sodas ?????

tg025880

hey everyone i have a simple question, i am not the kind of a person who drinks like 6 mt dews a day or so but i do consume 2 coke zero's or pepsi max a day, one with lunch and one with dinner, is there anything wrong with these, i heard they are alot better for you then reg soda but i just dont know ,is there something else that i could drink that would taste just as good ???? your insight is grealty appreciated,

ItsAsha

they have caffeine. caffeine dehydrates you so just make sure you're making up for it with water. :drinker:

FearAnLoathing

There is nothing wrong with it,people are going to try and tell you it causes cancer and such which is not true.Some will tell you it will make you gain weight which is also not true if you go by the 55 pounds ive lost all while drinking diet soda.

Tomhusker

I would limit it to even less than that. The sweetener in those sodas (Aspertame or something like that) will cause you to retain water. There are a myriad of other concerns with diet sodas, but I don't pretend to know them all. I used to drink 3-4 Diet Pepsi's, 20 oz bottles, per day. Some days even more. Now, maybe once a week I will have one, usually as a weekend treat.

SpaceMarkus

Regular soda is better. It doesn't contain the ingredients that the diets do which your body can't process. With that said, try to limit yourself to one a day. Use something like coconut water if you really need a flavored drink.

ttrotter1960

They are absolutely evil and should be exorcised from your diet!!!!!


Loaded with sugar or aspartame (equally bad in a different way)
Loaded with acid that eats your enamel
Loaded with caffiene
Absolutely no nutritional value at all just a heck of a lot of empty calories

Tomhusker

There is nothing wrong with it,people are going to try and tell you it causes cancer and such which is not true.Some will tell you it will make you gain weight which is also not true if you go by the 55 pounds ive lost all while drinking diet soda.

Great points. But, how much would you have lost without the soda in you day? I cut it almost completely and have lost nearly 100 lbs.

CaptainGordo

There is nothing wrong with it,people are going to try and tell you it causes cancer and such which is not true.Some will tell you it will make you gain weight which is also not true if you go by the 55 pounds ive lost all while drinking diet soda.

What she said.

Don't believe the hype. A couple a day aren't going to hurt you. Just keep the water flowing along with it.

Might give you some kidney stones some day, but that's another story...

GooBeGone

u could try crystal light but that has some calories.

propel water has no calories, some sodium & it does have taste but it's not carbonated.

there also may b some other flavor packets that u could add to water that r zero calories as well.

:flowerforyou:

CaptainGordo

...just a heck of a lot of empty calories

Pepsi Max and Coke Zero (which the OP listed as his soda choices) have no calories.

harleydall76

I cannot live without my Diet Coke. I drink 2 16.9oz. bottles per day, sometimes only 1. Baqck in 2007 when I was doing well losing weight I still drank the Diet Coke. It has never hindered my weight loss.

sandrinamsilva

I used to drink diet soda but heard about how bad it really is for you. When you have some time do some research on aspartame, I don't drink anything (try not too) if it has this ingredient. It limits alot.

So now if I am really in need of a soda (which is maybe once a week) I have a regular 7up. It's 140 calories so easily worked into my daily calorie count.

SkrillexFan

They are absolutely evil and should be exorcised from your diet!!!!!


Loaded with sugar or aspartame (equally bad in a different way)
Loaded with acid that eats your enamel
Loaded with caffiene
Absolutely no nutritional value at all just a heck of a lot of empty calories

^ this and the fact that having one or two cans of diet soda increases your chances of being overweight or obese by 54.5%

mandygal13

I was a huge drinker of Dt. Coke and/or Dt. Mtn Dew (at least 3-20oz a day). I have cut those out completely in the last week and can tell a BIG difference in how my body feels. I don't know if it's the sodium, the aspartame, carbonation or what. I can't tell you what's bad for you since I'm no expert. I can just tell you what I've found for me.

I've been drinking Vitamin Water Zero the last week. The lemonade flavor is awesome when you're really hot (like after cutting grass Saturday). I'll drink one 20 oz. bottle of that in the morning, and then just refill that bottle all day as I drink water the rest of the day. Sometimes I will have decaf tea for supper.

stanvoodoo

Try to limit to one a day and then cut back if you can. Soda of any kind is not great for dieting. It took me a while to get rid of it and I never ever thought it was possible and no soda in over 6 months and don't miss it. Weight loss did improve after I cut it out completely.

Until then, make sure you are getting in the 64oz of water per day and your exercise and it will work out!

MrsRadder

It's really up to you. We are all on our own path to change into a health version of ourselves.

Personally I don't drink soda because off all the other stuff that's in it. And no I don't believe it gives you cancer (that comment did make me giggle). It may not have calories or fat, but it still has a ton of sugar, caffeine, etc. I figure I already have to drink 8-8oz glasses of water plus extra for my workouts that's a ton of liquid.
But... I drink coffee every morning :blushing: like I said we are all on our own path.

Good luck!

FearAnLoathing

There is nothing wrong with it,people are going to try and tell you it causes cancer and such which is not true.Some will tell you it will make you gain weight which is also not true if you go by the 55 pounds ive lost all while drinking diet soda.

Great points. But, how much would you have lost without the soda in you day? I cut it almost completely and have lost nearly 100 lbs.

for the 3 months I stoped drinking diet soda I did not lose weight any faster than I was when I was drinking it.Also I lost 55 pounds in 7 months which I think is pretty good,I dont want to lose a ton of weight super fast

scamiran

I watched this video the other day, and learned a great deal about what soda (diet and otherwise) does in the body. I'm a diet coke fanatic, and drastically cutting back helped me bust through my first plateau, and after a week I didn't crave it nearly as much. As a result of the video, I'm also putting lemon slices in my water, which has made drinking 3L or more each day that much easier.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpoAtwVyzZI

BuceesNana

Sodas are processed. Processed foods are not good for you. Choosing to drink soda is a personal choice, just consider what your focus is on your journey.

CaptainGordo

Ahem... Please remember folks that Pepsi Max and Coke Zero (which the OP listed as his soda choices) have no calories. References to the effects of sugary sodas -- and their high, empty calorie counts -- do not apply.

Jenn728

I think everyone has summed it up pretty well.

I used to drink several(!) 32 ounce fountain cokes A DAY! I haven't had coke or coke zero since February and now tasting it, it's just too sweet. I drink sugar free (great value) drink mix with water, at home. At work, strictly water or the occasional unsweet tea.