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Diet pop...does it have to go?

echastee92
echastee92 Posts: 48 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I cut out sugary drinks but I still drink a bit of diet pop. I don't know if I should cut it out. What do you guys think?

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Nope, it has no calories so you're fine.
  • ladyhusker39
    ladyhusker39 Posts: 1,406 Member
    I don't care for it personally, but if you enjoy it there's no harm in it.
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,647 Member
    It has to go in my face hole.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Almost zero calories, refreshing, hydrating, enjoyable, safe - would be a very odd thing to exclude.
  • dfein001
    dfein001 Posts: 133 Member
    watts6151 wrote: »
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    lol. I have not had a coke for years and I am still waiting for those results to come.
  • echastee92
    echastee92 Posts: 48 Member
    Okay. Thanks everyone. I was just wondering. I've heard some stuff about the body treating it like real sugar and it impeding weight loss but I wasn't sure. Will be following but so far it seems like a harmless thing.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    edited December 2017
    echastee92 wrote: »
    Okay. Thanks everyone. I was just wondering. I've heard some stuff about the body treating it like real sugar and it impeding weight loss but I wasn't sure. Will be following but so far it seems like a harmless thing.

    If the body treated it like real sugar then the American Diabetes Association wouldn't be able to recommend it for diabetics. They might make some people hungrier, but the research shows it's highly individual. Some people feel fuller after drinking one and others don't. I haven't delved into the research enough to know whether it's a biological response or a psychological one, but you can try it and see how you feel. Aspartame is a known migraine trigger for some people (along with a lot of other safe foods) so if that's an issue for you then you might want to avoid them.

    I drink one a day with my afternoon snack to help hold off hunger until dinner.
  • dewd2
    dewd2 Posts: 2,445 Member
    edited December 2017
    echastee92 wrote: »
    Okay. Thanks everyone. I was just wondering. I've heard some stuff about the body treating it like real sugar and it impeding weight loss but I wasn't sure. Will be following but so far it seems like a harmless thing.

    FWIW - Real sugar also does not impede weight loss unless you eat too much. Too much would be anything that puts you over you calorie goal for the week. It doesn't matter where those calories come from. Sugar, chicken, or veggies - eat too much and you gain weight. I personally cannot stand the taste of diet soda. I drink the real thing. Just fit it in my goals.

    Good luck.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    dfein001 wrote: »
    watts6151 wrote: »
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    lol. I have not had a coke for years and I am still waiting for those results to come.

    Did you actually read it?!
  • MsHarryWinston
    MsHarryWinston Posts: 1,027 Member
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    dfein001 wrote: »
    watts6151 wrote: »
    6z8cgzfkjl2z.jpeg

    lol. I have not had a coke for years and I am still waiting for those results to come.

    Did you actually read it?!

    Preeeetty sure they read it and are having a laugh about still not having super powers.
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,647 Member
    Momepro wrote: »
    watts6151 wrote: »
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    Keep in mind that if you are pregnant, there is a 50/50 chance that the side effects will transfer to your fetus.

    This gives me an idea! :naughty:
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