Are you still drinking soda?

Frappuzzino
Frappuzzino Posts: 342 Member
edited September 28 in Health and Weight Loss
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/06/08/aspartame-toxic-sweetener.aspx

Extremely interesting article, and I recommend everybody read it. Glad I stopped drinking this garbage 3 years ago.
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  • MyaPapaya75
    MyaPapaya75 Posts: 3,143 Member
    yep I drink soda ..probably only 1 time a month when I crave it
  • dls06
    dls06 Posts: 6,774 Member
    Nope!
  • mallorybriann
    mallorybriann Posts: 1,380 Member
    Ditto! I crave a diet orange soda or a diet dr pepper. I know it's bad though :(
    yep I drink soda ..probably only 1 time a month when I crave it
  • jkd1214
    jkd1214 Posts: 27
    Today is my day 2 of not drinking diet soda. I don't ever drink the "hard stuff" - only diet. It's hard though when it's ALWAYS in my house. My bf grew drinking it with every meal and he drinks it more than water. I'm working on him drinking more water but he REFUSES to give up soda. He quit smoking for me so I guess I need to pick my battles. So....I'm doing the no soda thing alone.
  • Buckeyt
    Buckeyt Posts: 473 Member
    Afraid to read it as I sit here having downed nearly a 2 liter of diet Pepsi and it's not even 10 AM. To say I drink too much diet soda, is an UNDERSTATEMENT!

    I've quit before but am just weak i guess.
  • jrueckert
    jrueckert Posts: 355 Member
    141 Days drinking NOTHING but water and counting!!
  • david83ec
    david83ec Posts: 39 Member
    I still drink soda but I changed to diet/zero versions, but I will ask my dr about this article, thanks
  • Alacey88
    Alacey88 Posts: 486 Member
    I have soda once a week. I ususally ask for water.
  • vpwelsh
    vpwelsh Posts: 31
    no our family stopped drinking soda a few years ago
  • LDJones57
    LDJones57 Posts: 8 Member
    I've cut way back....from 2-3 diet sodas a day to maybe one or two a week. When I learned diet soda triggers the same insulin response and that insulin is what triggers fat storage and inhibits fat burning I decided to start phasing it out of my diet. Ultimately, water is so much better for you!
  • KelliH729
    KelliH729 Posts: 208 Member
    I don't ever drink diet soda...if I have soda, which is rare now, I just drink regular. Even a nutritionist told me that if you are going to drink soda, go for the regular and skip the diet version.
  • unmitigatedbadassery
    unmitigatedbadassery Posts: 653 Member
    I feel like if you look hard enough you will find a news story telling you that ANYTHING is bad for you.

    That being said, I don't drink a lot of diet soda. Fortunately I was never a big soda drinker - I will drink it if it's handy though. I mostly drink unsweet tea with Splenda (which I'm sure some people think it's just as bad as asperthame) but I drink water like it's my job.

    Honestly I think that anything is going to affect your health if you have too much of it. Nothing wrong with a die soda once in a while.
  • Emismom77
    Emismom77 Posts: 56
    I am new to this and yes, I still drink a regular soda on occasion. I can't drink diet drinks b/c of the asparteme and other artificial sweeteners. I suffer from migraines and the sweeteners trigger a headache. I am slowly weaning myself off of sodas completely, but it'll take some time. I enjoy ice cold water with lemon most of the time though.
  • beverlyl64
    beverlyl64 Posts: 381
    I gave up soda in Dec. 2010 have not missed it at all. Took a sip of my daughters a couple of times, cause I thought I wanted it, and it was disgusting. One accomplishment I am very proud of.
  • Alacey88
    Alacey88 Posts: 486 Member
    Afraid to read it as I sit here having downed nearly a 2 liter of diet Pepsi and it's not even 10 AM. To say I drink too much diet soda, is an UNDERSTATEMENT!

    I've quit before but am just weak i guess.

    You can be strong again if you have done it before. I usually try to make small goals like go two weeks without soda. If I make that goal, then I upped my goal to four weeks and continue. My longest goal was a month and half. After a while soda starts taste funny if you've gone so long without drinking soda.
  • Jill_newimprovedversion
    Jill_newimprovedversion Posts: 988 Member
    LOTS of people on BOTH SIDES of this age old argument. Provide the facts and hope someone makes an educated decision about it.

    For me personally, my brother-in-law knew one of the men on the engineering team that developed aspartame- and that man would not ALLOW his own family to consume it.
    THAT was enough for me at the time ( I was in my 20's) .......but years later, I decided I'd try it anyhow.
    (almost) INSTANT migraine.... tried it again, and again and again in various foods ( hot/cold)....Same result.
    So, a no-brainer for me........

    BTW, I recently realized that REGULAR soda is a huge trigger for me for sweet binges...not sure what it does to me physiologically, but have decided to not "prime THAT pump" and avoid ALL of it, period. Lots of alternatives out there.
  • Frappuzzino
    Frappuzzino Posts: 342 Member
    I feel like if you look hard enough you will find a news story telling you that ANYTHING is bad for you.

    That being said, I don't drink a lot of diet soda. Fortunately I was never a big soda drinker - I will drink it if it's handy though. I mostly drink unsweet tea with Splenda (which I'm sure some people think it's just as bad as asperthame) but I drink water like it's my job.

    Honestly I think that anything is going to affect your health if you have too much of it. Nothing wrong with a die soda once in a while.

    This is proven research. :) Can't believe what our FDA approves. Whole food is the way to go.
  • mizfrankie
    mizfrankie Posts: 100
    oh I know aspartame is BAAAAD!!! But I do love my sprite zero and coke zero and even some diet dr pepper. Not every day...hmmm...what can I have instead?
  • eklei123
    eklei123 Posts: 27
    If I'm gonna screw myself up, I'm going for the real stuff!! LOL However, I almost always drink water or coffee. I've never understood why people like to drink these things so much, when water makes you FEEL more hydrated. If I'm thirsty, I'm drinking water.
  • helloiloveukitty
    helloiloveukitty Posts: 448 Member
    hell no...its poison. I gave it up over a year and a half ago. I don't think I'd have lost much weight at all not giving it up.
  • eklei123
    eklei123 Posts: 27
    I feel like if you look hard enough you will find a news story telling you that ANYTHING is bad for you.

    That being said, I don't drink a lot of diet soda. Fortunately I was never a big soda drinker - I will drink it if it's handy though. I mostly drink unsweet tea with Splenda (which I'm sure some people think it's just as bad as asperthame) but I drink water like it's my job.

    Honestly I think that anything is going to affect your health if you have too much of it. Nothing wrong with a die soda once in a while.

    This is proven research. :) Can't believe what our FDA approves. Whole food is the way to go.

    Ughhhh our FDA is filled with food company lobbyists and execs. They aren't concerned with our health at all, only that the companies that give them money get advanced so they can make MORE money. Why is a box of Fruit by the Foot cheaper than REAL fruit? Look no further than the drug pushers in the FDA :grumble:
  • ltlemermaid
    ltlemermaid Posts: 637 Member
    I rarely drink soda anymore--if I do its diet with rum and those are once a month to 2months if that.
  • WalkingGirl1985
    WalkingGirl1985 Posts: 2,046 Member
    Once a week on average for me.
  • beccarockslife
    beccarockslife Posts: 816 Member
    I don't drink tea or coffee and so diet coke is my caffine fix. I've tried to give it up several times now, I've ended up having MASSIVE caffine withdrawal headaches as I have no other substitute.

    I will do it, I'm phasing it gradually at the moment, no fizzy after dinner. I drink maybe 4/5 cans a day.
  • gemco
    gemco Posts: 129
    i quit the fizz a few weeks ago. i was pleasantly surprised to discover that i didnt miss it at all. i didnt have any for a month, but now i'll have one a week or something for a treat. i properly love coke :heart: i'm pleased i can be trusted to have the odd one and not revert to drinking it every day. just need to work on my husband though! he's a proper caffeine addict and cracks after a couple of days. i'm a right nag though so i'll get there :wink:
  • hjollyrn
    hjollyrn Posts: 208 Member
    I drink diet soda every day. Usually a couple a day. Still losing weight too. There's something wrong with everything we eat, so whatever!
  • beccala18
    beccala18 Posts: 293 Member
    I drink diet soda every day. Usually a couple a day. Still losing weight too. There's something wrong with everything we eat, so whatever!

    Agreed! I drink one can of Diet Dr. Pepper with lunch and it hasn't affected my weight loss. I also drink at least 8 (usually closer to 12) glasses of water a day.
  • mlweaver89
    mlweaver89 Posts: 35
    I gave up soda toward the beginning of the year and have STUCK TO IT! I now only have the occasional Sprite/7up in a cocktail.
  • Fawnie
    Fawnie Posts: 67 Member
    nope.
    however occasionally i mistake my cup for someone else's. and i end up drinking a taste .__.

    just a wk or two ago i had tea sitting next to me, next thing i knew i was drinking tea-soda!
    what happened to my drink?? my dad's excuse was, "i didnt want to waste the soda"
    you gotta be kidding me....so basically he just poured it into my cup w/o asking.

    im going to have to start smelling my cup before i drink out of it!
  • mjm_79
    mjm_79 Posts: 2
    Try a water bottle with some propel zero or great value energy packets. The great value energy packets are only 10 calories and they have many different flavors to choose from.
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