Coke, Soda, Pop. HELP
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Ready4change913
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Okay! So, I have logged my food for 10 days now. Really to get a gist of what my daily intake is without counting. Let me tell you.....It was disgusting!!
I have a terrible addiction to Coke (the soft drink)
I have a terrible addiction to Coke (the soft drink)
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Yeah. I used to drink a lot of fruit juice mixed with soda water, thinking that was good for me. Not so much.
I only drink coffee, tea, water and milk now. Anything else is a "special occasion" drink, and it has to be a really special occasion for me to drink my calories.2 -
Coke zero16
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Try switching to sugar free sparkling water like "Ice," though any brand is fine. I buy Costco's brand. It comes in lots of flavors. Helped me kick my soda addiction. Some brands even have green tea extract for added benefits.2
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One of the first things I did when I started my weight loss phase was to switch from regular coke to diet. This allowed me to still have something I enjoyed, but with zero calories. Went on to lose 50lbs and I've been in maintenance for several years now. Still drink diet soda every day
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I love Pepsi! I was wasting 300 or more calories a day on soda so I recently switched to Pepsi max. Good luck on your weight loss journey.4
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crzycatlady1 wrote: »One of the first things I did when I started my weight loss phase was to switch from regular coke to diet. This allowed me to still have something I enjoyed, but with zero calories. Went on to lose 50lbs and I've been in maintenance for several years now. Still drink diet soda every day
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I try not to drink my calories. It just doesn't give me the satisfaction that chewing food does. So unsweetened or diet makes no difference. The exception being those people with medical issues (migraines, etc).
10 calorie sodas are great. A little bit of regular sugar. You are less likely to notice a diet taste.
If you still want bubbles but not fake sugar, try Klarbrunn or LaCroix.3 -
Try switching to sugar free sparkling water like "Ice," though any brand is fine. I buy Costco's brand. It comes in lots of flavors. Helped me kick my soda addiction. Some brands even have green tea extract for added benefits.
What exactly is the difference between that and soda? Isn't anything that is sweetened and cabonated a soda? Those "Ice" beverages are flavoring, sweetener and carbonated water. Just like diet coke or 7up. And green tea is nice, but has no special benefit over any other source of caffiene.
There is nothing wrong with drinking soda. I drink all kinds of it now, and while I was losing 90 pounds. Just count the calories if it has them and make sure you're not drinking so much it's having an effect on the enamel of your teeth (which ANY acidic food or beverage can do).7 -
Even the diet stuff will sabotage weight loss. I love regular Pepsi. I had one today but that's a far cry from the 5-6 I used to drink. Cut down as much as you can. Think about what filling food you could have for all of those calories & drink more water. My pounds didn't start coming off until I gave up the soda
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Even the diet stuff will sabotage weight loss. I love regular Pepsi. I had one today but that's a far cry from the 5-6 I used to drink. Cut down as much as you can. Think about what filling food you could have for all of those calories & drink more water. My pounds didn't start coming off until I gave up the soda
Your first statement is not correct. Diet soda doesn't sabotage your weight loss.19 -
I went from drinking at least 1 soda a day to drinking sparkling water to drinking seltzer. Transition slowly, and find substitutes you like. When I first went from soda to plain seltzer it was HORRIBLE but when I transitioned slowly, and added things like Mio to the seltzer or a little cranberry juice, I got used to the taste.
If it's the caffeine you want, try iced tea, you can start out with a sweetened tea and slowly work your way down to unsweetened.2 -
Even the diet stuff will sabotage weight loss. I love regular Pepsi. I had one today but that's a far cry from the 5-6 I used to drink. Cut down as much as you can. Think about what filling food you could have for all of those calories & drink more water. My pounds didn't start coming off until I gave up the soda
How so? I didn't find this to be the case at all for me-I lost 50lbs at a steady pace while drinking diet soda. It hasn't negatively affected my maintenance either.9 -
Be happy it's that kind of coke
Nothing you can eat or drink is disgusting to you if you like it. It's not really possible. Think about it. It's an oxymoron
If you want to lose weight, eat and drink, live and think in a way that makes it easier for you to not overeat. Think about what would make that easier. For me, not labeling food good/bad is a big help. Eating foods I like is another.8 -
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Ready4change913 wrote: »Okay! So, I have logged my food for 10 days now. Really to get a gist of what my daily intake is without counting. Let me tell you.....It was disgusting!!
I have a terrible addiction to Coke (the soft drink)
Oh man I love coke.
I've managed to not buy junk food for two months but I definitely have coke all the time but when I do, I limit it to one can in a day and if I go out, I opt for diet coke (although I don't like the taste of it very much. If I get diet anything I prefer diet pepsi). I just make sure that I leave room for it during my day.
If you like coke but not diet coke perhaps try coke zero? Coke zero tastes a lot more like the original than diet coke10 -
Even the diet stuff will sabotage weight loss. I love regular Pepsi. I had one today but that's a far cry from the 5-6 I used to drink. Cut down as much as you can. Think about what filling food you could have for all of those calories & drink more water. My pounds didn't start coming off until I gave up the soda
Please to explain how diet soda sabotages your weight loss. I hope it's not true, because then I guess I'd somehow magically regain the 55 lbs. I've lost while drinking diet soda almost every day.5 -
Ready4change913 wrote: »Okay! So, I have logged my food for 10 days now. Really to get a gist of what my daily intake is without counting. Let me tell you.....It was disgusting!!
I have a terrible addiction to Coke (the soft drink)
Do you dislike the taste of diet coke?1 -
I went to the gas station and got a bunch of different diet soda's, pepsi max, coke zero, diet stuff, diet rootbeer. I found i liked Coke Zero the best, so i stuck with that. I also drink a lot of iced-t or black coffee. We also get the sparkling waters, they have a bunch of great flavors.2
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Coke Zero is nectar from the gods. I drink a couple cans a day. Lost almost 200lbs. Can't do diet coke.. blech, but coke Zero is good stuff.9
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