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Biggestloserlisa
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I have not had any diet soda for 5days. Yay. So proud of myself...
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Well if it's something you challenged yourself to do and you have managed to do it then good for you
Accepting, of course, that diet soda, having minimal calories will not directly affect your weight or fitness goals0 -
Job well done.0
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Some scientific studies suggest that cutting out sweetened fizzy drink is a good thing, as your body still reacts the same way that it does to taking on sugar.0
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First few days are the hardest! I'm now no Diet Coke for over a year! And minimal diet soda of any sort in that time other than a couple of glasses in the last few days but can really take it or leave it now! It doesn't change weight loss I don't think but I do feel better for it!0
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You're off the "not a real food but a chemical" addiction Step 1. Great Job!!! Keep it up. That's nothing but good.
Maybe organic or whole foods is in your eye for the future?0 -
Well, if you want to because you don't like the taste or something that's great.
*reading thread while cheerfully sipping diet coke, 21lbs lighter, no cancers/whatever nonsense they claim it causes...*0 -
Great improvement in your health!!! Now cut the Bread and the Cow's Milk!!0
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Well, if you want to because you don't like the taste or something that's great.
*reading thread while cheerfully sipping diet coke, 21lbs lighter, no cancers/whatever nonsense they claim it causes...*
yeah 70 pounds here perfect health and i drink diet coke or coke zero or sprite zero every day0 -
Good for you? How are you feeling? Any headaches from the reduced caffeine?0
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I used to have the occasional Diet Coke or Coke Zero. Chewed a lot of sugar free gum. Choose sugar free syrups or packets in my coffee. I gave up sugar free stuff the day I started this.
I noticed my blood sugar has regulated. I hardly ever get hungry. I used to be ravenous between meals and I couldn't figure out why, as I was eating enough calories. I don't know if one's stomach can shrink in just a few weeks or what, but I feel GREAT.
I have heard that synthetic sugar releases insulin from the pancreas, but that could be woo.
This is just what worked for me. I won't turn back now!0 -
flabassmcgee wrote: »I used to have the occasional Diet Coke or Coke Zero. Chewed a lot of sugar free gum. Choose sugar free syrups or packets in my coffee. I gave up sugar free stuff the day I started this.
I noticed my blood sugar has regulated. I hardly ever get hungry. I used to be ravenous between meals and I couldn't figure out why, as I was eating enough calories. I don't know if one's stomach can shrink in just a few weeks or what, but I feel GREAT.
I have heard that synthetic sugar releases insulin from the pancreas, but that could be woo.
This is just what worked for me. I won't turn back now!
Aspartame does not cause an insulin response, this study shows that protein does though
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1946186
Same thing, no response
http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/49/3/427.full.pdf
And again
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/97347270 -
jessieshanks1981 wrote: »Same here! I used to have a serious Diet Pepsi addiction. I thought it was healthy because it has zero calories. Was I ever wrong! The chemicals in it are so harmful to your body an brain. I haven't had a pop in 2.5 years and I'm so glad I quit. Good for you!!!
In what way are the "chemicals" harmful to body and brain please?0 -
You're off the "not a real food but a chemical" addiction Step 1. Great Job!!! Keep it up. That's nothing but good.
Maybe organic or whole foods is in your eye for the future?
How is it not a real food? Which chemical in it is proven to harm me?
I love my very, very low calorie dandelion and burdock and unless it is provn to be harmful to me, I'll keep drinking it
Good luck with your challenge though.0 -
flabassmcgee wrote: »I used to have the occasional Diet Coke or Coke Zero. Chewed a lot of sugar free gum. Choose sugar free syrups or packets in my coffee. I gave up sugar free stuff the day I started this.
I noticed my blood sugar has regulated. I hardly ever get hungry. I used to be ravenous between meals and I couldn't figure out why, as I was eating enough calories. I don't know if one's stomach can shrink in just a few weeks or what, but I feel GREAT.
I have heard that synthetic sugar releases insulin from the pancreas, but that could be woo.
This is just what worked for me. I won't turn back now!
It depends on the sweetener. I think sucralose has an effect, and that's what they are using in Diet Pepsi now. Not sure about Diet Coke, I think there is a version with aspartame but another one with sucralose. I'm not familiar with the Coca-Cola family of products.0 -
I stopped drinking diet soda because I read/heard that the taste of artificial sweetener made you crave sweets, and because soda leaches calcium from your body. I'll have a diet coke occasionally when I'm eating out as a treat. I like fizzy drinks though, so I drink more plain seltzer, which has the same effect on the body's calcium. I also brew my own kombucha and make natural soda using a ginger bug. That works, but it's not low cal.0
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I'm going to drink a can of diet coke to toast your success in your personal challenge.0
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I stopped drinking diet soda because I read/heard that the taste of artificial sweetener made you crave sweets, and because soda leaches calcium from your body. I'll have a diet coke occasionally when I'm eating out as a treat. I like fizzy drinks though, so I drink more plain seltzer, which has the same effect on the body's calcium. I also brew my own kombucha and make natural soda using a ginger bug. That works, but it's not low cal.
I seem to recall that the leaching calcium from your body was unsubstantiated ...but that possibly it was a result of not eating enough calcium in the diet...eg those who drink a lot of soda are less likely to have a nutritious diet . I don't think the link is correlative from what I remember ...I need to read up on this ...got any sources?
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flabassmcgee wrote: »I used to have the occasional Diet Coke or Coke Zero. Chewed a lot of sugar free gum. Choose sugar free syrups or packets in my coffee. I gave up sugar free stuff the day I started this.
I noticed my blood sugar has regulated. I hardly ever get hungry. I used to be ravenous between meals and I couldn't figure out why, as I was eating enough calories. I don't know if one's stomach can shrink in just a few weeks or what, but I feel GREAT.
I have heard that synthetic sugar releases insulin from the pancreas, but that could be woo.
This is just what worked for me. I won't turn back now!
Aspartame does not cause an insulin response, this study shows that protein does though
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1946186
Same thing, no response
http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/49/3/427.full.pdf
And again
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9734727
So it's woo. Got it.
Either way, again, my body is sensitive to sugar free products. Therefore, I cut em out. Makes me feel good.0 -
@ rabbitjb - You may be right. I worked with WebMD/CafeWell last year for my "get healthy" insurance incentive ($200) and the health coaches there said that seltzer was no better than soda as far as the calcium. I did not do my own research. Either way, it doesn't do anything for you nutritionally.0
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@ rabbitjb - You may be right. I worked with WebMD/CafeWell last year for my "get healthy" insurance incentive ($200) and the health coaches there said that seltzer was no better than soda as far as the calcium. I did not do my own research. Either way, it doesn't do anything for you nutritionally.
In that case, neither does water, really. If I'm getting a diet pop, I either want the caffeine, or a tasty cold drink to enjoy when I'm hungry or thirsty, and without the calories.0
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