Anybody lost weight drinking diet soda?

xMiracat
xMiracat Posts: 67 Member
edited December 2 in Food and Nutrition
I am addicted to diet soda so I dont think I can ever completely give it up lol but I do try to cut it down a lot, so has anyone still lost weight even if you drank diet soda? I know it has 0 calories in it too.
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  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    Yes.
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    edited July 2016
    yes, and i've maintained it for 5 years

    p.s. i'm drinking a coke zero right now
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    I drink diet all the time, it has stopped me from losing or now maintaining my weight. I have been drinking diet soda for 30 years.
  • cityruss
    cityruss Posts: 2,493 Member
    Yes.
  • MommyL2015
    MommyL2015 Posts: 1,411 Member
    Yup.
  • extra_medium
    extra_medium Posts: 1,525 Member
    Of course. As you said, it has zero calories. Why would it affect your weight loss?
  • TarahByte
    TarahByte Posts: 125 Member
    Yes I drink at least one every day.
  • cross2bear
    cross2bear Posts: 1,106 Member
    Yes! though I am not a big soda drinker, and for me, it is really only a summer indulgence. But its ZERO calories!! Its a great diet tool for satisfying both thirst and hunger cravings, so it just makes sense to me to include it in an eating strategy aiming at weight loss.
  • bellaa_x0
    bellaa_x0 Posts: 1,062 Member
    i drink one every day... its 0 calories - no effect on weight loss.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    Yes.
  • beckajw
    beckajw Posts: 1,728 Member
    Yes. Being a Type 1 diabetic, I started drinking diet soda long before I ever needed to lose weight. When I started dieting, it never occurred to me to give up diet soda. In fact, at the time of my first diet, diet soda was considered a healthy alternative to regular soda and good for dieters. A few years ago, when I hit a plateau, I gave it up for a month. This did not break the plateau. So, I started drinking it again. This time around, I have had diet soda almost every single day. I've lost 29 pounds in six months and am only five pounds from goal.
  • 20yearsyounger
    20yearsyounger Posts: 1,630 Member
    Yes. I drink more of it now.
  • redraidergirl2009
    redraidergirl2009 Posts: 2,560 Member
    no I kept gaining weight. Noticed when i stopped drinking it I was a lot less bloated. I drink a regular coke every now and then. Didn't gain weight from that either.
  • fitmom4lifemfp
    fitmom4lifemfp Posts: 1,572 Member
    xMiracat wrote: »
    I am addicted to diet soda so I dont think I can ever completely give it up lol but I do try to cut it down a lot, so has anyone still lost weight even if you drank diet soda? I know it has 0 calories in it too.

    Of course. It has no calories.
  • xMiracat
    xMiracat Posts: 67 Member
    extra_medium wrote: »
    Of course. As you said, it has zero calories. Why would it affect your weight loss?

    cause i hear horror stories how the sodium or the aspartame in it can make your body cling to fat lol
  • cityruss
    cityruss Posts: 2,493 Member
    .....and here we go.
  • fitmom4lifemfp
    fitmom4lifemfp Posts: 1,572 Member
    xMiracat wrote: »
    extra_medium wrote: »
    Of course. As you said, it has zero calories. Why would it affect your weight loss?

    cause i hear horror stories how the sodium or the aspartame in it can make your body cling to fat lol

    Nothing makes your body "cling to fat". Anyone that thinks that diet sodas are causing their weight issues, has a problem tracking their calorie consumption.
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    Um no. Plus there's hardly any sodium in it anyways
  • Escloflowne
    Escloflowne Posts: 2,038 Member
    edited July 2016
    I've lost weight by counting calories, exercising AND also drinking "real" soda...the first 2 are more important to the weight loss thing...

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  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    I drink seven to ten Coke Zero Vanillas in a daily basis, and have suffered no setbacks in weight loss. The only thing making most bodies "cling to fat", is fork-to-mouth disease.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    xMiracat wrote: »
    extra_medium wrote: »
    Of course. As you said, it has zero calories. Why would it affect your weight loss?

    cause i hear horror stories how the sodium or the aspartame in it can make your body cling to fat lol

    Some people find drinking diet soda causes them to be hungrier, so they eat more calories than they should. That shouldn't be a problem if you're tracking your intake and if you find that it does make you hungrier then you can adjust or cut it out. And some people notice some bloating with it. That's not fat gain, but if you react to it you can choose whether or not to cut it.

    But the rest is just nonsense. There's only 85 mg of sodium in my diet dr pepper. That's on par with some tap waters. And aspartame is one of the most heavily studied substances in the world. It does not and can not cause fat storage in a calorie deficit.
  • Bee_Le
    Bee_Le Posts: 48 Member
    I made a mistake of drinking a lot at night! I couldn't sleep! Beware of the caffeine if you drink just right before bed time. Lack of sleep made working out the next day so bad. >D But it's a good alternative to plain water if you need something sweet.
  • RebeccaNaegle
    RebeccaNaegle Posts: 236 Member
    I drink diet all the time. I am not going to give it up. 0 calories and I like it so Im keeping it. Worse things in life to do to your body.
  • StephanieJane2
    StephanieJane2 Posts: 191 Member
    I drink cola light, dont like the syrupy stuff x
  • Mentiri
    Mentiri Posts: 1,356 Member
    Lost a hundred pounds drinking 2 or 3 a day. Studies showing that people who drink diet soda weigh more are not causal studies. Diet soda does not cause weight gain or prevent weight loss. There are some studies that suggest that people who drink diet soda may eat more calories because they overcompensate for the lack in the soda - "Oh, I can eat that bag of cookies because there are no calories in my soda!" And dieters are naturally more likely to choose a diet drink! That said, there are other problems with diet soda, but you have to choose your own poison, eh?
  • sunnybeaches105
    sunnybeaches105 Posts: 2,831 Member
    I drink a couple nearly every day. And, I don't even log them and I still lose weight. It's magic!
  • ryry_
    ryry_ Posts: 4,966 Member
    Drink it daily its never hindered my efforts.
  • xvolution
    xvolution Posts: 721 Member
    I drink diet sodas all the time, though lately I tend to restrict them to meals.
  • jxb1959
    jxb1959 Posts: 8 Member
    My husband switched from Coke to Coke Zero and lost 30 lbs so fast that people thought he was ill. The dentist finally talked him into cutting way down on the Coke Zero because the phosphoric acid in cola was causing tooth sensitivity.
  • kwtilbury
    kwtilbury Posts: 1,234 Member
    Diet soda, zero calorie energy drinks, amino energy...I drink all of these things on a daily basis.
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