What's the deal with fizzy water?

iwillbetinytea

I love fizzy water, not soda or diet drinks but sparkling water with a dash of lime in it. Apparently that is a terrible weight loss aid. Why? I hate still water.

cjam134

Never heard that before. I'd like to know too. I drink it often. Lately I'm loving homemade iced rooibus tea. It's also calorie-free and very tasty.

Pearsquared

Hmm, I haven't heard that either. I love a little sparkling water with fruit squished in.

danielledrinkwine1

I've never heard this and to me it makes no sense. I love sparkling ice flavored no calorie sparkling water. It's sweet enough to stop a sugar craving without any calories and it's water how can it be a problem?

JesterMFP

I love fizzy water, not soda or diet drinks but sparkling water with a dash of lime in it. Apparently that is a terrible weight loss aid.

According to whom?

iwillbetinytea

Just when I look online they are always saying it is bad for weight loss - fizzy drinks, or are they referring to soda more specifically?

missdaisy79

Specifically soda. Carbonated water just has bubbles in it as far as I can tell.

iwillbetinytea

Ah well thank fudge!

Gee_24

Fizzy juice is bad for you, but not carbonated water. All that has added to it is a little gas.

No extra fat or sugars like Sodas such as Coke, Irn Bru, etc.

Espressocycle

So funny - in America we call it seltzer, club soda (which is slightly different) or, in some regions, soda water or sparkling water. But never fizzy water.

marci2lip

I agree with the others above and view it no differently than still water. I have a Soda Stream machine at home to make my own and always have it in the house. Water + Carbonation = Water, imo.

jenwarship

A friend of mine recently asked both her doctor and dentist about sparkling water. The verdict: t's the same as water. No ill effects. Yay!!!

I love sparkling water. It makes me feel fancy.

tmm_0127

I've never heard of that. I drink a lot of sparkling water (not mineral or sparkling with sodium in it, it's just fizzy). I guess it could possibly bloat you if you drink too much of it because of the fizz, but it won't hinder your weight loss efforts.

missdaisy79

Also, if I'm having a couple of alcoholic drinks, and need something that's non alcoholic in between, fizzy water is my go to drink.

Camera_BagintheUK

So funny - in America we call it seltzer, club soda (which is slightly different) or, in some regions, soda water or sparkling water. But never fizzy water.

Actually, they're not the same thing: fizzy water is just carbonated spring water or mineral water (like Perrier for example), soda water is soda water

n4t4sh4

I too drink sparkling water but watch out for calories/sugar if you purchase it instore. Something like sparkling water with lemon & lime pre packaged is 16cal for 1 litre but 2g sugar. I agree its better than coke/diet drinks but if you are purchasing it pre packaged remember to log it.

I am hoping to purchase a soda stream soon as I have been puying pre packaged sparkling water with added flavours (as above) and it mounts up if you drink as much as I do! I am on plain water for a while now

JenSD6

I love my Sodastream, love it! Turn tap water into fizzy water any time I'm wanting bubbles.

Warchortle

It's fine.

ritchiedrama

Fizzy water or diet soda do not effect fat loss.

dbkrantz

I read somewhere that fizzy water could lead to bloating...

I don't care, still can't go without.

And regardless, it's much better than soda