Diet Sodas- Is It Affecting My Weight Loss?

I have been on Atkins for 14 days as of today and only lost 2 or 3 pounds. I drink about 3 diet sodas a day. I also drink 1 splenda in the mornings with my decaf coffee. I have not cheated and think that the slow weight loss is due to diet soda Diet coke and diet dr. pepper. Any thoughts anyone?

No I do not think the diet soda is the problem.

Actually I am not sure what the problem is - you have lost 2 or 3 lb in 2 weeks - that is a good weight loss rate
Perhaps the problem is you were expecting a quick fix.

That's 40 miligrams per 8 ounces, not per bottle. So in a 20 oz bottle, that's actually 100 miligrams. The MAXIMUM recommended sodium for an adult is only 2,300 miligrams. Almost everything we eat naturally has sodium in it - let's not even get into processed food! - so, personally, I tend to avoid getting it through foods or beverages that have zero nutritional value. Who want's to retain water, lol?

Water retention is needed for muscle repair. I want to retain water.

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Well giddy up - if I "want" to retain water, I'll drink water, not a chemical concoction with no nutritional value. And yes, I know chemicals are unavoidable in water too, but I can use a Brita filter to cut back on it.

I'm certainly not saying no on should EVER have a soda - diet or other wise - but, PERSONALLY, I think that if I'm making a real effort to live healthier, taking soda out of the equation is the logical place to start.

Lots of people pay good money from elevated chemical (including sodium) levels in water.

Its called mineral water....

Wow, that is a ton of soda!! My rule of thumb is 2:1 water to soda, when I'm drinking sodas. Water is something that I've found grows on you, the more you drink it. I saw comments about the caffeine and the sodium content of soda. Both can cause fluid retention. I've also read that artificial sweeteners can cause you to crave sweets more. I don't know if it's true or not, but I know when I eat/drink sweets, I want more and tend to have no self-control. I used to drink a lot of diet sodas, until I first experienced withdrawal. The other issue that I had is that the acidity is rough on teeth and causes me to have reflux.

I would definitely try to find an alternative to so much soda. I'm not saying to cut it out completely. I probably drink about 24 oz a day, on work days, but always make sure to get my water in too! I saw a suggestion of seltzer water with some juice, or perhaps putting fruit into water. There are bottles that have a center made for fruit and make some pretty tasty water. I also like the flavored waters that most grocery stores have as an alternative to soda. They're fizzy; although, they still have the artificial sweetener and sodium. A Soda Stream might be a good alternative (and ultimately cheaper) to drinking all that soda!

Good luck to you! I hope you find your reason for plateau and continue success.

quick fix not really but i dont know how to change macros anymore than right now or go even further down with the calories

maybe the coffeine?!

did someone try the coke zero coffeinfree? did that something to you?

also someone know if more than 1 person (diet doctor) did that BLOOD ketone test experiment with pepsi maxx?

Calories, calories, calories. If you burn more calories than you take in you will lose weight. I drink 4 x 20oz. Diet sodas a day AT LEAST. I have lost around 80lbs in 5 months and have maintained that for the last month.

If you are looking to be as healthy as possible then the chemicals in diet coda and a bunch of other foods/drinks are probably not the best thing for you. IF you are trying to lose weight Diet Soda is by far a better alternative than any other drink that contains calories.

If you maintain a strict caloric based diet where you continuously burn more calories than you put in your body you WILL lose weight.

Good Luck!
Mark

I stopped drinking diet anything after I worked fast food. The diet soda syrup corroded the lines that ran it to the fountain machine years faster than the regular soda does. You can't pay me to put that poison in my body now.

Coke and diet coke around ph3 - ph3.5 apparently - however when in your mouth that changes to around ph5 - 5.5 it seems.
Your gut, comparatively is around ph2 when you start eating I think - so if you don't want something that rots pipes inside your body, I'm afraid you'll have to remove your digestive system!

The regular coke was fine though- and that's my point. It's the artificial junk in the diet that is corrosive. And yes, I'm well aware that my own stomach acids are corrosive. But it's not artificial.

I have no issue with the occasional soda- maybe once a month or so- but I refuse to drink diet anything.

What is corrosive about the *artificial junk* in diet soda? This is assuming that there is no * artificial junk* in non-diet soda of course.

I don't know. I just know that it made the lines corrode. I'm not forcing you to not drink it- just stating why I won't.

I never said there isn't any artificial junk in non-diet soda. If given the choice, I'll take my soda made with sugar and not HFCS too.

I wonder what would happen if you ran hydrochloric acid (the acid found in your stomach for those unsure) through the same pipes?......

Or even plain all natural orange juice - which is way more acidic than coke.

i heard the main reason for problems is the citric or phosphoric ACID which inhibits the ketosis through the krebs cycle

does someone has information of this??


my progress:
my weight just goes up and down for no reason..
cut cheese, aspartam and nuts nearly completely but gained again after losing a lot after i cut the soda.. maybe just usual fluctuation??

yesterday:
i had a bit more on kcal and gained 600g??
i know a bit salt on my eggs but
seriously food? seriously?


could someone look over this??

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