The Pro-Diet Pop/Soda Thread
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Thank GOD.
I typically have at least one of the following in my fridge: Coke Zero, Cherry Coke Zero, Sprite Zero or Diet 7Up. I've even included Diet Canada Dry to mix my tequila in. So there.
I don't get the aspertame fear and I certainly never had a problem with a diet coke making me want more sweets. In fact, if I have something sweet (a Hershey kiss or a chocolatey granola bar) I tend to find myself craving more until I have a diet soda and cut the taste out of my mouth. Just had a diet coke from the vending machine today, too.
I agree with a previous poster. I work out regularly, I eat pretty well, trying to keep balanced amounts of all the carbs, fat, protein etc., I don't smoke, I don't do drugs and I hardly ever drink (calories!). Is diet soda really a vice comparatively? Well, then let it be. I'm drinkin' it!0 -
I just had a very large diet coke and it was VERY tasty.0
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I am a diet dr pepper drinker! I have cut back quite a bit since I have been dieting, but that is just because I have been trying to fit in more water. I drink approximately 3 cans of diet dr pepper a day. I am totally fine with it. I just quit smoking a little over five months ago, and now I am exercising and counting calories, etc! I also do not drink alcohol so really I just don't agree that diet pop is so bad!
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Diet Pepsi Wild Cherry, Diet Dr Pepper, Diet Mt. Dew
Everyone needs at least once vice. Mine's caffeine. And carbs. But mostly caffeine.
I absolutely adored Pepsi Jazz in caramel cream that was out a few years ago. It was dessert in a can.0 -
I love Coke Zero - it helps fend off the "sweet" cravings and it is refreshing. I drink 1 or 2 a day...............0
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I think if people cut out diet soda as a part of a larger plan, and it helps them feel like they are on a better track, then more power to them. Personally, I use diet soda as a way of taking care of the evening urge to eat. I'll take one in to bed as I try to relax and it's actually worked to quell actual hunger.
For those who hate on diet soda, I'll say this; when I had my big weight loss 5 years ago, I drank a massive amount of fresca. I was on a fresca kick at the time and would routinely drink more then 2 liters/day. I would also binge on grapes, eating a huge bowlfull, but I digress.
I keep hearing about how horrible aspartame is, but I've never heard a reputable health organization ascribe to these claims. Maybe it does cause cancer, but come on, EVERYTHING does.0 -
Everybody is different. I didn't gain anything by drinking diet soda,in fact,it kept me alive. I was anorexic for a few years and I lost about 45 lbs by drinking the stuff. Please DON'T try that....i almost died. But I never had any problems with my body from drinking it0
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I ADORE this post.
I love Diet Coke and I have about one a day monday-friday as theres a pop machine at the grocery store right by the daycare I work at. I get so thirsty at work so I usually bring some water and grab my DC on the way.
I only drink it from the fountain or from a can. I hate drinking it from an already opened 2L because it tastes flat.
I also work at a movie theater on the weekends and get free drinks on my break. LOVE ME SOME FOUNTAIN DC
oh and ps, im totally team coke
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I love my Diet Coke and by that I mean Diet Dr. Pepper, COke Zero and Diet Coke. Hey I'm from the South and we call it all coke lol.
I love that you started this thread because I always feel guilty for drinking it from all the bad rap it gets. I am glad that I am not the only one that still likes their diet drinks. To me, it has not helped lose weight nor gain it so I haven't given it up. I do try to limit it in the day due to caffeine but I will not give it up no matter how hard I try.0 -
I love my Coke Zero....but I don't drink it too often. Maybe one a day, sometimes one every other day. I'm trying to drink more water and if I drink a CZ, it hinders how much water I end up drinking for the day. I'm just not used to drinking so much (water). lol0
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I will also add that I love Diet Cokes from Sonic!!!:drinker:0
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I diet coke!!! If it's in the house, I drink it. Could be 1 a day, or it could be 3 a day, so I never buy a pack, just a 2 liter!! The only downfall that I see personally about drinking my coke is that I don't drink as much water. But other than that, it's almost HELPED me lose weight, because it definitely hits the spot when I need something sweet!:drinker: 0
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I drink a LOT of Diet Pepsi. It's basically all I drink. I wish I could stop if just to get the health-kooks to shut up. I am in great shape and have no trouble keeping my weight down.
I'm sure there is some truth to how artificial sweeteners can increase your appetite but if so the effect is probably insignificant when you consider the calories that are in naturally sweetened drinks.
Once they get us to all stop drinking diet soda, they will come up with something else. Maybe it will be that bread causes malaria or that breakfast cereal causes rickets. Who knows?0 -
Ps: Go Team Diet Pepsi, boooo coke
What you DON'T see is all the Pepsis that Coke killed before it went down, lol 0 -
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When I was 15 I fainted. A lot. Sometimes twice a day. I finally went to the doctor after a few months and it turned out that I'm extremely caffeine sensitive. I was having probably 3 red bulls a day (back when they only came in the small, 8oz cans)
Years later I won the battle with soda and have learned to love water, likely only because the minute I finish a can of delicious Pepsi, I can feel the dizziness creeping in on me. I really don't like falling down, so I had to stop with the soda.
Today, I still have coke or pepsi once or twice a week. I just love it so much I don't want to be without it haha
What I'm trying to understand in this thread, though, is why all of you enjoy the DIET versions so much? Personally I can't stand the taste of artificial sweets, aspartame, saccharine, anything, I can tell it's there and it makes my mouth sour. A real innocent, honest question from me, why diet?0 -
I prefer to cut the stuff out and do mostly, BUT diet soda HELPS me sometimes to stay away from far worse decisions! When I get hungry late night, sometimes a little diet soda kills my cravings for other things.
I limit, but I LOVE the stuff, lol.0 -
Ps: Go Team Diet Pepsi, boooo coke
I just love this pic....it is diet pepsi for me!! (yummy!!!) and this post is making me thirsty..but I am not caving....because I still have a little H2O to drink first! Then it is a still a thought to ponder over..did I say that ....lol
And since I hate beer....(shhhhhhh!!) I will say there is nothing like a cold diet pepsi on a hot summer day!
Now that I have confessed my love for diet pepsi...I will tell you that a while back I did gradually cut out the pop and watched what I ate, drank my water and exercised and it started coming off. So that is where I am heading again.
Goaliema0 -
Thank you abbiez and ababy grace, wooo pop!!
@sarah44254 for some of us the diet taste is preferred for the majority however its probably b/c it’s a 0 calories treat that doesn’t taste that way. My parents will ONLY drink diet coke. They find regular Coke (which also includes Coke Zero) tastes too strong, too cinnamon’ie they say so for them its flavor.
@goaliema ty, even if you abandon us and cut pop out of your life again 0 -
Ok I really have to start using emoticons here, AWSOME!0 -
First: I drink a Diet Code Red every day. I'd drink more except for the reflux.
Second: Aspartame is a neurotoxin when taken in large quantities, and many people process it slowly, so add together high consumption and poor excretion and a few people are going to be negatively affected. I DO NOT think it is appropriate for children.
Third: Healthy living requires give and take to maintain in a society that doesn't espouse it, so drinking a diet soda is really not such a big deal. Why do so many people make such a fuss? I'm very happy for those who have eliminated every additive and artificial ingredient from their lives and feel great, but I tried it and was miserable, so let me enjoy my life and you can enjoy yours.
Let's all toast, with a diet soda, living life to it's fullest!0 -
*high five* I would rather be fat than dry.I have to drink something with my liquor and it's better than juice.
Preach on! :drinker:
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Go Team Pepsi!! But I LOVE McDonald's diet coke. And Diet Mt Dew is heavenly--but only in a can. I love this thread :drinker:
As for diet over regular, I grew up drinking diet. I'll drink regular occasionaly, but it's nice to get the taste without the calories.0 -
I LOVE DIET SODA! I recently got into Coke Zero. Yum! My fave is Diet Cherry Pepsi :drinker:
If anything it helps me prevent snacking and eating sweets. I would like to give it up but right now eating right and exercising is hard enough so I will do that once I have hit my stride or lose the weight 0 -
Other than the "Like Minded Lushes" you are my people! I have a Diet Coke on my desk as we speak!! I love Diet Dr. Pepper too. Acutally, I'll drink any diet soda (the regular ones are too sweet for me) but I'm not a fan of Diet Pepsi. I used to be married to a guy whose dad worked for Pepsi and it's all I could drink, soda-wise. Burned me out... :laugh:0
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mmmm I love me some Diet. Dr. Pepper!! I gave up pop for 2 weeks but missed it so much!0
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I do respect your choice to drink soft drinks, whether it's diet or regular. I think it's really a personal preference. I don't want to be a downer but please keep in mind that drinking a lot of soft drinks can undermine iron absorption as well as your bones ability to absorb calcium. It can also be hard on your kidneys. Believe me, I love a good, cold Diet Pepsi too or an original Coke in a glass bottle! 0
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I drink 2-3 bottles of diet dr pepper per day. I love it! im down 52 lbs in 4 months!0
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Love me some pepsi and Mt Dew. Coke......many times if a restaurant only has that I will drink water or lemonade.Let me start off by saying that if you are anti-pop whether it be the aspartame, artificial sweeteners, its diuretic (dehydrating) properties or whatever, GO ELSEWHERE!! There are soooo many anti-pop threads on MFP so I wanted to start one for those who have never gained weight for drinking diet pop, to those like myself who haven’t been able to loose any from cutting it out either or for those of you who believe diet pop is integral in your weight loss success to date.
My husband is a Diet Pepsi fiend and although 3 Diet Pepsi’s a day may be a little more than average it keeps him thin and full and he has not yet felt the effects of aspartame or withdraw from the caffeine or chemicals for the periods of time it wasn’t on sale and I wouldn’t buy any (I’m a mean wife huh? Lol!)
I normally have maybe 3 Diet Pepi’s a week but I’m thinking about stepping that up to 1 a day. The reason why is despite being completely balanced in my nutrition with carbs, protein and fat, I am still finding myself hungry. I eat most of my exercise calories so that means about 1300-1400 a day and I make sure to have snacks in between meals (apple, almonds, fiber plus granola bar etc) but yet, still starved! And yes, I drink water all day long 10-12 glasses usually.
My own goals are to loose 10 lbs after gaining 8 in 2009 (first gain in over a decade) so if you too are in that category of women who only have a few lbs to loose, tell me about your experiences. Maybe I'm getting old (I will be 28 next week) and thats holding me back, ha ha ha!
Ps: Go Team Diet Pepsi, boooo coke
Cannot stand diet pop!
Been losing weight and still have some pop. Now..instead of 3-4 pops a day I will have 3-4 a week!0
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