diet (soda) pop hindered weight loss
ktm96
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Ever since I've added diet pop to my diet I have not been able to lose weight-I have been at a 1200 calorie diet, and am strictly counting everything, there is no way possible i am going over my calorie intake. Anyone experience hindered weight loss when they added diet pop to their diets?
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I've been drinking diet soda every other day, and I'm still losing weight.0
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Ever since I've added diet pop to my diet I have not been able to lose weight-I have been at a 1200 calorie diet, and am strictly counting everything, there is no way possible i am going over my calorie intake. Anyone experience hindered weight loss when they added diet pop to their diets?
Do you weigh your food?0 -
I drank diet drinks while successfully loosing weight, wasn't an issue for me..0
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I'm going to guess you are not logging food correctly. And I do hope you are actually at least 18, if not then head on over to spark-teens.0
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Can you open your diary?0
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Was never an issue for me.
Are you weighing your food on a food scale? If not, you could be eating more calories than you think.0 -
Ever since I've added diet pop to my diet I have not been able to lose weight-I have been at a 1200 calorie diet, and am strictly counting everything, there is no way possible i am going over my calorie intake. Anyone experience hindered weight loss when they added diet pop to their diets?
No, and there's no logical reason I can think of why adding zero calorie soda would make a difference. Usually the argument is that it makes you crave more food and so eat more. My guess is you are eating more than you think or perhaps you are already quite thin.
However, if you think it might be the soda it seems easy enough to test it. Drop the soda. You seem to say you added it in since you've been doing 1200, so presumably it wouldn't be too hard not to drink it.
I've lost lots of weight drinking it off and on (and other no calorie flavored waters and diet ginger ale and Zevia and so on) along with water, coffee, and tea. Seems to make no difference to me.0 -
Ever since I've added diet pop to my diet I have not been able to lose weight-I have been at a 1200 calorie diet, and am strictly counting everything, there is no way possible i am going over my calorie intake. Anyone experience hindered weight loss when they added diet pop to their diets?
I've never had a problem losing while drinking diet soda. Can I ask how long it's been since you added the diet soda? It's possible that you're seeing a stall for other reasons (water weight from stress, hormones, TOM, exercise, sodium, etc.)
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I drink an ungodly amount of diet soda. My dentist would love me if I quit. Bad for my teeth, but hasn't hindered my weight loss one bit - 82 pounds down in a year and counting.0
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Sodium and water retention? Are you drinking no sodium diet soda?0
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Sodium and water retention? Are you drinking no sodium diet soda?
There is almost no sodium in a can of diet soda. It will average around 24 mg in a 12 oz can of a typical diet cola. Some fruity sodas might be up to 70. Compared to other foods, that is negligible. An egg has 70 mg, 1/2 c of plain Greek yogurt has 55 mg, 3 oz of bell pepper has 35 mg, etc.
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I haven't had any issue with diet drinks and weight loss. I don't believe they hinder it but if you aren't happy with them then by all means just cut them and see what happens.0
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There is no way, scientifically and mathematically, that you can be not losing while at a calorie deficit. The soda does not factor in. The only alternative, then, is simply that you are eating more than you think. Take a week in which you weigh EVERYTHING that goes in your mouth, even condiments and garnishes, with a food scale, in grams so you have the most accurate reading possible. You will be completely floored at how much more you're eating than you think you are, I guarantee it.0
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I am not a dietitian but I've heard of diet sodas being worse for you than regular soda. something about the type of sugar increases the chance of binges.0
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Good article you posted above IILikeToMoveIt
Gain weight by “going diet?” Artificial sweeteners and the neurobiology of sugar cravings
Neuroscience 2010
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2892765/
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It must be something else then......it just I've been on a 1200 calorie diet for the past 3 weeks-and yes, i weigh my food, and I started at 132....then down to 127.....now I've been at 130 for the past week.....its just really annoying. I SHOULD be at 126 right now but I'm 130.......what can I do? I just started playing ice hockey.....maybe I'm gaining muscle in my legs? Idk though because I only play for about 20 minutes total a game and one game per week for the last month. I skate really hard and fast though and I'm tired in my legs afterward and the day after......still though.......I should be losing SOME fat.0
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Eating too much. Next.0
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It must be something else then......it just I've been on a 1200 calorie diet for the past 3 weeks-and yes, i weigh my food, and I started at 132....then down to 127.....now I've been at 130 for the past week.....its just really annoying. I SHOULD be at 126 right now but I'm 130.......what can I do? I just started playing ice hockey.....maybe I'm gaining muscle in my legs? Idk though because I only play for about 20 minutes total a game and one game per week for the last month. I skate really hard and fast though and I'm tired in my legs afterward and the day after......still though.......I should be losing SOME fat.
This is over four pounds? I can "gain" four pounds in one day with too much sodium, or starting my period or just not having a good poop.
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It must be something else then......it just I've been on a 1200 calorie diet for the past 3 weeks-and yes, i weigh my food, and I started at 132....then down to 127.....now I've been at 130 for the past week.....its just really annoying. I SHOULD be at 126 right now but I'm 130.......what can I do? I just started playing ice hockey.....maybe I'm gaining muscle in my legs? Idk though because I only play for about 20 minutes total a game and one game per week for the last month. I skate really hard and fast though and I'm tired in my legs afterward and the day after......still though.......I should be losing SOME fat.
You initially lost water weight which you've gained back. You've been dieting for 3 weeks. Chill.0 -
Open your diary.0
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well it just makes me a little scared that my metabolism isnt acting right.....three weeks and two pounds? it just dosnt make any sense on a 1200 calorie diet0
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Diet sodas are terrible for you. Yes, many women in my family cannot lose weight if drinking them. All of us are off diet sodas and losing. The chemicals in them are detrimental to everyone's health and weight loss to many.-2
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well it just makes me a little scared that my metabolism isnt acting right.....three weeks and two pounds? it just dosnt make any sense on a 1200 calorie diet
Your metabolism is fine although if you are playing hockey you might want to raise your calories, at least on game day, or you might find yourself sucking wind.0 -
lizbethinkona wrote: »The chemicals in them are detrimental to everyone's health and weight loss to many.
Nonsense.
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