diet soft drink
moniquejane1971
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I have kind of known this for a while, but have been burying my head in the sand, that diet sodas/fizzy drinks are really bad for you, and can food your body into thinking it is having sugar, so you will gain weight...Do you avoid diet fizy althogether or do you have some?? In the weekends I love my vodka, or gin with diet sodas. Any advice as to whether I should give it up.
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You don't need to. It only makes you gain weight if it makes you hungrier and you then overeat. Excess calories cause weight gain, not diet soda. I've lost 33 pounds drinking Coke Zero every day.0
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Worry more about the vodka than the diet drinks. At 60-70 cals an ounce it adds up quickly.0
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moniquejane1971 wrote: »I have kind of known this for a while, but have been burying my head in the sand, that diet sodas/fizzy drinks are really bad for you, and can food your body into thinking it is having sugar, so you will gain weight...Do you avoid diet fizy althogether or do you have some?? In the weekends I love my vodka, or gin with diet sodas. Any advice as to whether I should give it up.
No, just no. Artificial sweeteners found in diet sodas cause SOME people to CRAVE sugar which can result in weight gain if they aren't watching calories.
A diet soda on it's own will not cause weight gain. One of the first switches I made when I started losing weight was the switch to diet soda (with an occasional full calorie soda). I've lost 116 lbs and I'm a regular diet soda drinker.
It's of course not the healthiest choice in beverage, but in moderation (which I am working on..still at 2-3 cans a day) there is nothing wrong with it.
edit: Just wanted to add, there is nothing wrong with it as long as you don't have a sensitivity to artificial sweeteners. My mom for example, can't have anything with aspartame without getting migraines. It doesn't cause me or my brothers any issues.
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Diet drinks are not bad for you. Many of us drink several a day and still lose weight fine. Just account for all the calories so you know where things are coming from.0
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I was drinking up 3 litres a day of diet coke (I know, I know, I've stopped now) still lost 35kg. So no, that theory doesn't hold true.0
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As of now, there's no solid evidence that diet soda is bad for your health. Can't say that will be true in the future when current research is completed.0
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Soda's can trick your stomach into making it feel like it's full. (Ever try putting a balloon over a coke bottle and seeing what happens?) They fill it up with gas and then it disapates making you feel hungry again.0
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I do love the occasional Diet coke...or the Diet Root beer for a sweet treat, Or sometimes just soda water, when it is the carbonation I want! It's all good, like most things...moderation is the key! Vodka is also especially delicious with Fresca.
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RebeccaBrigham wrote: »Soda's can trick your stomach into making it feel like it's full. (Ever try putting a balloon over a coke bottle and seeing what happens?) They fill it up with gas and then it disapates making you feel hungry again.
I drink 2 a day and I have never experienced this.0 -
yay, so I will stick to my diet sodas and vodka in the weekend0
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Just because your body is fooled into thinking something is sugar doesn't mean you will gain weight from it. If the materials aren't there for your body to store, you can't gain weight.0
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It doesn't matter what the soda "does." If you don't eat extra, you won't gain weight.0
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moniquejane1971 wrote: »I have kind of known this for a while, but have been burying my head in the sand, that diet sodas/fizzy drinks are really bad for you, and can food your body into thinking it is having sugar, so you will gain weight...Do you avoid diet fizy althogether or do you have some?? In the weekends I love my vodka, or gin with diet sodas. Any advice as to whether I should give it up.
They are only bad if you drink them in excess, since they cause your body to keep calcium in the blood, rather than deposit in the bones. Long term, this can cause osteoporosis. Otherwise, they aren't a problem.0 -
moniquejane1971 wrote: »I have kind of known this for a while, but have been burying my head in the sand, that diet sodas/fizzy drinks are really bad for you, and can food your body into thinking it is having sugar, so you will gain weight...Do you avoid diet fizy althogether or do you have some?? In the weekends I love my vodka, or gin with diet sodas. Any advice as to whether I should give it up.
They are only bad if you drink them in excess, since they cause your body to keep calcium in the blood, rather than deposit in the bones. Long term, this can cause osteoporosis. Otherwise, they aren't a problem.
I'd like a source for that.0 -
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moniquejane1971 wrote: »I have kind of known this for a while, but have been burying my head in the sand, that diet sodas/fizzy drinks are really bad for you, and can food your body into thinking it is having sugar, so you will gain weight...Do you avoid diet fizy althogether or do you have some?? In the weekends I love my vodka, or gin with diet sodas. Any advice as to whether I should give it up.
Diet soda isn't bad and it does not cause you to gain weight-it has zero calories I drank 4-6 cans a day of diet coke throughout my weight loss phase and had absolutely no issues. I continue to drink diet coke (2-4 a day), now that I'm in maintenance and continue to have no problems. I've lost the weight, I'm maintaining the loss and my blood panels/blood pressure is fantastic, all while drinking diet soda. My profile picture was taken a couple weeks ago, right after my morning can of Coke Cherry Zero 0 -
sorry, colas only, not just any soda.stevencloser wrote: »moniquejane1971 wrote: »I have kind of known this for a while, but have been burying my head in the sand, that diet sodas/fizzy drinks are really bad for you, and can food your body into thinking it is having sugar, so you will gain weight...Do you avoid diet fizy althogether or do you have some?? In the weekends I love my vodka, or gin with diet sodas. Any advice as to whether I should give it up.
They are only bad if you drink them in excess, since they cause your body to keep calcium in the blood, rather than deposit in the bones. Long term, this can cause osteoporosis. Otherwise, they aren't a problem.
I'd like a source for that.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/170237230 -
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yes, Cico is what really matters however, I really don't believe in drinking my calories. I'd rather use it on food that fills me up. Just me though.0
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Aspartame.... It has aspartame...
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moniquejane1971 wrote: »I have kind of known this for a while, but have been burying my head in the sand, that diet sodas/fizzy drinks are really bad for you, and can food your body into thinking it is having sugar, so you will gain weight...Do you avoid diet fizy althogether or do you have some?? In the weekends I love my vodka, or gin with diet sodas. Any advice as to whether I should give it up.
how ridonculous
if you like diet soda, drink them
I have a couple of cans a day - generally with lunch and supper0 -
asflatasapancake wrote: »
sorry, colas only, not just any soda.stevencloser wrote: »moniquejane1971 wrote: »I have kind of known this for a while, but have been burying my head in the sand, that diet sodas/fizzy drinks are really bad for you, and can food your body into thinking it is having sugar, so you will gain weight...Do you avoid diet fizy althogether or do you have some?? In the weekends I love my vodka, or gin with diet sodas. Any advice as to whether I should give it up.
They are only bad if you drink them in excess, since they cause your body to keep calcium in the blood, rather than deposit in the bones. Long term, this can cause osteoporosis. Otherwise, they aren't a problem.
I'd like a source for that.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17023723
Yet another reason why men are superior.
Dude - use your body to create an entire human being, then come talk to us about superiority
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I have a bottle of Coke Zeron in the morning (1L) and a can of diet monster energy in the afternoon. it helps me with snacking habits out of boredom as well 0
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Diet Soda and all sodas very bad for your bones, the long term effects are osteoporosis..Artificial sweetners have a different problem0
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Funnily enough, i never used to drink diet drinks......it was always Orange Juice or Apple Juice.
But when i found out the calories in those Drinks, i changed to Fizzy Drinks that are 10 cals or less.
I still have my 1 glass of Orange Juice in the morning, but have a couple of diet drinks throughout the day.
I know they're not the best thing to be drinking , but they save me a lot of calories!0 -
You don't need to. It only makes you gain weight if it makes you hungrier and you then overeat. Excess calories cause weight gain, not diet soda. I've lost 33 pounds drinking Coke Zero every day.
This ^^ I can't drink diet soda for this very reason. It makes me crave sugar so I end up eating more. I drank diet soda for 3 weeks, having 1-2 a day. I ended up gaining some weight. Because I craved more sugars & food. Not because the soda itself. You can have diet soda, just be mindful of how your body does with it. I also stayed bloated, didn't like that at all. I only do water now. Or an unsweetened tea.
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asflatasapancake wrote: »
sorry, colas only, not just any soda.stevencloser wrote: »moniquejane1971 wrote: »I have kind of known this for a while, but have been burying my head in the sand, that diet sodas/fizzy drinks are really bad for you, and can food your body into thinking it is having sugar, so you will gain weight...Do you avoid diet fizy althogether or do you have some?? In the weekends I love my vodka, or gin with diet sodas. Any advice as to whether I should give it up.
They are only bad if you drink them in excess, since they cause your body to keep calcium in the blood, rather than deposit in the bones. Long term, this can cause osteoporosis. Otherwise, they aren't a problem.
I'd like a source for that.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17023723
Yet another reason why men are superior.
Dude - use your body to create an entire human being, then come talk to us about superiority
:bigsmile:
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