Diet Coke- how bad is it?
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I see sodium thrown out all the time regarding soda, and it really doesn't have a lot of sodium. I mean I am on 1300 calories a day and my daily sodium default is 2300mg. I don't think 70mg of sodium is really doing anything. And the Diet Coke I am drinking has only 40mg.0
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It isn't effecting your weight loss unless it causes you to binge on other sweets.
Do note that Diet Coke is NOT zero calories. Yes, the calories are negligible, but they are not 0 calories. Only water is zero calories.0 -
ugh its gross.
drink coke zero.0 -
Diet Coke is much better tasting than anything Pepsi. :drinker:0
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Diet soda has no calories. I lost all my weight drinking diet soda. If you not losing then you are not in a deficit. Do you weigh your solid foods?? Measure liquids??0
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I eat ice cream every day, as well as cake and other sweets with regularity. I'm still losing weight because I just budget them into my day's calories. No particular food/drink, diet coke included, can be blamed for anything weight loss related if your calories are where they should be.0
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Lots of people swear by diet drinks, but I know that I couldn't do it. Although the diet soda itself doesn't cause weight gain I think that it leads to other negative behaviors that do cause weight gains. I know personally that I was more likely to over-indulge in sweet stuff after drinking diet drinks. I am not sure why, but I know that several studies have confirmed that I'm not the only one with this affliction. Additionally, I know that I wasn't getting enough water when I was drinking caffeinated beverages. I dropped my habit and had several positive effects almost immediately (slept better, felt better, and could better moderate sweets not to mention my teeth whitened up). It took about a week, but it was worth it to me.0
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I quit my diet pop habit a couple of years ago and for me, I think the problem was that the sweet flavor made me want to eat something with it. Kind of like a trigger? If a diet pop is a small part of your day...like a mid-day pick me up, it probably isn't a concern. But if you're drinking it in lieu of water, I'd try to wean myself down off the pop. Water is pure hydration.0
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steffydill wrote: »Just read articles on aspartame in diet drinks and how damaging it is, there is also data to show diet drinks actually cause weight gain but even aside from that if you just see how damaging aspartame is you will kick your habit ASAP xxx
An article? Like in Woman's Day or something? Cause scientific studies show that Aspartame is safe. You know, the facts and stuff.0 -
I see sodium thrown out all the time regarding soda, and it really doesn't have a lot of sodium. I mean I am on 1300 calories a day and my daily sodium default is 2300mg. I don't think 70mg of sodium is really doing anything. And the Diet Coke I am drinking has only 40mg.
I was curious about what the equivalent of that was in salt, so checked. Apparently a pinch of salt has 400 mg sodium. So we are talking here about the equivalent of one-tenth of a pinch of salt.
Yeah, the sodium argument doesn't really work.0 -
steffydill wrote: »Just read articles on aspartame in diet drinks and how damaging it is, there is also data to show diet drinks actually cause weight gain but even aside from that if you just see how damaging aspartame is you will kick your habit ASAP xxx
An article? Like in Woman's Day or something? Cause scientific studies show that Aspartame is safe. You know, the facts and stuff.
but that blog was so compelling!
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Diet Coke will not directly affect your weight loss although some believe it stimulates your appetite and also distorts your sense of taste because it is so sweet. For weight loss it all comes down to calories consumed and calories burned.0
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lemurcat12 wrote: »I see sodium thrown out all the time regarding soda, and it really doesn't have a lot of sodium. I mean I am on 1300 calories a day and my daily sodium default is 2300mg. I don't think 70mg of sodium is really doing anything. And the Diet Coke I am drinking has only 40mg.
I was curious about what the equivalent of that was in salt, so checked. Apparently a pinch of salt has 400 mg sodium. So we are talking here about the equivalent of one-tenth of a pinch of salt.
Yeah, the sodium argument doesn't really work.
Somewhere in one of these multitudes of diet soda threads I saw it posted that Diet Coke has about the equivalent amount of sodium as tap water does.
I just compare it to my little one-shot can of V8 on my desk that has 450mg of sodium in a 163ml serving. Now THAT is a lot of sodium.0 -
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In terms of calories obviously it won't do anything negative. Some people tend to report that sugar-free drinks actually INCREASE appetite, which obviously you don't want. There is also some evidence to suggest that it may interfere with insulin sensitivity but I'm not sure how reliable the information is.0
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It's not bad, but Coke Zero is better.0
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I've really been liking Cherry Coke Zero since trying it at the movies a couple of weeks ago.0
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Besides tasting like dirty socks? Ick. For weight loss, 0 cals = 0 problem0
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