Do you drink any diet soda?

It's very very rare for me to drink soda. I'm a water girl all the way...I really wished my weight was due to soda drinking, but it's not

I've lost all desire for soda (pop here in Michigan) unless I am desperate for a jolt of caffine

I have it as a "treat" once in a great while when I really want one.

I agree on it depending on the person. Some people metabolize fake sugar the same as they do real sugar and it raises your bloodsugar and kicks in the insulin.

So in reality, it can cause you to hold on to your fat stores.

Just make sure you're getting your water in. I've heard you should drink an extra 8-16 oz of water for every 12 oz diet coke/pepsi you drink but again....hearsay.

i lost 80 pounds in the past drinking soda and using artificial sweeteners so when people say it will hinder i just ignore them. I drink mostly water now but i still drink diet soda just not as much cause i wanna fit the water in. No one is fat because they drink diet soda!

I don't think it's the diet soda that makes you fat...it's what you EAT with, before or after the soda.

I used to drink diet soda with my meals and snacks, so my brain "linked" the soda with stuff like fried chicken, pizza, burgers, popcorn, pretzels, chips etc., etc. Drinking a diet soda with a salad just wasn't as satisfying and my brain was screaming--"Where's the burger??"

I decided to give up the soda and found that when I brought an "off brand" of my favorite flavor (i.e., el cheapo diet cola vs. Diet Pepsi) it was easier to wean off of it. It's been about 4 months I've been on the wagon and only had 2 sodas--buy my choice, not because of habit. I was drinking decaf soda, so that wasn't an issue.

I'm now drinking water at restaurants and at home and saving quite a bit of money...for me, that's the biggest payoff of kicking that habit.

No. I drink regular soda. I'd rather have my body be able to metabolize the sugar rather than not be able to easily break down the "fake" sugar or sweetners. A surgeon once showed me this interesting thing. He took a packet of sugar and poured it over a lit lighter. The sugar just burned. He took a packet of sweetenlow and did the same and the sweetenlow exploded,. He said he could also tell when doing surgery when people were heavy diet soda drinkers. He said that their fat would have a crystal like substance that would glisten. Ever since he told me that I stick to regular sodas, which I barely drink to begin with. I allow myself 1-2 12 ounce cans per week and only on the weekends. Most of the time I'll only have 1 can though and that's when I'm at work.

Hey, I was wondering if its Okay to drink diet Pepsi, diet soda while trying to lose weight..
I read some people say it's still will make you fat and some says its Okay.
So i decided to ask you guys!

I drink coke zero. there are lots of people who will tell you diet soda will kill you but they casually forget to mention that crossing the road might kill you, too.

This ^^

I pretty much drink water exclusively but every once in awhile I will drink a diet soda.

No. I drink regular soda. I'd rather have my body be able to metabolize the sugar rather than not be able to easily break down the "fake" sugar or sweetners. A surgeon once showed me this interesting thing. He took a packet of sugar and poured it over a lit lighter. The sugar just burned. He took a packet of sweetenlow and did the same and the sweetenlow exploded,. He said he could also tell when doing surgery when people were heavy diet soda drinkers. He said that their fat would have a crystal like substance that would glisten.

The problem with diet drinks is that the brain can't tell the difference. Once the taste of sugar hits the tongue, it tells the brain that sugar is entering the blood stream and the brain tells the pancreas to release insulin. Insulin pushes the sugar into the cell, or in the case of diet soda, the crystal like substance as quoted above. Once all the sugar or sugar substitute is pushed into the cells and stored as FAT, the brain then receives signals that the blood sugar supply is low and it tells the body to go eat. The problem is not whether it's diet or not, the problem is the sweet taste. For most people, this leads to weight problems.

No. I don't like soda. I prefer to hydrate with water and iced tea. I'm getting some benefit from these beverages, whereas no value from soda. I don't make this choice relative to weight loss , rather general overall health.

I was told by a dr that if u want to lose weight and you drink soda, its better to take in the calories then to drink the diet stuff, instead of drinking 5 or 6 diets sodas a day, drink one regular soda and make it your treat. I still drink the Coke zeros. I like them, i drink 2 a week.