Diet soda, yay or nay
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If it's Diet Dr. Pepper, then I say. "Yay!" and "Yea!"
Check my ticker. Has a Diet Dr. Pepper a day kept me from losing weight?0 -
drinks the diet coke... :bigsmile:0
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All things in moderation as they say, but the prevailing theory is that even if a diet soda doesn't have calories or sugar, it sort of "tricks" your metabolism into thinking that it's getting sugar, so your body's natural tendency to burn fat doesn't kick in like it should.
I'm not a scientist. I couldn't make heads or tails of any given data on the subject, but that's what I understand from what I've read on the subject.
That being said, I can offer this as my personal observation.
I underwent Weight Loss Surgery a couple of months ago. I haven't had a soda in nearly 3 months now. What I have noticed for myself is that I tend to lose more weight every week drinking plain water than I do drinking sugar-free Kool-Aid...
Real, imaginary, or just coincidental, I can't say, but I find drinking plain water almost intolerable, so I'll stick with what gets me through.
It's *so* weird for me now to have gone from a massive diet soda addict pre-surgery (I owned 4 soda makers, 2 different brands) to a guy who hasn't had, and doesn't really miss soda at all.
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Yay. The Diet Dew has helped with the gym as I drink it on my way to workout due to its copious amounts of caffeine. My drive is fairly long
Other than that I keep diet crush and diet ginger ale in the house and also use water enhancers and those drink mixes in a pouch. The only times I drink straight up water would be when working out0 -
Yay, for the fizz, the caffeine and the aspartame!0
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I like diet soda. It tastes sweet, and it's an easy switch.0
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Explain to me how a zero calorie drink makes you gain weight? I seem to have lost weight fine. .. All things in moderation
When you eat or drink artificial sweeteners your body interprets the sweet taste as sugar and therefore expects an energy rush but when it doesn't happen some people can get extreme cravings for high fat or high sugar foods to compensate for the lack of energy received from the drinks which can lead to overeating which is what causes weight gain rather than anything actually in the drink.
OK, but then its not the diet soda that is making you gain, its whatever you are eating from those cravings that actually have calories. A zero calorie product will not make you gain weight...0 -
I drink diet soda every day. I don't miss regular soda. But I am a fat craver, not a sugar craver.0
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Isn't it meant to be *yea* or nay? What's with all these weird "yay"s...
But anyway - I'm all for diet drinks. Partial to a cold Pepsi Max and/or 7up.0 -
Yea for coke zero0
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pepsi max - yay but only on occasion0
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Explain to me how a zero calorie drink makes you gain weight? I seem to have lost weight fine. .. All things in moderation
When you eat or drink artificial sweeteners your body interprets the sweet taste as sugar and therefore expects an energy rush but when it doesn't happen some people can get extreme cravings for high fat or high sugar foods to compensate for the lack of energy received from the drinks which can lead to overeating which is what causes weight gain rather than anything actually in the drink.
OK, but then its not the diet soda that is making you gain, its whatever you are eating from those cravings that actually have calories. A zero calorie product will not make you gain weight...
Yup. Grapes cause me to eat massive quantities of grapes and other foods. Therefore grapes are bad :sad:0 -
To me its a "drink whatever you want!"
I used to drink one diet pepsi every morning. Now I pretty much only drink water. But it wasn't a conscious decision, just something that happened when I moved and no longer wanted to spend the money on it lol0 -
lost over 100lbs drinking diet soda daily. Why cut out everything you enjoy?0
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Soda, diet or otherwise, is more like that of a treat, like a desert if you will, for me. If I am going to drink something, I'd rather drink water anyway - why take on calories that do nothing for you? Diet Soda, IMO, tastes awful - in that case I'd rather chew gum or have a tic tac.
But when I do drink a Coke, it better damn well have an ounce or two of Captain topped with a lime.
bahaha this is so great! Agree with the captain with a lime! :P
I don't believe diet drinks make you gain weight in the long run. some say it triggers you to crave salty foods and indulge in unnecessary eating, which could be true, but I think it's all in your mind. I drink a diet coke everyday and nothing happens to me!0 -
Yay for me! Although I've cut back from one a day to only 1-2x a week.
As for diet soda being a "gateway" to regular soda (I know it was a joke, but want to address anyway), I can't actually drink regular soda anymore. It's way too sweet and I'm someone with a sweet tooth.0 -
Having more calories than you burn makes you gain weight, not diet sodas.0
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I want a giant, foam Periodic Table to slap some of you people with0
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It's OK every now and then.0
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Nay--no reason to put chemicals in my body. And for me....diet drinks...Splenda and AS in general cause me to crave food. Good ole water.
I get so sick of people saying "no chemicals" when EVERYTHING we eat/drink is made up of chemicals. Science....some people just don't get it.I want a giant, foam Periodic Table to slap some of you people with
I laughed.0
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