Soda/Pop... my Achilles heel?

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  • williams969
    williams969 Posts: 2,528 Member
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    Look at the sodium content on those drinks.

    35mg in my can sitting right next to me. So what? The fresh spinach in my salad I ate has more sodium than my Diet Pepsi.
  • capnrus789
    capnrus789 Posts: 2,731 Member
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    Aspertame has been linked to actually weight gain (the sweetener in Diet Coke and other Diet products). See this video which explains why. Every body is different from a chemical make up stand point but if you are not seeing the weight loss you are wanting then I would look into removing it from the diet. It can't hurt to try for 2 weeks and see what happens.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB6L9S_jc5E#t=67
    I lost 70lbs overall, which included lots of lots of SCARY aspartame sweetened drinks. Being in a calorie deficit accounted for most of it, and the aspartame caused my arm to fall off, accounting for the rest.
  • IHateThinkingOfAUsername
    IHateThinkingOfAUsername Posts: 568 Member
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    The only way (as far as I can see) that diet soda can cause you to gain weight is if you drink tons of it, and never ever ever wee.
  • techgal128
    techgal128 Posts: 719 Member
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    Aspertame has been linked to actually weight gain (the sweetener in Diet Coke and other Diet products). See this video which explains why. Every body is different from a chemical make up stand point but if you are not seeing the weight loss you are wanting then I would look into removing it from the diet. It can't hurt to try for 2 weeks and see what happens.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB6L9S_jc5E#t=67
    I lost 70lbs overall, which included lots of lots of SCARY aspartame sweetened drinks. Being in a calorie deficit accounted for most of it, and the aspartame caused my arm to fall off, accounting for the rest.

    Hey, that's another 10 or so pounds you don't have to worry about gaining back!
  • bfergusonii
    bfergusonii Posts: 208 Member
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    Aspertame has been linked to actually weight gain (the sweetener in Diet Coke and other Diet products). See this video which explains why. Every body is different from a chemical make up stand point but if you are not seeing the weight loss you are wanting then I would look into removing it from the diet. It can't hurt to try for 2 weeks and see what happens.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB6L9S_jc5E#t=67

    And here's a video on why to avoid Milk.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O-ehIkwGME

    And here's a video on why to avoid all Meat.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUTx13V8q8g

    And here's a video to why to avoid Carbs.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JO00Yz8pfQ

    And… So on and so forth...
  • Branstin
    Branstin Posts: 2,320 Member
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    You don't have to give up diet soda to lose weight. If you are not losing and do not have any medical problems then you are eating too much food.
  • capnrus789
    capnrus789 Posts: 2,731 Member
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    Aspertame has been linked to actually weight gain (the sweetener in Diet Coke and other Diet products). See this video which explains why. Every body is different from a chemical make up stand point but if you are not seeing the weight loss you are wanting then I would look into removing it from the diet. It can't hurt to try for 2 weeks and see what happens.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB6L9S_jc5E#t=67
    I lost 70lbs overall, which included lots of lots of SCARY aspartame sweetened drinks. Being in a calorie deficit accounted for most of it, and the aspartame caused my arm to fall off, accounting for the rest.
    Exactly! It's called maintenance.

    Hey, that's another 10 or so pounds you don't have to worry about gaining back!
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
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    Aspertame has been linked to actually weight gain (the sweetener in Diet Coke and other Diet products). See this video which explains why. Every body is different from a chemical make up stand point but if you are not seeing the weight loss you are wanting then I would look into removing it from the diet. It can't hurt to try for 2 weeks and see what happens.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB6L9S_jc5E#t=67

    And here's a video on why to avoid Milk.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O-ehIkwGME

    And here's a video on why to avoid all Meat.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUTx13V8q8g

    And here's a video to why to avoid Carbs.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JO00Yz8pfQ

    And… So on and so forth...

    OMG!!!!!!! :noway:

    May I munch on some gravel?
  • CoolDad67
    CoolDad67 Posts: 324 Member
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    I used to drink several Coke Zero's a day. I've since cut them out and on the infrequent occasion when I drink soda, I find that they are too sweet and syrupy tasting.

    I would tend to agree with the idea that one Diet Coke a day probably won't directly affect your weight loss due to the 0 or 1 calorie that they contain; but, I've read that there are other effects that they can have that can affect a diet.

    Examples of things I've read (although I can't point to specific scientific articles):

    1. Eating or drinking sweets tends to make one crave more.
    2. Caffeine may have an effect on weight loss.
  • bfergusonii
    bfergusonii Posts: 208 Member
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    Aspertame has been linked to actually weight gain (the sweetener in Diet Coke and other Diet products). See this video which explains why. Every body is different from a chemical make up stand point but if you are not seeing the weight loss you are wanting then I would look into removing it from the diet. It can't hurt to try for 2 weeks and see what happens.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB6L9S_jc5E#t=67

    And here's a video on why to avoid Milk.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O-ehIkwGME

    And here's a video on why to avoid all Meat.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUTx13V8q8g

    And here's a video to why to avoid Carbs.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JO00Yz8pfQ

    And… So on and so forth...

    OMG!!!!!!! :noway:

    May I munch on some gravel?

    Apparently eating gravel works for this guy!!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4MjHqqyXso
  • kbangash786
    kbangash786 Posts: 5
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    I used drink several Coke Zero's a day. but now its few oz.
  • kbangash786
    kbangash786 Posts: 5
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    I used drink several Coke Zero's a day. but now its few oz.
  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
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    MizTerry wrote: »
    Look at the sodium content on those drinks.

    It's not much, why?
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,951 Member
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    Soda Popinksi was always my Waterloo.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,626 Member
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    MizTerry wrote: »
    Look at the sodium content on those drinks.
    Agreed! If you're watching your sodium, they don't help!!

    I have noticed that I crave certain foods more when I drink diet pop. I was on and off diet pop so often that I noticed the pattern.

    Getting off that stuff is one of the best things I've done.

  • JeffseekingV
    JeffseekingV Posts: 3,165 Member
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    rustygirl01 wrote: »
    I like my Diet Coke. I do limit myself to one 12 oz can a day. Is it really the Achilles heel to my diet? I drink 6 glasses of water a day and overall eat a clean diet full of proteins, veges, and fruits. I am not seeing the losses as quick as I would like so analyzing my diet. I have given it up before, but do I really have to?? What does everyone think?

    I think you are watching what you eat but not how much you eat
  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
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    Kalikel wrote: »
    MizTerry wrote: »
    Look at the sodium content on those drinks.
    Agreed! If you're watching your sodium, they don't help!!

    They're low sodium so by this logic, if you're watching your sodium you shouldn't eat anything with sodium in it because it doesn't "help."

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