MyFitnessPal Newbie says: Rum & Diet Coke? Gimme A Break!!

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  • tadpole242
    tadpole242 Posts: 507 Member
    Hi I just joined the site a couple days ago and looking for people to befriend. I am stunned that anybody actually bothered to make a Rum & Diet Coke and frankly i have a hard time believing it. You're kidding, right? If you use Diet Coke in your Rum & Cokes, maybe we shouldn't be friends. Finally I found a serving of Bacardi Light with Classic Coke and the recipe is like 6oz of Coke and a 1oz shot of rum. Are you serious? I don' t drink that often but when I do it's a special occasion and I'm not going to ruin a perfectly good celebration with a tiny little shot of rum in some Diet Coke. And then hurry up and come post it online. LOL!! This is so tragic to me. So if you are able to diet without going over the top with ridiculous things like that, PLEASE add me so I can post cute little snarky status updates about it, and get your feedback!! kThx .....
    First world problems. GAL
  • samantha8jean
    samantha8jean Posts: 18 Member
    Rum and diet Pepsi helps to keep you staying sexy !! I haven't had a non diet soda in over a year, so why would I use it in a mixed drink? Drinking is just gonna rack up those calories regardless, but I'd want them to stay as low as possible.
  • daisiemae123
    daisiemae123 Posts: 277 Member
    Some people prefer the taste of Diet Coke to regular Coke. I, for one, think regular Coke tastes nasty. Diet coke has a better taste, so I would drink Diet Coke. It isn't about the cals.

    Exactly. Even as a crazy college student who lived in what was known as "the Bacardi room" if I mixed it I mixed it with Diet Coke.
  • NikkiSixGuns
    NikkiSixGuns Posts: 630 Member
    Mmmkay...
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    Because it's just absurd. Drinking is not supposed to be healthy, and it doesn't exactly taste good to begin with either so why make it worse with a diet soda? And since when is carbonated synthetic chemicals any healthier because it includes fake, instead of real, processed sugar? I hate to tell you this but either one can be used to fry the acid off your car battery cables. So it's just ridiculous that I type in "Rum & Coke" to the search feature and get this big list of all these drinks with Diet Coke and have to totally scroll down to get the real thing. Like you have to be kidding me. THAT MANY PEOPLE have ruined a perfectly good drink in desperation to get thin? Gimme a break!! Who drinks that often, anyway?!?!
    The Cuba Light (Rum with Diet Coke, as opposed to the Cuba Libre, which is regular Coke) has been around for decades. It's not an MFP invention. And if drinking isn't supposed to be healthy, I guess that letting you know that alcohol is actually good for cholesterol management and helps regulate blood sugar, will probably ruin your day... And that's not even getting into the antioxidant benefits in various wines and spirits.

    Also, if it "doesn't exactly taste good to begin with," you're doing it wrong.
  • 3shirts
    3shirts Posts: 294 Member
    Mate if THAT bothers you, you are going to have a bad time on the internet.
  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
    Fact is diet coke is worse for you than regular coke. Since diet Coke has aspartame in it and its a chemical you body has no idea how to digest it so it stays in your system. Your body knows how to get rid of sugar.

    You do know there is more aspertame in a chicken breast then there is in a can of diet coke. So quit eating chicken breast too.
  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
    I was actually trying to log a rum and coke today and it took me forever to find it without diet coke. >_<

    If you like diet coke, that is your thing. I'm one to cut calories where I can. I'm just surprised that rum and diet coke is in there 15-20 times before rum with regular coke.

    This is why you log your rum then you log your coke. Separately. It's impossible to find ANY mixed drink that is the same.
  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
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    Also, if it "doesn't exactly taste good to begin with," you're doing it wrong.

    That too.
  • dinosnopro
    dinosnopro Posts: 2,177 Member
    I drink to get drunk....
  • sgarrard01
    sgarrard01 Posts: 213 Member
    This HAS to be one of the dumbest posts I have ever read on here.....OP, how judgmental are you?? WTF. SMH

    This!
  • OkieinMinny
    OkieinMinny Posts: 834 Member
    I drink to get drunk....

    and did a great job of it last Saturday - as did i with - OH RUM and DIET COKE
  • shagybear33
    shagybear33 Posts: 272
    would vodka and Zevia be acceptable to you? could we be friends then? lol ;-)
  • Leeska
    Leeska Posts: 12
    Before I stopped drinking, I drank rum and diet coke. I'm diabetic so I can't drink real soda. Is that an exception? XOXO
  • sizzle92
    sizzle92 Posts: 1,015 Member
    You sir, would NOT want to be my friend. You would likely lose sleep over me and my food diary.
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    I don't get what's so ridiculous. Someone doesn't want the added calories and sugar of regular Coke, what's the problem with using diet?
    The point is. It's absurd that someone who is drinking would have a "conscience" and choose diet coke. If they were really that concerned they shouldn't even be drinking in the first place.

    They don't want the added sugar from coke, yet they will take the added sugar from alcohol. Yeah, that sounds about right.

    So if they want to drink and are already consuming the calories in rum, they're wrong if they want to skip the other 120 calories in coke? People are really judgmental.
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    I don't eat or drink diet anything, but I still wouldn't want to be your friend.
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    Hi I just joined the site a couple days ago and looking for people to befriend. I am stunned that anybody actually bothered to make a Rum & Diet Coke and frankly i have a hard time believing it. You're kidding, right? If you use Diet Coke in your Rum & Cokes, maybe we shouldn't be friends. Finally I found a serving of Bacardi Light with Classic Coke and the recipe is like 6oz of Coke and a 1oz shot of rum. Are you serious? I don' t drink that often but when I do it's a special occasion and I'm not going to ruin a perfectly good celebration with a tiny little shot of rum in some Diet Coke. And then hurry up and come post it online. LOL!! This is so tragic to me. So if you are able to diet without going over the top with ridiculous things like that, PLEASE add me so I can post cute little snarky status updates about it, and get your feedback!! kThx .....

    What's tragic here is drinking Bacardi...
    as I sit here in the airport lounge sipping my Captain Morgan. And Diet coke.
    I just prefer diet, nothing to do with calories.
  • teepeetim
    teepeetim Posts: 99 Member
    I log all my drinks in MFP

    Rum & COKE,
    Gin & TONIC

    Nothing but the real things baby
  • almc170
    almc170 Posts: 1,093 Member
    Why bother with the coke at all :drinker:
    Exactly!
  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
    What's tragic here is drinking Bacardi...
    as I sit here in the airport lounge sipping my Captain Morgan. And Diet coke.
    I just prefer diet, nothing to do with calories.

    :love: I think I'm in love
  • Jxnsmma
    Jxnsmma Posts: 919 Member
    6oz of cola 70 calories. shot a rum 70 calories. total 140kcal
    60z of diet cola 0 calories. shot a rum 70 calories. total 70kcal.
    you can easily save 350 kcal in a night of drinking.

    THIS. Every bit counts.... kinda like when I order a diet coke with my big mac... :)
  • skolvikes5
    skolvikes5 Posts: 73
    I put Jolly Ranchers in my Zima. Is that cool?
  • Luciabella07
    Luciabella07 Posts: 205 Member
    I couldn't give a **** what anyone thinks. I drink captain and diet coke with a twist of lime. I really don't give a **** about calories when I'm going out to party. Nor do I give two ****s about the amounts of sugar in it. Most good rum is made from SUGAR CANE anyways so wtf?!?! You're gonna get a hangover anyways, drink up! I just happen to like the taste of the diet coke over the regular coke when it's mixed with rum. It tastes a little like vanilla coke and I ****en like it!

    LOL, you are awesome and ditto!
  • mitch16
    mitch16 Posts: 2,113 Member
    If you drink enough Jager, then you hurl, thereby negating all calories. And probably even some of the food calories from your day.

    :bigsmile:


    (Oops--am I promoting bulimia???)
  • Im_NotPerfect
    Im_NotPerfect Posts: 2,181 Member
    I'm on board with your rant. Why eff up a perfectly good Rum & Coke with Diet soda? Beats the fruck outa me. LOL

    This....if I'm going to be out drinking I want the REAL deal. Normally I'm a diet coke drinker, but if I'm going to add some yummy Captain Morgan...give me the real thing!
  • sionnain
    sionnain Posts: 96
    Huge fan of rum & diet coke right here!
  • mdbs2004
    mdbs2004 Posts: 220 Member
    I dont understand the issue? Every calorie counts. Just ask your *kitten*!
  • naschulze
    naschulze Posts: 98
    I'll just take the shot of rum please, no coke necessary
  • redheaddee
    redheaddee Posts: 2,005 Member
    I prefer my Captain Morgan 100 with Diet Dr Pepper, thank you. And don't pour me no skinny little shot, it better be a hearty 8-10 count.

    Add me if you like, I got the smart @ss portion covered, & I do NOT deny myself (anything. really.).

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