Artificial Sweeteners

matrixhealing
matrixhealing Posts: 10
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Has anyone found they still lose weight while having artificial sweetener in their drinks?
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  • deecapuano
    deecapuano Posts: 20 Member
    I use Splenda in my coffee every day. I tried using Stevia thinking it was more "natural" but my tastebuds like Splenda better. I am still losing too. I have friends who cannot use artificial sweetners for various reasons, one of them being no weight loss but I am fortunate that I can still enjoy my coffee and lose weight.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Has anyone found they still lose weight while having artificial sweetener in their drinks?

    Yes, because they are slowly dying inside from the poison
  • jcearth
    jcearth Posts: 46 Member
    Yes, but I'm sure you will find many who claim that it cannot be done. I drink diet soda every day.


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  • Crankstr
    Crankstr Posts: 3,958 Member
    me
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    Yep, I use splenda every day and I've lost weight just fine.
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    if with artificial sweetners or diet sodas etc you're still under a calorie deficit, you can lose weight :)

    Cheers, I am drinking a sugar free 7 up and had strawberry ice cream with real sugar!
  • IronPlayground
    IronPlayground Posts: 1,594 Member
    Yes, if the artificial sweetener is helping you create calorie deficit.

    However, if you use pure sugar and are at a calorie deficit you will probably lose weight, too.
  • bransko1982
    bransko1982 Posts: 11 Member
    Dont use artificial sweeteners - use natural sources - like stevia
  • BrettPGH
    BrettPGH Posts: 4,716 Member
    Yep. Every day.

    There's another thread going right now that says they'll kill you. Literally. And give you MS and cancer and a host of other diseases. They have no facts or evidence to back up that claim. But that's how they "feel". So it's "true for them."

    Please don't fall for such nonsense.
  • seekingstrengthX2
    seekingstrengthX2 Posts: 771
    Yup. See ticker.

    Sincerely,

    Diet Pepsi Addict
  • yo_andi
    yo_andi Posts: 2,178 Member
    Yes, if the artificial sweetener is helping you create calorie deficit.

    However, if you use pure sugar and are at a calorie deficit you will probably lose weight, too.

    PREACH!
  • doorki
    doorki Posts: 2,576 Member
    Yes. I am doing it right now!
  • firstsip
    firstsip Posts: 8,399 Member
    if with artificial sweetners or diet sodas etc you're still under a calorie deficit, you can lose weight :)

    Cheers, I am drinking a sugar free 7 up and had strawberry ice cream with real sugar!

    Omg. Now imagine if you combined those. :love:
  • jensan37
    jensan37 Posts: 151 Member
    Yep :smile:
  • yo_andi
    yo_andi Posts: 2,178 Member
    Dont use artificial sweeteners - use natural sources - like stevia

    Why?
  • Pixi_Rex
    Pixi_Rex Posts: 1,676 Member
    Yep. Every day.

    There's another thread going right now that says they'll kill you. Literally. And give you MS and cancer and a host of other diseases. They have no facts or evidence to back up that claim. But that's how they "feel". So it's "true for them."

    Please don't fall for such nonsense.

    QFT
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Has anyone found they still lose weight while having artificial sweetener in their drinks?

    Yes, because they are slowly dying inside from the poison

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  • bransko1982
    bransko1982 Posts: 11 Member
    Has anyone found they still lose weight while having artificial sweetener in their drinks?

    Yes, because they are slowly dying inside from the poison

    ^^^^ :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: ^^^^ exactly
  • MacInCali
    MacInCali Posts: 1,012 Member
    Yep ... my love of coffee and making my own flavored yogurt with non-fat plain greek yogurt, fresh berries and Splenda are apparently causing me to die a very slow Splenda death (:huh: :noway: ) ... but my love of Splenda didn't hinder my weightloss a single bit! :drinker:
  • bethany41h
    bethany41h Posts: 218
    I use it from time to time. It is healthier to avoid it... because of health, not necessarily because of weight loss. I've heard a lot of people say you can't lose weight with artificial sweetners or diet soda... my mother lost 140 pounds drinking diet soda the entire time.
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    Yes.
  • nikbolok
    nikbolok Posts: 107 Member
    Has anyone found they still lose weight while having artificial sweetener in their drinks?

    Yes, because they are slowly dying inside from the poison

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    ^OHNOEZ!
  • now_or_never13
    now_or_never13 Posts: 1,575 Member
    Dont use artificial sweeteners - use natural sources - like stevia

    What's your reasoning behind your statement besides all the crap articles posted online that don't prove it's bad for us? There has yet to be something I Have seen that shows real proof that they are bad for consumption.

    To the OP, they are calorie free and therefore will not make you gain weight. They are totally fine to consume as long as you have no issues with them (some people get migraines, bloating, etc). As long as you are under your TDEE you will lose weight.

    Natural sources don't always mean healthy... although I like stevia I don't want to spend the money on it.
  • PatrickSwayzesGhost
    PatrickSwayzesGhost Posts: 300 Member
    When John Wayne died, they pulled 30 pounds of artificial sweeteners from his colon that had accumulated during the years. I saw it on Entertainment Tonight once.
  • etoiles_argentees
    etoiles_argentees Posts: 2,827 Member
    Ohhhh for .....acck! Just posted this elsewhere.

    http://www.rationalskepticism.org/general-debunking/aspartame-t31565-100.html

    This is the 6th of 6 pages, read back if you'd like.
    Ah, but it just MIGHT be harmful, if you ingest 400 cans of artificially sweetened soda, 500 "no sugar added" cupcakes and chew 14,245 sticks of aspartame laced gum a day.

    It's probably a Pleiadean plot to dry up our vital bodily fluids.

    *I don't drink them, never did...but it won't hurt you. :)
  • bransko1982
    bransko1982 Posts: 11 Member
    Dont use artificial sweeteners - use natural sources - like stevia

    Why?

    Because they are nothing but poison - why would you want to put that into your body????
  • IronPlayground
    IronPlayground Posts: 1,594 Member
    When John Wayne died, they pulled 30 pounds of artificial sweeteners from his colon that had accumulated during the years. I saw it on Entertainment Tonight once.

    Did they say from what source he got the artificial sweetener? Enquiring minds want to know!
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    Has anyone found they still lose weight while having artificial sweetener in their drinks?

    Yes, because they are slowly dying inside from the poison

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    ^OHNOEZ!
    They're full of "TEH TOXINZZZ!!!1!!1!!"

    OP - the answer is Yes.
  • PatrickSwayzesGhost
    PatrickSwayzesGhost Posts: 300 Member
    has anyone even brought up the fact that they are CHEMI-KILLZ?!
  • LadyBeryl
    LadyBeryl Posts: 344 Member
    Yes, you can lose weight using artificial sweeteners.

    Based on all that I've read, the most natural sweetener available today is Stevia. (Google it.) You can purchase it for your coffee, tea, etc and being adopted by soft drink makers in the USA who are willing to stand up against sugar/corn lobbyists. For now, Google "Zevia" and check them out. SodaStream uses Splenda today but has informed us that they plan to offer Stevia sweetened flavors Spring 2013.

    :drinker:

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