Can diet soda count as water???

sswift76

I drink about 3 diet sodas a day.........can any of them count as water cosumed? Also, what about sugar free kool aid/ tea???

KLaurean

I personally wouldn't count any of them. Water is meant to cleanse your body of toxins, all of those are putting toxins in.

falonjohle

the general rule is anything with caffeine doesn't count

doghcr

I dont think so. Put in tour journal as food consumed. But water is water. No subs.

bethrs

I wouldn't count it either. While it does have water in it the added things (such as caffeine etc.) can have a dehydrating effect and cancel out the water.

DanOhh

As a rule for me is if it has sugar, caffeine or sodium it doesn't count

BECav0602

Absolutely not. As others have stated it is putting toxins into your body and water is designed to flush the toxins out.

doobabe

Uhm NO. And it causes cancer. Just saying.......

mandie26

Soda definitely does not count as water consumed.

GrampsWooha

i guess thats a no

strandedeyes

No to the diet soda.....

AggieCass09

Uhm NO. And it causes cancer. Just saying.......

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DeBlue

Diet soda mimics sugar... drink it and you crave more. It may also increase cravings for other things bad for you. Water doesn't do this.

Don't forget too that to remove the sugar, they are sticking more salt and other chemicals in there. I've understood these chemicals especially bad for women's bone health. These drinks are not good for us we all know.

I struggle too - especially on 90 degree days after I just finished mowing the lawn - there is nothing I want more than an ice cold diet Pepsi. But still my goal is to keep the ban going and enjoy pure ice water instead.

Satya_Ayurveda

(Shaking my head)... IS it water? No. Count it as soda. I would strongly advise against drinking it, period... but I am not going to go into that. Drink your water. Soda isn't water. Period. You can flavor your water by adding some fresh lime or lemon and a pinch of salt to alkalize. Any of those things like sugar free drinks contain things that are just horrid for your body and really do more damage than good... water is water. Soda is soda.

hottamolly00

No. I would say it, and all sodas, do the opposite of water.

TNGirlyGirl

As others have said, anything with caffeine doesn't count as water. On a side note, anytime you drink anything with caffeine or sodium, you should add another glass of water to your daily intake to help "flush out" the toxins you've just put in.

Since I'm also a soda drinker, that means 1-2 extra cups of water for every diet soda I drink each day!!

staciekins

Def not. Water is counted as water. With no additives or flavoring. Just good ol H2O...sodas are bad for you. Diet sodas are worse. The artificial sugars such as aspartame are linked with cancer and carbonation from any soda can cause early osteoperosis as well as screwing with the natural pH of your body.

ladybug1620

I personally wouldn't count any of them. Water is meant to cleanse your body of toxins, all of those are putting toxins in.

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CraigIW

Yes. It's 99.9% water so it should definitely count. Weight Watchers' official position is that any liquid water should be counted towards your water intake.

julzband

soda is a dehydrant does not count as water, my doctor says no soda, I have been soda free since 12/2010 and I think it makes a difference!1

anacsitham5

My nutritionist won't even let me count the tea I drink as teas/coffee are diuretics. He said water is water. No add-ins or stir-in flavors, just plain old water.

askme12

No it doesn't.

quandrie

No it definitely should not be counted as water. Although it says diet and you think you might be losing weight and staying healthy drinking it, you are doing your body more harm. Think of all that sodium and artificial ingredients you are putting in your body. Basically sucralose and aspartame are like perservative. Think of it as drinking formaldehyde...aim for 1/2 your body weight in ounces of water. So a 200 pound person should aim for around 100 ounces of water a day.

azlady7

first off, tea and dark sodas are a diaretic...meaning they dehydrate you...the opposite of water. second, the sugar in koolaide? you might as well drink reg soda. third, the carbonation in diet and reg soda will hurt your bones over time especially for females causing osteprosis (sp?). so um no...

breezymom81

Yes. It's 99.9% water so it should definitely count. Weight Watchers' official position is that any liquid water should be counted towards your water intake.
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One reason WW is not a long term weight solution.... Water is Water, soda is soda and kool-aide is kool-aide

Gretchen27

I drank so much diet soda after I had my first baby and didn't eat much, I gained more weight in that year then I did when I was carrying my baby. I deff would not use diet soda in your water count. Anything that contains Carmel color, diet reg whatever, is not good for U and the sodium adds up faster than a person would think.

JMJohnson1005

Really? What makes people think to even ask a question like this?

dimoul

I count the several caffeinated ones I drink every day and I don't have cancer, and as far as I can tell, I'm not a toxic waste dump. And I've been losing weight like crazy. I might drop diet soda and/or caffeine later, but there's some stuff I don't have to give up right now to get to my goal weight. Once I reach my goal weight and maintain it for a while, I'll start down the list of other stuff to give up.

sovokit

Please stop drinking diet soda!

What Is Aspartame Made Of?
Aspartic Acid (40 percent of Aspartame)
Aspartate and acts as neurotransmitter in the brain by facilitating the transmission of information from neuron to neuron. Too much aspartate in the brain kills certain neurons by allowing the influx of too much calcium into the cells. This influx triggers excessive amounts of free radicals, which kill the cells. The neural cell damage that can be caused by excessive aspartate is why it is referred to as an "excitotoxin." It "excites" or stimulates the neural cells to death.

Phenylalanine (50 percent of aspartame)
Phenylalanine is an amino acid normally found in the brain. Persons with the genetic disorder phenylketonuria (PKU) cannot metabolize phenylalanine. This leads to dangerously high levels of phenylalanine in the brain (sometimes lethal).
One account of a case of extremely high phenylalanine levels caused by aspartame was recently published the "Wednesday Journal" in an article titled "An Aspartame Nightmare." John Cook began drinking six to eight diet drinks every day. His symptoms started out as memory loss and frequent headaches. He began to crave more aspartame-sweetened drinks. His condition deteriorated so much that he experienced wide mood swings and violent rages. Even though he did not suffer from PKU, a blood test revealed a phenylalanine level of 80 mg/dl. He also showed abnormal brain function and brain damage. After he kicked his aspartame habit, his symptoms improved dramatically.

Methanol (aka wood alcohol/poison) (10 percent of aspartame)
Methanol breaks down into formic acid and formaldehyde in the body. Formaldehyde is a deadly neurotoxin. An EPA assessment of methanol states that methanol "is considered a cumulative poison due to the low rate of excretion once it is absorbed. In the body, methanol is oxidized to formaldehyde and formic acid; both of these metabolites are toxic." They recommend a limit of consumption of 7.8 mg/day. A one-liter (approx. 1 quart) aspartame-sweetened beverage contains about 56 mg of methanol. Heavy users of aspartame-containing products consume as much as 250 mg of methanol daily or 32 times the EPA limit.

milaxx

I drink about 3 diet sodas a day.........can any of them count as water cosumed? Also, what about sugar free kool aid/ tea???

Sodas aren't water. They don't count to your water consumption.

Many people do use the moo, crystal lite, etc... You can count them as water but you also need to account for the packet of additives. Usually not a lot of calories, I don't drink them so I don't know if they contain sodium. I would try reducing the amount of soda (honestly I don't drink the stuff) by adding fresh mint, ginger, cucumbers, lemons, or limes to your water.

milaxx

Really? What makes people think to even ask a question like this?

some people honestly don't know better. It helps to be a little more compassionate to those who are asking genuine questions. I personally don't think anyone should drink soda, but that's not my job to judge. Try giving helpful suggestions.