anybody drink diet pop to save the calories?

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  • broox80
    broox80 Posts: 1,195 Member
    I drink 1 diet Dr. Pepper a day. Its my reward for getting in my water.
  • patsypooter
    patsypooter Posts: 175 Member
    I've tried switching from regular pop to diet but I found that it didn't work well with my diet (low carb) because the pop would just make me crave salty things, which there aren't many of in my diet. I also used to get bad chest pains which I could never figure out the cause of. Once I quit diet pop for good, the pains never came back. Not sure if they were related but I feel better when not drinking it.

    For me I drink nothing but water once a day I have a weak tee sweetened with local honey.

    I have to keep myself from drinking pop entirely because if I let myself have one here and there, I will slowly become addicted again.
  • sillyvalentine
    sillyvalentine Posts: 460 Member
    Nope, I just quit, cold turkey.
  • SailorKnightWing
    SailorKnightWing Posts: 875 Member
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    I'm not a big soda drinker. My brother goes through at least six cans a day and switched to Zevia brand, lost nearly 20lbs without making any other changes.
  • marilandica
    marilandica Posts: 88 Member
    I cut way back on pop consumption several years ago and mostly try to drink non-carbonated beverages. Let heartburn, better for bones, yadayadayada. But, when I do have a pop, it's a diet pop. If I'm going to drink precious calories, there's going to be alcohol involved.
  • StefPayne
    StefPayne Posts: 126 Member
    I start my morning with a diet mtn dew. I am not a coffee drinker so that is my caffiene of choice. I usually have another one late in the afternoon for the taste and the caffiene, other than that I only drink water or reduced calorie oj. I did go all water a few years ago for about two years but I must say I like the caffiene:drinker:
  • DoriLuke
    DoriLuke Posts: 26 Member
    People think Im nuts but I drink diet pepsi because I prefer it over regular. I also always say I dont want to "drink my calories" because it feels like such a waste. So If Im not drinking a calorie free drink, I stick with seltzer or regular water. I have friends that tell me that diet soda actually keeps you from losing weight but Im not buying it.
  • djeffreys10
    djeffreys10 Posts: 2,312 Member
    All things in moderation. I generally have a couple diet pepsis a day, which is a bit much prolly. But they are sooooo tasty.
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    yes. i'll even have it with some kind of sweets AT THE SAME TIME, i know, i'm a rebel. but if the cals add up that's cool.
  • awtume9
    awtume9 Posts: 423 Member
    I used to drink 1 regular soda per day, but now I only drink a soda maybe once a week (Dr. Pepper) and it tastes like the nectar of the gods hahah no diet sodas for me!
  • starrylioness
    starrylioness Posts: 543 Member
    I admit I have a diet soda whenever I want soda, which is rare. Diet Dr Pepper or Diet Pepsi but...otherwise, I just drink water or occasionally the Skinngirl Sparklers, which are awesome btw (5 cal per serving, each bottle containing 2 servings so 10 cal total) But if we go out somewhere and I'm craving soda, I definitely get diet. I'm not wasting my calories on liquids and I feel like I don't drink diet soda often enough to worry about the artificial sweeteners in it. Now for someone who drank an entire 2 liter of diet a day...then maybe I'd worry!
  • MysteriousMerlin
    MysteriousMerlin Posts: 2,270 Member
    Yes. Sometimes I don't have time to make coffee or pick something up, so I'll have a diet pepsi for the caffeine.

    I sip water all day long, but I find if I have a diet soda it curbs any sweet cravings that crop up, especially in the afternoons.

    I'm diabetic as well, so it helps me keep the blood sugars down.
  • mikepautzke
    mikepautzke Posts: 7 Member
    Run away,
    there are so many "bads" in sodas. including the carbonation. use it as a treat, but I'd try to skip it completely if possible.
  • handyrunner
    handyrunner Posts: 32,662 Member
    Funny i was just reading another thread where they were arguing about whether artificial sweetners are bad or not..

    i have no idea really...but if it doesnt kill you something else eventually will so...shrugs

    I cannot drink plain water so i end up using the crystal light mixes...i also drink a diet pop every day..sometimes two. I use stevia in my coffee..

    I started a primal diet and i know it frowns on artificail sweetners but I like my soda..
    in the 3 weeks ive been off grains and sugar (carbs coming from veggies and fruits) ive managed to break my weight plateu and i am not experiencing any crippling craving for sweets.

    I dont think ill keel over from diet soda any time soon.
  • hearthemelody
    hearthemelody Posts: 1,025 Member
    I started drinking diet soda when my brother was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, so I am used to it and I LOVE me some Diet Mt Dew!
  • darkrose20
    darkrose20 Posts: 1,139 Member
    I drink it when I'm on a soda kick. If I'm at work, and the cafeteria closes, I'll have a regular soda, since the free Diet Shasta tastes really disgusting.

    Oh, and I'm a snob when it comes to which diet soda to mix with my Jack Daniels. Coke Zero or nothing. *shrug*
  • Blacklance36
    Blacklance36 Posts: 755 Member
    I used to drink way too much diet soft drink, now i drink sparkling mineral water instead...flavoured with a hint of lemon, or lime or berries...
    I couldn't waste the calories on normal soft drink!

    This is what I do too. Its a bit of an acquired taste but after a few glasses you will never go back. O calories, no artificial sweeteners. Look in the water section of the grocery store.
  • chase128
    chase128 Posts: 8 Member
    I drink a few diet sodas a day as well as using artificial sweetener in my daily coffee. There is no way I am wasting my daily calories on regular soda when I can drink diet and have more calories for food. To be fair I also drink about a gallon of water a day as well to make sure I stay hydrated.
  • ruffnstuff
    ruffnstuff Posts: 400 Member
    I've never been a pop-a-day person, but for me there are a few meals that just taste better with an ice cold fountain Coke! Honestly, if I could stand the taste of any diet drink at all I'd probably drink it to save the calories, but I just hate the stuff. So, when I really want a coke I just fit it into my cals for the day. If I liked the taste of diet I probably would drink pop a bit more often. Whatevs...it's all good cuz at heart I'm really a tea lover and have a good liter or 2 of unsweetened ice tea a day. I've also found lately that G2 Gatorade (real sugar so I like the taste, but only 45 cals for 20 oz) is a good sub for me when I'm tired of tea and water but don't want to spend 150-200 cals on regular pop.
  • Amazonbella
    Amazonbella Posts: 338
    I definitely switched from Regular soda to Coke Zero for calories (and at the time Points with Weight Watchers) but they talk so bad about the Zero soda (about how it will actually make you crave more food-which I felt like it did sometimes) and I'm so obsessive about having perfect white teeth, I dumped the Coke Zero and drink water now, and if I REALLY need something other than water I drink the Pure Leaf Ice Tea. Add's back some calories but I think just like everything it's portion control.
  • obmckenzie
    obmckenzie Posts: 75 Member
    I'm LCHF (low carb/high fat) so calories isn't a main concern for me, but I do drink deit soda on occasion because I need that carbonation feeling. I used to drink regular but now diet is almost too sweet
  • GetSoda
    GetSoda Posts: 1,267 Member
    I lost my first 40lbs by switching to diet.
  • BreakingUpWithObesity2013
    BreakingUpWithObesity2013 Posts: 276 Member
    I did switch to diet to save cals..but havent had any pop since christmas. I feel much better. I was a diet mt dew aholic!
  • LunaInverse
    LunaInverse Posts: 109 Member
    Lucky me--I despise soda. Always have !
  • sweetpea03b
    sweetpea03b Posts: 1,123 Member
    I used to love Soda.... I started drinking Glaceau Fruit Water.... especially the lemon lime.... tastes just like soda for me and hits the spot :)
  • gobonas99
    gobonas99 Posts: 1,049 Member
    While my primary drinks are water and hot tea (or when I'm tri training, powerade zero), I do have sodas a couple of times a week. But outside of the honey in my tea, I don't drink my calories.

    My first choice - Coke Zero
    My second choice - Diet Pepsi
    My third choice - Diet Dr Pepper
    My fourth choice - Diet Cherry Coke/Pepsi
    My last choice - Diet Coke
    I won't drink diet anything else.

    Pretty much the only time I will have a regular soda is when I get a headache at work, I don't have any Excedrine Migraine with me, and the Diet Coke is out in the vending machine. Then I'll get a regular Coke, because I NEED the caffeine to help my headache go away. :smile:
  • ChristiH4000
    ChristiH4000 Posts: 531 Member
    I'm in a LTR with Diet Dr. Pepper, but not because it's zero calorie (although that may be why I haven't tried to give it up for good). I love the taste of Diet DP! I realize it can't possibly do anything good for me so I've worked myself down to 1 per day.
    I might one day try to give it up. Today is not that day.
  • tedrickp
    tedrickp Posts: 1,229 Member
    I :heart: diet pop.

    No cals, curbs my cravings, plus...

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  • Fullsterkur_woman
    Fullsterkur_woman Posts: 2,712 Member
    Nope, I don't drink "diet pop" :angry: to save calories. I drink cokes like they're going out of style though! You know, Coke Zero, Diet Dr Pepper, diet root beer, and other kinds of cokes with no calories.
  • NikoM5
    NikoM5 Posts: 488 Member
    Yes I drink the occasional diet pop because I don't want the sugar. No, aspartame is not bad for you and there are zero credible studies saying otherwise. There are hundreds of studies demonstrating it's safety. In fact, aspartame is one of the most studies food additives known to man thanks to all the fear mongering surrounding it. Consider your sources when you do your research

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