If you stop drinking Diet soda will you lose more weight?
Replies
-
rileysowner wrote: »crzycatlady1 wrote: »sheilafaye777 wrote: »Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »sheilafaye777 wrote: »https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=diet+soda+and+weight+gain
If you like the bubble factor of soda, try flavored seltzer (Polar has the best flavors IMO) it has no added sweeteners, sodium, anything... just carbonated water and natural flavor.
As @Hornsby illustrated, there is support on the internet for pretty much any silly theory.
A Google search is not sufficient.
.... a Google search is sufficient.. if you read the articles that come up from reliable sources... WebMD, etc. You still need to check sources and fact check.. just because a search produces results it doesn't mean that it is true.
And... there is a big difference between "do artificial sweeteners cause weight gain" and "is the earth flat"
I'm not a fan of WebMD but from that site, in reference to diet soda-
http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/diet-sodas-and-weight-gain-not-so-fast#4
http://www.webmd.com/diabetes/news/20161110/daily-can-of-soda-boosts-odds-for-prediabetes-study-finds#1
eta: second article focuses mostly on regular soda, but there a couple spots where it talks about diet soda and pre-diabetes. This is especially interesting to me, as a former prediabetic and a frequent drinker of diet soda
Quote from the second article, "However, a can of diet soda every day does not boost prediabetes risk, the researchers found."
Note the bold and italics.
Yep, I drink diet soda every day now, and my former high glucose number is now in the normal range, courtesy of my weight loss Diet soda has not negatively affected my weight or my health markers in any way. 3 -
janejellyroll wrote: »storyjorie wrote: »Not literally...however, I did quit diet soda a few years ago as part of a "eat cleaner ingredients" effort, and the lasting impact on me has been being more conscious of what I eat. Eating Doritos and Oreos or a frozen Lean Cuisine seems a little more "normal" when you regularly ingest black fizzy fake stuff every day. I am thinner than I was when I drank diet soda regularly, not because the soda itself had calories but because my mindset has changed. I also cut out Splenda and began making my own sauces, jellies, etc.
I don't think anyone contests that if you eat fewer calories than you burn, you will lose weight. If eliminating diet soda causes one to eliminate other foods as well and that creates a deficit or a larger deficit, weight loss will be the result.
But the same thing could happen if someone replaced regular soda with diet soda (and didn't increase calories in other areas) or drank regular soda in the context of a diet that had a calorie deficit and so on and so on.
So if someone finds it easier to have a deficit when they aren't drinking diet soda, that person will lose more weight. But it isn't because of the diet soda itself -- it's the other changes that are driving it.
Agree. I think any decision someone makes that results in them being more selective about what they eat is probably going to be a good thing--that was my point. For me, it was avoiding chemicals...for someone else, maybe they start eating only grass fed beef or sustainably caught fish. It's not that the action directly causes weight loss, it's that the mentality of caring more about what you eat that has the byproduct of eating less (which DOES equal weight loss.)0 -
storyjorie wrote: »Not literally...however, I did quit diet soda a few years ago as part of a "eat cleaner ingredients" effort, and the lasting impact on me has been being more conscious of what I eat. Eating Doritos and Oreos or a frozen Lean Cuisine seems a little more "normal" when you regularly ingest black fizzy fake stuff every day. I am thinner than I was when I drank diet soda regularly, not because the soda itself had calories but because my mindset has changed. I also cut out Splenda and began making my own sauces, jellies, etc.
I had a Lean Cuisine for lunch today. Nothing 'not normal' about it, food is food 5 -
storyjorie wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »storyjorie wrote: »Not literally...however, I did quit diet soda a few years ago as part of a "eat cleaner ingredients" effort, and the lasting impact on me has been being more conscious of what I eat. Eating Doritos and Oreos or a frozen Lean Cuisine seems a little more "normal" when you regularly ingest black fizzy fake stuff every day. I am thinner than I was when I drank diet soda regularly, not because the soda itself had calories but because my mindset has changed. I also cut out Splenda and began making my own sauces, jellies, etc.
I don't think anyone contests that if you eat fewer calories than you burn, you will lose weight. If eliminating diet soda causes one to eliminate other foods as well and that creates a deficit or a larger deficit, weight loss will be the result.
But the same thing could happen if someone replaced regular soda with diet soda (and didn't increase calories in other areas) or drank regular soda in the context of a diet that had a calorie deficit and so on and so on.
So if someone finds it easier to have a deficit when they aren't drinking diet soda, that person will lose more weight. But it isn't because of the diet soda itself -- it's the other changes that are driving it.
Agree. I think any decision someone makes that results in them being more selective about what they eat is probably going to be a good thing--that was my point. For me, it was avoiding chemicals...for someone else, maybe they start eating only grass fed beef or sustainably caught fish. It's not that the action directly causes weight loss, it's that the mentality of caring more about what you eat that has the byproduct of eating less (which DOES equal weight loss.)
So people who drink diet soda, eat things like Doritos and Oreos or a frozen Lean Cuisine, in moderation, don't care about what we eat?5 -
storyjorie wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »storyjorie wrote: »Not literally...however, I did quit diet soda a few years ago as part of a "eat cleaner ingredients" effort, and the lasting impact on me has been being more conscious of what I eat. Eating Doritos and Oreos or a frozen Lean Cuisine seems a little more "normal" when you regularly ingest black fizzy fake stuff every day. I am thinner than I was when I drank diet soda regularly, not because the soda itself had calories but because my mindset has changed. I also cut out Splenda and began making my own sauces, jellies, etc.
I don't think anyone contests that if you eat fewer calories than you burn, you will lose weight. If eliminating diet soda causes one to eliminate other foods as well and that creates a deficit or a larger deficit, weight loss will be the result.
But the same thing could happen if someone replaced regular soda with diet soda (and didn't increase calories in other areas) or drank regular soda in the context of a diet that had a calorie deficit and so on and so on.
So if someone finds it easier to have a deficit when they aren't drinking diet soda, that person will lose more weight. But it isn't because of the diet soda itself -- it's the other changes that are driving it.
Agree. I think any decision someone makes that results in them being more selective about what they eat is probably going to be a good thing--that was my point. For me, it was avoiding chemicals...for someone else, maybe they start eating only grass fed beef or sustainably caught fish. It's not that the action directly causes weight loss, it's that the mentality of caring more about what you eat that has the byproduct of eating less (which DOES equal weight loss.)
I'm really glad it worked for you!2 -
WinoGelato wrote: »storyjorie wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »storyjorie wrote: »Not literally...however, I did quit diet soda a few years ago as part of a "eat cleaner ingredients" effort, and the lasting impact on me has been being more conscious of what I eat. Eating Doritos and Oreos or a frozen Lean Cuisine seems a little more "normal" when you regularly ingest black fizzy fake stuff every day. I am thinner than I was when I drank diet soda regularly, not because the soda itself had calories but because my mindset has changed. I also cut out Splenda and began making my own sauces, jellies, etc.
I don't think anyone contests that if you eat fewer calories than you burn, you will lose weight. If eliminating diet soda causes one to eliminate other foods as well and that creates a deficit or a larger deficit, weight loss will be the result.
But the same thing could happen if someone replaced regular soda with diet soda (and didn't increase calories in other areas) or drank regular soda in the context of a diet that had a calorie deficit and so on and so on.
So if someone finds it easier to have a deficit when they aren't drinking diet soda, that person will lose more weight. But it isn't because of the diet soda itself -- it's the other changes that are driving it.
Agree. I think any decision someone makes that results in them being more selective about what they eat is probably going to be a good thing--that was my point. For me, it was avoiding chemicals...for someone else, maybe they start eating only grass fed beef or sustainably caught fish. It's not that the action directly causes weight loss, it's that the mentality of caring more about what you eat that has the byproduct of eating less (which DOES equal weight loss.)
So people who drink diet soda, eat things like Doritos and Oreos or a frozen Lean Cuisine, in moderation, don't care about what we eat?
No. Being more thoughtful about what you eat likely will lead to weight loss because you also will be thinking about quantity. That could be thoughtful about avoiding chemicals or thoughtful about another goal that's important to you.0 -
storyjorie wrote: »WinoGelato wrote: »storyjorie wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »storyjorie wrote: »Not literally...however, I did quit diet soda a few years ago as part of a "eat cleaner ingredients" effort, and the lasting impact on me has been being more conscious of what I eat. Eating Doritos and Oreos or a frozen Lean Cuisine seems a little more "normal" when you regularly ingest black fizzy fake stuff every day. I am thinner than I was when I drank diet soda regularly, not because the soda itself had calories but because my mindset has changed. I also cut out Splenda and began making my own sauces, jellies, etc.
I don't think anyone contests that if you eat fewer calories than you burn, you will lose weight. If eliminating diet soda causes one to eliminate other foods as well and that creates a deficit or a larger deficit, weight loss will be the result.
But the same thing could happen if someone replaced regular soda with diet soda (and didn't increase calories in other areas) or drank regular soda in the context of a diet that had a calorie deficit and so on and so on.
So if someone finds it easier to have a deficit when they aren't drinking diet soda, that person will lose more weight. But it isn't because of the diet soda itself -- it's the other changes that are driving it.
Agree. I think any decision someone makes that results in them being more selective about what they eat is probably going to be a good thing--that was my point. For me, it was avoiding chemicals...for someone else, maybe they start eating only grass fed beef or sustainably caught fish. It's not that the action directly causes weight loss, it's that the mentality of caring more about what you eat that has the byproduct of eating less (which DOES equal weight loss.)
So people who drink diet soda, eat things like Doritos and Oreos or a frozen Lean Cuisine, in moderation, don't care about what we eat?
No. Being more thoughtful about what you eat likely will lead to weight loss because you also will be thinking about quantity. That could be thoughtful about avoiding chemicals or thoughtful about another goal that's important to you.
I don't try to avoid chemicals.
I like water. And air. And food.19 -
storyjorie wrote: »WinoGelato wrote: »storyjorie wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »storyjorie wrote: »Not literally...however, I did quit diet soda a few years ago as part of a "eat cleaner ingredients" effort, and the lasting impact on me has been being more conscious of what I eat. Eating Doritos and Oreos or a frozen Lean Cuisine seems a little more "normal" when you regularly ingest black fizzy fake stuff every day. I am thinner than I was when I drank diet soda regularly, not because the soda itself had calories but because my mindset has changed. I also cut out Splenda and began making my own sauces, jellies, etc.
I don't think anyone contests that if you eat fewer calories than you burn, you will lose weight. If eliminating diet soda causes one to eliminate other foods as well and that creates a deficit or a larger deficit, weight loss will be the result.
But the same thing could happen if someone replaced regular soda with diet soda (and didn't increase calories in other areas) or drank regular soda in the context of a diet that had a calorie deficit and so on and so on.
So if someone finds it easier to have a deficit when they aren't drinking diet soda, that person will lose more weight. But it isn't because of the diet soda itself -- it's the other changes that are driving it.
Agree. I think any decision someone makes that results in them being more selective about what they eat is probably going to be a good thing--that was my point. For me, it was avoiding chemicals...for someone else, maybe they start eating only grass fed beef or sustainably caught fish. It's not that the action directly causes weight loss, it's that the mentality of caring more about what you eat that has the byproduct of eating less (which DOES equal weight loss.)
So people who drink diet soda, eat things like Doritos and Oreos or a frozen Lean Cuisine, in moderation, don't care about what we eat?
No. Being more thoughtful about what you eat likely will lead to weight loss because you also will be thinking about quantity. That could be thoughtful about avoiding chemicals or thoughtful about another goal that's important to you.
I don't try to avoid chemicals.
I like water. And air. And food.
Everyone who ingests that stuff dies, you know. So those chemicals are clearly dangerous.
I bet it's the DHMO.7 -
[/quote]
I don't try to avoid chemicals.
I like water. And air. And food.[/quote]
I am fairly new to the MFP community and obviously committed some kind of huge faux pas by implying that there is anything wrong with Oreos, Lean Cuisines and the like, because I'm picking up on some hostility that I never intended to inspire. I'll just clarify that I personally feel better physically and mentally when I decide to devote my 275 calories to, say, a grilled chicken salad with some pumpkin seeds and goat cheese and beets, rather than a very small tray of frozen food, but if works for you, that's awesome. I ate nonstop frozen diet meals throughout my 20s (which was a really, really long time ago) and probably would have been really annoyed if anyone judged me for my nightly mini-lasagna session, followed by a Snackwell sandwich cookie, which I savored like it was creme brulee. Anyway, very sorry if I offended anyone. :-(1 -
storyjorie wrote: »
I don't try to avoid chemicals.
I like water. And air. And food.[/quote]
I am fairly new to the MFP community and obviously committed some kind of huge faux pas by implying that there is anything wrong with Oreos, Lean Cuisines and the like, because I'm picking up on some hostility that I never intended to inspire. I'll just clarify that I personally feel better physically and mentally when I decide to devote my 275 calories to, say, a grilled chicken salad with some pumpkin seeds and goat cheese and beets, rather than a very small tray of frozen food, but if works for you, that's awesome. I ate nonstop frozen diet meals throughout my 20s (which was a really, really long time ago) and probably would have been really annoyed if anyone judged me for my nightly mini-lasagna session, followed by a Snackwell sandwich cookie, which I savored like it was creme brulee. Anyway, very sorry if I offended anyone. :-([/quote]
Welcome to mfp!
2 -
storyjorie wrote: »I am fairly new to the MFP community and obviously committed some kind of huge faux pas by implying that there is anything wrong with Oreos, Lean Cuisines and the like, because I'm picking up on some hostility that I never intended to inspire. I'll just clarify that I personally feel better physically and mentally when I decide to devote my 275 calories to, say, a grilled chicken salad with some pumpkin seeds and goat cheese and beets, rather than a very small tray of frozen food, but if works for you, that's awesome. I ate nonstop frozen diet meals throughout my 20s (which was a really, really long time ago) and probably would have been really annoyed if anyone judged me for my nightly mini-lasagna session, followed by a Snackwell sandwich cookie, which I savored like it was creme brulee. Anyway, very sorry if I offended anyone. :-(
Nah your ok, it's just that there's been numerous threads about 'clean' eating/labeling certain foods certain ways, and there's a lot of people here who've been very successful at their weight, health and fitness goals eating all sorts of food-from the Paleo camp to the Taco Bell camp
At the end of day the important thing is that we all figure out what works best for us, and what's sustainable for the long term. What that looks like for one person will be totally different than what someone else does and that's ok 8 -
storyjorie wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »storyjorie wrote: »Not literally...however, I did quit diet soda a few years ago as part of a "eat cleaner ingredients" effort, and the lasting impact on me has been being more conscious of what I eat. Eating Doritos and Oreos or a frozen Lean Cuisine seems a little more "normal" when you regularly ingest black fizzy fake stuff every day. I am thinner than I was when I drank diet soda regularly, not because the soda itself had calories but because my mindset has changed. I also cut out Splenda and began making my own sauces, jellies, etc.
I don't think anyone contests that if you eat fewer calories than you burn, you will lose weight. If eliminating diet soda causes one to eliminate other foods as well and that creates a deficit or a larger deficit, weight loss will be the result.
But the same thing could happen if someone replaced regular soda with diet soda (and didn't increase calories in other areas) or drank regular soda in the context of a diet that had a calorie deficit and so on and so on.
So if someone finds it easier to have a deficit when they aren't drinking diet soda, that person will lose more weight. But it isn't because of the diet soda itself -- it's the other changes that are driving it.
Agree. I think any decision someone makes that results in them being more selective about what they eat is probably going to be a good thing--that was my point. For me, it was avoiding chemicals...for someone else, maybe they start eating only grass fed beef or sustainably caught fish. It's not that the action directly causes weight loss, it's that the mentality of caring more about what you eat that has the byproduct of eating less (which DOES equal weight loss.)
1. I cared deeply about what I ate during my "I'm a whole foods vegetarian" phase. I reached the highest weight I ever reached in my life caring deeply about what I ate because I still ate too much. Caring about what you eat does not necessarily have the byproduct of eating less as you assert.
2. People who incorporate items like Lean Cuisine, Oreos, or Doritos into their diets can still care about what they eat on balance. There's not some weird either/or thing happening where all they eat is Oreos all day. While I can't have those specific products due to celiac disease, I can have gluten free counterparts and do -- on occasion. I also eat plenty of vegetables, legumes, low fat dairy, and whole grains.
3. When I cared deeply about what I ate and was a whole foods vegetarian, I was depressed, sick, and sedentary with high cholesterol. I weighed 210 pounds. Now I weigh 116 pounds, eat things like Trader Joes Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips (a gluten free Dorito replacement) or their gluten free Joe-Joe's, exercise daily, am no longer depressed, have lowered my familial high cholesterol to a healthy range with good ratios and am managing psoriatic arthritis instead of being overwhelmed by it. And yes, I drink diet soda. Every single day.5 -
storyjorie wrote: »
I don't try to avoid chemicals.
I like water. And air. And food
I am fairly new to the MFP community and obviously committed some kind of huge faux pas by implying that there is anything wrong with Oreos, Lean Cuisines and the like, because I'm picking up on some hostility that I never intended to inspire. I'll just clarify that I personally feel better physically and mentally when I decide to devote my 275 calories to, say, a grilled chicken salad with some pumpkin seeds and goat cheese and beets, rather than a very small tray of frozen food, but if works for you, that's awesome. I ate nonstop frozen diet meals throughout my 20s (which was a really, really long time ago) and probably would have been really annoyed if anyone judged me for my nightly mini-lasagna session, followed by a Snackwell sandwich cookie, which I savored like it was creme brulee. Anyway, very sorry if I offended anyone. :-(
I'm glad you found something that works for you, and your salad sounds really good (even though I don't eat meat).
The issue I have with what you're saying is that you seem to feel that making the conscious choice to eat better will also result in eating less.
I can tell you that my own experience didn't bear this out.1 -
storyjorie wrote: »I am fairly new to the MFP community and obviously committed some kind of huge faux pas by implying that there is anything wrong with Oreos, Lean Cuisines and the like, because I'm picking up on some hostility that I never intended to inspire. I'll just clarify that I personally feel better physically and mentally when I decide to devote my 275 calories to, say, a grilled chicken salad with some pumpkin seeds and goat cheese and beets, rather than a very small tray of frozen food, but if works for you, that's awesome. I ate nonstop frozen diet meals throughout my 20s (which was a really, really long time ago) and probably would have been really annoyed if anyone judged me for my nightly mini-lasagna session, followed by a Snackwell sandwich cookie, which I savored like it was creme brulee. Anyway, very sorry if I offended anyone. :-(
Well, you didn't offend me (for what it matters), and the chemical stuff is not meant personally, I'm sure. The point that is being made is just that everything is made of chemicals, so avoiding "chemicals" isn't really a thing you can do, or that would be good for you anyway.
Given your own goals, Oreos or Lean Cuisines may or may not work, but not because they contain "chemicals."
I don't think Oreos are that great when compared to other sweets I could use the calories for (homemade snickerdoodles, for example, or ice cream or good cannoli), so for me they are usually not the best choice, but that doesn't mean they wouldn't be for someone who truly loves them (hi, Carlos!), and if you compare the same calorie amount of my snickerdoodle and an Oreo, they are probably about the same from a nutrition POV (and not that tough to fit into a balanced, healthy, nutrient-dense day, at least at the calorie goal I have).
Similarly, I rarely eat frozen meals (there are times I might grab one because I'm coming home from work unexpectedly at 11 and want to eat something and not cook and didn't prepare for this in advance and don't feel like just having a smoothie), but the problem IMO with frozen meals for me (same as what you say above, even) is that I don't find them that tasty or satisfying (and they tend to be lower calorie than I want -- 275 is way low for a meal IMO, even though the one's I've seen are more like 350-400 or so). I don't know if I could do a grilled chicken salad with goat cheese and pumpkin seeds and beets for 275 either, actually, although it sounds good. It's not that someone who eats them isn't choosy about what they eat or care what they put in their body or whatever.
I do agree that focusing on changing your diet or eating more healthfully CAN be a motivating thing and for many of us easier than just cutting calories (since it gives you a positive thing to focus on, and sometimes building a habit by doing things rather than not doing things is an easier way to think of it), but I'd agree with others that giving up diet Coke (or whatever) isn't especially likely to be a way to really better one's diet and that when focusing on cutting calories it's likely not the best priority.
BUT, I certainly would agree that for any particular person it might be.
(I don't drink a lot of diet Coke, but I do drink it, and I don't think I am uncaring about nutrition. I do have my own things I focus on, like you said, but I expect everyone does just in different ways.)1 -
storyjorie wrote: »WinoGelato wrote: »storyjorie wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »storyjorie wrote: »Not literally...however, I did quit diet soda a few years ago as part of a "eat cleaner ingredients" effort, and the lasting impact on me has been being more conscious of what I eat. Eating Doritos and Oreos or a frozen Lean Cuisine seems a little more "normal" when you regularly ingest black fizzy fake stuff every day. I am thinner than I was when I drank diet soda regularly, not because the soda itself had calories but because my mindset has changed. I also cut out Splenda and began making my own sauces, jellies, etc.
I don't think anyone contests that if you eat fewer calories than you burn, you will lose weight. If eliminating diet soda causes one to eliminate other foods as well and that creates a deficit or a larger deficit, weight loss will be the result.
But the same thing could happen if someone replaced regular soda with diet soda (and didn't increase calories in other areas) or drank regular soda in the context of a diet that had a calorie deficit and so on and so on.
So if someone finds it easier to have a deficit when they aren't drinking diet soda, that person will lose more weight. But it isn't because of the diet soda itself -- it's the other changes that are driving it.
Agree. I think any decision someone makes that results in them being more selective about what they eat is probably going to be a good thing--that was my point. For me, it was avoiding chemicals...for someone else, maybe they start eating only grass fed beef or sustainably caught fish. It's not that the action directly causes weight loss, it's that the mentality of caring more about what you eat that has the byproduct of eating less (which DOES equal weight loss.)
So people who drink diet soda, eat things like Doritos and Oreos or a frozen Lean Cuisine, in moderation, don't care about what we eat?
No. Being more thoughtful about what you eat likely will lead to weight loss because you also will be thinking about quantity. That could be thoughtful about avoiding chemicals or thoughtful about another goal that's important to you.
I understand what you are saying that mindfulness and having a plan is what ultimately is the greatest predictor of success. For me, knowing that I can eat any food in moderation, is what has enabled me to be successful. That includes things like diet soda, wine, pizza, Doritos and Oreos. I enjoy cooking from scratch and do try to make nutrition a priority, but convenience foods and processed foods in moderation are just part of my success story.
1 -
storyjorie wrote: »WinoGelato wrote: »storyjorie wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »storyjorie wrote: »Not literally...however, I did quit diet soda a few years ago as part of a "eat cleaner ingredients" effort, and the lasting impact on me has been being more conscious of what I eat. Eating Doritos and Oreos or a frozen Lean Cuisine seems a little more "normal" when you regularly ingest black fizzy fake stuff every day. I am thinner than I was when I drank diet soda regularly, not because the soda itself had calories but because my mindset has changed. I also cut out Splenda and began making my own sauces, jellies, etc.
I don't think anyone contests that if you eat fewer calories than you burn, you will lose weight. If eliminating diet soda causes one to eliminate other foods as well and that creates a deficit or a larger deficit, weight loss will be the result.
But the same thing could happen if someone replaced regular soda with diet soda (and didn't increase calories in other areas) or drank regular soda in the context of a diet that had a calorie deficit and so on and so on.
So if someone finds it easier to have a deficit when they aren't drinking diet soda, that person will lose more weight. But it isn't because of the diet soda itself -- it's the other changes that are driving it.
Agree. I think any decision someone makes that results in them being more selective about what they eat is probably going to be a good thing--that was my point. For me, it was avoiding chemicals...for someone else, maybe they start eating only grass fed beef or sustainably caught fish. It's not that the action directly causes weight loss, it's that the mentality of caring more about what you eat that has the byproduct of eating less (which DOES equal weight loss.)
So people who drink diet soda, eat things like Doritos and Oreos or a frozen Lean Cuisine, in moderation, don't care about what we eat?
No. Being more thoughtful about what you eat likely will lead to weight loss because you also will be thinking about quantity. That could be thoughtful about avoiding chemicals or thoughtful about another goal that's important to you.
I personally eat nutritious foods....and delicious delicious 'junk'. To me, food is food.
By the way, Oreos have a decent amount of iron in them.1 -
cerise_noir wrote: »By the way, Oreos have a decent amount of iron in them.
Would I be shunned if I said I didn't like Oreos?
0 -
grmckenzie wrote: »cerise_noir wrote: »By the way, Oreos have a decent amount of iron in them.
Would I be shunned if I said I didn't like Oreos?
Yes. Yes you would.
3 -
grmckenzie wrote: »cerise_noir wrote: »By the way, Oreos have a decent amount of iron in them.
Would I be shunned if I said I didn't like Oreos?
Meh I'm not keen on them either. They're one of the more boring tasting biscuits I've tried. There are so many "more yummier" bickies to choose from.
0 -
crzycatlady1 wrote: »grmckenzie wrote: »cerise_noir wrote: »By the way, Oreos have a decent amount of iron in them.
Would I be shunned if I said I didn't like Oreos?
Yes. Yes you would.
Gee. Shunned by a crazy cat lady. Not the worst thing to happen. 5 -
grmckenzie wrote: »cerise_noir wrote: »By the way, Oreos have a decent amount of iron in them.
Would I be shunned if I said I didn't like Oreos?
I don't like them much, myself. Far inferior to the Nutter Butter.5 -
diannethegeek wrote: »grmckenzie wrote: »cerise_noir wrote: »By the way, Oreos have a decent amount of iron in them.
Would I be shunned if I said I didn't like Oreos?
I don't like them much, myself. Far inferior to the Nutter Butter.
OMG, that's the truth!1 -
Yes, this. People gain weight on diet sodas when they're not carefully tracking their consumption carefully because on some mental level they give themselves permission to eat more of something else. Walk into McDonald's and suddenly it's OK to get the super-size fries because you're having a Diet Coke with it.storyjorie wrote: »Not literally...however, I did quit diet soda a few years ago as part of a "eat cleaner ingredients" effort, and the lasting impact on me has been being more conscious of what I eat. Eating Doritos and Oreos or a frozen Lean Cuisine seems a little more "normal" when you regularly ingest black fizzy fake stuff every day. I am thinner than I was when I drank diet soda regularly, not because the soda itself had calories but because my mindset has changed. I also cut out Splenda and began making my own sauces, jellies, etc.1 -
janejellyroll wrote: »paperpudding wrote: »Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »This is a loaded question. But, all other things being unchanged, dropping diet soft drinks will NOT make you lose any weight. However, there are those (like myself) that believe that diet drinks can be just as addictive as regular drinks, due to the chemicals that are used to replace the sugar (corn syrup) in other drinks. So, I would look at giving up soft drinks ALL TOGETHER, not just cutting out diet OR regular. I only drink coffee (black), water, and unsweetened tea. Occasionally, I will have a beer or 3 if I'm out with friends, and I don't do it often enough to warrant drinking low-calorie, or low-carb beers. I just drink the normal beers, because like I said, I only drink maybe 2-3 a month.
Yes, they both can be addictive because caffeine. Not sure how black coffee will help that though...
While caffeine can be addictive, a cup of black coffee is not even in the same ball park as soft drinks where health benefits/drawbacks are concerned.janejellyroll wrote: »This is a loaded question. But, all other things being unchanged, dropping diet soft drinks will NOT make you lose any weight. However, there are those (like myself) that believe that diet drinks can be just as addictive as regular drinks, due to the chemicals that are used to replace the sugar (corn syrup) in other drinks. So, I would look at giving up soft drinks ALL TOGETHER, not just cutting out diet OR regular. I only drink coffee (black), water, and unsweetened tea. Occasionally, I will have a beer or 3 if I'm out with friends, and I don't do it often enough to warrant drinking low-calorie, or low-carb beers. I just drink the normal beers, because like I said, I only drink maybe 2-3 a month.
Giving up soft drinks altogether due to their potentially addictive nature, but continuing to drink coffee and beer. I don't know . . .
I drink 10 oz of coffee in the morning before my workout for a little kick (it is 4:30 after all). Drinking 2-3 beers over a 30 day period hardly qualifies as being a "beer drinker."
Caffeine is the only thing in soda that is even remotely addictive though. So it's kinda of a weird statement to say I was addicted to soda, but I drink coffee. Similarly, it would be funny if someone said I'm not an alcoholic, I only drink beer...
If you think caffeine is the ONLY addictive thing in soft drinks, you are very misinformed.
Please, inform us. Do you have research to back up your claims?
Yes. Google "effects of sugar or hfcs" and you will have all the evidence/research you need to keep you busy for days.
You can also Google "dangers of microwave ovens" and have tons of literature to support this (extremely silly) claim. You have to do better than that.
The dangers of putting a can of diet soda in the microwave is very real.
Can confirm
https://youtu.be/eFsZ-GWB8Gk
But that's regular Pepsi, not diet Pepsi.
Myth: Unconfirmed.
My husband once put a can of Pepsi max in the freezer to cool it down quicker - he forgot about it and then in middle of night - bang!! - explosion!!
True story.
Not sure if it confirms danger of diet soda or dangers of freezers
Or of husbands
My husband does this at least 3-4 times a year. So husband-danger is real.
On the bright side, it ensures that my freezer is always super-clean because we have to take everything out and wipe it down post-explosion. So maybe he's really doing us a favor?
We??
Not in my house - if my husband is stupid enough to cause a pepsi max explosion in the freezer, he is single handedly cleaning it up
7 -
diannethegeek wrote: »grmckenzie wrote: »cerise_noir wrote: »By the way, Oreos have a decent amount of iron in them.
Would I be shunned if I said I didn't like Oreos?
I don't like them much, myself. Far inferior to the Nutter Butter.
My (former
) cat agrees. 0
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 393.2K Introduce Yourself
- 43.8K Getting Started
- 260.2K Health and Weight Loss
- 175.9K Food and Nutrition
- 47.4K Recipes
- 232.5K Fitness and Exercise
- 422 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.5K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.5K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 153K Motivation and Support
- 8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.3K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.7K MyFitnessPal Information
- 23 News and Announcements
- 1.1K Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.6K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions