Coke cravingd

Can you switch to coke zero and limit it to one a day? Dieting shouldn't be giving up everything you love just modifying it... Instead of calorie infested regular Coke, go for a Coke Zero.

Ice water with lemon in it help cut my cravings

Yeah, I had a pretty decent Diet Coke habit going on, and when I started my diet, I cut out all sodas and alcohol from November until last month. I had the occasional weekend light beer after about 6 weeks in, but that was it. Cold turkey, man. Had to be done.

Now that I've lost all the weight I wanted (and more), I've started letting myself have a Diet Coke here or there again, but I've kind of lost that loving feeling for them. I opened one yesterday evening and maybe had half of it, I forgot it was even open and just let it sit there.

I've done the switch from leaded to unleaded when it comes to soda. You just have to give yourself time. I actually learned to appreciate the diet version more; it's not so thick and sugary. The good news is that from a pure weight loss/CICO perspective, a diet soda has 0 calories so it won't impede your journey. There are lots of debates about it being good, bad, or indifferent on a myriad of other issues, but I'll save that argument for the Diet Coke thread...!

You can do it! It's like everything else on your journey; all about choices. Don't tell yourself that you can't have a soda. It's that you choose not to have one!

why give it up? Just curious.

1 cup of apple juice has 113 calories 1 cup of coke...96 calories.

Tea has caffeine...for 12oz it has 37.4 mg 12oz of coke...34
apple juice has 24 grams of sugar per cup...coke 1 cup has 12 grams

hmmm...

I don't drink a lot of soda, but if I wanted one that bad I would find a way to fit the 140 calories into my day. Or have a small 8oz coke and it will have less calories than a 12 oz. You don't have to entirely give up everything you love in order to eat at a calorie deficit.

I am (was) in the same boat as you. Pepsi was my weakness. None of this unleaded stuff, I couldn't stand the taste of diet. I quit soda about 8 weeks ago. In the 8 weeks, I've had 4 total. Yes, I've caved, but when you consider I was easily drinking 44+ounces a day, I think I've done pretty good - and those 4, I didn't finish them, just quenched the craving. My go-to is Crystal Light. I cannot drink just water, and don't like ice tea. Crystal Light gives me the sweetness I crave and quenches my thirst. I'm sure someone will chime in and say how horrible it is, blah-blah-blah and they are probably right, but at 5 calories a serving, it's better than what I was doing. The first 2 weeks were probably the hardest. I try not to think of "oh I can't have a Pepsi today" I just say, "I'll just skip this one" and do it over and over again. I take it one day at a time. That's all I can do. Good luck!

I am pretty sure I am absolutely addicted to it too... Although I usually drink the diet/zero one. I manage to come off it for 3 to 4 days but if we go out or if I get too tired and just have 1 i can't stop again and need to have more :-( Trying again now so can't give you much advice but at least you are not alone! Well done for what you achieved so far!! :-)

ReaderGirl3 wrote: »

Coke zero products taste pretty similar to regular, otherwise there's 10 calorie soda options that taste pretty good too. Or, try flavored sparkling waters-most are zero calories and it adds a bit of variety (Walmart has them around here for .50 a bottle in all sorts of flavors and they're carbonated so you still get the fizzy taste ).

However, juice is pretty calorie dense. In fact, it has close to the same amount of calories as in a can of regular coke. A serving of Motts apple juice has 120 calories and a can of regular coke is 140 calories.

The 10 calorie sodas are great. That little bit of sugar covers up for the non-sugar taste.

I have 1 or 2 diet sodas everyday.....never stopped weight loss for me. I remember Diet Tab (saccharine - blech!) now there was some aftertaste.

Sheila8605 wrote: »

Well, I am struggling with a VERY bad addiction to Diet Coke and the aspartame has very serious side effects so I would not recommend you "just switch over" to a diet variety. Even Coke Zero has the same amount of aspartame as Diet Coke. Believe me, the things you read about aspartame poisoning are true. I'm living proof.

The so-called "serious side effects" or "poisoning" from aspartame are NOT true. If aspartame triggers migraines for you.....then by all means quit using aspartame. The vast majority of people use aspartame without any "serious side effects" whatsoever.

http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/20131211/aspartame-sweetener-deemed-safe

nosajjao wrote: »

Ashtoretet wrote: »

There's nothing wrong with diet soda

kgirlhart wrote: »

I don't drink a lot of soda, but if I wanted one that bad...

Sheila8605 wrote: »

Well, I am struggling with a VERY bad addiction to Diet Coke

cnavarro002 wrote: »

I am (was) in the same boat as you. Pepsi was my weakness....Yes, I've caved, but.....I didn't finish them, just quenched the craving.....I cannot drink just water, and don't like ice tea

aureliapeycher wrote: »

I am pretty sure I am absolutely addicted to it too... Although I usually drink the diet/zero one.

All this addiction, and yet still most are in complete denial and would fight hard to reinforce the idea that "diet soda" is a healthy choice and wouldn't be abnormal for your body to process.

Read this if you're curious about the body effects of diet soda.

http://therenegadepharmacist.com/diet-coke-exposed-happens-one-hour-drinking-diet-coke-coke-zero-similar-diet-soda/

‘Artificial sweeteners are associated with a drop in the appetite-regulating hormone leptin. Leptin is the hormone that inhibits hunger so diet drinks like diet coke actually make you hungry and less satisfied with normal amounts of food, and finally when you eat or drink a lot of chemicals that your body simply cannot break down, your body makes more and more internal fat to wrap the chemicals in keeping those harmful chemicals away from your vital organs. As diet coke has no calories and no recognised ingredients we know it is a cocktail of chemicals that encourage your body to gain and store weight especially on your legs and bottom away from your organs. diet drinks are not good for your body your health or even as it turns out for dieting.’

And if you don't care to read, consider what might be wrong with finding water boring. Consider what might be strange about preferring a can of artificially sweetened lab-created dehydrating chemical liquid over water. Human bodies need water to survive. Human bodies do not need a non-nourishing chemical liquid like soda to survive.

The Renegade Pharmacist....oh boy

More of his "scientific" knowledge...

http://therenegadepharmacist.com/how-to-get-rid-of-dangerous-belly-fat/

"Gentle" detoxes and no refined foods. I guess I better throw my steel cut oats.

Also from the Renegade pharmacist......sound healing.

I like using sparkling water as an alternative for soda. I still get that carbonation but not all that sugar. Just make sure you look for brands that don't have artificial sweeteners. My "go to" is la croix-grapefruit or passion fruit flavors.

sc487 wrote: »

I've been off coke (the drink)for 8 days and have amazing results but....I want one so bad I couldn't sleep last night! I was prowling around my kitchen like an addict going through withdrawals. My mouth is watering just thinking about it.

Please everyone else tell me how long you have been soda free! I really need some encouragement.

elishiaf1984 wrote: »

Can you switch to coke zero and limit it to one a day? Dieting shouldn't be giving up everything you love just modifying it... Instead of calorie infested regular Coke, go for a Coke Zero.

I personally think it comes down to saying no to yourself.

I love diet coke but I have a rule...no pop until I have all my water in for the day period.

I am an adult and apply adulting to my choices. I say no to myself not only with over spending but to my diet choices ie amounts consumed.

esp considering the OP is getting in as much sugar and more caffeine from the tea and apple juice than 1 can of coke.

rsclause wrote: »

I am not going to say how bad diet or regular soda is and don't really care about the science but does anyone here think there is any benefit or food value to sodas? It just became something I decided didn't fit my lifestyle anymore.

Yes there is a benefit for me...it makes me smile, I like it, want it and if I had to give it up I could but I chose to drink it for the sheer enjoyment of it.

Food value eh nope other than tastes good which is value