Does Carbonated water count?

i think drinking carbonated water is a great step in weening yourself off from your soda addiction. as long as there aren't artificial sweeteners or colors, i think you can count it as part of your 8 glasses of water a day. Carbonation may make you a little more bloated, but calorically, it is the same as regular water. La Croix makes wonderful flavors of carbonated water without artificial stuff.

I drink unsweetened flavored carbonated water and don't miss my former Diet Coke addiction at all. Yes, fizzy water is water. I prefer the kind that doesn't have any sweeteners in it but it is a little harder to find.

All liquid counts as "water."
Diet soda counts as "water" as does club soda and carbonated water.

It's water.

soldiergrl_101 wrote: »

I am a soda fanatic, I drink upward of 6 cans of full on pepsi a day (I know, I know trust me). Yesterday I found a carbonated water source Bai5 in multiple flavors with 0 calories, I figured I would switch over as I try to ween my self off and kick this soda addiction until I can eventually drink plane water 100% of the time. But i am curious is Carbonated water just as bad as soda, or is it just what it says "water" that I can drink as part of my 8+ glasses a day?

Hi soldiergrl...The short answer is, yes it counts. In fact, the soda you drank counts, as does coffee and other beverages comprised of water. However, a good rule of thumb is to drink that stuff and not count it. Try to get the majority of your water from clean, unaltered sources. With respect to water carbonated by Co2, a moderate amount won't hurt you. However, realize that CO2 is exactly what your body is trying to get rid of when you exhale. Ingesting Co2 in large quantity is not a healthy proposition!