Anybody lost weight drinking diet soda?

xMiracat

I am addicted to diet soda so I dont think I can ever completely give it up lol but I do try to cut it down a lot, so has anyone still lost weight even if you drank diet soda? I know it has 0 calories in it too.

singingflutelady

Yes.

rainbowbow

yes, and i've maintained it for 5 years

p.s. i'm drinking a coke zero right now

queenliz99

I drink diet all the time, it has stopped me from losing or now maintaining my weight. I have been drinking diet soda for 30 years.

cityruss

Yes.

MommyL2015

Yup.

extra_medium

Of course. As you said, it has zero calories. Why would it affect your weight loss?

TarahByte

Yes I drink at least one every day.

cross2bear

Yes! though I am not a big soda drinker, and for me, it is really only a summer indulgence. But its ZERO calories!! Its a great diet tool for satisfying both thirst and hunger cravings, so it just makes sense to me to include it in an eating strategy aiming at weight loss.

bellaa_x0

i drink one every day... its 0 calories - no effect on weight loss.

diannethegeek

Yes.

beckajw

Yes. Being a Type 1 diabetic, I started drinking diet soda long before I ever needed to lose weight. When I started dieting, it never occurred to me to give up diet soda. In fact, at the time of my first diet, diet soda was considered a healthy alternative to regular soda and good for dieters. A few years ago, when I hit a plateau, I gave it up for a month. This did not break the plateau. So, I started drinking it again. This time around, I have had diet soda almost every single day. I've lost 29 pounds in six months and am only five pounds from goal.

20yearsyounger

Yes. I drink more of it now.

redraidergirl2009

no I kept gaining weight. Noticed when i stopped drinking it I was a lot less bloated. I drink a regular coke every now and then. Didn't gain weight from that either.

fitmom4lifemfp

xMiracat wrote: »

I am addicted to diet soda so I dont think I can ever completely give it up lol but I do try to cut it down a lot, so has anyone still lost weight even if you drank diet soda? I know it has 0 calories in it too.

Of course. It has no calories.

xMiracat

extra_medium wrote: »

Of course. As you said, it has zero calories. Why would it affect your weight loss?

cause i hear horror stories how the sodium or the aspartame in it can make your body cling to fat lol

cityruss

.....and here we go.

fitmom4lifemfp

xMiracat wrote: »

extra_medium wrote: »

Of course. As you said, it has zero calories. Why would it affect your weight loss?

cause i hear horror stories how the sodium or the aspartame in it can make your body cling to fat lol

Nothing makes your body "cling to fat". Anyone that thinks that diet sodas are causing their weight issues, has a problem tracking their calorie consumption.

singingflutelady

Um no. Plus there's hardly any sodium in it anyways

Escloflowne

I've lost weight by counting calories, exercising AND also drinking "real" soda...the first 2 are more important to the weight loss thing...

Gallowmere1984

I drink seven to ten Coke Zero Vanillas in a daily basis, and have suffered no setbacks in weight loss. The only thing making most bodies "cling to fat", is fork-to-mouth disease.

diannethegeek

xMiracat wrote: »

extra_medium wrote: »

Of course. As you said, it has zero calories. Why would it affect your weight loss?

cause i hear horror stories how the sodium or the aspartame in it can make your body cling to fat lol

Some people find drinking diet soda causes them to be hungrier, so they eat more calories than they should. That shouldn't be a problem if you're tracking your intake and if you find that it does make you hungrier then you can adjust or cut it out. And some people notice some bloating with it. That's not fat gain, but if you react to it you can choose whether or not to cut it.

But the rest is just nonsense. There's only 85 mg of sodium in my diet dr pepper. That's on par with some tap waters. And aspartame is one of the most heavily studied substances in the world. It does not and can not cause fat storage in a calorie deficit.

Bee_Le

I made a mistake of drinking a lot at night! I couldn't sleep! Beware of the caffeine if you drink just right before bed time. Lack of sleep made working out the next day so bad. >D But it's a good alternative to plain water if you need something sweet.

RebeccaNaegle

I drink diet all the time. I am not going to give it up. 0 calories and I like it so Im keeping it. Worse things in life to do to your body.

StephanieJane2

I drink cola light, dont like the syrupy stuff x

Mentiri

Lost a hundred pounds drinking 2 or 3 a day. Studies showing that people who drink diet soda weigh more are not causal studies. Diet soda does not cause weight gain or prevent weight loss. There are some studies that suggest that people who drink diet soda may eat more calories because they overcompensate for the lack in the soda - "Oh, I can eat that bag of cookies because there are no calories in my soda!" And dieters are naturally more likely to choose a diet drink! That said, there are other problems with diet soda, but you have to choose your own poison, eh?

sunnybeaches105

I drink a couple nearly every day. And, I don't even log them and I still lose weight. It's magic!

ryry_

Drink it daily its never hindered my efforts.

xvolution

I drink diet sodas all the time, though lately I tend to restrict them to meals.

jxb1959

My husband switched from Coke to Coke Zero and lost 30 lbs so fast that people thought he was ill. The dentist finally talked him into cutting way down on the Coke Zero because the phosphoric acid in cola was causing tooth sensitivity.

kwtilbury

Diet soda, zero calorie energy drinks, amino energy...I drink all of these things on a daily basis.