Addicted to Diet Coke!

muwee72
muwee72 Posts: 23 Member
Man oh man. Diet coke is so hard to give up. Potato chips were easier to give up and I loved them!
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  • muwee72
    muwee72 Posts: 23 Member
    The doctor request me giving them up all together. I told her that was probably never gonna happen. I am trying though. Lots of water as well
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    What was the doctor's reasoning? Was this a general practitioner?
  • muwee72
    muwee72 Posts: 23 Member
    She said its not a diet issue she has she said it is just bad for your body
  • muwee72
    muwee72 Posts: 23 Member
    My family doctor. She just doesn't like any sodas
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    muwee72 wrote: »
    She said its not a diet issue she has she said it is just bad for your body

    Did she give you a clinical reason for why it is bad for the body?
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    Lol. I'd disregard their advice then as you do like them, no?
  • muwee72
    muwee72 Posts: 23 Member
    Do I like the doctor or the diet cokes? I love them both lol
  • muwee72
    muwee72 Posts: 23 Member
    Hahaha!!
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,989 Member
    muwee72 wrote: »
    The doctor request me giving them up all together. I told her that was probably never gonna happen. I am trying though. Lots of water as well
    Lol, doctor's usually have little knowledge of nutrition. It's like a reflex reaction for them to look for a culprit like diet soda to fix your issue.

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,989 Member
    Your doctor is right. You should give up diet Coke because Diet Wild Cherry Pepsi is far better.
    HAHAHA! This is what I currently drink and have for the last few years!!!!

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  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    Your doctor is right.

    LOLWUT?
    You should give up diet Coke because Diet Wild Cherry Pepsi is far better.

    LOLYEP

  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    So don't give it up. I've drank diet Pepsi for over 25+ years. 2 cans a day. In moderation, there's no scientific evidence to show it's detrimental to health or weight loss (other than correlation). I DO make sure that I drink water throughout the day too.

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    Totally this^

    My diet soda is A&W. All things in moderation.
  • littlechiaseed
    littlechiaseed Posts: 489 Member
    edited August 2016
    I switched to regular coke only occasionally and the flavored cabonated waters (la croix). Diet Coke was giving me headaches. I didn't lose weight instantly or anything magical after giving them up though. But they definitely weren't helping my weight loss.
  • muwee72
    muwee72 Posts: 23 Member
    She said its been linked to adding fat to the stomach area and she wants all natural foods
  • BrettWithPKU
    BrettWithPKU Posts: 575 Member
    elphie754 wrote: »
    I switched to regular coke only occasionally and the flavored cabonated waters (la croix). Diet Coke was giving me headaches. I didn't lose weight instantly or anything magical after giving them up though. But they definitely weren't helping my weight loss.

    How can a diet drink that has no calories impact your weight?

    You look at all the impossible-to-pronounce things they put in everything at the grocery store--and then say that single articificial sweetners are bad for you (aspartame, sucralose, etc.)? Nonsense.

    I have no opinion on the diet soda debate other than my opinion on artificial sweeteners. I'm partial to the sugar free sweet tea :)
  • muwee72
    muwee72 Posts: 23 Member
    I like a good sweet tea
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    edited August 2016
    muwee72 wrote: »
    She said its been linked to adding fat to the stomach area and she wants all natural foods

    Does she know you drink diet soda? If so, your doctor needs to go back to school and learn the basics.
  • littlechiaseed
    littlechiaseed Posts: 489 Member
    elphie754 wrote: »
    I switched to regular coke only occasionally and the flavored cabonated waters (la croix). Diet Coke was giving me headaches. I didn't lose weight instantly or anything magical after giving them up though. But they definitely weren't helping my weight loss.

    How can a diet drink that has no calories impact your weight?

    The idea behind diet sodas is that you replace them for regular soda thereby cutting calories. Could be that people will make up for it by eating more calories, who knows. But I have never heard of anyone losing weight by switching to diet soda now that I think about it.

  • muwee72
    muwee72 Posts: 23 Member
    Its addicting. I was drinking them from the time I got out of bed till went to bed again. I am now down to 3 a day. Much better
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    elphie754 wrote: »
    I switched to regular coke only occasionally and the flavored cabonated waters (la croix). Diet Coke was giving me headaches. I didn't lose weight instantly or anything magical after giving them up though. But they definitely weren't helping my weight loss.

    How can a diet drink that has no calories impact your weight?

    The idea behind diet sodas is that you replace them for regular soda thereby cutting calories. Could be that people will make up for it by eating more calories, who knows. But I have never heard of anyone losing weight by switching to diet soda now that I think about it.

    Seriously? There are tons of anecdotes from people that lose weight by just switching to diet soda - at least at first. Then they make other changes to further their weight-loss.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited August 2016
    Your doctor is right. You should give up diet Coke because Diet Wild Cherry Pepsi is far better.

    Obviously incorrect, but I suppose we shouldn't derail the thread with a soda war, even if you are so clearly wrong. ;-) The only cherry flavored soda I like is Dr Brown's Diet Black Cherry, and my store doesn't carry it any more (or the diet cream soda, which is also good).

    OP, there's no need to cut out diet coke. Some people find that they have a harder time controlling their diet if they drink them, since they crave sweets more (this is definitely not my experience, but some have reported it). If so, try cutting back.

    If you want to cut back anyway -- I don't drink much diet soda just because I drink too much coffee and so don't need MORE caffeine and the soda I prefer (diet coke) has caffeine -- maybe cut some of what you are drinking and replace it with something else? I like chilled iced tea (herbal, so less caffeine, but that's my thing), and I am also currently into the pear-peach flavor of LaCroix. Dunno if that's as natural as your GP would like, but no sweetener or caffeine. (There are many different flavors, of course.)
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    Mmmm...now we're talkin'!
  • muwee72
    muwee72 Posts: 23 Member
    Oh my god thats another one of my addictions. I literally just made a salad with light ranch ugh. Salad is pretty but on a android phone can't post pic but its horrible with light ranch