No Calorie Sodas and Weight

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  • OliveGirl128
    OliveGirl128 Posts: 801 Member
    edited July 2017
    basia1017 wrote: »
    Sorry to burst everyone's bubble, but yes, diet soda does make some people gain weight. And there's science to back it up. https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2016/09/08/the-awful-truth-about-diet-soda-and-weight-gain-according-to-science/#28b10646462f

    I was not happy to discover this but I read the studies and there's no going back to soda (except seltzer) for me.

    Have you actually experienced this for yourself though?

    I've cut out diet soda for months at a time and had absolutely nothing happen to my weight. I'm currently only drinking 1 can a day, down from 3-5 a day that I was drinking, and same thing-I'm solidly maintaining within my maintenance window. The reduction of diet soda hasn't affected my weight at all, it's just made room for all the coffee I've added :)
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    I'm special too! *Sips Cherry Coke Zero* I got a participation trophy and everything!
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    I'm special too! *Sips Cherry Coke Zero* I got a participation trophy and everything!

    Cheers!! :drinker:
  • basia1017
    basia1017 Posts: 2 Member
    "Some people," as I said, not everyone.
  • WendyLeigh1119
    WendyLeigh1119 Posts: 495 Member
    basia1017 wrote: »
    Sorry to burst everyone's bubble, but yes, diet soda does make some people gain weight. And there's science to back it up. https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2016/09/08/the-awful-truth-about-diet-soda-and-weight-gain-according-to-science/#28b10646462f

    I was not happy to discover this but I read the studies and there's no going back to soda (except seltzer) for me.

    If you like seltzer, try La Croix in fruit flavors. No sweeteners or anything added. I keep the pineapple-strawberry around for when I've had too much caffeine, but don't want plain infused water.
  • OliveGirl128
    OliveGirl128 Posts: 801 Member
    edited July 2017
    basia1017 wrote: »
    "Some people," as I said, not everyone.

    And I responded by asking if you actually had this experience yourself? Because it seems a bit silly to me to eliminate something that I enjoy, just because some study says something, that doesn't match my own, real life experience. My daughter is lactose intolerant, so for "some people" dairy reacts negatively in the body. But it would make no sense for me to cut out dairy based on this, because I haven't actually experienced any negative affects with dairy.

    I've been drinking diet soda for years now and I haven't had any negative experiences with it, and in fact it's been very helpful for me. So it would make no sense for me to cut it out, based on some study out there that may or may not even be accurate.
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    I understand that the sweetness of a diet soda makes your brain 'think' that sugar is coming, so it creates an insulin response.
    Additionally, it trains your taste buds to desire something very sweet. In return, that makes it hard to REALLY enjoy nature's sweetness (like apples, strawberries etc). I stopped drinking anything sweetened 2 years ago and fruit does now taste more luscious and sweet.

    It doesn't for me. It's just a soda, I drink it and move on, no longer thirsty.
  • ellie7187
    ellie7187 Posts: 83 Member
    I'm special too! *Sips Cherry Coke Zero* I got a participation trophy and everything!
    Most important thing in this whole thread is that I'm now jealous of estherdragonbat and that Cherry Coke Zero. Can't get it up here (sad face).
  • OliveGirl128
    OliveGirl128 Posts: 801 Member
    jgnatca wrote: »
    This information has been flogged to death but I must repeat as a public service announcement. Sweet tastes without sugar do NOT stimulate an insulin response. If it did there'd be comatose diabetics all over the place. The body is not so easily fooled.

    It really boggles the mind doesn't it :p
  • OliveGirl128
    OliveGirl128 Posts: 801 Member
    edited July 2017
    I would be careful of drinking too much diet coke. I gave up drinking diet coke a few weeks before I decided to lose weight. My experience is probably particular to me since I have a few health issues besides being overweight, but more than 1 diet coke a day and my legs, feet, and hands start to swell. I mean seriously swell to the point of being painful and restricting movement. The longer I stay away from most if not all diet coke the easier it gets for me to stay on my feet. All I would say is to run a test with yourself and do without them for a few days (it took my over a week before my ankles looked normal again) without them and see how you feel. I lost weight when all I did was stop drinking them but I think it was all water weight because of the inflammation. As in all things, your mileage my vary.

    I used to drink 5+ cans a day with no ill effects so yeah, most likely related to something else going on connected to your medical issues.
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    I would be careful of drinking too much diet coke. I gave up drinking diet coke a few weeks before I decided to lose weight. My experience is probably particular to me since I have a few health issues besides being overweight, but more than 1 diet coke a day and my legs, feet, and hands start to swell. I mean seriously swell to the point of being painful and restricting movement. The longer I stay away from most if not all diet coke the easier it gets for me to stay on my feet. All I would say is to run a test with yourself and do without them for a few days (it took my over a week before my ankles looked normal again) without them and see how you feel. I lost weight when all I did was stop drinking them but I think it was all water weight because of the inflammation. As in all things, your mileage my vary.

    I used to drink 5+ cans a day with no I'll effects so yeah, most likely related to something else going on connected to your medical issues.

    Exactly ditto.