Diet Pop

i was a heavy mt dew drinker, now i have switched to coffee for my caffine, and try to drink more water. I find that if i drink ice cold water from the fridge its easier for me to drink.

I suggest you get rid of all pop out of the house and only have it when you go out or ect for a treat

Myself I find it hard to go a day without some sort of caffeinated drink, so I too switched to either the Zero calorie type for soda (or pop as you call it). Or low carb, zero calorie energy drinks. And increased the amount of water I drink. I was going to start drinking juice instead, but was surprised at how many calories and carbs 1 serving of juice has in it.
Vitamin Water or Sobe Life Water ( the zero Calorie) is a good alternative too.

As far as will you gain weight for sure by drinking diet soda? I don't know. You won't lose weight by just switching to diet soda and not adjusting any of your other eating habits. You know, like people you see at the fast food joint ordering the triple cheeseburger with the large fries, and a diet soda defeats the purpose.

My personal experience is, that since I started cutting back my soda intake and started drinking more water or other low calorie/low carb drinks, I lost weight. I dare say that I saw about 5 pounds come off in a week just by watching what I drink.

Sorry for the long reply.
Good luck with your goals

Moderation is what you need to go for. It is okay to have a soda with dinner or lunch.
It is probably a bad idea to drink soda throughout the day.

I went from drinking nothing but soda, 5 + a day (coke) to drinking Pepsi Max 2x a day. Now I get in one a day if that. Once I started drinking all this water there was just no room for any more liquids.

I did not gain any weight with the switch from regular Coke to Pepsi Max though. I found it to be different for me, if I was craving something sweet, I would drink that and it would aleviate the craving.

I dont drink coffee often, I think I am allergic to the bean if you can believe it! So I have basically cut out caffeine completely without even meaning to. :flowerforyou:

I'm glad somebody brought up this topic, because it's been on my mind recently too. Although I think I'm kind of in the opposite situation-- I used to rarely drink soda at all, and when I did, it was usually regular coke or Dr. Pepper. But now that I'm trying to cut calories and limit my junk food (especially snacks at night), I've found that drinking diet soda helps trick my mind into thinking it's eating something, even though I'm just drinking. I find the carbonation very satisfying, and it takes me awhile to get through a 12-oz can, whereas when I eat a snack, I'm likely to scarf it down in a matter of seconds.

I do worry about all the chemicals. I've been drinking one 12-oz can of diet ginger ale almost every day, and sometimes 2 cans. I don't want to replace one bad habit (snacking on junk food) with another (drinking diet soda), but also at this point, I feel like I need to just get my eating habits under control. Maybe when I feel more in control about that, I can start to phase out diet soda. Maybe others think this isn't really a good plan, but I think it's right for me.

I was talking with a friend yesterday, and she and I both talked about how drinking soda actually makes us drink more water, because it makes us thirstier. Kind of weird, but I'm guessing it does help with hydration.

I try to drink the 0-calorie flavored carbonated water, but I really love carbonation, and all the brands I've tried get flat REALLY quickly. Maybe I can find some that comes in cans? Any recommendations? Or is that stuff just as bad as diet soda?