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    Thoughts on diet sodas whilst dieting?

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    • 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. :)
    • 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.
    • Posts: 16,356 Member
      Drink them if you like them? Don't drink them if you don't like them?
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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:
    • Posts: 161 Member
      http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/10/29/10-reasons-to-give-up-diet-soda/?intcmp=trending
    • Posts: 2,019 Member
      Fact: 100% of the people who drink diet soda DIE!
    • 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:
    • 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...
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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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