Diet Soda; Weight Loss
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JPyles1980 wrote: »Soda actually leads to dehydration as well so swapping from soda to water only quite possibly will lead to weight gain as tour body absorbs the water it's not use to recieving on a regular basis.
Diet pop is 99% water.5 -
JPyles1980 wrote: »Soda actually leads to dehydration as well so swapping from soda to water only quite possibly will lead to weight gain as tour body absorbs the water it's not use to recieving on a regular basis.
Caffeine does not cause dehydration. This is a common myth that comes from a poorly designed study in the 1920s, which appeared to show that caffeine was a diuretic. Modern studies have shown that this is not true. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/161316966 -
i lost 130 pounds and drank (still do) 4-6 diet cokes a day.
its not BS.5 -
psychod787 wrote: »iheartmyyorkie wrote: »Big Mac + diet coke = 560 calories.
Big Mac + 2 diet cokes = 560 calories.
Big Mac + 3 diet cokes = 560 calories.
How many calories with 5 diet cokes?
560.00000000013 -
psychod787 wrote: »iheartmyyorkie wrote: »Big Mac + diet coke = 560 calories.
Big Mac + 2 diet cokes = 560 calories.
Big Mac + 3 diet cokes = 560 calories.
How many calories with 5 diet cokes?
560.0000000001
😲 yup... it was the diet soda that made me gain weight! Not the 3 big macs a day I ate! Lol3 -
psychod787 wrote: »psychod787 wrote: »iheartmyyorkie wrote: »Big Mac + diet coke = 560 calories.
Big Mac + 2 diet cokes = 560 calories.
Big Mac + 3 diet cokes = 560 calories.
How many calories with 5 diet cokes?
560.0000000001
😲 yup... it was the diet soda that made me gain weight! Not the 3 big macs a day I ate! Lol
Thats only 1700 calories a day. I think you are not telling us the real story.0 -
nytrifisoul wrote: »psychod787 wrote: »psychod787 wrote: »iheartmyyorkie wrote: »Big Mac + diet coke = 560 calories.
Big Mac + 2 diet cokes = 560 calories.
Big Mac + 3 diet cokes = 560 calories.
How many calories with 5 diet cokes?
560.0000000001
😲 yup... it was the diet soda that made me gain weight! Not the 3 big macs a day I ate! Lol
Thats only 1700 calories a day. I think you are not telling us the real story.
Oh add the fries and milkshakes.. lol0 -
I've dropped 108lbs drinking about 2 litres of diet cola daily.5
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Congrats! I just had my second baby, my starting weight was 234 and my ending weight was 231... I ended up being diagnosed with gestational diabetes which was luckily controlled by diet. My doctors were very happy with my weight loss and I truly believe following the GD diet saved me gaining 40lbs like I did with my first (and my recovery was way easier this time!) definitely talk to your dr but I’d recommend following a GD diet if you can stomach it (the first trimester I totally believe anything goes lol just do what you can to get through it).
As for the coke, I’d suggest cutting down just cuz of the caffeine but it won’t affect your weight.
Good luck!
Did you miss the bit where she said she drank caffeine free diet coke?2 -
The calories in diet drinks aren't really what's driving weight gain or loss. Best case scenario you would lose a pound in 5-6 months if you quit diet drinks and don't unconsciously replace it with other foods. Congratulations on your pregnancy. Visit your doctor and ask them for a calorie recommendation, use it as your goal here, and follow it.0
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JPyles1980 wrote: »Soda actually leads to dehydration as well so swapping from soda to water only quite possibly will lead to weight gain as tour body absorbs the water it's not use to recieving on a regular basis.
Soda hydrates better than plain water.
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I've had a can a day for the last 2 months and I've lost 13.4lbs.
Now, is it the most healthy thing? Maybe not? Who knows.0 -
Lillymoo01 wrote: »Congrats! I just had my second baby, my starting weight was 234 and my ending weight was 231... I ended up being diagnosed with gestational diabetes which was luckily controlled by diet. My doctors were very happy with my weight loss and I truly believe following the GD diet saved me gaining 40lbs like I did with my first (and my recovery was way easier this time!) definitely talk to your dr but I’d recommend following a GD diet if you can stomach it (the first trimester I totally believe anything goes lol just do what you can to get through it).
As for the coke, I’d suggest cutting down just cuz of the caffeine but it won’t affect your weight.
Good luck!
Did you miss the bit where she said she drank caffeine free diet coke?
Yes, actually I did miss the part where she said “caffeine free” lol3 -
If you cut out 6 calories a day from diet soda and everything else remains the same, you'll lose a pound every 583 days.6
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Goober1142 wrote: »If you cut out 6 calories a day from diet soda and everything else remains the same, you'll lose a pound every 583 days.
I had some different numbers. I was going to give the cola company the short end of the stick, and assume that they are just under the threshold for claiming 0 calories. So, 4 calories per can, and lets use the maximum number of cans OP is drinking, that's 28 calories per day, or 1 pound every 125 days. 2.6 lbs/year. Without knowing OPs actual goal weight, I figured 150lbs would be a fantastic start, at 2.6 lbs/year, it would take 47.69 years to get to 150 lbs, assuming all else was maintained equal, and the deficit is coming strictly from the diet coke.7 -
nutmegoreo wrote: »Goober1142 wrote: »If you cut out 6 calories a day from diet soda and everything else remains the same, you'll lose a pound every 583 days.
I had some different numbers. I was going to give the cola company the short end of the stick, and assume that they are just under the threshold for claiming 0 calories. So, 4 calories per can, and lets use the maximum number of cans OP is drinking, that's 28 calories per day, or 1 pound every 125 days. 2.6 lbs/year. Without knowing OPs actual goal weight, I figured 150lbs would be a fantastic start, at 2.6 lbs/year, it would take 47.69 years to get to 150 lbs, assuming all else was maintained equal, and the deficit is coming strictly from the diet coke.
Not even that. She would lose up to about 4 or 5 pounds in 2-3 years and stop.1
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