I could make. So now I use Koolaid. Its cheaper and you know what you are getting. I even called the company first to make sure there were no hidden carbs, sugars etc. If anyone knows something wrong with this that I dont, please let me know.