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alssatter
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Cutting out all carbonated beverages was the first big step I took when starting my new healthy eating lifestyle. I have had a few people tell me that coke zero is an acceptable carbonated beverage to have. I am just not convinced yet though, I have gone 3 weeks without any kind of carbonated beverage and I don't want to back track now. What are your thoughts?
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I've lost a bunch of weight while drinking low cal/no cal carbonated beverages almost daily.
I wouldn't recommend going hog wild with them, but they won't wreck you as long as you remember that anything under 5cal/serving can be considered "zero calorie."0 -
I love Coke zero. It's a nice break from water and coffee, and I don't drink alcohol anymore for several reasons. I was never a big soda drinker, so I don't get the whole "but this isn't the REAL thing" effect that many habitual soda drinkers seem to get. I think it's boss. I think I'll have one right now, in fact.
Btw, I buy 8 packs of the little 8-oz cans. Takes me about 2-3 weeks to drink then all. They're a treat.0 -
What is wrong with carbonated beverages (other than any potential calories?)
Coke Zero won't hurt you at all. Is plain seltzer water included in your list of banned beverages? I couldn't live without seltzer.0 -
I drink a 20 oz. Cherry Coke Zero pretty much every day that I'm at work. It's pretty much one of the only things I will buy from the cafeteria here. I don't really feel like it's hindered my weight loss at all.0
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All I would drink everyday is some kind of coke beverage and rarely any water. It was my personal choice to just cut It out of my diet completely. I did not drink seltzer in the first place so that was not an issue. At this point and time water is my only beverage.0
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My thoughts are that as a person with 109lbs to lose there are far more important things to focus your energy on than a zero calorie drink.
Calories, nutrition and exercise would strike me as infinitely more important.-1 -
It's totally up to you if you feel the need to cut out zero calorie drinks from your diet, but I don't see the problem with them at all. I drink Diet Coke and Coke Zero regularly because I enjoy the taste and they don't impact my calorie count, so why would I give them up??0
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There's not much difference between a Coke Zero and a Diet Coke (or most other diet soft drinks.) Personally, I drink them off and on, although I'm keeping an eye on the research into the effects of artificial sweeteners on gut flora.0
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It totally depends on your goals.
I try to almost totally avoid them.
I'd say I have a diet soda once every few months.
To *me* it's not part of a healthy lifestyle. (aside from weight loss and a number on a scale) But everyone has to decide for themselves what that means. Some might think my glass of wine doesn't belong in a healthy lifestyle. cheers!0 -
i drink diet coke or diet sprite all the time.0
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90 lbs. down and I drink Crystal Light like it was free. It works for me.0
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Coke Zero is like crack for me. I tried to give it up for my New Years resolution. But then I started to gain weight so I joined MFP again and I found it was okay on MFP and now I'm loosing weight and I get to drink Coke Zero.... There may be no correlation at all but I'm loosing and get my Coke Zero.0
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I have a little bit of a coca cola addiction and I have almost entirely switched over to Coke Zero now in an effort to avoid all that sugar and calories. I never log it, but I drink about 1 bottle a day!
Actually, I would like to cut back to drinking it once a week or less. Even if it doesn't interfere with weight loss, I don't see how it can be healthy. Also I feel like usually I feel hungrier after I drink one. Still, it is hard to stop cold-turkey! Instead I have just been cutting back little by little.0 -
Pepsi Max Cherry by the bucketful.
I'm still breathing.0 -
I'm sat drinking a can of diet coke now and cooling off from a 8 mile run to work. I see no problem with them.
Nothing consumable in this world (other than water) is actually zero calories but the calorie content from diet coke (around 3 per 300ml I think?) is workable into just about any diet I think.
As I have never found any studies proving diet coke to have any negative effects, not have I suffered any negative effects from drinking it. I plan on continuing.
It's all a matter of preference. If you enjoy it.. Enjoy it0 -
Diet Mt. Dew....best stuff on earth ha ha. Does not hinder my weight loss one bit and makes me feel perky!0
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I have a can of diet soda every night and a bottle on Sunday mornings (though this morning I think I only drank half of it). I figure this: I don't do drugs, I don't smoke, I very rarely drink, I don't like coffee/tea...I need one vice! Any other time, though, I'll have water.0
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So jealous of you guys who get Cherry Coke Zero and Pepsi Max Cherry. Buy yes, I often have a diet pop to no ill effects.0
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OP my thoughts are that, yes indeed coke zero is an acceptable carbonated beverage.
But if you don't like it or have some philosophical objection to carbonated drinks, then don't drink them.
From a weight loss point of view, it makes no difference either way - as long as you are within your daily calorie allowance, of course.0 -
It's a personal thing and they don't make you gain weight, other than there's school of thought that the sugar substitutes stimulate appetite. I've never liked pop, so it's never been a vice of mine plus it's filled with chemical crap, that does things in your body that's not cool.0
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