Diet Soda vs Regular Soda vs None
cortneysmissionpossible
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Hello! I'm struggling to lose that last 10 pounds (at 140..and want to be at 130 and i'm 5'4")
The only constant factor in my life that i can think of that may be hindering that weightloss is DIET soda.
I've cut out unhealthy snacks, fatty meats, and fast food. I strength train and do kickboxing for cardio.
I've read that your body doesn't process diet soda as well as it would normal soda..I was wondering if this is true. (obviously i know that neither diet or regular soda is good for you at all)
Have any of you achieved your weightloss/fitness goal by drinking diet or regular soda? (one a day or one every other day)
I'm trying to completely cut it out of my life but, right this moment, it's not possible for me to go cold turkey.
Any help/advice/success stories would be awesome! :]
The only constant factor in my life that i can think of that may be hindering that weightloss is DIET soda.
I've cut out unhealthy snacks, fatty meats, and fast food. I strength train and do kickboxing for cardio.
I've read that your body doesn't process diet soda as well as it would normal soda..I was wondering if this is true. (obviously i know that neither diet or regular soda is good for you at all)
Have any of you achieved your weightloss/fitness goal by drinking diet or regular soda? (one a day or one every other day)
I'm trying to completely cut it out of my life but, right this moment, it's not possible for me to go cold turkey.
Any help/advice/success stories would be awesome! :]
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Hey! I've lost all my weight still drinking diet soda. I've never hit a plateau for more than a week or two (water retention, yadda yadda). I still eat fast food, ice cream, pizza and stuff. Honestly, what is your current intake? Do you weigh and measure your food? Are logging every little thing? Generally, if you hit a stall it's a need to recalculate your goals. How long has the stall been? Losing weight goes slower the closer you get to goal as you have less fat to lose. You want to lose at about .5 to 1 lb loss a week to minimize LBM loss.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
This is a wonderful link. Hope this helps!0 -
Have any of you achieved your weightloss/fitness goal by drinking diet or regular soda?
Yes. I have 1-3 diet sodas a day. I've lost 10lbs since Sept. 1 (I'm on a small deficit).0 -
Diet soda has 0 calories and has no direct effect on weight loss or gain.0
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awesome! thank you for the link. and i've been at a standstill for about 8 months now. Given I did a two month break from november-december..but before that i was exercising all the time and eating right. I haven't been meticulous at all about counting calories/weighing things so maybe i ought to look into it. thank you!0
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I haven't been meticulous at all about counting calories/weighing things so maybe i ought to look into it. thank you!
Always go back to the basics. It's not diet soda, it's the haphazard logging.0 -
i've read that diet soda tricks your body into thinking it's going to receive sugar so it ends up messing up your body's insulin levels and ends up not knowing what to do with sugar, besides store it as fat, when you do get real sugar. I have also read that it makes you crave even more diet soda and junk foods. I am aware that it has no calorie content, but the sweetener in it is artificial..and was just wondering if normal soda is better processed by your body.0
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i drink tons of diet soda!!!0
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i've read that diet soda tricks your body into thinking it's going to receive sugar so it ends up messing up your body's insulin levels and ends up not knowing what to do with sugar, besides store it as fat, when you do get real sugar. I have also read that it makes you crave even more diet soda and junk foods. I am aware that it has no calorie content, but the sweetener in it is artificial..and was just wondering if normal soda is better processed by your body.
my body is pretty smart, it doesnt get confused or tricked... it just "does" what its supposed to.0 -
i drink tons of diet soda!!!
awesome!! thank you :]!0 -
Lost that weight and have maintained it for two years... all while drinking an average of 2 diet sodas a day. Also some regular sodas included in there, but I don't drink many of those. I don't like liquid calories because they don't provide much satiety.
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i've read that diet soda tricks your body into thinking it's going to receive sugar so it ends up messing up your body's insulin levels and ends up not knowing what to do with sugar, besides store it as fat, when you do get real sugar. I have also read that it makes you crave even more diet soda and junk foods. I am aware that it has no calorie content, but the sweetener in it is artificial..and was just wondering if normal soda is better processed by your body.
my body is pretty smart, it doesnt get confused or tricked... it just "does" what its supposed to.
Okay. Well that's good. I was just wondering if what I was reading was true. Not that everything ever published is based on facts. But I've read it several times and was just wondering.0 -
my fave is a 50/50... like the ice cream bar...
diet orange sunkist and diet creme soda, poured in a huge cup over ice...
yummy!0 -
Get rid of the soda. It is horrible for you.0
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Get rid of the soda. It is horrible for you.
In what way? Link with legitimate sources such as pubmed.0 -
I still drink it occasionally (coke zero) just coz I love it so much, and I do find that I get more bloated and water retentiony afterwards. I find that with anything Fizzy I have though..
I will probably have diet soda drinks around 4 times a week to satisfy those tastebuds :P0 -
Get rid of the soda. It is horrible for you.
so is there air we breathe here in los angeles...0 -
The most credible source on diet soda and weight gain that I've seen to ever show a positive correlation between the two noted that folks who drink diet soda tend to eat more calorie-dense foods. That's not the diet soda causing the weight gain; that's folks thinking that because they opted to have the zero calorie soda instead of the (say) 200 calorie soda, they can treat themselves to the 600 calorie slice of cake.i've read that diet soda tricks your body into thinking it's going to receive sugar so it ends up messing up your body's insulin levels and ends up not knowing what to do with sugar, besides store it as fat, when you do get real sugar. I have also read that it makes you crave even more diet soda and junk foods. I am aware that it has no calorie content, but the sweetener in it is artificial..and was just wondering if normal soda is better processed by your body.
Correlation isn't causation, and I've yet to see a peer-reviewed study with a causal link between diet soda and non-water weight gain.0 -
Cortney,
Sometimes you have to increase your daily calories. The body get's use to the lower calories, and thinks it need to conserve.. Therefore, fool the body by eating a bit more, and you will take off those last 10 lbs.0 -
That sounds freaking awesome!my fave is a 50/50... like the ice cream bar...
diet orange sunkist and diet creme soda, poured in a huge cup over ice...
yummy!0 -
Busy Rae, Yes I too have lost weight drinking Diet Soda. It does not contain sugar, however, because the artificial sweetner is many times sweeter than sugar. This fools the pancreas and it send insulin to help the body.0
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That sounds freaking awesome!my fave is a 50/50... like the ice cream bar...
diet orange sunkist and diet creme soda, poured in a huge cup over ice...
yummy!
omg, it is!!! i drink like 3 of these a day!!! it taste exactly like a 50 / 50 bar, and it fills you up... nice snack in between meals!!!0 -
Drinking a vanilla coke zero as I read this thread! I also love diet coke and diet dr. pepper! yummmmm-o. Hasn't hindered anything for me.0
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i've read that diet soda tricks your body into thinking it's going to receive sugar so it ends up messing up your body's insulin levels and ends up not knowing what to do with sugar, besides store it as fat, when you do get real sugar. I have also read that it makes you crave even more diet soda and junk foods. I am aware that it has no calorie content, but the sweetener in it is artificial..and was just wondering if normal soda is better processed by your body.
my body is pretty smart, it doesnt get confused or tricked... it just "does" what its supposed to.
Our body's are actually pretty dumb. Often they will overheat so much to try and kill a virus that it will just burn your own brain and organs up. Other times your body will do this thing called explosive diarrhea when you get a nasty stomach bug which can kill you through dehydration. Some times your body doesn't know how to filter out corrupted blood cells, and you end up getting leukemia. Other times you can just randomly die for no reason at all, known as sudden unexpected death syndrome. So...while diet soda won't make you fat, your body actually isn't that smart.0 -
Busy Rae, Yes I too have lost weight drinking Diet Soda. It does not contain sugar, however, because the artificial sweetner is many times sweeter than sugar. This fools the pancreas and it send insulin to help the body.
Yes! This!
Except.. no. They actually don't induce an insulin response.0 -
i've read that diet soda tricks your body into thinking it's going to receive sugar so it ends up messing up your body's insulin levels and ends up not knowing what to do with sugar, besides store it as fat, when you do get real sugar. I have also read that it makes you crave even more diet soda and junk foods. I am aware that it has no calorie content, but the sweetener in it is artificial..and was just wondering if normal soda is better processed by your body.
my body is pretty smart, it doesnt get confused or tricked... it just "does" what its supposed to.
Our body's are actually pretty dumb. Often they will overheat so much to try and kill a virus that it will just burn your own brain and organs up. Other times your body will do this thing called explosive diarrhea when you get a nasty stomach bug which can kill you through dehydration. Some times your body doesn't know how to filter out corrupted blood cells, and you end up getting leukemia. Other times you can just randomly die for no reason at all, known as sudden unexpected death syndrome. So...while diet soda won't make you fat, your body actually isn't that smart.
my body is smart. so far, its doing everything it is supposed to. im in a deficit, and im losing weight, soda doesnt "trick" or "confuse" my body.
btw, im a believer of GOD and i have faith that GOD controls what my future is, wether it be to live a long healthy 100 years, or to drop dead tomorrow from cancer... thats all GOD, not my body being "dumb"0 -
I drink regular coca cola and record it accordingly, but I have a 20 oz bottle maybe once a week. I don't like diet anything but I love coke. However, it was really easy for me to make it a special occasion thing the first time I had to record it and saw how many of my calories and carbs it took over for the day.
Don't get me wrong, I crave it sometimes. However, the barrier of knowing if I drink one I have to jot it down on here keeps me from grabbing one unless I REALLY want one and have enough calories for it that day.0 -
i've read that diet soda tricks your body into thinking it's going to receive sugar so it ends up messing up your body's insulin levels and ends up not knowing what to do with sugar, besides store it as fat, when you do get real sugar. I have also read that it makes you crave even more diet soda and junk foods. I am aware that it has no calorie content, but the sweetener in it is artificial..and was just wondering if normal soda is better processed by your body.
my body is pretty smart, it doesnt get confused or tricked... it just "does" what its supposed to.
Our body's are actually pretty dumb. Often they will overheat so much to try and kill a virus that it will just burn your own brain and organs up. Other times your body will do this thing called explosive diarrhea when you get a nasty stomach bug which can kill you through dehydration. Some times your body doesn't know how to filter out corrupted blood cells, and you end up getting leukemia. Other times you can just randomly die for no reason at all, known as sudden unexpected death syndrome. So...while diet soda won't make you fat, your body actually isn't that smart.
my body is smart. so far, its doing everything it is supposed to. im in a deficit, and im losing weight, soda doesnt "trick" or "confuse" my body.
btw, im a believer of GOD and i have faith that GOD controls what my future is, wether it be to live a long healthy 100 years, or to drop dead tomorrow from cancer... thats all GOD, not my body being "dumb"
God is a Dr. Pepper fan.0 -
i've read that diet soda tricks your body into thinking it's going to receive sugar so it ends up messing up your body's insulin levels and ends up not knowing what to do with sugar, besides store it as fat, when you do get real sugar. I have also read that it makes you crave even more diet soda and junk foods. I am aware that it has no calorie content, but the sweetener in it is artificial..and was just wondering if normal soda is better processed by your body.
my body is pretty smart, it doesnt get confused or tricked... it just "does" what its supposed to.
Our body's are actually pretty dumb. Often they will overheat so much to try and kill a virus that it will just burn your own brain and organs up. Other times your body will do this thing called explosive diarrhea when you get a nasty stomach bug which can kill you through dehydration. Some times your body doesn't know how to filter out corrupted blood cells, and you end up getting leukemia. Other times you can just randomly die for no reason at all, known as sudden unexpected death syndrome. So...while diet soda won't make you fat, your body actually isn't that smart.
my body is smart. so far, its doing everything it is supposed to. im in a deficit, and im losing weight, soda doesnt "trick" or "confuse" my body.
btw, im a believer of GOD and i have faith that GOD controls what my future is, wether it be to live a long healthy 100 years, or to drop dead tomorrow from cancer... thats all GOD, not my body being "dumb"
God is a Dr. Pepper fan.
i always saw him as more of a sprite fan, but... maybe...0 -
i've read that diet soda tricks your body into thinking it's going to receive sugar so it ends up messing up your body's insulin levels and ends up not knowing what to do with sugar, besides store it as fat, when you do get real sugar. I have also read that it makes you crave even more diet soda and junk foods. I am aware that it has no calorie content, but the sweetener in it is artificial..and was just wondering if normal soda is better processed by your body.
my body is pretty smart, it doesnt get confused or tricked... it just "does" what its supposed to.
Our body's are actually pretty dumb. Often they will overheat so much to try and kill a virus that it will just burn your own brain and organs up. Other times your body will do this thing called explosive diarrhea when you get a nasty stomach bug which can kill you through dehydration. Some times your body doesn't know how to filter out corrupted blood cells, and you end up getting leukemia. Other times you can just randomly die for no reason at all, known as sudden unexpected death syndrome. So...while diet soda won't make you fat, your body actually isn't that smart.
my body is smart. so far, its doing everything it is supposed to. im in a deficit, and im losing weight, soda doesnt "trick" or "confuse" my body.
btw, im a believer of GOD and i have faith that GOD controls what my future is, wether it be to live a long healthy 100 years, or to drop dead tomorrow from cancer... thats all GOD, not my body being "dumb"
God is a Dr. Pepper fan.
i always saw him as more of a sprite fan, but... maybe...
God loves all of his sodas equally.0 -
Busy Rae, Yes I too have lost weight drinking Diet Soda. It does not contain sugar, however, because the artificial sweetner is many times sweeter than sugar. This fools the pancreas and it send insulin to help the body.
Yes! This!
Except.. no. They actually don't induce an insulin response.
Yeah, artificial sweetener does not do anything to the pancreas.0
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