Diet soda?

cdcruizer05
cdcruizer05 Posts: 1,006 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
How badly does diet soda's affect ones weight while dieting? I usually drink sprite zero or cherry coke zero.

Regular soda doesn't even taste right any more. Should i quit drinking diet soda's all together? What have you done?
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  • jlaw_1992
    jlaw_1992 Posts: 40 Member
    cdcruizer05 wrote: »
    How badly does diet soda's affect ones weight while dieting? I usually drink sprite zero or cherry coke zero.

    Regular soda doesn't even taste right any more. Should i quit drinking diet soda's all together? What have you done?

    I notice that it makes me hungrier. If you avoid this side effect and don't find that diet soda makes you hungrier, then it shouldn't have any impact on your weight.
  • Lisa1971
    Lisa1971 Posts: 3,069 Member
    Love me some diet coke!
  • Azexas
    Azexas Posts: 4,334 Member
    Diet coke is zero calories so you can still drink it if you want it. I still drink soda on occasion if I want one and it hasn't hindered my weight loss.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,268 Member
    it doesn't affect your weight it's 0 calories....I drink at least one diet coke everyday...but I make sure I have drank enough water first....
  • Drewlssix
    Drewlssix Posts: 272 Member
    Personally I consider zero calorie drinks a waste. I would rather have a good 240 cal soda now and then than fill up on something that seems to have no value what so ever. Just an opinion though.
  • Alyssa_Is_LosingIt
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt Posts: 4,696 Member
    0 calories in diet soda, so no effect on weight.
    Drewlssix wrote: »
    Personally I consider zero calorie drinks a waste. I would rather have a good 240 cal soda now and then than fill up on something that seems to have no value what so ever. Just an opinion though.

    Water is zero calories...
  • Troy13691
    Troy13691 Posts: 60 Member
    jarnold390 wrote: »
    cdcruizer05 wrote: »
    How badly does diet soda's affect ones weight while dieting? I usually drink sprite zero or cherry coke zero.

    Regular soda doesn't even taste right any more. Should i quit drinking diet soda's all together? What have you done?

    I notice that it makes me hungrier. If you avoid this side effect and don't find that diet soda makes you hungrier, then it shouldn't have any impact on your weight.

    I found the same thing especially if i haven't drank enough water. I end up lethargic and hungry. Probably is a mind set thing for me ( old habits being relived) but i drink a bit of diet drinks as its a nice taste with out the disguting sugar feel and im not wasting and of my food calories. Just make sure you drink enough water through out the day first :)
  • Iceprincessk25
    Iceprincessk25 Posts: 1,888 Member
    I just gave it up a month ago. Too much of a chemical *kitten* storm.
  • cdcruizer05
    cdcruizer05 Posts: 1,006 Member
    Ah i see, well i tend to drink alot of Sprite Zero, it's my fave. I haven't noticed any adverse effects on me, i do get a good mix of water in there as well. I just wondered because its been said before they are not good for you.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Soda is hydration. Sugar is much worse for me than aspartame so I prefer diet Pepsi.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    It really isn't zero calories, but it's so few that it won't have an effect. I drink a can with dinner every night and a 24-ounce bottle on Sunday mornings. You'll have the people coming in here saying "artificial sweeteners are the devil and kill!", but unless you have a health reaction to them, you can consume it, as everything else, in moderation.
  • ScrAgnX
    ScrAgnX Posts: 368 Member
    I am able to breathe easier if I haven't drank soda recently, and it seems to make me more prone to sinus infections (if I haven't drank it, then do I'll wind up with sinus issues). Both of these affect the ability to exercise, and lose weight; these may be psychological/placebo effect, but I don't think so.

    I second that I've been hungrier when drinking soda as well, likely because it tastes sweet and makes me want more sweetness.

    I love the taste of soda, and the fizz when it hits my mouth; but have decided it's not worth the side effects and have it very infrequently.
  • getstrongkaylen
    getstrongkaylen Posts: 137 Member
    although calorie wise it is 0, i personally don't like all the artificial stuff.. i almost exclusively drink water, black coffee and unsweetened tea (hot and cold).. i was never a soda drinker because i was never allowed too drink it, but i did drink alot of juice.. so on occasion ill have me a glass of whatever juice im drinking... oh and on occasion ill have me a glass of alcohol (be it wine, beer or hards!) but yeah, to each their own! you do what you want to do!
  • SconnieCat
    SconnieCat Posts: 770 Member
    Drewlssix wrote: »
    Personally I consider zero calorie drinks a waste. I would rather have a good 240 cal soda now and then than fill up on something that seems to have no value what so ever. Just an opinion though.

    wut?

    So diet soda is a waste but regular 240 calorie soda isn't? #confused

    I prefer drinking diet/no calorie soda to regular anyway. Besides missing the calories, I enjoy the taste of zero-calorie sodas more than regular sodas anyway. Coke Zero is my jam.
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    edited February 2015
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10004187/diet-soda/p1

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1301195/diet-soda

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1224943/diet-soda

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10062404/giving-up-diet-soda-so-hard/p1

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10012411/4-liters-of-diet-soda-per-day-to-1-2-liter-per-day

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10030581/diet-soda-pop-hindered-weight-loss/p1

    those should get you started, but heres a link to the other 100 PAGES of results based on a search of "diet soda":

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/search?adv=&search=diet+soda&title=&author=&cat=all&tags=&discussion_d=1&comment_c=1&group_group=1&within=1+day&date=

    edited to add: the bottom line is, dont worry about diet soda. youll get people that come in here and tell you about chemicals, and cleaning engines with diet coke, and it causing cravings and addictions and weight gain, and fooling your mind into some other magical garbage...its hard to follow the lunacy.
    also, here's a great tip...mixing cherry coke zero and vanilla coke zero is really friggin' delicious.
  • lastusernameever
    lastusernameever Posts: 17 Member
    I drink Coke Zero or Diet Coke every couple of days and find it so helpful if I am feeling like something sweet. I have lost 8kg in six and a half weeks so don't find its effecting weight loss. Its helped me combat my cravings for chocolate!!!
  • CherokeeBabe
    CherokeeBabe Posts: 1,704 Member
    Grew up drinking diet coke, my mom even drank it while she was pregnant with me and apparently started letting me sip it as a toddler. Thanks mom. I still love the stuff, out of habit/familiarity I guess, and still drink it fairly often. Has never effected my weight loss or made me gain from what I can tell, I drink it in the afternoon sometimes before eating and it doesn't seem to make me hungrier. I drink water too, coffee, juice. All in moderation. It's just another drink.
  • Hollywood_Porky
    Hollywood_Porky Posts: 491 Member
    Probably worth checking out authority nutrition's website - they have a ton of articles with cited studies for sourcing:

    http://authoritynutrition.com/artificial-sweeteners-and-weight-gain/
  • beets4us
    beets4us Posts: 57 Member
    Nothing wrong with the calories or the "chemicals". My problem is that the sweetener primes me to crave sweet things.
  • MarziPanda95
    MarziPanda95 Posts: 1,326 Member
    Drewlssix wrote: »
    Personally I consider zero calorie drinks a waste. I would rather have a good 240 cal soda now and then than fill up on something that seems to have no value what so ever. Just an opinion though.

    I'm the opposite. I would rather eat my calories than drink them. Most 0 calorie diet options taste the same to me and save me calories to use on something else.
  • jmichaelminton
    jmichaelminton Posts: 47 Member
    I stay away from soda period... There's a ton of sodium in diet soda.
  • jenglish712
    jenglish712 Posts: 497 Member
    I think I have a 12 pack of diet coke in my basement I bought 6 months ago. If i go out to eat I will get a real fountain coke but the great majority of the time I drink unsweetened tea, black coffee or water.
  • Alyssa_Is_LosingIt
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt Posts: 4,696 Member
    jmichaelminton wrote: »
    I stay away from soda period... There's a ton of sodium in diet soda.

    Yeah, not really. The 20 oz of Diet Dr. Pepper I just drank only has 4% of the recommended max sodium. And no reason to be worried about sodium unless you have a medical reason to avoid it.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    jmichaelminton wrote: »
    I stay away from soda period... There's a ton of sodium in diet soda.

    55mg...less than 3% of the allowance MFP gives
  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
    jmichaelminton wrote: »
    I stay away from soda period... There's a ton of sodium in diet soda.

    I will never ever understand how this myth continues to be perpetuated. There's not a ton of sodium in diet soda. There's not even a lot. There are 60 mg in a 16.9 oz bottle of Coke Zero, hardly a "ton."
  • JasonH_DFW
    JasonH_DFW Posts: 63 Member
    While i love diet soda (diet dr pepper and diet big red ftw) but even if these dont spike insulin, have calories, or any of the other debating points on the subject the fact is most anything besides water, particularly artifical put strain on your liver as it filters everything. And liver function (or down function from abuse) has a huge impact on weight loss. Same can be said for caffine and adrenal fatigue. Will if hurt to use it? Probably not. Will it help to drop it? Maybe, worth seeing if it helps you.
  • Azexas
    Azexas Posts: 4,334 Member
    jmichaelminton wrote: »
    I stay away from soda period... There's a ton of sodium in diet soda.

    Many seltzer waters have a higher sodium content. What's your definition of "tons"?
  • cfischer81
    cfischer81 Posts: 111 Member

    jmichaelminton wrote: »
    I stay away from soda period... There's a ton of sodium in diet soda.

    I don't understand why people claim this? If there is too much sodium in diet soda, then pretty much every sauce, meat, or non vegetable or fruit food is out as well! Of course, even the carrots I had today had more sodium than one diet coke so that might be out too. One can of diet coke has only 50mg of sodium. 50 PEOPLE, not 500!! Considering most spaghetti sauces has 5+ times that for a 1/2 a cup serving, I think it's actually really low in sodium!
    I'm not advocating drinking 10 cans a day but I think 1 or 2 is probably fine for most. Plus, it should almost NO bearing on your overall sodium for the day! I guess unless you are on an extremely low sodium diet. I try to stay until 1500mg, myself.
  • Asher_Ethan
    Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
    If you're counting calories it does not make a difference. For me it helped because it cured my sweet tooth.

    I'm currently not drinking any diet soda because I want to see if it makes a difference in my body (I use to drink a coke zero a day)... So far it really hasn't.
  • williams969
    williams969 Posts: 2,528 Member
    cfischer81 wrote: »
    jmichaelminton wrote: »
    I stay away from soda period... There's a ton of sodium in diet soda.

    I don't understand why people claim this? If there is too much sodium in diet soda, then pretty much every sauce, meat, or non vegetable or fruit food is out as well! Of course, even the carrots I had today had more sodium than one diet coke so that might be out too. One can of diet coke has only 50mg of sodium. 50 PEOPLE, not 500!! Considering most spaghetti sauces has 5+ times that for a 1/2 a cup serving, I think it's actually really low in sodium!
    I'm not advocating drinking 10 cans a day but I think 1 or 2 is probably fine for most. Plus, it should almost NO bearing on your overall sodium for the day! I guess unless you are on an extremely low sodium diet. I try to stay until 1500mg, myself.

    RIght? All of the veggies and fruit I eat everyday (which is 4-8 servings) have way more sodium (naturally occurring, not added) than the 1-2 cans/bottle of diet sodas I consume daily. Nobody (including my cardiologist and GP) is telling me to quit the veggie habit, lol. Nor the diet sodas--he says they're fine.

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