Diet Soda

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  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    I can tell you Mikes Hard Lemonade has like 220 calories per bottle, I drank one and logged it after the fact and thought I was gonna barf!! what a waste of calories. When I go out now I drink Malibu and Diet Dew...only 51 calories! :)

    Buahahaha! Might as well drink a real dr pepper (which is my soda of choice) for an extra 30 calories.
  • annabellj
    annabellj Posts: 1,337 Member
    Just a quick question for all you folks out there regarding diet sodas. I'm addicted to Diet Dew, but because of the "fake" sugar in these types of drinks, I'm guessing it's probably a no-no? My brother says diet sodas are "poison" just because of the amount of aspartame in them (he's a health nut.) Any thoughts on this? I had only 1 Diet Dew yesterday, and that's HUGE for me! HAHA

    Aspartame is an amino acid chain (in other words, it's just protein.) There's more "aspartame" in a 4 ounce pice of chicken then there is in 23 cans of diet soda.* Filter out the biased fear mongering and show your brother the actual science. Aspartame is aspartic acid, combined with phenylalanine. Both are amino acids that are used by the body for various protein duties, and are both found together in every source of protein you eat during the day.

    If aspartame was actually toxic, then chicken, beef, tofu, avocados, whey protein, nuts, and anything else that has protein in it would be toxic, as they all have much higher concentrations than you find in a diet soda.

    *4 ounces of chicken breast contains 4476 mg of phenylalanine and aspartic acid. An average can of diet soda contains 180-200 mg of aspartame.
    where can I find the info on this to back it up? thanks!
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    I can tell you Mikes Hard Lemonade has like 220 calories per bottle, I drank one and logged it after the fact and thought I was gonna barf!! what a waste of calories. When I go out now I drink Malibu and Diet Dew...only 51 calories! :)

    Mailbu and Diet Mountain Dew? I am intrigued. I must try this.
  • annabellj
    annabellj Posts: 1,337 Member
    I drink diet everything because I refuse to drink my calories and I have lost almost 120lbs. I think it just depends on the person. The only calories I will drink is a low amount of creatine when I work out so I am not in pain the next day.

    This is me! The only calories I "drink" come in for the form of Jack Daniels ;)
    I think I love you...
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    You will get people on both sides of the fence on this subject... I though am in the drink as much as you want camp... I drink atleast 3 bottles (24oz.) a day of either Pepsi Max or diet Pepsi and have through out my whole weightloss and from my vantage point it has had absolutely no effect on it, my diabetes, my cravings, etc, etc, whatsoever. At 560 lbs. choosing to have one vice and not giving it up, I felt this was the one thing that if it kept me content than I wouldn't feel it would hinder my progress. Check my ticker out, in my case I don't see a problem with it but to each their own....
  • dalildevil
    dalildevil Posts: 55 Member
    I'm allergice to aspertame (it gives me hives) so I can't drink regular diet soda to beging with. So the only one I can drink is Schweppes diet Ginger ale with Splenda.

    what I do miss though is Chewing gum. Anyone know of any chewing gum with no aspertame?
  • CMmrsfloyd
    CMmrsfloyd Posts: 2,380 Member
    its not so much the sugars as its the sodium in them you should watch

    There is really not that much sodium in diet mt dew. And 8 oz serving (can) has I think 35 mg of sodium, i.e. 1% of the RDA. Not exactly what I would call 'high sodium'. There are plenty of 'healthy' foods (fresh fruits and veggies, lean meats) that have much more sodium per serving.
  • tsh0ck
    tsh0ck Posts: 1,970 Member
    Just a quick question for all you folks out there regarding diet sodas. I'm addicted to Diet Dew, but because of the "fake" sugar in these types of drinks, I'm guessing it's probably a no-no? My brother says diet sodas are "poison" just because of the amount of aspartame in them (he's a health nut.) Any thoughts on this? I had only 1 Diet Dew yesterday, and that's HUGE for me! HAHA

    tell your brother to ease back. you don't want to mainline the stuff, but one a day isn't going to hurt you.

    and, yes, for this one I'm one of those. I haven't read through responses yet. but I know there will be someone to chime in, 'but the sodium!' I don't get where this comes from at all, since diet soda has something like 35-45 mg which is, really, pretty much nothing.
  • rextcat
    rextcat Posts: 1,408 Member
    its not so much the sugars as its the sodium in them you should watch

    There is really not that much sodium in diet mt dew. And 8 oz serving (can) has I think 35 mg of sodium, i.e. 1% of the RDA. Not exactly what I would call 'high sodium'. There are plenty of 'healthy' foods (fresh fruits and veggies, lean meats) that have much more sodium per serving.

    i agree but there are other diet drinks out there with much higher sodium
  • Kebby83
    Kebby83 Posts: 232 Member
    On the topic of diet soda:
    Has anyone had bad effects quitting drinking them? migraine city, here. I've nothing against them but I was drinking maybe 3 diet pepsi's a day and haven't had any for a week.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    On the topic of diet soda:
    Has anyone had bad effects quitting drinking them? migraine city, here. I've nothing against them but I was drinking maybe 3 diet pepsi's a day and haven't had any for a week.
    That would be caffeine withdrawal.
  • BOLO4Hagtha
    BOLO4Hagtha Posts: 396 Member
    Every now and then I indulge in a Diet Coke w/Lime. I try to avoid them because of the artificial sugar. I have found that keeping my sugar and carbs low is helping with the weight loss. Truth is your body can't tell one sugar from the other (fake vs. raw/natural). Moderation is key.
  • lklegra
    lklegra Posts: 23
    I say just use it in moderation like most anything else. I like cherry coke zero and Im hearing there are things in it that cause cancer?? I dont know but I try to just stick with one a day

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  • ChristinewithaC
    ChristinewithaC Posts: 13
    I'm also struggling with giving up diet coke. I drink it all day and I've been told it's terrible for you. I'm struggling to just have one a day. If I can give up McDonalds, I can give up diet coke. Good luck to you.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    Just a quick question for all you folks out there regarding diet sodas. I'm addicted to Diet Dew, but because of the "fake" sugar in these types of drinks, I'm guessing it's probably a no-no? My brother says diet sodas are "poison" just because of the amount of aspartame in them (he's a health nut.) Any thoughts on this? I had only 1 Diet Dew yesterday, and that's HUGE for me! HAHA

    Aspartame is an amino acid chain (in other words, it's just protein.) There's more "aspartame" in a 4 ounce pice of chicken then there is in 23 cans of diet soda.* Filter out the biased fear mongering and show your brother the actual science. Aspartame is aspartic acid, combined with phenylalanine. Both are amino acids that are used by the body for various protein duties, and are both found together in every source of protein you eat during the day.

    If aspartame was actually toxic, then chicken, beef, tofu, avocados, whey protein, nuts, and anything else that has protein in it would be toxic, as they all have much higher concentrations than you find in a diet soda.

    *4 ounces of chicken breast contains 4476 mg of phenylalanine and aspartic acid. An average can of diet soda contains 180-200 mg of aspartame.
    where can I find the info on this to back it up? thanks!
    http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/poultry-products/703/2 <-- Nutritional information on chicken breast, including a breakdown of the amino acid profile.

    http://web.archive.org/web/20090212130028/http://cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/AspartameQandA <-- Link to information about amount of aspartame in diet soda.
  • trotpop27
    trotpop27 Posts: 19
    I love Diet Mt. Dew. I drink it all day during work and then go home and drink whatever other diet soda we have. I follow my calories and work out 6 times per week. I figure if I'm so good with everything else why not indulge in something that's hardly any calories at all?

    I don't really crave sweets so I haven't found that it makes me desire more sugar but again, if I follow my calorie allowance then what's the prob?
  • bhall33
    bhall33 Posts: 55 Member
    Watch this, and it might change your mind about drinking anything diet. It did for me...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI7_8FDzuJE
  • Kebby83
    Kebby83 Posts: 232 Member
    On the topic of diet soda:
    Has anyone had bad effects quitting drinking them? migraine city, here. I've nothing against them but I was drinking maybe 3 diet pepsi's a day and haven't had any for a week.
    That would be caffeine withdrawal.

    I didn't think of that until I hit the send button and had a revelation! lol. Thanks :)
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