Night snacking vs. coke zero

SweetTea111104

So I have cut of eating after 7 because it cuts all the mindless snacking that I do at night and a reason to turn down my husbands dessert traps. So to curb any sweet tooth that I have I drink coke zero. But everybody on here has me freaked and paranoid about drinking coke zero. So I guess my question is should I try and figure out a low calorie option or stick with my zero calorie soda option.

Justjamie0418

Alta2000

Sparkling water, or very cold water.

SweetTea111104

Thank you! That's all I needed to hear! I love it when you guys post the funny anecdotal pics!!

Justjamie0418

In all seriousness. It'll be ok. There is bad stuff in most anything that isnt raw/organic/yadda. I however am a HUGE diet soda drinker and I like Coke Zero when I am craving something pretty sweet. Somedays I try to limit myself to one diet drink... and the rest water.. or there are days like today where I have chugged 6+ cans of diet soda.

whierd

Coke Zero is literally the devil.

Pearlyladybug

So I have cut of eating after 7 because it cuts all the mindless snacking that I do at night and a reason to turn down my husbands dessert traps. So to curb any sweet tooth that I have I drink coke zero. But everybody on here has me freaked and paranoid about drinking coke zero. So I guess my question is should I try and figure out a low calorie option or stick with my zero calorie soda option.

I do the same i have one after dinner if i cant fit in ice cream! Don't let people talk you out of anything had i big convo about it last week on a thread.

bszczek

It's funny that i saw this cause i'm totally drinking one right now....i say if one coke zero prevents you from eating a half gallon of ice cream or stuffing your face with other carbs (why i do it)....then drink it.

Mmmmona

Go ahead and drink it. Then smile pretty for the camera. Oh wait. You have no teeth left. My bad.

Justjamie0418

kikilareggae

I'm a diet soda drinker, too and when I lost 20 lbs last year in a couple months I continued drinking diet soda the whole time, so I'm not one of those "soda is evil" people. The only thing I see potentially wrong with this is for many drinking diet soda perpetuates snacking because diet sodas has sweeteners that are 100% sweeter than sugar so you become accustomed to sweeter foods and crave more of those sweet foods.

iWillGetCrowSomeday

Soda is also very acidic and wears down the enamel in your teeth. It has a pH of 2.5-3. For reference, vinegar is also 2.5.

Pearlyladybug

Go ahead and drink it. Then smile pretty for the camera. Oh wait. You have no teeth left. My bad.

Yeah if you don't no how to use a tooth brush! :noway:

DatMurse

Coke Zero is literally the devil.

I know I keep drinking it and I have so much gas coming out of my bunghole

kikilareggae

Go ahead and drink it. Then smile pretty for the camera. Oh wait. You have no teeth left. My bad.

Yeah if you don't no how to use a tooth brush! :noway:

Exactly! LOL

natasa26ca

I usually have a plain yogurt as my after dinner snack but since you are looking for something sweet why not get fruit yogurt or even better dark chocolate or cinnemon

lisbethschopenhauer

Aspartame which in studies has been linked to e.g, brain-cancer growth is the sweetener of coke zero. Ask yourself how much of this you want to put in your body.
I'm not judging here, but everyone should have the best available information to make their own choices.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-ylQD40H-U

(pls excuse my bad english, I'm not native)

meeper123

Eat some fruit instead it will be way healthier with out the terrible chemicals. Seriously go google some of that crap it nasty

slkehl

^google is definitely not a reliable source of information. Lots of pseudoscience. The myth that artificial sweeteners cause cancer was disproved decades ago.

Coke Zero is fine. It's not going to do anything detrimental.

peaceissues

Don't let people scare you! I replaced regular soda with diet soda, and so far i've already lost 17lbs..

Joehenny

You should treat what they say like you'd treat any other unsubstantiated claim. They still have yet to meet their burden of proof with real evidence.

jenilla1

The main reason I don't drink soda is the carbonation. The acid triggers my digestive problems. But if it doesn't bug you, a soda now and then isn't gonna kill you.

P.S. People saying the acid is only harmful to your tooth enamel if you don't brush your teeth afterwards may be mistaken. Brushing right after consuming acids is actually a bad thing. Your enamel is softened by the acid and brushing it in a weakened state like that can wear your enamel down. It's better to wait a while after acids before you brush. There's no sugar in it anyway, so why would you need to brush right after?

meeper123

^google is definitely not a reliable source of information. Lots of pseudoscience. The myth that artificial sweeteners cause cancer was disproved decades ago.

Coke Zero is fine. It's not going to do anything detrimental.

Shrug drink what you want just saying apple wayyyyy better than diet coke and i dont want to drink that junk

mom9198

It's funny that i saw this cause i'm totally drinking one right now....i say if one coke zero prevents you from eating a half gallon of ice cream or stuffing your face with other carbs (why i do it)....then drink it.

^This. Exactly!

jimmmer

So I have cut of eating after 7 because it cuts all the mindless snacking that I do at night and a reason to turn down my husbands dessert traps. So to curb any sweet tooth that I have I drink coke zero. But everybody on here has me freaked and paranoid about drinking coke zero. So I guess my question is should I try and figure out a low calorie option or stick with my zero calorie soda option.

Coke zero's fine. It's what I drink instead of water. I hate water. Bores the **** out of me.

I've been single digit lean drinking whole camel-fulls of coke zero - I wouldn't worry about it.

momzeeee

Over the past several months I've slowly pushed my night time eating window back, to 7pm, breaking my night time snack binging problem. After doing that and getting into the new habit, I'm now tackling my diet soda addiction (today day 4 with no soda or caffeine). I'm tired of being dependent on caffeine, so it was time for me to get rid of it. But, I didn't do everything at once-baby steps for real, positive changes

After 7pm this week I've only drank water-no other foods or drinks.

fattyfoodie

I don't drink a lot of pop, but when I do it's always a Coke Zero. As someone else mentioned, sometimes it prevents stuffing calorically dense, nutritionally void foods into my pie hole in large quantities. If I need something sweet tasting I will have an icy cold Coke Zero and that helps me stay on track.

Everything in moderation.

Pearlyladybug

^google is definitely not a reliable source of information. Lots of pseudoscience. The myth that artificial sweeteners cause cancer was disproved decades ago.

Coke Zero is fine. It's not going to do anything detrimental.

Shrug drink what you want just saying apple wayyyyy better than diet coke and i dont want to drink that junk

if you don't have cals left for the day, I would rather have a coke then go over with an apple

jwdieter

Caffeine at night wouldn't work great for me.

May want to check into that "no eating after 7" rule. If you're struggling, it may not be the best approach.