Feeling Hungry? Drink Diet Coke

Secretsundays
Secretsundays Posts: 26
in Health and Weight Loss
It has 0 calories and you won't gain weight and it will fill you up. I stop eating at around 7pm and sometimes I am super hungry, so I don't want to ruin my diet by eating so late and adding more calories, so I have a can of diet coke (if I'm super hungry) or low calorie jelly.

There's a tip for you. :) Good luck!
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  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,431 MFP Moderator
    It has 0 calories and you won't gain weight and it will fill you up. I stop eating at around 7pm and sometimes I am super hungry, so I don't want to ruin my diet by eating so late and adding more calories, so I have a can of diet coke (if I'm super hungry) or low calorie jelly.

    There's a tip for you. :) Good luck!

    Whats wrong with eating late at night. As long as it fits in your calories you are good. Meal timing and frequency have no impact on weight loss. Also, in some cases aspartame have been linked to increase hunger.. So thoughts on that?

    ps- my preferred snack is a klondike bar.
  • socioseguro
    socioseguro Posts: 1,679 Member
    Hi

    I prefer to have a healthier snack like fruit with 1tsp of peanut butter.

    If it works for you, congratulations

    Good luck in your healthy journey
  • TINAHUNTER1969
    TINAHUNTER1969 Posts: 219 Member
    I don't like fizzy drinks other than carbonated water so have this with a slice of lime or lemon or just drink still water.

    I snack on raw cauliflower and broccoli
  • Secretsundays
    Secretsundays Posts: 26
    It has 0 calories and you won't gain weight and it will fill you up. I stop eating at around 7pm and sometimes I am super hungry, so I don't want to ruin my diet by eating so late and adding more calories, so I have a can of diet coke (if I'm super hungry) or low calorie jelly.

    There's a tip for you. :) Good luck!

    Whats wrong with eating late at night. As long as it fits in your calories you are good. Meal timing and frequency have no impact on weight loss. Also, in some cases aspartame have been linked to increase hunger.. So thoughts on that?

    I've always been taught that eating late makes you gain weight because the food you eat late won't be burned off by any daily activity. Diet coke doesn't make me feel hungry though. It fills me up (and some of my friends too).
  • Secretsundays
    Secretsundays Posts: 26
    I don't like fizzy drinks other than carbonated water so have this with a slice of lime or lemon or just drink still water.

    I snack on raw cauliflower and broccoli
    Ooh, thats a good idea too. Do you like jelly? I also have low calorie jelly when I'm hungry.
  • kaned_ferret
    kaned_ferret Posts: 618 Member
    This wouldn't be a good tip for me.. I won't touch diet coke again after it gave me a serious delhi belly a few weeks back! Not to mention the caffeine aspect on it disturbing sleep. I think there are much better low cal ways to stave off a bit of hunger. And if you plan your meals well enough there's no need to end up hungry anyway..
  • LJSmith1989
    LJSmith1989 Posts: 650
    It has 0 calories and you won't gain weight and it will fill you up. I stop eating at around 7pm and sometimes I am super hungry, so I don't want to ruin my diet by eating so late and adding more calories, so I have a can of diet coke (if I'm super hungry) or low calorie jelly.

    There's a tip for you. :) Good luck!

    Whats wrong with eating late at night. As long as it fits in your calories you are good. Meal timing and frequency have no impact on weight loss. Also, in some cases aspartame have been linked to increase hunger.. So thoughts on that?

    I've always been taught that eating late makes you gain weight because the food you eat late won't be burned off by any daily activity. Diet coke doesn't make me feel hungry though. It fills me up (and some of my friends too).

    No thats not true. As long as you maintain a calories deficit you will lose weight
  • workout_ninja
    workout_ninja Posts: 524 Member
    I actually do this, not that I feel hungry late at night but Im always in the mood for something. So I drink Diet coke with my dinner then I will have a glass and it will last me the rest of the night. I never feel the need to eat and Im quite happy to have something with flavour. Wouldnt recommend it for everyone but I like it
  • Geminieve24
    Geminieve24 Posts: 364 Member
    Sorry to burst your bubble, but diet Coke is absolutely horrible for you. Excessive amounts can lead to kidney problems, rotting teeth, and obestity...yes. obesity.

    If you're hungry, eat a healthy snack...hummus and fresh veggies. An apple with almond butter.

    Sometimes hunger pangs is actually your body saying it's dehydrated. Have a big glass of water.

    And if you are eating small meals every two hours you won't have a problem :)

    Here's one link of MANY that shows just how bad it is for you.

    http://healthyliving.msn.com/health-wellness/7-side-effects-of-drinking-diet-soda
  • lesinseattle
    lesinseattle Posts: 2 Member
    Hi I agree, however I don't like the sodium or caffeine so I drink Diet Rite sugar free cola available at Wal Mart if I am in the US and Cott sugar free cola from save-on Foods in Canada. Cheers!
  • Dansmash321
    Dansmash321 Posts: 1
    Spend half an hour reading about aspartame and you will be scared. I (like 2 days ago) decided I am no longer going to drink Diet Coke or chew sugarless gum. I have been counting calories for a long time (down from 260 lbs to 190 lbs) and have been maintaining at this weight for a while. But it (Aspartame) can mess with your central nervous system, mess up glucose levels and contribute to diabetes, make you hungry, etc. The list goes on.
  • nomeejerome
    nomeejerome Posts: 2,616 Member
    Sorry to burst your bubble, but diet Coke is absolutely horrible for you. Excessive amounts can lead to kidney problems, rotting teeth, and obestity...yes. obesity.

    If you're hungry, eat a healthy snack...hummus and fresh veggies. An apple with almond butter.

    Sometimes hunger pangs is actually your body saying it's dehydrated. Have a big glass of water.

    And if you are eating small meals every two hours you won't have a problem :)

    Here's one link of MANY that shows just how bad it is for you.

    http://healthyliving.msn.com/health-wellness/7-side-effects-of-drinking-diet-soda

    I was wondering how long it was going to take before the scare tactics were going to surface in this thread.
  • Geminieve24
    Geminieve24 Posts: 364 Member
    Sorry to burst your bubble, but diet Coke is absolutely horrible for you. Excessive amounts can lead to kidney problems, rotting teeth, and obestity...yes. obesity.

    If you're hungry, eat a healthy snack...hummus and fresh veggies. An apple with almond butter.

    Sometimes hunger pangs is actually your body saying it's dehydrated. Have a big glass of water.

    And if you are eating small meals every two hours you won't have a problem :)

    Here's one link of MANY that shows just how bad it is for you.

    http://healthyliving.msn.com/health-wellness/7-side-effects-of-drinking-diet-soda

    I was wondering how long it was going to take before the scare tactics were going to surface in this thread.

    Sorry if it was percieved as scary; I'd rather be informed than anything. But I did provide some better alternatives to drinking diet coke. Like healthy food. Water. :)
  • EmilyOfTheSun
    EmilyOfTheSun Posts: 1,548 Member
    It has 0 calories and you won't gain weight and it will fill you up. I stop eating at around 7pm and sometimes I am super hungry,

    I drink diet soda and I agree that it helps keep me feeling full. However, there is nothing wrong with eating late at night as long as you're within your calorie goal. I usually have a snack RIGHT before I go to bed. I eat the majority of my calories in the evenings. If I am extra hungry, and don't have any calories left for the day, I'll drink a diet soda :drinker:
  • nomeejerome
    nomeejerome Posts: 2,616 Member
    Sorry to burst your bubble, but diet Coke is absolutely horrible for you. Excessive amounts can lead to kidney problems, rotting teeth, and obestity...yes. obesity.

    If you're hungry, eat a healthy snack...hummus and fresh veggies. An apple with almond butter.

    Sometimes hunger pangs is actually your body saying it's dehydrated. Have a big glass of water.

    And if you are eating small meals every two hours you won't have a problem :)

    Here's one link of MANY that shows just how bad it is for you.

    http://healthyliving.msn.com/health-wellness/7-side-effects-of-drinking-diet-soda

    I was wondering how long it was going to take before the scare tactics were going to surface in this thread.

    Sorry if it was percieved as scary; I'd rather be informed than anything. But I did provide some better alternatives to drinking diet coke. Like healthy food. Water. :)

    Diet Coke does not scare me, but others continue to use scare tactics to persuade others that if they drink diet coke (or other items with aspartame) they are going to have all of these horrible issues. If you want to be informed, research something other then msn.
  • escloflowneCHANGED
    escloflowneCHANGED Posts: 3,038 Member
    Sorry to burst your bubble, but diet Coke is absolutely horrible for you. Excessive amounts can lead to kidney problems, rotting teeth, and obestity...yes. obesity.

    If you're hungry, eat a healthy snack...hummus and fresh veggies. An apple with almond butter.

    Sometimes hunger pangs is actually your body saying it's dehydrated. Have a big glass of water.

    And if you are eating small meals every two hours you won't have a problem :)

    Here's one link of MANY that shows just how bad it is for you.

    http://healthyliving.msn.com/health-wellness/7-side-effects-of-drinking-diet-soda

    I was wondering how long it was going to take before the scare tactics were going to surface in this thread.

    Sorry if it was percieved as scary; I'd rather be informed than anything. But I did provide some better alternatives to drinking diet coke. Like healthy food. Water. :)

    1 diet coke per day won't do anything, do you eat food cooked on an outdoor grill? CANCER!
  • _crafty_
    _crafty_ Posts: 1,682 Member
    Sorry to burst your bubble, but diet Coke is absolutely horrible for you. Excessive amounts can lead to kidney problems, rotting teeth, and obestity...yes. obesity.

    If you're hungry, eat a healthy snack...hummus and fresh veggies. An apple with almond butter.

    Sometimes hunger pangs is actually your body saying it's dehydrated. Have a big glass of water.

    And if you are eating small meals every two hours you won't have a problem :)

    Here's one link of MANY that shows just how bad it is for you.

    http://healthyliving.msn.com/health-wellness/7-side-effects-of-drinking-diet-soda

    I was wondering how long it was going to take before the scare tactics were going to surface in this thread.

    Phew! Good thing I drink Coke Zero instead. :wink:
  • cicisiam
    cicisiam Posts: 491 Member
    Excellent accurate information & advice. We all have to find our own way to overcome habits we find unhealthy, but hopefully not by replacing them with another unhealthy habit. Good Luck in finding the the answer for yourself & don't forget to brush your teeth after that soda:flowerforyou:
    Sorry to burst your bubble, but diet Coke is absolutely horrible for you. Excessive amounts can lead to kidney problems, rotting teeth, and obestity...yes. obesity.

    If you're hungry, eat a healthy snack...hummus and fresh veggies. An apple with almond butter.

    Sometimes hunger pangs is actually your body saying it's dehydrated. Have a big glass of water.

    And if you are eating small meals every two hours you won't have a problem :)

    Here's one link of MANY that shows just how bad it is for you.

    http://healthyliving.msn.com/health-wellness/7-side-effects-of-drinking-diet-soda
  • Luvleanliving
    Luvleanliving Posts: 4
    DO NOT BELEIVE THIS....diet coke is really not that great and it makes you crave sugar. If you are hungry, eat a healthy 100 calorie snack that is low in sugar. If you are craving sugar, eat some fruit or a sweet vegetable.
  • Geminieve24
    Geminieve24 Posts: 364 Member
    Sorry to burst your bubble, but diet Coke is absolutely horrible for you. Excessive amounts can lead to kidney problems, rotting teeth, and obestity...yes. obesity.

    If you're hungry, eat a healthy snack...hummus and fresh veggies. An apple with almond butter.

    Sometimes hunger pangs is actually your body saying it's dehydrated. Have a big glass of water.

    And if you are eating small meals every two hours you won't have a problem :)

    Here's one link of MANY that shows just how bad it is for you.

    http://healthyliving.msn.com/health-wellness/7-side-effects-of-drinking-diet-soda

    I was wondering how long it was going to take before the scare tactics were going to surface in this thread.

    Sorry if it was percieved as scary; I'd rather be informed than anything. But I did provide some better alternatives to drinking diet coke. Like healthy food. Water. :)

    Diet Coke does not scare me, but others continue to use scare tactics to persuade others that if they drink diet coke (or other items with aspartame) they are going to have all of these horrible issues. If you want to be informed, research something other then msn.


    Don't see as a scare tactic then. See it as information and then decide for yourself. Regardless of the source: MSN, FOX, CNN, BBC, Washington Times, LA times, the information is out there. I'd be more than happy to pull up peer-reviewed journals and articles from an educational institution or research facility if you like. Of course, anything in excess is bad for you. But being this is a public site and a public bulletin, then expect opposing views :)
  • 3foldchord
    3foldchord Posts: 2,918 Member
    I think it's the carbonation that fills you. I drink 'bubbly water' with lemon or lime for the same effect (without additive chemicals - I have to be careful due to my chronic migraines)]
  • itsjustdawn
    itsjustdawn Posts: 1,073 Member
    Why not drink water?
  • skcarrion
    skcarrion Posts: 9
    Thank you! I was going to dig out a similar article.
  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    Sorry to burst your bubble, but diet Coke is absolutely horrible for you. Excessive amounts can lead to kidney problems, rotting teeth, and obestity...yes. obesity.

    sorry to burst your bubble, but if aspartame could be proven to be harmful, dontcha think all the trial lawyers in the world would be lined up to cash in on the biggest class action lawsuit in history?

    I have been drinking 3-4 coke zero's a day for the last 5 years. In that time, I lost nearly 80 lbs, improved my blood pressure and cholesterol, and my pearly whites are gleaming.

    Quit fearmongering.
  • CherryOnionKiss
    CherryOnionKiss Posts: 376 Member
    ew aspartame
  • escloflowneCHANGED
    escloflowneCHANGED Posts: 3,038 Member
    Don't see as a scare tactic then. See it as information and then decide for yourself. Regardless of the source: MSN, FOX, CNN, BBC, Washington Times, LA times, the information is out there. I'd be more than happy to pull up peer-reviewed journals and articles from an educational institution or research facility if you like. Of course, anything in excess is bad for you. But being this is a public site and a public bulletin, then expect opposing views :)

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  • doubleohstatus
    doubleohstatus Posts: 37
    Couple being at a caloric deficit with intermittent fasting and weight loss becomes really easy, plus you burn all kinds of fat! :D
  • sk_pirate
    sk_pirate Posts: 282 Member
    It has 0 calories and you won't gain weight and it will fill you up. I stop eating at around 7pm and sometimes I am super hungry, so I don't want to ruin my diet by eating so late and adding more calories, so I have a can of diet coke (if I'm super hungry) or low calorie jelly.

    There's a tip for you. :) Good luck!

    Diet Coke makes me crave sweets, so no thanks.

    By the way, eat whenever you want. Timing really doesn't have much to do with weight loss.
  • rla331
    rla331 Posts: 27 Member
    People are so judgmental!! She didn't say she was living off of diet coke. She said sometimes she has one at night if she's feeling hungry. Good grief! If you like the tip, good if you don't...then good. Don't do it.
  • askeates
    askeates Posts: 1,490 Member
    If I'm going to drink to satisfy hunger it is most definitely going to be water now....

    As far as eating late at night.... Last night I went to prayers, but didn't have time to eat before leaving the house. I got home at 8:45 and had a smoked chicken breast, corn and potato's and when I got up this morning I was down a pound. I think you need to be more concerned with your calories for the day, then the time of day you eat them (just my 2 cents).

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