Diet soda

Granny1227

I am not a big fan of water. I try to drink some daily even the flavored water and just can't seem to drink enough. Can someone still lose weight by drinking mainly diet soda?

rbryntes

Possibly, depending on what the rest of your diary looks like.

DarlingThief

I've been doing just fine with diet soda, but I try to limit myself & counteract each 8 oz of soda with 8 oz of water.

MissFit0101

Maybe you can still lose weight, maybe you can't... but probably yes. That doesn't make it okay for your body either way though.

sgpaschak

0 calories, 0 weight gain. Though with all the acid, it will not hydrate you and it is not great for your teeth. I think they promote water retention as well.

MissFit0101

Maybe you can still lose weight, maybe you can't... but probably yes. That doesn't make it okay for your body either way though.

adk88

I still drink about a can of diet pepsi a day and I have still been losing. I know it's not the best for you, but at least it's somewhat better than regular pepsi. I'm not a coffee drinker, so I need to get my caffeine fix from somewhere!

shybelle

diet soda hasn't affected me but i still drink lots of water.

0PhAtDaDdY

I am not a big fan of water. I try to drink some daily even the flavored water and just can't seem to drink enough. Can someone still lose weight by drinking mainly diet soda?

Well it's certainly a better choice than regular soda, BUT lot's of Sodium in Soft Drinks...I was not a big fan of water but I love it now..

bcattoes

Absolutely. I've known dozens of people who have done it.

drog2323

Maybe you can still lose weight, maybe you can't... but probably yes. That doesn't make it okay for your body either way though.

This!

drog2323

Maybe you can still lose weight, maybe you can't... but probably yes. That doesn't make it okay for your body either way though.

This!

drog2323

Maybe you can still lose weight, maybe you can't... but probably yes. That doesn't make it okay for your body either way though.

This!

drog2323

Maybe you can still lose weight, maybe you can't... but probably yes. That doesn't make it okay for your body either way though.

This!

maidentl

A bunch of people will tell you no, but I have. It doesn't need to be plain water - feel free to add Crystal Light or something to it. The bottom line is that you just need to be well hydrated and you get that way from all fluids, even from food. Is water better for you? Yes, I won't dispute that, i could probably do without the chemicals. But it's my one vice and I haven't given it up yet. I have done so temporarily in the past and saw no change in my weight.

http://www.realage.com/eat-smart/food-and-nutrition/how-much-water-do-you-really-need

http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/8glasses.asp

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/02/eveningnews/main3991145.shtml

Frappuzzino

Sure, but you're still ingesting bad chemicals.

maidentl

Well it's certainly a better choice than regular soda, BUT lot's of Sodium in Soft Drinks...I was not a big fan of water but I love it now..

Define "lots." The bottle I am drinking has 70 mg for the entire bottle. That doesn't seem to be a massive amount to me.

SergeantSunshine_reused

Possibly, depending on what the rest of your diary looks like.

Why would this matter at all?

odusgolp

I am a diet coke addict... I would honestly try everything in your power to not join me on that addiction It's proven bad for your bones/calcium retention as well, if I remember.

SergeantSunshine_reused

Well it's certainly a better choice than regular soda, BUT lot's of Sodium in Soft Drinks...I was not a big fan of water but I love it now..

Define "lots." The bottle I am drinking has 70 mg for the entire bottle. That doesn't seem to be a massive amount to me.

I had a diet vanilla coke for only 40. whew so much! xD

Aegelis

Have you looked into Tea and Coffee? I can't do caffeine so I'm decaf for both, but they offer a great variety of flavours.

Schwiggs

Conflicting research on this. I tend to not feel as up to exercise when I don't actually hydrate with water. Doesn't mean I think diet soda is the devil though. Just not a replacement in my book.

branflake5

i am not sure if this is true for everyone but in my 20's i would drink regular pop/soda no issues with my weight until i turned 30. started gaining at 30 and by 31 decided o well i am just gonna switch to diet coke that will knock off tons of calories and i will lose weight. well it didn't happen, however i was hooked on diet coke so i started jogging 4 days a week for at least 30 min per day. i still didn't lose anything. i am not a fan of water but when i got on mfp and really dedicated myself to losing this weight i started forcing myself to drink water. 1st couple weeks were a challenge now i need my water i still have an occasional diet coke but instead of a 12 pk a week its like 2 cans a week. and i have lost 4lbs in the past few weeks since i stopped with the diet coke.

SergeantSunshine_reused

I feel like an odd ball here. Its too cold for me to drink water xD I drink a pot of coffee a day and maybe a few diet sodas a week since the carbonation helps he feel full

tolygal

I am not a big fan of water. I try to drink some daily even the flavored water and just can't seem to drink enough. Can someone still lose weight by drinking mainly diet soda?

You may be able to lose weight by drinking mainly diet soda, but this would be TERRIBLE for your body :-(

Yes - I know lots and lots of people don't care about the chemicals, but I've been reading more and more about it, and the thought of someone chosing to drink soda in place of water makes me sad.... We need to be concerned about our overall health - only part of which is our weight.

edited to fix a typo (hope that's the only one)

BobinNC66

I still drink about a can of diet pepsi a day and I have still been losing. I know it's not the best for you, but at least it's somewhat better than regular pepsi. I'm not a coffee drinker, so I need to get my caffeine fix from somewhere!

That is exactly why I drink it too, might have to train myself to like coffee, I hear it is much healthier than diet soda. here is something mentioned from a Web MD article:

Artificially sweetened items have been shown to trick our body into thinking other sweet foods don’t have many calories and we are much more inclined to overeat as a consequence. The results of a study published in the International Journal of Obesity and reported on WebMD shows that when subjects are given artificially sweetened drinks over a period of 10 days, they are much more likely to overeat to compensate. Participants allowed to drink sweetened drinks registered the calories and did not overeat as a result.

Read more: http://technorati.com/lifestyle/article/diet-soda-shown-to-hinder-weight/page-2/#ixzz1cNmoEfvu

Espressocycle

My fiance has lost 15 lbs and guzzles diet iced tea all day and night. I think it's nasty, but whatever. Diet soda is both better than regular soda and better than dehydration. There is some research suggesting it makes you hungry due to the confusion of tasting sugar but getting none.

jsmeaton

Recently I have read a few different studies that state that diet soda can actually be a detriment to weight loss. The studies say that the artificial sweeteners in sodas actually trick our body into thinking we are consuming calories, and then when it realizes we aren't if forces our body to crave MORE calories. That is a very brief synopsis, but it basically covers it. Here is a link to a webmd article http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20050613/drink-more-diet-soda-gain-more-weight?page=2. It is a few years old, but if you google "the effect of diet sodas on weight loss" you will find more recent results. I still drink a diet soda every now and then, but I only allow myself to have one if have had at least 3 or 4 glasses of water that day. Someone said they normally do one glass of water for every soda, that might be a good way to start.

77tes

I am a diet coke addict... I would honestly try everything in your power to not join me on that addiction It's proven bad for your bones/calcium retention as well, if I remember.

I WAS a diet Coke addict (almost a six pack a day), but I quit it cold turkey. I lost 15 pounds without dieting when I did. I really have no idea why or how I lost that weight, but it really happened. It was difficult because I found water boring. I drink lots of iced tea, and hot tea when the weather gets cool. My biggest victory was learning to drink my morning coffee black. I try to get 8 glasses of water everyday in addition to the tea and coffee. It tastes better, but I only drink filtered water.

MindiKat

I can't drink soda thanks to my migraine medicine (it makes it tastes like pennies) and I hate water. I do coffee in the morning and have tried all sorts of flavor packets. I HATE koolaid and Crystal Light and end up not drinking enough. I have found I like a few flavors of the Mio additives so I do these at work, diet Cranberry juice at home and I like the Propel Peach water better than most of the other things. I think if you find one or two you like and then try a coke a day you should be fine. Like many of the other posters have stated, there is conflicting research on this and even if they are diet, they are still not good for you... but hell, what is anymore?

auntdeedee87

Sodium. :ohwell: