Coke Addiction . . .

january179

I was trying to see if you attributed any of that weight loss to the discontinuation of the diet sodas. Along the lines of the artifical sweetner still resulting in an insulin response, thus hindering weight loss.

I am sure it was a combination of both.... However I can say that when I have tried to lose weight in the past and still drank them religiously I would work hard and only lose about a pound a week so I do think it hinders weightloss.

january179

Have you tried Mio water enhancer? Comes in several different flavors and it's really good!!

Love mio :happy:

JennBunny73

I have been addicted to coke for 20 years...I have tried everything..I don't like the after effect of diet soda's or some of the flavored waters...plus I have known several young people to pass away from brain tumors and that is thought to be from aspertame that is in diet soda. One night I was a designated driver, tried Sierra Mist at the bar and I really loved the fresh taste of it. I started drinking it with my cokes and the coke started tasting bad to me and so I haven't had a coke now for 2 weeks. Now I am trying to get off the Sierra Mist. I am down to one a day because I have been working out heavily and love water to refresh with from burning so many calories.

maidentl

Drinking pop is just not good for you. A natural path once told me Diet pop was the worst! I also went to a class on improving your metabolism and was told there Diet Pop is poison and both of these people told me you will not be able to lose weight while diet pop is still in your diet. Try water with lemon juice or make some cold green tea and sweeten with stevia or agave necter. Just get off the coke roller coaster!

Interesting. I've been losing weight and I drink it every day. To the OP, it's a personal decision. Do your own research on aspartame. I have and at this time, it being my one vice, I have not given it up. I have in the past and lost no weight as a result and didn't notice a difference in my eating (more/less hunger). I don't think it's the healthiest thing for me to drink but it's a choice I make at this time. Like you, I control the amount and that's my compromise.

Vulnerable64

I tried to snort Coke once... I almost drowned! I'm never trying THAT again!

HAHAHAHAHAHA

adrian_indy

It is completely possible to lose weight while drinking diet pop. The key, like anything else in life, seems to be moderation. I love Pepsi Max. No calories, caffeine AND ginseng. I only have one now about once a week, where before I chugged them all the time. what I have noticed personally is that if I drink any diet pop while eating a meal (standard protocol for when I dine out or at a BBQ), I will drink 4 diet pops and actually feel like eating more than if I just drink unsweet Tea or water.

As a guilty pleasure, it is what it is. But Diet Pop has no value physiologically speaking, other than maybe the pick me up of the caffeine. So try to limit your self to just one a day and make sure you stay hydrated.

rmsnipes

I gave up my "Coke Zero" almost a month ago now, (drank atleast 5/day). The reason I decided to give it up, was I read a book called "skinny *****es" that really was anti-artificial sweetener and said it caused migraines. I have had migraines for year nows and they were getting more frequent and really affecting my quality of life. ( I really thought they were just from my hormones) . I decided to try giving them up and as soon as I did my migraines stopped. However, I was not ready to give up caffine, so I made myself acquire a taste for coffee. I use stevia in it, (the book said it is a good artificial sweetener). I have really not missed the Coke Zero, because I have something else I'm enjoying.

Note - I had a unopened bottle of coke zero in my work refrigerator and drink it last week to go with a cookie that my coworker made fresh. "It is what I wanted to drink with it". By the time I got home from work, I had a magraine. I had to take my prescription meds to get rid of it.

That has been my experience, it probably affects everyone differently. I'm feeling so good without having headaches, I've decided it is just not worth drinking it. I also am hoping that my weight loss is going to be more productive. I have noticed that I used to crave high sugar/fat foods to go along with my coke zero.(just like last week when I drank that CZ) Surely, it has to help with the weight loss!

msterlitz

Data presented recently at the American Diabetes Association's (ADA) Scientific Sessions suggest that diet drinks may actually contribute to weight gain and that the artificial sweeteners in them could potentially contribute Type 2 diabetes.

Companies have spent billions of dollars convincing all of us that diet soda is the healthier, lighter choice, that all we have to lose is the calories, ergo the weight. And since so many of us are struggling with weight gain, who can blame us if diet soda seems like a dream come true? But in my experience, it’s actually a wolf in sheep’s clothing, fooling women into thinking they are doing something good for their bodies when they are actually sabotaging their own best efforts.

Diet soda may not have the sugar or calories of regular soda, but it’s chock-full of other health-draining chemicals, like caffeine, artificial sweeteners, sodium and phosphoric acid.

I encourage you to resist it as your default beverage, especially if you are trying to lose weight. Different studies have been flying around on this subject, but a majority show that diet soda may actually set you up to gain even more weight.

A regular 12-ounce soda contains the equivalent of nine teaspoons of sugar, usually in the form of high fructose corn syrup. Imagine drinking a 12-ounce glass of iced tea with nine teaspoons of sugar stirred into it, or eating nine teaspoons of sugar, one after another? That’s essentially what people do when they drink a sugared soda. It is liquid candy, ruthlessly advertised and manufactured to give our jaded taste buds an even sweeter sensation.

No expert is presuming that the diet sodas themselves are making people gain weight. But there does seem to be some connection, and what is being further explored is the idea that by offering our tastes buds something that seems sweet, and seems to signal other parts of our bodies that glucose sugars are on the way, we set ourselves up for cravings, to which we eventually and often unknowingly, give in. In other words, consuming artificial sweeteners that seem real just might be setting us up to eat more later on.

Try to make healthier choices. Start your day with a small glass of 100% fruit juice. Drink skim milk with meals. Sip water throughout the day. For variety, try sparkling water or add a squirt of lemon or cranberry juice to your water. Save diet soda for an occasional treat.

CMmrsfloyd

There is no high fructose corn syrup in diet mt dew. (just checked the label b/c I knew it sounded odd) I believe that's typically used to sweeten the non-diet sodas.

msterlitz

There is no high fructose corn syrup in diet mt dew. (just checked the label b/c I knew it sounded odd) I believe that's typically used to sweeten the non-diet sodas.

Actually there is high fructose corn syrup in diet mt dew. It is made with a blend of sucralose, aspartame, and acesulfame potassium as sweeteners. Sucralose is one of the many other names for high fructose corn syrup.

Elizabeth_C34

It really is up to you. There's no scientific evidence as of yet that aspartame is dangerous in the amounts you consume in sodas.

For me, it caused a lot of bowel pain, cramps, constipation, puffiness, and aggrivated my heart condition. After switching to water, I feel 100% better. I'm not convinced that diet sodas are without side effects, but this is really a personal observation more than science.

JacksMom12

just fyi...there is such a thing as 'aspartame poisoning'...I know I'm addicted to diet pop...I allow myself one a day and am working on getting it down to a 'small sized' pop. I'm going to ask my doctor to test me for the poisoning. Don't want to scare anyone...but the stuff is awful. I hope to give it up.

I'm pretty sure you'd have to drink about 3 times your body weight in pure aspartame to become poisoned. In lab rats they were given like 1000X normal consumption or something when they became "poisoned".

maidentl

There is no high fructose corn syrup in diet mt dew. (just checked the label b/c I knew it sounded odd) I believe that's typically used to sweeten the non-diet sodas.

Actually there is high fructose corn syrup in diet mt dew. It is made with a blend of sucralose, aspartame, and acesulfame potassium as sweeteners. Sucralose is one of the many other names for high fructose corn syrup.

No actually, sucralose is Splenda.

ansonrinesmith

SODIUM! Best reason to give up soda all together!

CMmrsfloyd

SODIUM! Best reason to give up soda all together!

There is 100 mg sodium in the whole big 24 oz bottle of diet mt dew in front of me - total 4% of the reccommended daily whatever. I don't think that's too bad as long as you're not guzzling it all day long

TheFitHooker

Before I started this current diet, I was big on coke zero. Zero calories, no sugar, no fat, no carbs, 40mg sodium in a 12oz can. I figured it was ok. Which its not the worse thing to drink, but I realized a big part of my weight problem is, I refuse to drink water. I couldn't stand water. But I forced myself to drink it, I started drinking 1 16oz bottle a day, I moved up to 2 the next week. Now I am drinking 60-90oz's of water a day. It's all I crave drink wise, once in awhile I'll get a craving for a coke zero. I just had one, and I have a full case of them for a just in case I feel the urge. This is the 2nd can missing from a case that has been sitting there for 2 months. I took 2 sips and I can't drink anymore of it.

Basically for me I winged myself off them because for me having them reminded me of my weight issues and so I decided to give it up.

rharris86dc

Just because they are calorie free does not mean they are free of other diet disasters. People have already mentioned the artificial sweeteners and sodium, to name a few.

I used to drink probably 6 cans of regular Coke a day. It was bad. Now, the only time I drink soda is if it has alcohol in it, lol. I don't even like the taste anymore, really. Ever since, it's water (or milk, in the morning) for me!

msterlitz

There is no high fructose corn syrup in diet mt dew. (just checked the label b/c I knew it sounded odd) I believe that's typically used to sweeten the non-diet sodas.

Actually there is high fructose corn syrup in diet mt dew. It is made with a blend of sucralose, aspartame, and acesulfame potassium as sweeteners. Sucralose is one of the many other names for high fructose corn syrup.

No actually, sucralose is Splenda.

Splenda contains bulking agents. All artificial sweeteners use bulking agents made of sugar, dextrose, sucrose, and maltodextrin. (Maltodextrin is corn syrup solids composed primarily from fructose and glucose in a starch form.) All the more reason NOT to drink diet soda. It is a personal choice what we eat or drink but, as educated consumers I would think people would want to stop drinking soda knowing it it just a bottle of chemicals.

cflec1

I'm trying to cut back too, for the last three days only had one and that was last night. Been trying to drink more water instead of diet coke.

premiumchilenita

Diet soda's especially the caffeinated ones ages you immensely. If that's all you drink, you'll look 10years older than you are. I've seen the difference of changing diet soda to water. It doesn't just age you outside but inside too. Although it has caffeine for energy, after a while your body just asks for it so it can function normally.
Start by flavouring your water there are so many alternatives now. I like Cordial, I add less amount than advised and it gives just a tang of flavour.

skinnymeinaz

It is a personal choice if you have one or two. I use to drink about a 12 pack a day of diet coke....very little water. I cut it back to maybe 5 or 6. I now haven't had a diet coke in 10 days . I figured out that I am saving about $1,400 a year on not buying diet coke and that doesn't even count not buying diet coke while eating out. That's a lot of savings!!!

My sister told me if I had a cup of coffe in the morning I wouldn't get a headache....I needed two at first.

BiscuitsNDavy

Used to drink a 2l bottle of diet dr pepper a day but now I don't drink any! Cutting out Fake sugar helps with weight loss bc it tricks your brain in thinking it's intaking sugar and when it's not u get calorie hungry. To get me started with quitting sodas I would make myself frappacinos and have now moved onto just drinking espresso and coffee

JenniferH007

BEST THING TO DO IS DRINK WATER COKE AND SODA HAS 7 SPOONS OF SUGER IN EACH ONE. WHICH IS NOT THE BEST THING FOR YOU I STOPED DRINGING ALL SODA AS OF LAST EASTER I HAVE NO DESIRE TO HAVE ANY DR PEPPER ETHER. LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ANY SUPPORT.

Emdog24

I was drinking 4-6 20 oz Coke zeros during the work day alone - I gave it up cold turkey September 1 (mainly for financial reasons) and have felt SO much better since I gave it up! I still drink my coffee, water and crystal light and yes i use artificial sweeteners in my coffee but I think cutting out the soda (which I was drinking WAY too much of) I've been able to break through my weight loss plateau. Plus I've saved a ton of money!

divainme

Went out for lunch with a girlfriend and downed 4 glasses of refillable Coke. It's still less than normal on average but still too much.... none is too much.

jnissi

Although it may not work for everyone, based on my experience with a Coke addiction, that for me it was best to quit cold turkey.

Once I quit I would have bad caffeine withdrawal for a day or two (migraines all day), but was fine after that... Until I went back to soda and got hooked immediately. The cycle just kept repeating itself. I feel it is a lot harder to try and drink it responsibly than it is to just not drink it at all.

Now I don't drink it at all (going on about 3-4 wks). I get a craving every once in a while, but I just have to do my best and ignore it.

Good Luck!!

This is me. I am badly addicted to diet pepsi. I quit and had horrible headaches that lasted for four days. Finally, they subsided, but I still really wanted to drink the stuff. I decided to try to drink it in moderation. HA, I am evidently not a moderation person. I have to try to quit again. I am just working on building up the will power.

sewedo1

I stil drink diet coke and diet Pesi Maxx and am not having trouble losing weight. I've been drinking diet sodas since high school, although I do not drink as much as I did at one time. I also love tea. Occasionally I ask for half and half (sweet and unsweet) at a restaurant (here in the south, sweet is most common). I like herbal/flavored tea and black brewed tea without sweetener or just a splash of juice.

StatutoryGrape

Man, I love me some Diet Coke. But I'm not a big soda drinker, so I'll have maybe 1-2 a week and that's plenty for me. I used to drink a ton of soda as a kid, but it's almost like I "outgrew" it. Still...fountain Diet Coke. There is nothing like it.

ThisTimeIsIt1956

When I was gestational diabetic, the doctor told me to switch to diet soda (because I drank a lot regular soda), but she suggested only one a day. This may have been more for the caffeine factor. However, I could never really get use to the taste and I can only handle drinking so much water. So I started adding the crystal light packets to my water. It's only 10 calories for a whole packet that you would add to a 16oz bottle and there is no sugar. They come in many different flavors, my favorites are fruit punch and lemon. Sometimes I even use half of the lemon and strawberry to make strawberry lemonade. They are pretty good, you should try it.

I am having a cranberry apple packet in a bottle of water and I think it isawesome. Was thinking I was hungry and this really helps.

heykatieben

There should be a group for this. I've already conquered it, but a group here is exactly what I would have wanted it. I'd suggest starting one!