Diet Soda

bowenks
bowenks Posts: 14 Member
edited November 19 in Food and Nutrition
I know diet soda is awful for your with all the artificial stuff in it and the caramel coloring. I have not had one DIET soda or REGULAR soda since last year. I am craving one. Is it bad to drink one every once in a while? Or should I just stay completely away from it?

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  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Don't ask me. I never drank the stuff and I just started drinking diet soda a couple weeks ago. I plan on drinking it forever now.
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    I drink diet soda regularly. It hasn't hindered my weight loss one bit and my blood panels all look fantastic.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    I have diet soda every night with dinner.
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  • SillyCat1975
    SillyCat1975 Posts: 328 Member
    I've been drinking it forever... and will probably drink it forever..
  • SillyCat1975
    SillyCat1975 Posts: 328 Member
    I've been drinking it forever... and will probably drink it forever..
  • FoxyLifter
    FoxyLifter Posts: 965 Member
    Everything in moderation! It's not poison. Just make it fit (if it's regular pop).
  • mkakids
    mkakids Posts: 1,913 Member
    I drink 3-4 diet pops a day. Have lost 30# since january with no issues. Drink up!
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    I never have and never will touch diet soda. Having said that, having one, once in a while isn't going to hurt you. :)
  • phanylu
    phanylu Posts: 1 Member
    Theres nothing wrong wit diet soda. The only problem with it, its the sodium. Which is no bueno. Too much sodium can make retain water and another million things. So if you're going to drink diet soda make sure you're drinking water, at least the double. After thay you're good to go :)
  • MKEgal
    MKEgal Posts: 3,250 Member
    Unless you're allergic to something in the soda, there's no reason not to have some once in a while.
    If it's sugar, be aware that it will likely make you crave more, and for some reason the body doesn't
    register liquid calories the same way it does calories from solid food.

    But at least for aspartame, there's no reason to avoid it unless you're allergic to one of the amino acids.
    Read this:
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1308408/why-aspartame-isnt-scary/p1
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    phanylu wrote: »
    Theres nothing wrong wit diet soda. The only problem with it, its the sodium. Which is no bueno. Too much sodium can make retain water and another million things. So if you're going to drink diet soda make sure you're drinking water, at least the double. After thay you're good to go :)

    There's 40 mg of sodium in my 12 ounces of Cherry Coke Zero...that's less than 2% of MFP's goal.
  • Alyssa_Is_LosingIt
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt Posts: 4,696 Member
    malibu927 wrote: »
    phanylu wrote: »
    Theres nothing wrong wit diet soda. The only problem with it, its the sodium. Which is no bueno. Too much sodium can make retain water and another million things. So if you're going to drink diet soda make sure you're drinking water, at least the double. After thay you're good to go :)

    There's 40 mg of sodium in my 12 ounces of Cherry Coke Zero...that's less than 2% of MFP's goal.

    Yeah, I've never understood why everyone always freaks out about the sodium in sodas. It's not much at all, in the context of overall diet.
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