Experienced less cravings when stopped drinking diet coke???

Sandytoes71
Sandytoes71 Posts: 463 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hi, i was wondering if anyone had stopped drinking diet drinks and experienced fewer cravings? I am thinking of trying this. Or has anyone done this and it didnt help with hunger or cravings? Thank u.
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  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    I used to drink Diet Pepsi by the gallon and I've cut back a lot. I still have one once in a while. Cravings aren't bad at all. I get fewer headaches so it was well worth it.
  • BenjaminMFP88
    BenjaminMFP88 Posts: 660 Member
    While Aspartame isn't "bad" for you, it has been linked to promote food cravings.
  • cuinboston2014
    cuinboston2014 Posts: 848 Member
    You'll get a lot of different experience on this. I used to drink 1-2 diet sodas every day. I tried to completely quit and found that I was being unreasonable thinking I'd never drink soda again. I do only drink it a few times per week now and have noticed a difference. I think part of it is because I would be in a mindset where I was going to have soda AND a treat. I'm not sure if it reduced cravings for me but I do tend to eat less when I don't drink it.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    I stopped drinking diet soda thinking it might help with cravings and just overall weight loss. Nope, not at all. Made no difference (good or bad) in anything that I could tell, quite honestly.

    FTR I was not a HEAVY soda fan. I was drinking a lot of water along with the diet soda and still drink a lot of water now. I had about 5-7 diet sodas per week, very rarely two in the same day.

    In fact if anything it just caused me to be more constipated from time to time (during months of NO SODA AT ALL)...and some say different diet soda sweeteners can act as a very mild laxative. I'm now back to drinking about 3-4 cans per week because I like the taste of it.
  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    I drink a diet soda sometimes to keep myself from eating...
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    i drink a ton and no cravings here. although my doctor did say that it could trigger sugar cravings. i also dont experience that either.

    then again i eat filling foods with lots of protein and healthy fats so that might also have more to do with why i dont have food cravings
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    I find diet soda to be mildly satiating rather than hunger-inducing.
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    I find diet soda to be mildly satiating rather than hunger-inducing.
    this.
  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    I find diet soda to be mildly satiating rather than hunger-inducing.
    this.

    and you couldn't "this" MY "that"?

    I need a razor and a tanning booth stat...
  • Shellz31
    Shellz31 Posts: 214 Member
    I have found cutting down on my diet mountain dews helped me not crave sweets. But the only reason I cut down was on the advice of my doctor because I'm prone to UTIs and sodas of any kind irritate the bladder. Not craving sweets as much was just a side effect I noticed and didn't mind at all! Did nothing for overall hunger though just helped me not obsess over sugar.

    I think you're reaction to diet soda is a very individual thing with a lot of factors.
  • xoemmytee
    xoemmytee Posts: 162 Member
    I was really addicted to diet soda. I used to chain-drink them (is that a thing?). I could have anywhere from 6-8 cans and a large fountain drink. I was an extreme case, and I cut it down because an addiction to anything isn't good. I don't believe diet soda is unhealthy, but for me the dependence was mentally unhealthy. I would drink it after a meal to feel less full, because I hate the feeling of being full. That was unhealthy too. I'm not sure why it made me feel less full. Maybe the acid/carbonation.

    Now I have cut back and I don't have any soda in the house but I'll get it if I'm out to eat. It's a much better balance. It hasn't changed anything diet-wise except I'm now fine without drinking soda after my meal. My meal size hasn't changed, just my attitude.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    I find diet soda to be mildly satiating rather than hunger-inducing.
    this.

    and you couldn't "this" MY "that"?

    I need a razor and a tanning booth stat...

    meh. It could have been his elegant language.
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    I find diet soda to be mildly satiating rather than hunger-inducing.

    QFT!!
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    Not at all.
  • redversustheblue
    redversustheblue Posts: 1,216 Member
    Diet soda never makes me crave things. I usually drink it to fill myself up when I can't/don't want to eat more.
  • Sandytoes71
    Sandytoes71 Posts: 463 Member
    Thank u for ur responses :) I have to admit im alittle surprised to find that for most of u it didnt decrease cravings.....and alittle disappointed i have to admit. I wanted to hear that it did marvelous things for cravings if u stopped drinking it lol.
  • davert123
    davert123 Posts: 1,568 Member
    For me it depends. Sometimes I definitely crave carb after having some. Sometimes I can have it and I have no effect.
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    actually helps me replace drinking caloric sodas which is one of the ways I lose weight
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    Thank u for ur responses :) I have to admit im alittle surprised to find that for most of u it didnt decrease cravings.....and alittle disappointed i have to admit. I wanted to hear that it did marvelous things for cravings if u stopped drinking it lol.

    give it a try wont hurt, but if you find that you begin replacing it with caloric beverages you are defeating your efforts. Honestly, a diet soda, lots of water, and sugar free gum have helped me break some pretty nasty binge cycles.
  • erialcelyob
    erialcelyob Posts: 341 Member
    I find that drinking fizzy drinks makes me crave unhealthier food.. just as they are sorta related, even if it is diet or low sugar, I got a top notch water bottle and so drink loads of water now and now when I drink fizzy stuff it makes me feel very bleh and unhealthy
  • Akimajuktuq
    Akimajuktuq Posts: 3,037 Member
    Thank u for ur responses :) I have to admit im alittle surprised to find that for most of u it didnt decrease cravings.....and alittle disappointed i have to admit. I wanted to hear that it did marvelous things for cravings if u stopped drinking it lol.

    There are MANY of us who can testify to diet pop causing us health problems and that those health problems went away after quitting... but then we get ridiculed off the thread. So, that's why you are not hearing from people like me (and I'm going away right after this comment).

    If you want it, have it. I don't touch any kind of soda and I NEVER consume artificial sweeteners. But that's just me.
  • tkcasta
    tkcasta Posts: 405 Member
    Nope. I thought it did at first. But really it didn't. Now having diet soda keeps me from going crazy on other stuff.
  • lnettles87
    lnettles87 Posts: 35 Member
    I've heard before that drinking diet soda affects your brain's ability to equate sweetness with calories. Perhaps this is why I notice that when I am good about limiting or eliminating my diet soda intake I don't eat nearly as many sweets.
  • AnninStPaul
    AnninStPaul Posts: 1,372 Member
    My sensitivity to sweetness has increased since I quit drinking any diet soda in favor of water or iced tea (with 1 packet sugar) over six years ago. I also lost 5lb of water weight in the first two weeks.
  • AnninStPaul
    AnninStPaul Posts: 1,372 Member
    I've heard before that drinking diet soda affects your brain's ability to equate sweetness with calories. Perhaps this is why I notice that when I am good about limiting or eliminating my diet soda intake I don't eat nearly as many sweets.

    AGREED!
  • huv123
    huv123 Posts: 54 Member
    Yes! I used to have up to 60-70 ounces at times. It wasn't so much stopping diet coke but changing to caffeine free. It was by accident (i.e., I couldn't access diet coke for a week) but it made such a difference to my appetite. I have cut down on how much I drink by more than half. I hope to get to the point where I replace it with water altogether, but it's more important to me that I lower my calories at the moment so I stick with caffeine free to keep me sane.
  • eksero2k
    eksero2k Posts: 83 Member
    I find diet soda to be mildly satiating rather than hunger-inducing.

    Yep, same here
  • CubicalF13
    CubicalF13 Posts: 263 Member
    Used to drink alot of soft drinks like pepsi and coke over a year ago. Now days i just drink water as anything overly sweet makes me extremely hungry even after a big meal. I dont mind a sweet every now and then but the consequences still remain.
  • kelly_e_montana
    kelly_e_montana Posts: 1,999 Member
    Yes, yes, yes, and yes. I was a 6-8 Diet Coke per day'er. I have less cravings for sugary foods in general compared to other times I've lost weight and was still on Diet Coke.
  • Fuzzipeg
    Fuzzipeg Posts: 2,301 Member
    There are quite a few issues with colas, fruit, and soda drinks one is not very well known. This is they are high in salicylate. I need to know because I need to keep levels of this toxin extremely low to have any quality of life now. I used to eat and drink the usual things use perfumes and domestic and personal hygiene products with fragrances but now I can't. I have so many potential issues and would not wish any of the on anyone else. This is a dose related issue and because of this it has variable effects.

    There is a salicylate sensitive web site. But anyone who wishes can come back to me about salicylate.

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