My personal opinion is that artificial sweeteners don't help weight loss, but that is my opinion.

Why are you drinking the water? I only like plain water if I'm thirsty. To drink enough water in a day, I usually just have cold steeped herbal teas all the time. Or, I add mint chlorophyl and lemon to water. Occasionally a drop or two of vanilla stevia with lime juice and water.

There's lots of options besides commercially made flavoured waters...