For you diet soda drinkers out there...

I tried cutting out my diet pepsi a lot over my 24 years of life, but the longest being a week. Within that week, i was lethargic, sleeping all the time, couldn't focus, got severe headaches, and the worst, not being able to poop. Now, here is the thing: i got addicted when I was young because I was a colicky baby, and no amount of medicine ever helped. So, my mom diluted down some diet pepsi, put it into my bottle and lord and behold gas be gone!!!!!

I still drink it, not as much, but i still do drink it, and probably will for the rest of my life. But, it hasn't hindered my weight loss, and i have learned to not eat everytime i drink one

I believe anything artificial is most likely bad for you.. but if drank/eaten in moderation I don't see the harm. I avoid drinking/eating anything with aspartame in it just because the taste is way too sweet for me. I used to drink pepsi every day... 12pk/week or more. I quit drinking soda last November and I've lost about 20lbs (not all from stopping the soda) but I'm sure it made a huge impact. I wanted to switch to diet sodas because the one thing I LOVED about soda was the carbonation. It had nothing to do with the caffeine because my coffee fills that void. I love soda even more in summer when its super hot its refreshing. If anyone here feels the same that they really love the carbonation, what I do to give myself what I call a "healthy soda" is mix sparkling water (I usually go with Ice Mountain sparkling lemon/lime) and mix it half/half with a 100% fruit juice of your choice. It's still calories but it offers more than regular soda (empty calories) or diet sodas.

I drink diet ginger ale ....a few a week. I have NO problem losing weight.

same here. i also add rum and muddled limes to it sometimes :laugh:

OMG, that sounds soooooo good! :drinker: :drinker:

Nectar of the gods . I can't quit it's my only vice I have left !

I don't drink diet soda not because I'm afraid of the calories or the effect on weight gain. I don't drink diet sodas because I can't stand the taste.

exactly that
Also, I never was a big soda drinker anyway. I just drink sparkling water all the time. If I crave for something sweet I just add a lil bit of juice to it.

I read somewhere, that diet soda will actually still cause a spike in blood glucose , leading to more insulin release and more of the calories you eat with the soda to go straight to your love handles.

Not sure if that is true, but I will someday give it a test, and measure the blood glucose spike of diet soda

I have about half a can a day. Won't give it up. I get my after-dinner sweet tooth fix from it.. prevents me from going on a dessert binge, which *will* make me gain weight

Aspartame is bad for you, Splenda is bad for you, Stevia is bad for you, fructose is bad for you, corn syrup is bad for you, table sugar is bad for you.. what are we supposed to do, never eat anything sweet ever again? Gimme a break. Moderation, folks..

I drink Diet Water. 0 calories. 1 1/2 gallons a day.

Keep being awesome.

Yeah, this!

not this unscientific crap again

Diet soda is worse for you than regular soda.

no.

Anyone wanting a healthy life style shouldn't drink any sodas.

nope.

If you must, at least stay away from the fake sugar.

nuh uh.

The aspartame used in diet sodas also causes vitamins to be leached from your bodies

no. again.

... and it is also highly carcinogenic.

*sigh*

Studies have found that bodies react to fake sugar in the same way as real sugar. It might not have as many calories but your body still creates fat in response.

good Lord.

I'm posting this for my mom and aunts who are diet coke addicts.

oh, the horror!

+1 internet for you sir.

Crap, now I want another diet coke.

A little food for thought:

The two main components of aspartame are found in chicken breast. In fact a typical 4 oz serving of chicken breast contains about 25 cans of diet soda worth of the stuff.

My poo this morning contained components of everything I ate for lunch yesterday.

I'm not gonna eat that either.

Yesterday we decided we shouldn't eat our poop either. Especially if we ate crack earlier.

I used to drink 3-4 cans of regular coke or crush per day. So I followed my Dad's lead, who has lost and maintained for many years now, and made the switch to sprite zero. Oddly enough I find the diet sprite a lot less addicting than the crush or coke and I only drink a can or two a day at most. Usually I end up sipping, forget about it and then toss half of it. I disbelieve the theory that "fake" sugar makes you crave sugar more. At least for me and my Dad it does not apply.

* drinks pepsi max *

i'll enjoy my diet soda.

I have lost over 100# and still lose just slower cause I have less to lose. I drink water and diet sodas. Drink what you want and leave us to drink what we want....get off the soap box!