Diet soda and weight loss?
DanielleGrubaugh2014
Posts: 19 Member
Has anyone had success losing wt and still drinking diet soda? I'm not a big fan of water.
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Yep. I've never been hindered by my diet soda habit. And I drink a lot of it.7
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Love diet softdrink - easy sweet treat to have that has no calories/carbs/sugar etc.4
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Yep. It has very few calories so it won't hinder anything.4
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Yes I lost 50 lbs
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I drink diet mountain dew every single day. Mostly in the mornings as I am not a coffee person. Most all diet soda is calorie free. As such, it has no effect on weight loss or gain.4
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absolutely fine. I have been super thirsty today and craving sweet, Iv been through a good 5 cans of diet lemonade soda. So yummy. I like lemon water most times i get cravey, but some days you just need something fizzy lol2
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I drink it every day, hasn't hindered my weight loss in the least. Which makes perfect sense, since a zero calorie drink doesn't add any calories to your diet.4
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So, @DanielleGrubaugh2014 , what's your favorite brand/flavor? Have you tried the Coke Zero?0
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Thank you for all the responses! I'm so happy to hear this. I know it's calorie free, but it does have quite a bit of sodium in it. I was just worried that I wouldn't see results on the scale as much because of the sodium/water retention.0
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DanielleGrubaugh2014 wrote: »Thank you for all the responses! I'm so happy to hear this. I know it's calorie free, but it does have quite a bit of sodium in it. I was just worried that I wouldn't see results on the scale as much because of the sodium/water retention.
What soda are you drinking that has a lot of sodium in it? This is something I see parroted a lot by people extolling the dangers and evils of diet soda, but most I've seen are 40 mg or less - which is about equivalent to a glass of tap water, and not very much sodium at all.8 -
JeromeBarry1 wrote: »So, @DanielleGrubaugh2014 , what's your favorite brand/flavor? Have you tried the Coke Zero?
I love diet A&W Root beer, diet Sunkist is also great. I have tried Coke Zero and it's ok.0 -
I ❤️️ diet soda lol.. I am and will always be addicted to it.3
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The salt is to keep you drinking, and sodium is an important electrolyte for nerve and muscle function. There's no need to avoid salt unless a medical doctor has directly ordered you to do so.5
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I still drink diet soda and don't feel its hindered my weight loss in the least. I decided to give up alcohol except for a very small glass of wine (2 oz) from time to time so if I had to give up my diet soda as well, I'd feel too deprived and likely could not stick with the program!1
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DanielleGrubaugh2014 wrote: »Thank you for all the responses! I'm so happy to hear this. I know it's calorie free, but it does have quite a bit of sodium in it. I was just worried that I wouldn't see results on the scale as much because of the sodium/water retention.
I just looked at the diet soda in my fridge. It has 25mg per serving. Diet soda does not have quite a bit of sodium. That's a myth.4 -
Wynterbourne wrote: »DanielleGrubaugh2014 wrote: »Thank you for all the responses! I'm so happy to hear this. I know it's calorie free, but it does have quite a bit of sodium in it. I was just worried that I wouldn't see results on the scale as much because of the sodium/water retention.
I just looked at the diet soda in my fridge. It has 25mg per serving. Diet soda does not have quite a bit of sodium. That's a myth.
Wow! Well my A&W Root Beer has 110mg per can. What diet soda do you drink that only has 25mg?0 -
I have not had any issues losing weight while drinking diet sodas. I can't completely give up all my vices!1
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I too drink a diet soda or many even two each day- so far I am still losing as well.1
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DanielleGrubaugh2014 wrote: »Wynterbourne wrote: »DanielleGrubaugh2014 wrote: »Thank you for all the responses! I'm so happy to hear this. I know it's calorie free, but it does have quite a bit of sodium in it. I was just worried that I wouldn't see results on the scale as much because of the sodium/water retention.
I just looked at the diet soda in my fridge. It has 25mg per serving. Diet soda does not have quite a bit of sodium. That's a myth.
Wow! Well my A&W Root Beer has 110mg per can. What diet soda do you drink that only has 25mg?
I just checked my Diet Dr. Pepper and there is 55mg, which is 2% of the RDA. So your 110 is like 4 or 5% (taking rounding into consideration). So just don't drink 10 a day 3 -
DanielleGrubaugh2014 wrote: »Wynterbourne wrote: »DanielleGrubaugh2014 wrote: »Thank you for all the responses! I'm so happy to hear this. I know it's calorie free, but it does have quite a bit of sodium in it. I was just worried that I wouldn't see results on the scale as much because of the sodium/water retention.
I just looked at the diet soda in my fridge. It has 25mg per serving. Diet soda does not have quite a bit of sodium. That's a myth.
Wow! Well my A&W Root Beer has 110mg per can. What diet soda do you drink that only has 25mg?
I just checked my Diet Dr. Pepper and there is 55mg, which is 2% of the RDA. So your 110 is like 4 or 5% (taking rounding into consideration). So just don't drink 10 a day
Lol, I might need to cut back.. just kidding. 10 cans would be a lot.. I might drink about 6 cans/day though0 -
DanielleGrubaugh2014 wrote: »Wynterbourne wrote: »DanielleGrubaugh2014 wrote: »Thank you for all the responses! I'm so happy to hear this. I know it's calorie free, but it does have quite a bit of sodium in it. I was just worried that I wouldn't see results on the scale as much because of the sodium/water retention.
I just looked at the diet soda in my fridge. It has 25mg per serving. Diet soda does not have quite a bit of sodium. That's a myth.
Wow! Well my A&W Root Beer has 110mg per can. What diet soda do you drink that only has 25mg?
Diet Dr. Pepper ... So just don't drink 10 a day
Them's fightin' words.1 -
I lost and have kept the weight off all while drinking a lot of Diet Coke.2
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DanielleGrubaugh2014 wrote: »Wynterbourne wrote: »DanielleGrubaugh2014 wrote: »Thank you for all the responses! I'm so happy to hear this. I know it's calorie free, but it does have quite a bit of sodium in it. I was just worried that I wouldn't see results on the scale as much because of the sodium/water retention.
I just looked at the diet soda in my fridge. It has 25mg per serving. Diet soda does not have quite a bit of sodium. That's a myth.
Wow! Well my A&W Root Beer has 110mg per can. What diet soda do you drink that only has 25mg?
I drink different diet sodas depending on what's on sale. Diet Shasta Cola is what's in the fridge currently.
Big K Diet Cola (Kroger's generic) also only has 25mg per serving.1 -
Wynterbourne wrote: »DanielleGrubaugh2014 wrote: »Wynterbourne wrote: »DanielleGrubaugh2014 wrote: »Thank you for all the responses! I'm so happy to hear this. I know it's calorie free, but it does have quite a bit of sodium in it. I was just worried that I wouldn't see results on the scale as much because of the sodium/water retention.
I just looked at the diet soda in my fridge. It has 25mg per serving. Diet soda does not have quite a bit of sodium. That's a myth.
Wow! Well my A&W Root Beer has 110mg per can. What diet soda do you drink that only has 25mg?
I drink different diet sodas depending on what's on sale. Diet Shasta Cola is what's in the fridge currently.
Big K Diet Cola (Kroger's generic) also only has 25mg per serving.
I have equally refined and discriminating tastes. I mostly drink Walmart/Sam's Club generic diet cola and diet "Dr. Thunder" - 35mg sodium per 12 oz. can.4 -
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I have one once in a while. Maybe 48 oz a week. Drs state that it increases your appetite and suppresses your metabolism. I personally have not experienced those effects at all.10
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I have one once in a while. Maybe 48 oz a week. Drs state that it increases your appetite and suppresses your metabolism. I personally have not experienced those effects at all.
I've never, ever seen a study claiming that diet soda "suppresses your metabolism" - or anything of the sort. I've seen weak correlations made about appetite, but correlation is not the same thing as causation.6 -
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PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »
Maybe it was Dr. Oz who said it. I could easily believe that.
I could picture that kind of trash coming from Mercola too. 4 -
I have one once in a while. Maybe 48 oz a week. Drs state that it increases your appetite and suppresses your metabolism. I personally have not experienced those effects at all.
It has never made me hungry and with as much as I drink, I'm curious how I could have lost 130 lbs if it was supposed to surpress my metabolism.6
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