Can I count my Diet Coke that I drank as one of the glasses of water

Water consumption is more in the lines of 'liquid' consumption...so soda or tea or coffee count as well.

n1cholee93 wrote: »

No don't log it as water -- as it's not. Put it as a regular food and get the correct amount of nutritional value. Nothing wrong with giving yourself a treat, but certainly make sure you log it correctly.

Diet Coke has water as a main ingredient and it helps meet hydration needs -- which is the point of tracking water. It has virtually no nutritional value (other than a bit of sodium). There's no point in logging it -- it isn't going to contribute to the daily calories or macro/micronutrient goals.

Not saying people can't log it if they want to, but there's no impact to weight loss if it isn't logged "correctly." It's a zero calorie item.

KorvapuustiPossu wrote: »

n1cholee93 wrote: »

No don't log it as water -- as it's not. Put it as a regular food and get the correct amount of nutritional value. Nothing wrong with giving yourself a treat, but certainly make sure you log it correctly.

I think you misunderstood...she said she will put it in diary, but was asking about that water cups you add at the bottom that is used for counting how much are you drinking - a lot of people don't use this option at all. Especially if they drink plenty. It's mostly for some people like me that forget to drink all day to remind us

Ahh okay. Yeah i don't use that.. But diet coke has calories, no? I don't know, i log everything. You think "well this wont effect it too much..." and you do that a hand full of times throughout the day, or even week, and it all adds up.

n1cholee93 wrote: »

KorvapuustiPossu wrote: »

n1cholee93 wrote: »

No don't log it as water -- as it's not. Put it as a regular food and get the correct amount of nutritional value. Nothing wrong with giving yourself a treat, but certainly make sure you log it correctly.

I think you misunderstood...she said she will put it in diary, but was asking about that water cups you add at the bottom that is used for counting how much are you drinking - a lot of people don't use this option at all. Especially if they drink plenty. It's mostly for some people like me that forget to drink all day to remind us

Ahh okay. Yeah i don't use that.. But diet coke has calories, no? I don't know, i log everything. You think "well this wont effect it too much..." and you do that a hand full of times throughout the day, or even week, and it all adds up.

It does not.

If you feel the need to log water/fluid then including zero (or virtually zero) calorie drinks is fine.

perkymommy wrote: »

I wouldn't. Water consumption is needed during weight loss and the water tracking is for water only. Soda of any kind is not nutritional at all.

This confuses me a little bit - water is nutritional because it is water. Diet Coke is 99% water. You are consuming water when you consume soda.

Mentali wrote: »

perkymommy wrote: »

I wouldn't. Water consumption is needed during weight loss and the water tracking is for water only. Soda of any kind is not nutritional at all.

This confuses me a little bit - water is nutritional because it is water. Diet Coke is 99% water. You are consuming water when you consume soda.

Soda isn't the same as water. I do weight watchers and track water there. Water is water.

Not that it matters to me any more, since I gave up soda, and the like. I didn't count diet soda's as water when i drank them. Same as I didn't count Crystal Light or those other chemical water "changers" as water. Water is water. Oh I do count real lemon\lime (fruit) squeezed into water as water.

karenoneill94 wrote: »

Diet coke has no calories but it does have sodium. I would put it in as a regular food in case I need to look at my sodium intake more carefully (you would be surprised by what you find when you run reports on nutrition, especially when your weight gets "stuck.") That being said, a drink with sodium isn't exactly water, even if it contain a lot; it also contains a lot of bad stuff not tracked here, like phosphorus and artificial sweetener. Diet soda is "junk food" and you should be drinking water to help flush your body of the icky chemicals.

This.

Soda also bloats most people out. I drink one eight ounce diet Pepsi each day and put it in my food diary along with my meals. It bloats me out something awful.

Lol Some of you crack me up... you realize bottled water also has some sodium in it, right?

I would not track it with the water cup, unless you use that for everything you drink, but I would put it in the food diary for the other things it has (sodium, sugar, etc.). Diet Coke counts towards your hydration.

I drink diet A&W root beer and diet Mountain Dew and I log them as food.

OP, it depends on why you are tracking water. There is a myth that water is needed for weight loss. Water is needed for life but not directly for weight loss. That being said, water can give you sense of fullness. Drinking some through out the day may help with hunger. Also, water and adequate fiber keep the pipes working.

I don't track water, artificially sweetened drinks nor do I log them in my diary.

Bottled water tastes like plastic, so I don't drink it myself :-) That's because the plasticizers that keep the plastic pliable leach out into the water (I'm an engineer and studied plastics - plus nursed a cancer/bone marrow transplant patient back to health). Studies on water quality show that the cleanest water is filtered tap (as long as your municipality doesn't add anything to it), followed by filtered bottled waters like Nestle Pure Life and a couple of other common brands. Brita is one of the best filters, best used on your sink. There are some nice quality alternatives to plastic drinking containers, but if you like the convenience of plastic, in general, the less soft the plastic is the less leachates they are going to have in them to transfer to your drink. If you use one of the Brita pitchers, they tend to collect molds and bacteria unless cleaned frequently and meticulously. The expensive bottled waters (like Fiji) and ultra cheap store brands are very polluted. My husband and one of his friends have gotten themselves into some serious medical problems by a couple of decades of drinking lots of soda (diet and non-diet, 2 liters per day!), and are pretty convinced it's just not good for your body and not a good substitute for some decent-quality water. But of course, everything in moderation and one can of diet Coke a couple times a week isn't going to kill anyone - it's just not likely to do you much good, either.

Beverages such as diet soda are composed primarily of water, they do count towards your daily water requirement. However, you must take into consideration diet soda additives such as sodium and caffeine may actually remove water from your body. Because of this, it's crucial that you avoid relying solely on diet soda to meet your daily recommended water intake.