Should I stop drinking soda all together?

sendmoretigers

i'm sorry.....but i disagree, disagree, disagree. i drink diet coke constantly and i am losing weight at a great rate. it has had no effect on my weight loss.

if you are happy with your rate of weight loss now, you should cut out the (imitation)sugar water and see what kind of losses you can have

http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/take-weight/2009/jan/12/diet-soda-doorway-to-weight-gain/

themethod

i'm sorry.....but i disagree, disagree, disagree. i drink diet coke constantly and i am losing weight at a great rate. it has had no effect on my weight loss.

if you are happy with your rate of weight loss now, you should cut out the (imitation)sugar water and see what kind of losses you can have

http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/take-weight/2009/jan/12/diet-soda-doorway-to-weight-gain/

The point of the article is that people think that if they drink diet soda, that it means they have a free ticket to eat other, unhealthy foods... not that the diet soda actually increases their weight gain (or, conversely, contributes to weight loss negatively or positively), "while diet soda doesn't cause obesity, people who are starting to put on weight think choosing diet soda alone will stop the process. But, the experts say, this is false logic, because it ignores the true cause of weight gain - overeating and poor eating."

acakeforawife

For me, I've made the decision to keep having diet soda, because the amount I consume is minimal (2 cans a week, TOPS), and because I think the benefits outweigh the negative (for ME! YMMV.)

As well all know, losing weight is at least 75% mental, and for me, there are just times when I feel like my meal needs 'something more'. In the old days, that would have meant a couple glasses of wine, or a dessert, or a huge hunk of bread with butter (or any combination of those three!). Now I can pour a can of Fresca into a wine glass and I get that mental 'satisfaction' that I had been wanting.

So...to each his own!

durbanski

Try this. Instead of diet soda try crystal light. You avoid calories and the carbonation. Breaking my ties to soda was my first step to seeing results quick. Although my goal is farther than yours. Do what seems right for your routine. Good luck

30by30girl

Man, just reading this is making me crave a diet coke! But I think i won't, I want fast results, dang it!