Diet Soda

Nope...enjoy it!

I admit I am addicted to diet coke and have one almost every day. I know that there are people who say that the aspartame in it isn't healthy for you but then again aspartame is in non fat yogurt, sugar free gum, etc... so idk about that on. I personally don't think drinking diet soda will hinder your weight loss. It hasn't for me at all. Just make sure you are drinking your recommended water a day as well.

In moderation I think they are fine...
There are so many arguments out there about how bad they are for you...
My Doctor would prefer I have no more than 1 a week (which is about right at the point lol) because he personally believes the sweeteners are bad for you and can limit weight loss :shrugs: I personally haven't seen the medical data so I can't say for sure...

What I found was the sodium was just too much for my day - I'm cutting it back everywhere because of how much quicker I'm dropping when I stay under my 2,500mg a day - the cans (or worse yet the 44oz fountains lol) were just too much sodium in my day...

Hope that info helps!!!
C.J.

Artificial sweetners cause you to crave more sweets elsewhere in your diet, and also cause you to retain water. It's not going to necessarily in and of itself be a deal breaker, but it sure could be the ice breaker that leads to the dealbreaker.. plus it's believed that artificial sweetners are the main cause of interstitial cystitis, a very painful, not very treatable condition. I'd stay away from them if at all possible, but since there are arguments on each side, it's up to you to decide. I do know it kinda weirds me out that if you spill diet pop on a sidewalk ants won't come anywhere near it. If ants think it's poison, or at least utterly useless, why do we drink it?

I've developed a severe toxic reaction to artificial sweeteners: more than a few ounces of diet coke, I'm doubled over sick and nerves on fire (peripheral neuropathy).

I'm also hypoglycemic, so kinda a catch-22. I use stevia whenever I can, still in moderation. Finally, Truvia-a commercial form of Stevia-is being put in stuff like Crystal Lite.

THE SHORT ANSWER:
Because both sugar and artificial sweeteners increase your appetite.
I can never keep under my calories if I drink a diet coke.

Your brain get the signal that there is something to digest and get all your digestive juices flowing, then it turn out that there is nothing to digest, hence hunger.

BTW:
Hearing about the damage that the chemicals in diet soda can cause. I tried 3 or times to cut it out of my diet without much success. Finally, I decided some time back to swap it out for coffee and that did the trick.

I really don't think the caffeine is as nearly as big a deal as all the artificial crap, that sucks phosphorus out of your bones, prevents absorption of calcium and damages the protective lipids around your nerves.

Seeing what my Mom (who was a major diet soda fan since the days of TAB) goes thru with her osteoporosis and chronic pain. I think I'm just not that tough. Maybe it's the soda, maybe not.

If it is NOT the soda and I cut it out what damage have I done? It's not like it's known to have vital nutrients or anything.
If it is the soda and I cut it out I've just saved myself some years of pain and grief.

i wish I knew where I saw it...but aspartame is just not good for you...I guess there are 3 sweetners that are okay'ed by the fda...splenda...steevia....and I can't recall the last. They did a study and showed that the risk of stroke doubled in people who drank diet popover regular pop.. now maybe there are other outstanding circumstances....who knows. ! I switched to greek yogurt and to coke zero (spenda)
But the way I look at it... none of us are getting out of this thing alive anyhow...! Ha! Enjoy your pop...do your research...decide for yourself

i think it can be safe to say that everyone on this website will tell you a different answer. everyone seems to have their own opinion of diet soda. personally, i say that every once in awhile will not kill you. so i say to do it. although i did find at safeway that they have refreshe (safeway's brand soda) natural soda. 80 calories a can, and it's natural ingredients with stevia in it. so i treat myself to the lemon lime one every once in awhile. even though it has calories, its made with a natural sweetener and the natural sugars are good for you.