Diet Coke?

DanaCait
DanaCait Posts: 17 Member
in Food and Nutrition
So I've heard mixed reviews on drinking diet soda while trying to lose weight (and just in general). What are your thoughts, does this hinder weight loss?
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  • seamatt
    seamatt Posts: 199 Member
    I have one can a day as my treat......And I'm losing ok.

    I guess it depends how much you guzzle
  • jsickman12
    jsickman12 Posts: 139 Member
    This article might shed some light on it for you:
    http://news.menshealth.com/diet-soda-heart-disease/2012/02/08/
  • cal_73
    cal_73 Posts: 77
    Studies have shown that consuming sugar alternatives like aspartame can increase sugar cravings. The diet coke itself obviously won't affect your weight loss as it has no calories.
  • ElizaRoche
    ElizaRoche Posts: 2,005 Member
    I drink a 600ml bottle a week... no problems losing :drinker:
  • amyhoss
    amyhoss Posts: 414 Member
    IMO, it is not something that I am willing to give up. When I lost weight, I drank diet soda every day. I do believe that it can cause some people to crave sugar more so watch for that, but I feel like it was the opposite with me. It satisfied my sugar craving. Just don't count it as water.
  • tubaman58
    tubaman58 Posts: 151
    Studies have shown that consuming sugar alternatives like aspartame can increase sugar cravings. The diet coke itself obviously won't affect your weight loss as it has no calories.

    Simple, but well put.... so if you drink it.... be careful
  • _skittybang
    _skittybang Posts: 970 Member
    Weight loss, salad toss..


    You'll die!

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  • petstorekitty
    petstorekitty Posts: 592 Member
    "sugar free" drinks make me more hungry.
    Diet sodas and sugar free syrups when I go to Starbucks result in be being hungrier faster.
    I read stuff about this but I cannot give and references ecept to myself.
    I had more trouble loosing weight when I drank diet soda.

    Plus, it tastes terrible. Not worth it. If I really want that stuff I just know I will have to add all those calories in.

    Helpful Subs:
    -Iced tea at restaurants- black, not the fake sweetend stuff- I'll crave a coke but srlsy if I want my pants to fit, I'll deal with it.
    -Starbucks uses Vanilla soymilk so if you get soy, it's a little sweeter!
    -Club soda. It's cold and bubbly like real soda, but it's pretty much just water you can add fresh fruit to it or lemons if you want flavors. Restaurants will usually be able to serve you this, especially if they have a bar.

    Hope that's helpful!
  • DontStopB_Leakin
    DontStopB_Leakin Posts: 3,863 Member
    I drink about 2-5 a day.


    I've lost about 115 lbs.


    *shrugs*
  • DanaCait
    DanaCait Posts: 17 Member
    Thank you everyone for your replies! I would hate to give it up because I often find it helps keep me from snacking!
  • janeelizabethhoff
    janeelizabethhoff Posts: 38
    I gave up diet soda three months ago. It doesn't change your weight loss, however, for me it has helped reduce my sugar cravings. It was hard to give up at first, but after a month without it, I don't miss it. I can tell a difference in cravings.
  • KatKisses
    KatKisses Posts: 296 Member
    its a "diet" drink, what do you think LOL
  • DanaCait
    DanaCait Posts: 17 Member
    I drink about 2-5 a day.


    I've lost about 115 lbs.


    *shrugs*

    Dang girl, way to go!
  • Cranktastic
    Cranktastic Posts: 1,517 Member
    NO
  • maggiemay22467
    maggiemay22467 Posts: 214 Member
    I am trying not to drink it (I LOVE IT) because when I drink water only I have no problems with hunger. When I drink a diet soda I am hungery all day long.
  • DanaCait
    DanaCait Posts: 17 Member
    its a "diet" drink, what do you think LOL

    I guess it is as simple as that. I had just read some things that referenced that sometimes those "diet" things or substitutes can be more harmful. Always good to hear peoples firsthand experience!
  • ninakir88
    ninakir88 Posts: 292 Member
    I still drink sometimes, doesn't make me crave sugar or gain weight. But, I try to watch how much I drink. I try to limit myself.
  • lizziebeth1028
    lizziebeth1028 Posts: 3,602 Member
    This question pops up at least once a day on here and usually causes a stir. I have one a day and it has never caused me to gain weight or craved sweets. :drinker:
  • FitBeto
    FitBeto Posts: 2,121 Member
    I drink about 2-5 a day.


    I've lost about 115 lbs.


    *shrugs*


    yeah and i do like 4 monsters lol
  • jeme3
    jeme3 Posts: 355 Member
    I used to drink a can or more a day, but stopped a few years ago for a couple reasons (including being cheap- seemed like a stupid thing to spend money on), and since I have stopped, I feel better.

    It was hard at first, but I realized I just needed a different source of caffeine to get passed the cravings,so I drank coffee or tea instead and weaned myself off it.

    My stomach feels better, I sleep better, and I do think I have less sugar cravings.

    Not scientific or definitive, but that's my story.
  • lizziebeth1028
    lizziebeth1028 Posts: 3,602 Member
    Thank you everyone for your replies! I would hate to give it up because I often find it helps keep me from snacking!

    This too! I keeps me away from the cookies!
  • piggydog
    piggydog Posts: 322
    From what I've read about diet sodas are that once you drink they the body thinks its getting a sweet treat and has the same reaction it does with a regular soda...but when the sugars and such aren't there from the diet your body has had this reaction for nothing and so when you eat something it latches on to all the sugars and what not and stores them....

    Diet sodas are counter productive
  • DontStopB_Leakin
    DontStopB_Leakin Posts: 3,863 Member
    I drink about 2-5 a day.


    I've lost about 115 lbs.


    *shrugs*


    yeah and i do like 4 monsters lol
    Grats, homefry???
  • Pixi_Rex
    Pixi_Rex Posts: 1,676 Member
    It will give you cancer.... at least thats what everyone tells me when I drink it.
  • Brianna72994
    Brianna72994 Posts: 887
    Okay I usually have a diet soda once a day, and I'm still losing weight. Some people say its good, some people say its bad. Use your own discretion. As long as you are eating healthy and getting your 8 glasses of water everyday, I think a diet soda every once in awhile is fine.
  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    Diet coke has no significant caloric content. Your body can not store it as fat or lean tissue.
  • FitBeto
    FitBeto Posts: 2,121 Member
    I drink about 2-5 a day.


    I've lost about 115 lbs.


    *shrugs*


    yeah and i do like 4 monsters lol
    Grats, homefry???

    i was just trying to fit in (runs to other side of playground)
  • drmerc
    drmerc Posts: 2,603 Member
    I drink all the diet cokes and count it as water
  • zoober
    zoober Posts: 226 Member
    When I drink my first diet coke of the evening, it signals the end of the alcohol for the day for me. That seems like a good thing. It is the technique I use to stop for the day. I haven't had sugar cravings for a long time. I think this is a situation where your mileage may vary, but if it causes problems in some folks with regard to sugar cravings, just observe how you react your own self. Proceed appropriately, with caution.
  • santini1975
    santini1975 Posts: 175 Member
    As a special treat. I have worked on substituting my soda cravings for carbonated mineral water, but every once in a while I just gotta have my diet pepsi.

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