Diet Pop

I went cold turkey with sodas. I did not do the artificial sweeteners and went straight from sugary sodas to nothing. My advice, have plenty of ice cold water for whenever the urge strikes, and keep a tally of how long you can go without. Kind of like those workplace signs that say, "5 days without an accident, etc.". You could keep the money you would have spent on the soda and use it towards a goal for something nice for yourself.

Yup. I've heard this, and after tons of anecdotal info, though no scientific data, and my own personal experience, I've disregarded it completely.

I suspect that there are some people that it might impact this way, but I don't feel that I've one of them. Though, due to the amount of water I now drink, I don't drink as much Diet Coke as I used to.

I've never heard about what you mentioned but artificial sweeteners are absolutely horrible for us and I stay away from those no matter what they are in. I still have have my regular soda but it is very infrequently now and if I have the calories available. It's an occasional treat in a small amount.

I like diet soda and still drink about a glass a day. I dont worry to much about how artificial sweeteners are harmful either. I figure being significantly overweight is the most hazardous thing to my health right now . Also artificial sweeteners have been around for a long time which proves they are not dangerous.

I gave up my Diet Coke back in April. I missed it a lot at first, but have since given up all carbonated drinks and anything with caffeine. Overall, I feel a lot better, and I know I've lost weight because of it.

I have been reading that although there is no sugar in Diet Pop, it is in the end bad for you ie your liver sends too much time dealing witht the artificial sugar and in the end slows weight loss......anyone else heard this? and if so, how are you handling - I miss my diet pop.

Insofar as it has no calories, diet pop will have no negative effect on fat/weight loss if you wind up eating the same otherwise. The "problem" with artificially sweetened stuff like pop and the like is that they can affect your hunger, such that you DON'T end up eating the same otherwise.

Stated differently, if you compared a ~1500 kcal diet with set amounts of carbs/fats/protein, and then compared the effects of drinking only water vs. drinking diet pop, there would literally be no difference. The problem is that drinking a ****load of sweet-tasting diet pop might negatively affect your hunger in a way so as to, for example, increase cravings for sweets. So you actually end up eating an extra couple hundred calories or whatever.

This seems to be variable to some degree (i.e. some people are more affected than others), but the above is the gist of why diet pop can be a problem for some in terms of body composition.

Besides being bad for your teeth and bones I don't know if it's bad for you. I know that based upon the fact that it has artificial sweetners I avoid it like the plague.

I stopped drinking pop completely. I used to drink a lot of diet pop. Then I went to flavoured seltzer water in the US that was made by Polar Beverages. Its not for everyone though. Now that I live in the UK, I can't find flavoured seltzer here but they do have plain sparkling water that I drink a lot of. Everyone keeps telling me that there is flavoured seltzer here but what they are talking about is sweetened sparkling water. and I don't want sweetened....AT ALL. I try to stay away from artificial sweeteners. If I'm going to drink calories....its going to be in my wine

I quit soda for the most part, I will have one once a week, Friday's when me and the BF go out. When I do I stick to Sprite or 7up. I had a hard time drinking water at first, and I know you are suppose to have 8 glasses a day, but I don't. I have a big cup (24 oz) that I fill up at least 2 times a day at work, but once I am home I only have water with dinner. I know what you are saying about the trips to the bathroom, and yes I think it gets better. I try not to drink to much at night so I don't have to get up to go. Just remember to take little sips every few minutes and that will help you get what you need. Good Luck and keep up the good work.

I've pretty much completely cut out soda of all kinds, except for maybe a small glass of ginger ale once/twice a week. I will allow myself a coke if I'm at a party or something and don't want liquor but that's very rare. I love coke and actually easily become addicted to the caffeine so I try to stay away from caffeinated sodas. I never drank much diet soda because to me it seems like all the artificial sweeteners can't be very good for you and I prefer the taste of regular, diet always left me with a weird aftertaste.

Up until 2 months ago, I was drinking about 1 diet coke per day. I quit cold turkey and decided I would let myself have the real thing (coke) only once a week. I have to say that every since I stopped, my craving for sweets has gone down drastically. I think it's true - the research that suggests consuming artificial sweeteners can actually increase your craving for forbidden foods, causing you to eat them, and thus, gain more weight. I now drink only water. It took me a while, but believe it or not, I actually crave it. And that's all I want, is water. And my 1 coke per week Good luck!

Good to hear. Water and black coffee. Not really have soda anymore unless i'm having alcohol with it. Don't miss it at all.