Thoughts on diet sodas whilst dieting?

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  • AccioFitness
    AccioFitness Posts: 244 Member
    I used to drink soda and other calorie laden drinks often, but now I look at them as a treat/dessert. I've made an effort to stop drinking my calories since that was one of my major issues before I decided to become healthier. I don't need those drinks every day, but on occasion I will have one. I don't fee guilty about it when I do and I'm aware of be fact that it's considered unhealthy; but so are a plethora of other things we eat, drink, and inhale. So I figure the path of moderation is more than acceptable. :)
  • davenporter
    davenporter Posts: 30 Member
    I think that's the point of this thread. We don't like to drink calories, so we drink diet sodas instead.
  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
    Drink them if you like them? Don't drink them if you don't like them?
  • sydneyplainjane
    sydneyplainjane Posts: 140 Member
    I can't stand the taste of diet soda, so, if I'm really desperate for a Coke, I'll just have a regular one. I'm finding that now that I've cut back on sweets, I can't drink a full can anymore. Maybe once every month or so.
  • Cheechos
    Cheechos Posts: 293
    I personally enjoy it since I don't have to deal with the cals from regular soda when I want something fizzy. My policy: If you want a diet soda while you're losing weight (or maintaining your weight...or gaining weight...or even not doing anything with your weight) then go ahead and get your drink on!

    It's actually kind of funny that I found this thread right now, since very recently a stranger decided to lecture me about how I should be drinking more water instead of diet soda (even though they have no idea how much I drink???) on another part of the forums.
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    I don't diet, but when I get a craving for a soda (rarely) then I'll have a diet soda, because nothing is worse to me than drinking my calories. What a waste...Plus, big sugar bombs just make me tired and cranky. :drinker:
  • Booda101
    Booda101 Posts: 161 Member
    http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/10/29/10-reasons-to-give-up-diet-soda/?intcmp=trending
  • RllyGudTweetr
    RllyGudTweetr Posts: 2,019 Member
    Fact: 100% of the people who drink diet soda DIE!
  • logicman69
    logicman69 Posts: 1,034 Member
    Pepsi MAX is my drink of choice.

    I've heard both side of the argument, but I also heard that alcohol is bad for you too... whoops :drinker:
  • guroprincess
    guroprincess Posts: 140
    After 22 years of drinking "the real thing", diet soda just doesn't do it for me. In fact it actually tastes pretty gross. (Additionally, it's comparatively expensive on a college student's budget.) So I just drink water.

    But as always, my thoughts are live and let live...
  • DiaryofaMadFatMan
    DiaryofaMadFatMan Posts: 131 Member
    I would rather eat my calories than drink them. That being said, if I was going to drink a soda it wouldn't be diet. I want the regular full flavor stuff.
  • Jkn922
    Jkn922 Posts: 74
    For me stopping fizzy drinks to one can or bottle of juice per week was the best. I have one cup of English tea a day and it's helped my energy levels a lot. Plus it's not great for your teeth, I mainly drink water.
  • cenafan
    cenafan Posts: 398 Member
    http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/10/29/10-reasons-to-give-up-diet-soda/?intcmp=trending

    Yeah...it'll be a cold day in h*** before I read foxnews as a credible source for information.



    I drink tons of diet coke. I seem to be doing ok :wink: with my weightloss.
  • mortuseon
    mortuseon Posts: 579 Member
    There's no effective evidence (read: past tabloid newspapers and small poorly-controlled studies) to show that they're bad for you. For some people they can increase appetite (heard that anecdotally, you'll know if you're one of them)...otherwise, I think it's fine. Watch out for your teeth, though, it's still damn acidic even if it has no sugar. And (if you drink as much as I can), the caffeine content is pretty high. So, moderation as usual.
  • mortuseon
    mortuseon Posts: 579 Member
    After 22 years of drinking "the real thing", diet soda just doesn't do it for me. In fact it actually tastes pretty gross. (Additionally, it's comparatively expensive on a college student's budget.) So I just drink water.

    But as always, my thoughts are live and let live...

    Is diet soda more expensive than the sugary stuff where you are? :(

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