Cutting out diet soda

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,024 Member
    If people feel that gave up drinking diet soda worked for them, then great. But it's anecdotal, just like when someone says that drinking Body by Vi or Shakeology was the reason ____________.
    Personally I've drank diet soda for over 30 years with no issues and problems that are associated by claims from some. I will say that some react differently to aspartame than others, but for the general public, there isn't enough factual information stating that diet soda is culprit for many peoples issue with weight. There are so many more factors involved.

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  • kombuchabeauty
    kombuchabeauty Posts: 1
    thank you for finally writing this! I want to stop giving myself a hard time for occasionally having diet soda and hearing from people how bad it is for me... what about all the other healthy things I do? And you're right - people have been drinking diet soda for years and have been fine.

    I also love when people "judge" me for drinking occasional diet soda - I try not to judge them for smoking cigarettes or getting ****-faced...
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,024 Member
    I don't doubt your knowledge, but I thought it was pretty well established that soda and corn syrup can contribute towards:
    * weight gain
    * muscle loss
    * diabetes
    * kidney stones

    In addition to the reasons you suggest like genetics. I never said it was soda alone that caused these problems.
    Contribute yes, but your post was seem to steer toward it being actual cause.

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  • amills1152
    amills1152 Posts: 63 Member
    Same here, I have so much more energy WITHOUT caffeine - if you can just get past the initial caffeine withdrawal headache, you're golden!
  • Robbo1tp
    Robbo1tp Posts: 36
    Awesome that's my next goal
  • ElizaRoche
    ElizaRoche Posts: 2,005 Member
    congrats!, if it helps you feel better .. well then go for it and good luck with it! :smile:

    as for me, I was a huge coke addict before starting this lifestyle, drinking it everyday 2-3 cups. Now I drink diet coke once or twice a week (one cup each day). Works for me, and helps me with the sugar/fizzy cravings I have. (not drinking it gives me cravings, when I do im just fine, as opposite as most of the ppl that have stopped drinking soda for that reason) All the water I drink helps me get rid off my body soon and ive never felt better :drinker:
  • LJSmith1989
    LJSmith1989 Posts: 650
    I cut out fizzy drinks, seems to be helping.
  • ally04_28_13
    ally04_28_13 Posts: 2
    im trying so hard to cut it out but I get these horrible headaches when I don't drink it, any advice what can help me I really need to and want to quite drinking it all tougther
  • kealey1318
    kealey1318 Posts: 290 Member
    I cut out all soda (my go to was Diet Coke) 3 months ago and haven't regretted it since! I did this a couple years ago and quit for a year, but that time I was just cutting out Diet Coke due to the aspartame and I was letting myself have the occasional other full calorie soda. Root beer became my gateway drug back into the wicked world of soda pop *chuckle* and I realized that the only way I was going to get control is if I quit ALL soda altogether.

    It hasn't been as difficult as I had feared and I definitely don't have cravings as often or as intensely. Some days I would drink upwards of 64 oz of soda and, minimal, if any water. I am happy with my choice and wish you all the best!
  • kealey1318
    kealey1318 Posts: 290 Member
    im trying so hard to cut it out but I get these horrible headaches when I don't drink it, any advice what can help me I really need to and want to quite drinking it all tougther

    Personally I went cold turkey and if the headaches got too bad I would take some ibuprofen. Good luck to you!

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