Diet soda, yay or nay

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  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
    But hell if it works for you and you lose weight drinking it then fine but I would monitor your weight lose over a week while drinking it then do a week without and see if there is much of a difference.

    I have, for several consecutive weeks in fact, and there was no difference at all in my weight.
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,278 Member
    I have kicked the diet coke habit for a couple of reasons First it is a cocktail of chemicals and I am trying to jack processed crap,
    also the other thing is when I look around and notice people drinking diet soda I have noticed that the majority are overweight :smile:

    Not a great selling point, but I suppose they could be looking to lose weight hence they drink it but often in the other hand is fast food or some other calorie dense treat.

    Losing weight for me is not just looking good because I am no longer fat and bloated but also feeling better because I am not eating or drinking toxic crap.

    But hell if it works for you and you lose weight drinking it then fine but I would monitor your weight lose over a week while drinking it then do a week without and see if there is much of a difference.

    I have one coffee in the morning, drink lots of water all day, Juice Masters Super Shute Juice in the evening and when in a Pub OJ with soda water. I would normally drink it every day but do not miss it once I broke the habit.

    re the people drinking diet soda being over weight - hmm, I am not.
    Neither is my son or his GF or my other son - just to name a few people off top of my head.

    Anyway that is a bit like saying most people on MFP or at Weight Watchers or in the Plus size store are over weight - therefore those things make you overweight - flawed logic here, I think.

    I cant be bothered tracking myself for a week with diet soda and a week without - one week alone wont show much anyway - but I have steadily lost weight and then maintained weight drinking a moderate amount of diet sodas throughout the journey.
    No need to change my drinking habits.
    yay for toxic crap! :drinker:
  • jbing07
    jbing07 Posts: 46 Member
    I say you're good with diet soda, in moderation of course. It took me 2 years to get off all the weight that I wanted and I drank diet soda through all that time. Again, in moderation, but you don't have to take it out completely. That's my opinion. Good luck!
  • Philp0718
    Philp0718 Posts: 136 Member
    nay, cant stand the taste ... also I am trying to cut out processed foods as much as possible
  • sunburntgalaxy
    sunburntgalaxy Posts: 455 Member
    For me that would be nay, but just because I have never found a diet soda that didn't taste completely disgusting (as is pretty much every other thing that contains any kind of low/no calorie sweetener, including things like aspartame and stevia - wow was stevia a disappointment). But if you can stand the taste I say go for it.
  • wildbec
    wildbec Posts: 1
    only in moderation like if i go to a restaurant. The way i did switch many years ago was to mix regular and diet till it was all diet no more regular and you never have the after taste. The sweeteners they use in diet soda can trigger some to want surgery treats that is why they say not to drink it, but every person is different. I my self go to crystal light many flavors and no diet after taste.
  • Alice_in_VVonderland
    Alice_in_VVonderland Posts: 67 Member
    I needed something for my Kraken, so I bought some Zevia to try.

    To the unaware (as I was until a few days ago), Zevia is a 0-calorie soda that is sweetened with stevia (a sugar substitute made from the leaves of the plant species Stevia rebaudiana) and erythritol (a sugar alcohol that naturally occurs in peaches, melons, pears and grapes).

    I'm pleased with the cream soda. It's almost a little too sweet (as cream soda tends to be, depending on the brand), but the flavor is spot on and I think that will complement my rum rather nicely while keeping me from the old habit of drinking soda nonstop. I also bought their ginger root beer, but I haven't tried it yet.

    Definitely a good product, and the price isn't too bad ($3.30 for a 6-pack of 12oz. cans and they have coupons on their website as well).

    Thanks to those that mentioned it!
  • rosehips60
    rosehips60 Posts: 1,030 Member
    Yay! I have never drunk (drank?) any soda but diet, one can a day at work is a nice little boost, I also drink a lot of water
  • hayleyinshape
    hayleyinshape Posts: 8 Member
    yay! i've given it up for diet purposes, but when I start drinking it again it doesn't affect my weight loss.
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  • zcb94
    zcb94 Posts: 3,678 Member
    Big time yay! Or, even better, you may be able to find some sodas in 10 cal servings. :heart: :heart: :heart: those!
  • hearthwood
    hearthwood Posts: 794 Member
    Diet soda has ZERO calories, so no it's impossible to gain weight by drinking it. If you've just got to have a soda, make the healthy choice of drinking diet. I have been drinking diet sodas for decades and have no ill side effects from it. My new drink of choice is now diet iced tea.
  • BruceHedtke
    BruceHedtke Posts: 358 Member
    I vote nay but that's purely on taste alone. I've always been a Coke fan and when I tried drinking Diet Coke, it was like drinking flavored acid. No thanks. Same for Diet Dr. Pepper.

    Now I stick with ice cold water or an every once in awhile Gatorade. To me, ice cold water is the most refreshing drink in existance.

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