Diet Soda and/or Crystal Light?
janatleigh
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Thanks for your thoughtful advice and comments!
I generally drink 1-2 diet sodas each day, and 1-2 crystal lights each day. Could this be hampering my weight loss? Would it be better for me to switch to iced tea?
I generally drink 1-2 diet sodas each day, and 1-2 crystal lights each day. Could this be hampering my weight loss? Would it be better for me to switch to iced tea?
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Zero calories drinks are, as far as I'm aware, not going to hamper your weight loss. You can switch to iced tea if you want tho. Personal preference is personal.0
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You'll get a lot of people who are adamant about both sides. I personally, do not drink any diet drinks because I loathe all of the artificial sweeteners, even the ones that are allegedly natural.
I drink mostly water, but occasionally iced tea with real sugar...and, of course, coffee.0 -
technically, no. However, some studies say that sugar substitutes may increase your cravings for sweets. Also, unless you are drinking twice the amount of soda you drink in water, you aren't getting enough water.0
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Oh, I do drink lots of water, don't worry! But when I need a little bit of caffeine, I often go for soda or the crystal light that has caffeine in it (I'm not a coffee drinker).0
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Personally, I feel that Crystal Light is healthier than diet soda.0
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I watched a show a few weeks ago called 'Hungry for Change' and there is a lot of interesting information regarding the chemicals that are in all processed foods including diet soda. I was a diet Dr. pepper fiend up until a few weeks ago when I had to stop cold turkey for weight loss surgery. It's amazing how much better I feel when I don't drink it (after the caffeine withdrawal symptoms went away lol). I had nights sweats for almost two years - never a non sweating night - until I stopped the caffeine. Have been three weeks night sweat free. Who knew?
I believe there are many studies that suggest that people who drink diet soda gain more weight. I don't know if anyone knows why, but that is what studies show....0 -
Personally, I feel that Crystal Light is healthier than diet soda.
Do you have a reason for this feeling, or is it just 'a thing'?0 -
I was drinking 1-2 diet sodas a day and an awful lot of Crystal Light. I chose in May to give both up. It was not easy. I don't know whether it's impacted my weight loss (I made other changes at the same time) but I do feel healthier not drinking them.0
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Zero calories drinks are, as far as I'm aware, not going to hamper your weight loss. You can switch to iced tea if you want tho. Personal preference is personal.
Drink what you want, and count it as your "water." If it has calories, be sure to log those.
Oh, one more thing: http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/8glasses.asp0 -
I watched a show a few weeks ago called 'Hungry for Change' and there is a lot of interesting information regarding the chemicals that are in all processed foods including diet soda. I was a diet Dr. pepper fiend up until a few weeks ago when I had to stop cold turkey for weight loss surgery. It's amazing how much better I feel when I don't drink it (after the caffeine withdrawal symptoms went away lol). I had nights sweats for almost two years - never a non sweating night - until I stopped the caffeine. Have been three weeks night sweat free. Who knew?
I believe there are many studies that suggest that people who drink diet soda gain more weight. I don't know if anyone knows why, but that is what studies show....
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Thanks for your thoughtful advice and comments!
I generally drink 1-2 diet sodas each day, and 1-2 crystal lights each day. Could this be hampering my weight loss? Would it be better for me to switch to iced tea?
I do not know of any reason that it could be hampering your weight loss.
No, I don't think it would be better for you to switch to iced tea, unless you happen to prefer iced tea.
I drink diet sodas, crystal light, mio, iced tea and iced coffee and I'm pretty certain that the only thing hampering me from losing weight is that I don't consistently stay below my calorie goal.0 -
Everyone has their own opinions but i prefer to not use chemical sweeteners. I would offer the follow links about the negative consequences of drinking anything with an artifical sweetener.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57593133/artificial-sweeteners-could-lead-to-obesity-diabetes/
http://www.npr.org/2013/07/12/201461166/not-so-sweet-side-effects-of-artificial-sweeteners
your choice....0 -
Diet soda, it turns out, may not be the panacea for weight loss that we all thought — and many of us hoped — it was.
In fact, a Purdue University study has found that diet sodas may be linked to a number of health problems from obesity to diabetes to heart disease, just like their more sugary counterparts.
Susie Swithers, a professor of psychological sciences and a behavioral neuroscientist, reviewed a number of recent studies looking at whether drinking diet soft drinks over the long-term increases the likelihood that a person will overeat, gain weight and then develop other health problems.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/07/10/diet-soda-health-problems/2507219/0 -
Water is the best way to go!!!0
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Yes, they are chemicals and yes they are hampering/harming your weight loss.
Diet drinks,/Crystal Light, are total CRAP.
Drink water naturally sweetened with fruit, if you must have something other than plain water.0 -
Yes, they are chemicals and yes they are hampering/harming your weight loss.
Diet drinks,/Crystal Light, are total CRAP.
Drink water naturally sweetened with fruit, if you must have something other than plain water.0 -
Yes, they are chemicals and yes they are hampering/harming your weight loss.
Diet drinks,/Crystal Light, are total CRAP.
Drink water naturally sweetened with fruit, if you must have something other than plain water.
Oxygen is a chemical. Stop breathing.
Thanks.0 -
Drink water naturally sweetened with fruit, if you must have something other than plain water.
And expose myself to deadly concentrations of DHMO? I think not.0 -
Yes, they are chemicals and yes they are hampering/harming your weight loss.
Diet drinks,/Crystal Light, are total CRAP.
Drink water naturally sweetened with fruit, if you must have something other than plain water.
Oxygen is a chemical. Stop breathing.
Water = 2 Hydrogen atoms, with only 1 of 2 electrons on its outer orbit making it positively charged + 1 Oxygen atom, missing 2 of of the 8 electrons on its outer orbit making it negatively charged. This is why distilled water (pure/nothing else present) is neutral and will not conduct electricity...until things get put into the distilled water.
Water is such a good solvent because the back and forth nature between O(-) and H(+) is constant. It is so good that a standing glass of water will dissolve C/carbon from the air and leach minerals, including NaCl/salt (which does an excellent job of conducting electricity from the ground. Water also dissolves sugars making sweet water a solution (new and different molecules) and not a suspension (distinct molecules floating around together). Glucose for example is C/carbon 2H/hyrdogen 1O/oxygen and another single H/hydrogen. BYW, municipal water has many compounds dissolved in it, including chloride and often floride to name just two.
The presence of more Hydrogen atoms creates an acid (pH values of less than 7.0). The lack of Hydrogen atoms create a base (pH values greater than 7.0). Glucose like other sugars is acidic; it has more Hydrogen atoms that are looking to bond its single electron.
Many diseases are linked to pH (potential Hydrogen) imbalances. For me, its the autoimmune diseases that concern me and their links to acidity, as part of the functioning of the immune system is to send free radicals/having Hydrogen unstable atoms, which are acidic, to do the work of neutralizing the invader then carry them away. In autoimmune disease free radicals mistakenly attack parts of body creating inflammation.
Please note that our bodies are very good at self preservation, so that if someone where to subsist on sodapop (many in the 3.0 pH range) our bodies would avoid acidosis, by pulling base compounds from elsewhere in our bodies (such as teeth, bone) to maintain proper blood pH.
Also note that some bodily functions in select organs are designed to run in extreme pH, such as the stomach (acidic) and small intestine (alkaline).
Current studies are in deep about the nutrient profile of food and the impact on health, but there has not been much attention given to the pH values of the food and beverages and its impact. Some empirical observations indicate that our food and beverage supply is becoming more acidic, hence this rise of acidity could be key in the rise of many diseases.
I avoid unneccessary acidity. I aim for the net affect of my diet to be pH balanced. This is why I drink water I have put through a gravity filter and dispense from a covered glass pitcher with alkaline stick in it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Properties_of_water
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_(chemistry)
http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/inflammation.html0 -
In our house we tend to drink a lot of fizzy products that come out of a can that isn't soda, that is seltzer water, club soda, etc. You can get them lightly flavored a lot. Like right now I'm drinking Seagram's Sparkling Seltzer Water - Orange Citrus flavored. The only ingredients listed are "carbonated water" and "natural flavors." Does anybody have any idea if this is bad for you/as bad for you as the other two?0
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In our house we tend to drink a lot of fizzy products that come out of a can that isn't soda, that is seltzer water, club soda, etc. You can get them lightly flavored a lot. Like right now I'm drinking Seagram's Sparkling Seltzer Water - Orange Citrus flavored. The only ingredients listed are "carbonated water" and "natural flavors." Does anybody have any idea if this is bad for you/as bad for you as the other two?
I occassionally have seltzer water (Faygo, La Croix, et al), but I do not count them as part of water intake and although I drink them more in summer than other times of the year, they are not a daily drink--more like a weekly or monthly.
BTW, carbonization changes the pH value. My daily acidic drink is coffee and I am not inclined to give it up, although I drink half as much as I did 10 years ago.0 -
I drink 60-100 ounces of diet soda per day.0
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In our house we tend to drink a lot of fizzy products that come out of a can that isn't soda, that is seltzer water, club soda, etc. You can get them lightly flavored a lot. Like right now I'm drinking Seagram's Sparkling Seltzer Water - Orange Citrus flavored. The only ingredients listed are "carbonated water" and "natural flavors." Does anybody have any idea if this is bad for you/as bad for you as the other two?
I occassionally have seltzer water (Faygo, La Croix, et al), but I do not count them as part of water intake and although I drink them more in summer than other times of the year, they are not a daily drink--more like a weekly or monthly.
BTW, carbonization changes the pH value. My daily acidic drink is coffee and I am not inclined to give it up, although I drink half as much as I did 10 years ago.
Hmm, that's odd, I didn't realize it could do anything to pH. I tend to drink them pretty often in the evening as they're cold and in the fridge and more refreshing to me than regular water. That said, I don't actually drink coffee (just not a fan) and do drink at least one full Nalgene bottle (32 ounces) of regular water just at work each day, usually more than that.0 -
For me it's more about what artificial sweetener do to my body. When I drink diet soda I have trouble sleeping cause my arthritis in my wrists act up. Also when I chew sugar free gum at work I feel really weak. That's just what it does to me even if it is delicious and zero calories I don't think its worth it for me.0
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