Diet Coke

annieissocool
annieissocool Posts: 7
in Health and Weight Loss
I have heard mixed reviews. I really don't like it.. but need the caffeine and like the carbonation! I am a Coca-Cola girl.

BUT what I am asking is... Does it hinder the weight loss? Do I need to drink 3489483 gallons of water after drinking one so I can knock out that possible water gain from all the sodium? OR is it wonderful and counts as drinking AIR?

Does this make any sense? I hope so! :wink:
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  • MUSTLOSENOW55
    MUSTLOSENOW55 Posts: 181
    I've heard it's not healthy but you can lose weight with it it doesn't have any calories
  • LisaMarie8713
    LisaMarie8713 Posts: 310
    I don't care if its terrible for me and gonna give me cancer one day. I'm a self admitted addict!!!! Can't live without my Diet Coke!
  • annieissocool
    annieissocool Posts: 7
    Yeah I just don't want it to HINDER the weight loss.. but I need caffeine and its easy.. BOO!
  • Keltinator
    Keltinator Posts: 265
    It didn't hinder the process for me. I like Coke Zero better than Diet Coke, though. :)
  • annieissocool
    annieissocool Posts: 7
    I do too! I always forget about coke zero! and okay good! Thanks!
  • kimosabe1
    kimosabe1 Posts: 2,467 Member
    regular pop is all carbohydrates so go for diet because it has no calories, carbs or anything that adds extra bread (carbs)
  • barbaramitchell101
    barbaramitchell101 Posts: 360 Member
    I drink diet coke also...and there isn't much sodium in it...I drink the fountain type tho, I like it better...
  • twinteensmom
    twinteensmom Posts: 371 Member
    I drink Diet Coke and Diet Sprite but I only have the caffeine first thing in the morning(I don't drink coffee). It hasn't caused any problems in my weight loss journey.
  • tre9292
    tre9292 Posts: 1
    it's my one vice. i know people say bad things about the chemicals...but i don't drink or smoke and lots of people do that too! :)

    and it hasn't hindered my weight loss. but too much of anything isn't good. i stick to a can a day :)
  • divacat80
    divacat80 Posts: 299 Member
    I have drank diet coke or diet fanta from day 1. It never made me feel hungrier and has never affected my weightloss. I knew it was the last thing i was going to be able to get rid of, so I'm still fighting to ditch the diet coke as well. I'm trying to only drink water now, because it's loaded with artificial sweeteners and i don't want those in my system
  • geebusuk
    geebusuk Posts: 3,348 Member
    The reasoning I've heard is "it makes you crave sweet things".
    If you find it does this, maybe best to avoid it.

    The research this is based on is related to rats not humans

    Me and many others who are not rats find the opposite is true, if anything.

    You can always get caffeine pills instead - but me, I like Coke Zero.
  • CalJur
    CalJur Posts: 627 Member
    Bottom line is that its not healthy for you. There is no redeeming quality about it. If you drink it in moderation though it should not hinder your weight loss. Personally, I quit drinking diet Pepsi (which I loved for years) and all other sodas on 8/1 and have never looked back.
  • AnneC77
    AnneC77 Posts: 284
    I know loads of people who have lost weight and still drank diet coke and coke zero. I drink them and diet lemonade.
  • RAFValentina
    RAFValentina Posts: 1,231 Member
    I <3 diet coke and never had any problems before losing weight on it!
  • childrenrus
    childrenrus Posts: 55 Member
    I use to drink diet coke on a daily basis but have cut it down now to about 2 maybe 3 a week! The best flavour is diet coke with either cherry or lemon..lush!!
  • issyfit
    issyfit Posts: 1,077 Member
    Hubby was recently diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma and I am convinced his diet coke habit contributed significantly to it:

    http://www.naturalnews.com/037772_aspartame_leukemia_lymphoma.html
  • geebusuk
    geebusuk Posts: 3,348 Member
    Bottom line is that its not healthy for you.
    Care to provide some research that proves that?
    There is no redeeming quality about it.
    It's low calories, tasty and the fizz helps fill me up.
  • keem88
    keem88 Posts: 1,689 Member
    i like the zevia sodas, a little pricey but they are all natural and no calories
  • Rachlmale
    Rachlmale Posts: 640 Member
    38 pounds in 4 months - still drinking diet pop as much as I want. hasn't hindered me.
  • AntWrig
    AntWrig Posts: 2,273 Member
    regular pop is all carbohydrates so go for diet because it has no calories, carbs or anything that adds extra bread (carbs)
    What?

    Carbs are not just bread.
  • AntWrig
    AntWrig Posts: 2,273 Member
    Bottom line is that its not healthy for you. There is no redeeming quality about it. If you drink it in moderation though it should not hinder your weight loss. Personally, I quit drinking diet Pepsi (which I loved for years) and all other sodas on 8/1 and have never looked back.
    Please back your statements up with facts and not opinions.
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    I have lost a few pounds drinking 2 to 3 Diet Pepsi a day........ Still drink over 125 oz. of water too a day but won't be giving up my soda anytime soon.... Best of Luck
  • cailinlowe
    cailinlowe Posts: 161 Member
    make sure you're drinking water as well. the sodium will make you hold on to water weight
  • issyfit
    issyfit Posts: 1,077 Member
    Bottom line is that its not healthy for you. There is no redeeming quality about it. If you drink it in moderation though it should not hinder your weight loss. Personally, I quit drinking diet Pepsi (which I loved for years) and all other sodas on 8/1 and have never looked back.
    Please back your statements up with facts and not opinions.
    Read the study I posted above for starters then do a search on aspartame side effects.
  • jbwegner
    jbwegner Posts: 254 Member
    Bottom line is that its not healthy for you. There is no redeeming quality about it. If you drink it in moderation though it should not hinder your weight loss. Personally, I quit drinking diet Pepsi (which I loved for years) and all other sodas on 8/1 and have never looked back.
    Please back your statements up with facts and not opinions.

    It's not healthy for you because there are no nutrients in it. No proteins, carbs, or fats. No vitamins, minerals, etc. That doesn't mean it's bad for you or dangerous, but it has no health value as it doesn't provide any nourishment for your body. It may satisfy a desire for a carbonated or caffeinated drink, but it doesn't have health benefits. (With that being said, I enjoy a diet soda a few times a week!)
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    Bottom line is that its not healthy for you. There is no redeeming quality about it. If you drink it in moderation though it should not hinder your weight loss. Personally, I quit drinking diet Pepsi (which I loved for years) and all other sodas on 8/1 and have never looked back.
    Please back your statements up with facts and not opinions.
    Read the study I posted above for starters then do a search on aspartame side effects.

    You do realize there is 4 times the amount of aspartame in a 3 oz. chicken breast than there is in a single can of diet pepsi.... Would you quit eating the chicken breast knowing this??? Now there are individual out there that are sensitive to it but the vast majority would have to consume massive amounts of it to even begin to cause any serious health risks....
  • tuckerrj
    tuckerrj Posts: 1,453 Member
    Uh, I'll take my advice from the guy that's lost 311 POUNDS. Thank you very much!
  • casperuk
    casperuk Posts: 195 Member
    http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/11/06/aspartame-most-dangerous-substance-added-to-food.aspx

    Anecdotally, when I stopped drinking full sugar coke etc and moved to diet, the only one I liked was Diet Irn Bru. Since I started drinking it I got at least 2 migraines a week. After having one a year if I was unlucky. Since I have stopped diet drinks I haven't had one. And my memory and ability to do my job has also increased. I am not banging a drum here as that's not what I am like, it just shocked me when I heard about it effecting memory and causing issues and then when I stopped and stopped getting headaches its kind of cemented my resolve to not drink them.

    Anyway I just come here thru a friends page so I wont be reading replies, just thought I'd offer that link and my own view on what I think was giving me headaches.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    It's not healthy for you because there are no nutrients in it. No proteins, carbs, or fats. No vitamins, minerals, etc. That doesn't mean it's bad for you or dangerous, but it has no health value as it doesn't provide any nourishment for your body...
    Using the above parameters, one could argue that water is not healthy for you either...yet the body won't last long without it.

    Nobody in their right mind will classify soda (diet or otherwise) as "health food", but that doesn't mean it's poison in a can either. As far as the sodium content goes, diet soda has less of it than many other so-called "healthy/clean" foods.

    As far as the OP, diet soda will not hinder/stop weight loss. Many here (myself included) have successfully lost weight while still indulging in diet soda.
  • iuew
    iuew Posts: 624 Member
    I have heard mixed reviews. I really don't like it.. but need the caffeine and like the carbonation! I am a Coca-Cola girl.

    BUT what I am asking is... Does it hinder the weight loss? Do I need to drink 3489483 gallons of water after drinking one so I can knock out that possible water gain from all the sodium? OR is it wonderful and counts as drinking AIR?

    Does this make any sense? I hope so! :wink:

    food without calories is food without calories. for diet coke to slow your weight loss, you'd have to eat something with it.

    sodium can make you retain water. water is not fat.

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