Diet Soda Anyone?
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Everyone's opinion is so different, but you guys are also helpful. Its good to see other POVs of this BC I am truly confused lol.0
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I used to drink like ONLY pepsi all day long, then a few years ago switched to diet pepsi. Apparently I just upped my food calories to compensate because I didn't lose any weight after switching lol
I don't really drink any soda anymore, mainly just coffee, water, and tea now. Soda makes me feel bloated and I just don't love the taste of it anymore like I used to. I'll occasionally have one if I go out to a restaurant but that's very rarely even then, usually I'll get like a strawberry lemonade or some other fruity type of drink if I'm out.0 -
"Diet soda is full of chemicals!!!!!111!!!!!" :noway: :laugh:
All matter is composed of "chemicals", btw. :huh:0 -
If I didn't eat or drink everything someone said may be harmful to me in the long run I would probably have to be growing my own garden right now. Like Ninerbuff said, sooo many of the foods we eat daily are said to have bad long term effects on us but I'm certainly not going to starve because of it. So yeah I drink Diet Dr. Pepper quite a bit, not exactly daily but I don't knock those who do. Weight loss is about you and doing what works for you. If you deprive yourself there's a good chance you'll end up binging later. It should be a lifestyle change not just a temporary diet so you have to figure out how to make that change for yourself.0
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If I didn't eat or drink everything someone said may be harmful to me in the long run I would probably have to be growing my own garden right now. Like Ninerbuff said, sooo many of the foods we eat daily are said to have bad long term effects on us but I'm certainly not going to starve because of it. So yeah I drink Diet Dr. Pepper quite a bit, not exactly daily but I don't knock those who do. Weight loss is about you and doing what works for you. If you deprive yourself there's a good chance you'll end up binging later. It should be a lifestyle change not just a temporary diet so you have to figure out how to make that change for yourself.
I feel the same way!0 -
I will drink it when I go out to eat or if I'm really in the mood, but it's not a staple in my diet by any means. I don't purposely avoid it because I think it's bad for you though, I just can't have other options of beverages around the house if I'm going to meet my water intake.0
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Good because i was kinda under the notion that it was terrible for you with all of those artificial sugars and such.0
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I would love to drink my Diet Dr. Pepper - miss it - but it makes me sick. After many, many tests ran by specialists, we found out I was sick from soda. Doesn't matter if it is diet or regular, must be something in the carbonation.0
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Nope. I can't stand the taste of the fake sugar. Aspartame, Splenda, whatever. They all taste nasty to me. I'd rather drink regular soda, but even that is rare these days. I'd rather eat my calories than drink them.
I drink water. And occasionally juice. And green tea.0 -
Diet coke does have that certain aftertaste that I dislike. I also am not a fan of Splenda. It doesn't taste right.0
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Tastes weird ... If I want bubbles, I just drink sparkling water (or sparkling wine :P ... )0
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I should try sparkling water...0
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I should try sparkling water...0
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Looks like you've gotten a lot of mixed opinions on this one and I'm not surprised. I rarely drink them, if I do I'll drink the real thing and factor it into my calories. I don't ever keep it in the house, for me it's not something I ABSOLUTELY have to have. If I go to a fast food joint where you fill up your own cups I only fill it up halfway so that I drink less and don't just mindlessly drink a giant soda. There's an inordinate amount of research done on diet soda and regular soda and majority of what I see doesn't say great things. But, to each their own. If it's something that makes dieting easier do it, but don't drink a lot everyday. The way I see it is if it doesn't hurt you to NOT drink it then try to cut it out as best you can. No harm done if it's not a huge need for you to keep you on track. However, I used to live in a copper building where the plumbing was too old to use Draino, the people in the building, including myself had used coke several times to unclog drains. So take what you will from all these responses, cause this is a HUGE debate. Good luck!0
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Like so many things, it might not affect your weight loss in a week or a year, or even years but the toll it takes on your health otherwise is really not good. Diet soda has been accused of causing migraines, brain tumors, ulcers, rotted teeth, cancer, gut issues and leaching calcium out of the bones. Why knowingly drink acid? If someone flavors goat piss with enough fake sugar to make it palatable and put it over ice, it probably wouldn't cause weight gain either. But why?
I'm curious, when have apples been accused of doing damage to the body? (other than organic vs. non organic) And yes lemons and limes go in acid, but are turned alkaline in the body. Alkaline= good. Other than apples all of the other food you mentioned are acids.0 -
We have a free soda dispenser at work, so occasionally I'll get a cup of Diet Coke to go with my brown-bag lunch. That's pretty much the only time I drink soda, though. I'm more of a beer and whiskey guy :-)0
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Diet soda is a must in my diet! It would otherwise be very difficult to eat my ketogenic diet with my sweet tooth....0
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Like so many things, it might not affect your weight loss in a week or a year, or even years but the toll it takes on your health otherwise is really not good. Diet soda has been accused of causing migraines, brain tumors, ulcers, rotted teeth, cancer, gut issues and leaching calcium out of the bones. Why knowingly drink acid? If someone flavors goat piss with enough fake sugar to make it palatable and put it over ice, it probably wouldn't cause weight gain either. But why?
I'm curious, when have apples been accused of doing damage to the body? (other than organic vs. non organic) And yes lemons and limes go in acid, but are turned alkaline in the body. Alkaline= good. Other than apples all of the other food you mentioned are acids.
Your stomach acid has a pH of 2. Nothing is turning alkaline in there.0 -
Yep. Diet Pepsi for me. I know, it doesn't taste as amazing as regular Pepsi, but it's 0 calories sooooo. I'm a bit of a soda addict so there's no way I'd be able to quite entirely or find a better/healthy substitute, so if I have to drink diet, I have to drink diet. Once in a while I'll go for regular soda like at a family holiday event/gathering.0
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It's a no for me. Too processed and full of chemicals. But I've never been much of a soda person. I'd much rather have tea!0
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