Who drinks diet pop?

gottagetitoff11
gottagetitoff11 Posts: 122 Member
edited November 14 in Food and Nutrition
I was just wondering who still drinks diet pop even with all the studies on aspartame. I drink 2-3 cans a day and am not sure if i should quit it.

Thanks
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  • TricksterBreeze
    TricksterBreeze Posts: 135 Member
    My work provides free drinks to us kitchen staff, and I constantly drink Diet Pepsi.
  • gottagetitoff11
    gottagetitoff11 Posts: 122 Member
    How much do you both drink in the run of a day.. Thanks
  • rosebarnalice
    rosebarnalice Posts: 3,488 Member
    I do! I average about 6 - 7 a week sort of in cycles. I'll go two or three days without any at all and then drink two or three on one day. . . or I'll go for several weeks without really wanting one and then drink two a day for a week.

    I often use non-caffeinated "flavored" diet sodas (root beer, orange, black cherry, etc. . .) as an alternative to a sugary dessert; cola flavor is my go-to when I want the psychological pick-me-up of a caffeinated beverage.

    All things in moderation. . . even moderation!
  • LynnBBQ72
    LynnBBQ72 Posts: 151 Member
    Me! I drink 2 to 4 cans per day of Diet Pepsi. I know some choose not to drink diet soda and that is fine. But the studies I have read showing harm to lab rats... they give them absolutely ridiculous amounts of sweetener that no human would even consider consuming. I understand that plain water would be better for me but I would binge on food if I didn't have the soda. I'm not giving it up unless my doctor tells me to.
  • zoritt
    zoritt Posts: 68 Member
    Diet coke and sprite every now and again. I don't plan on quitting any time soon
  • michael1976_ca
    michael1976_ca Posts: 3,488 Member
    two liter of diet coke last about 2 days but i don't it all the tme
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    I drink about 2 a day
  • jeanne2121
    jeanne2121 Posts: 16 Member
    I quit diet coke. I don't know if this is true but it seemed like I craved sweets more when I drank it
  • maggiepz
    maggiepz Posts: 141 Member
    my endocrinologist says to limit it to one or two a day. The problem is that sometimes your body can confuse artificial sweeteners with the real thing. Personally I know the more I drank diet Coke the more I craved it, just like my sweet or starchy carbs. I was drinking probably the equivalent of 1-2 liters a day and considered myself a diet Coke addict. I would get extremely agitated if someone dared to drink my last one, and go into a rage, demanding that someone better go get me some, my craving was that bad. I still love the stuff but am satisfied with one or two a day and have noticed I don't feel so bloated anymore, I guess from all those darn bubbles! Now I can drink for pleasure instead of needing a diet Coke fix. I find I really like herbal tea instead.
  • Carol2483
    Carol2483 Posts: 1 Member
    I used to drink several cans of Diet Pepsi a day. My son quit, and challenged me to do the same. I did - cold turkey - and guess what? My taste buds grew back!! Who knew?
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    maggiepz wrote: »
    my endocrinologist says to limit it to one or two a day. The problem is that sometimes your body can confuse artificial sweeteners with the real thing. Personally I know the more I drank diet Coke the more I craved it, just like my sweet or starchy carbs. I was drinking probably the equivalent of 1-2 liters a day and considered myself a diet Coke addict. I would get extremely agitated if someone dared to drink my last one, and go into a rage, demanding that someone better go get me some, my craving was that bad. I still love the stuff but am satisfied with one or two a day and have noticed I don't feel so bloated anymore, I guess from all those darn bubbles! Now I can drink for pleasure instead of needing a diet Coke fix. I find I really like herbal tea instead.

    What? :noway:
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    I was just wondering who still drinks diet pop even with all the studies on aspartame. I drink 2-3 cans a day and am not sure if i should quit it.

    Thanks
    Yes I drink diet drinks, I prefer the taste to "regular" drinks and wouldn't want to waste calories on sugar sweetened drinks.

    Why quit a zero calorie drink you enjoy and especially when studies into the ingredients (including aspartame) have shown it to be perfectly safe?

  • LenGray
    LenGray Posts: 858 Member
    I usually have a Diet Dr. Pepper from McD's once or twice a day, but it depends on my mood and how close I am to my weigh-in. Personally, I'm not concerned about the aspartame and only slightly worried about the sodium content causing me to retain water.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    How much do you both drink in the run of a day.. Thanks

    2 - 12 oz cans of diet A&W per day. I still drink plenty of water and get most of my caffeine from unsweetened iced tea.
    Run_Fit wrote: »
    I don't know what "diet pop" is, but I do drink diet soda. :wink:

    Once upon a time soda was called soda pop.

    Some regions of the country shortened that to soda, while other regions shorten that to pop.
  • 00000eli
    00000eli Posts: 37 Member
    Diet Mountain Dew 2x week, coffee daily
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    TeaBea wrote: »
    How much do you both drink in the run of a day.. Thanks

    2 - 12 oz cans of diet A&W per day. I still drink plenty of water and get most of my caffeine from unsweetened iced tea.
    Run_Fit wrote: »
    I don't know what "diet pop" is, but I do drink diet soda. :wink:

    Once upon a time soda was called soda pop.

    Some regions of the country shortened that to soda, while other regions shorten that to pop.

    And in the Midwest, it's still soda pop.

    I drink 2 a day - one for breakfast, one as an afternoon snack. Water was getting pretty boring.
  • LenGray
    LenGray Posts: 858 Member
    LenGray wrote: »
    I usually have a Diet Dr. Pepper from McD's once or twice a day, but it depends on my mood and how close I am to my weigh-in. Personally, I'm not concerned about the aspartame and only slightly worried about the sodium content causing me to retain water.

    Not enough sodium to cause water retention. It barely has any sodium. In fact it's the same amount as water

    Um, thanks for the info? :confused:
  • WatchJoshLift
    WatchJoshLift Posts: 520 Member
    TeaBea wrote: »
    How much do you both drink in the run of a day.. Thanks

    2 - 12 oz cans of diet A&W per day. I still drink plenty of water and get most of my caffeine from unsweetened iced tea.
    Run_Fit wrote: »
    I don't know what "diet pop" is, but I do drink diet soda. :wink:

    Once upon a time soda was called soda pop.

    Some regions of the country shortened that to soda, while other regions shorten that to pop.

    I'm aware, I was being facetious.
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