Can you drink diet coke and still lose weight?

Can you? Yes
Is it healthy? No

But you already knew that

It makes me lust for carbs for some reason, so it nets down to higher caloric intake for me when I drink it. Tea and water is good enough for me And coffeeee

The reason is your brain is thinking it's getting sugar but it's not...in return it makes you crave sugar..your body turns carbs into sugar.

There has been a lot of research that shows that sugar hits your insulin production in such a way as to make you hungry/crave high calorie foods and many people think that that (particularly high fructose corn syrup) is one of the main reasons why people have been getting fatter since the 60s. There is an argument, but I've not seen any sure research, that artificial sweetners would do the same thing and my experience (and that of my friends, which is a poor scientific argument) is that I tend to feel hungrier after drinking diet drinks.

I tend to drink diet drinks at meal times as that way if they do have an effect then I'm countering that with my dinner.

you can eat what you like if you a) stay under your calories and b) feed your body properly (which means including a decent amount of healthy food before you have your treats, before anyone reads this and thinks I'm advocating the twinkie diet or something, which, incidentally will still result in losing weight, just it won't result in health)

I personally don't drink diet fizzy drinks because I'm intolerant to aspartame. Most people are not intolerant to it and don't have any problems drinking it. (and the same goes for dairy, wheat and a whole bunch of other stuff... if it makes you ill don't eat/drink it, if it doesn't make you ill, you can include it as part of a balanced diet and stick to your calorie goal and you'll still lose weight)

I do the same only with Jack Daniels. :drinker:

Seriously, as long as you keep your calorie intake under control, (by using myfitnesspal of course :bigsmile: ) you will lose weight.

The acid in carbonated drinks poses a problem for the enamel in your teeth. I try to swish with water after I drink any acidic drink like soda or fruit juice or sport drink.

I do the same only with Jack Daniels. :drinker:

Seriously, as long as you keep your calorie intake under control, (by using myfitnesspal of course :bigsmile: ) you will lose weight.

The acid in carbonated drinks poses a problem for the enamel in your teeth. I try to swish with water after I drink any acidic drink like soda or fruit juice or sport drink.

A straw will solve that.

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I drink Diet Coke by the liters, along with tons of water and herbal teas! They're the only beverages that I drink due to me having a severe Carbohydrate Intolerance. It doesn't make me crave sugar at all and quite frankly, it gives me the taste of sweetness if I do have cravings during a 'bad day' because I simply can't have any other sweet foods unless I want to be sick for days. I've lost a lot of weight and I've had no problems with it upsetting any of my other auto-immune diseases. Regular sodas do upset my diseases to the max!

I drink a few a week. I'm going to go without any this week to see if i can tell a difference. I haven't noticed any difference with weight loss although my weight has been coming off slowly... I will give it a go!

yes you can still loose weight.
But as numerous people have said it isnt healthy
Among other things, the acid can harm your tooth enamel and the carbonation can cause uncomfortable bloating and other stomach issues.

I stay away from pop for a several reasons, the main one being that I cant drink diet pops because I am very sensitive to (read: almost every single one makes me sick) artificial sweeteners.

I am however somewhat of a caffeine addict. IMO if its the caffeine that you need try coffee or tea it is less damaging and actually has some benefits. For me its a cup of brewed coffee in the morning with a splash of coconut milk or non dairy creamer.

It is confusing because body chemistry varies. Will I die if I eat peanuts? The answer is no, but that doesn't mean it is true for everyone. Just like some people are alcoholics, other aren't...some people are lactose intolerant, or have soy allergies...the list goes on. I have found that some additives slow my weight loss - probably because they overwork my liver - which is the only organ that converts stored fat to energy in your body. However, a healthy person can tolerate foods that have additives easier than me so diet coke does not effect the efficiency of their weight loss.

It is important to observe your progress while you log your food. If you see a plateau or a slowing down of progress, try adding or eliminating food and see if it helps.

Soda isn't really typically the very first consumable substance that comes to mind when losing weight is topic of discussion. However, PepsiCo would like to change the game for Japanese consumers with its latest release, Pepsi Special. The business claims that this brand new fat-blocking Pepsi drink contains dextrin, a non-digestible starch found in some baked solutions that will supposedly raise the consumer's metabolism and really burn fat.

Ok this is my general opinion.
Anything in moderation is FINE.
The chemicals in diet sodas are not healthy for you in high consumption nor is the non-diet sodas.
I've seen people lose weight including myself with diet soda in their diets.
You obviously want to consume mostly water.
Everyone has some kind of a hate opinion towards this and I can understand your beliefs and probably legit resources although I have not seen anything horrible go wrong with drinking something like diet dr. pepper while trying to lose weight. Yes you might get bloated from the carbonation. Although if you do not have some kind of tasty consumption that you have ONCE in a while while dieting you are losing weight you will more than likely to go insane and just stop altogether.
This is my two cents coming from someone that use to be a 300lb kid.

Personally, I love cocaine in moderation. Because...you know...it's all fine. In moderation.

But really...with DC, don't make it a habit, but if you indulge, whatevs.

Yes. I drink diet coke AND I lose weight.

Yes you can. I'm proof you can. I may be the biggest diet soda addict on here, and I've done fine. I will normally drink 3-4 double gulps of diet coke/diet pepsi a day.at a minimum. Which works out to a least a 12-pack a day. And I've had that much to drink almost everyday for decades. I haven't grown a third leg (well I have but my partner enjoys that one). No cancer, no problems losing weight. I don't know if there is a correlation between that and my RMR being at 2231 (tested via Korr when all the on-line calculators put it about 1475), but there might be. Should you drink as much as I do? Not really. But its my vice so if you have a problem with it concerning me and my health, you can keep your puritanical do-goodyism to yourself and STFU. But I know it certainly hasn't hindered my weight loss which has averaged 1.5 pounds/week since January.

Given the choice, I'd rather have diet coke over pretty much anything else I used to indulge in. It satisfies my craving for sweets without leaving me ravenous for candy, chips and crap. Sure, maybe it's not the best thing in the world, but as far as I'm concerned, it's zero calories, has the caffeiene I need to get through my day, and doesn't ruin all the effort of making healthy food choices.