Addicted to Diet Coke!
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I have been eating healthier since March of 2015. I lost about 110 lbs from March 2015-all the way up to this summer. My weight loss has halted, so now I am trying to not gain any weight. I am honestly getting sick of some of the diet foods I ate to lose weight. So I am slowly trying new things, but still trying to keep my budget down. I was following an 1800 calorie diet. Since I have hit a number where I do not lose anymore (which is a healthy weight and I think it's my body's set point), I have been trying new foods that are not extremely high in calories and fat, but not as restricted in calories as the foods I ate.
I was eating smart ones, lean cuisines, and healthy choice dinners. I still eat them, but I will buy other things such as hot pockets and I will eat out every now and again (not very often though) to give myself some variety. I have always been the type of person to eat microwavable foods, so moving into things like hot pockets or other types of dinners that maybe have a little more calories (and flavors) than the smart ones, is nice.
I originally gave up pop completely. I miss pop, and sometimes crave it. I tried a couple of different diet sodas, and I liked them. I think the diet A&W is really good. I do not plan to drink this constantly, but I want to have this for those cravings. I know diet pop is not healthy, but at least you can get your fix without all the calories! I surely hope it will not make me gain weight, but I will be watching my scale closely!
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I have never been able to drink diet sodas. Doesn't matter what the sweetener is, if I drink them, I get violent headaches.1
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Wild cherry pepsi? I must find you.Its addicting. I was drinking them from the time I got out of bed till went to bed again. I am now down to 3 a day. Much better
Just ran across these post all I can say is WOW to some of these comments. People are so nice. I'm addicted to diet coke and I want to stop, I know if I set my mind to it I could stop, aspartame is not good for you, soda's aren't good for you. In moderation you can have anything but I can't do moderation. I was doing good by drinking 3 a day, then before I new it I was drinking 4, then 5, then I lost count. Oh and BTW I drank at least 64 ounces of water on most days along with all those sodas. So I want to give it up, I do believe it makes me crave sweets. That's me it may not affect others the same way.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with aspartame. It's actually 2 amino acids. Saying aspartame is bad for you is just fearmongering.5 -
littlechiaseed wrote: »I switched to regular coke only occasionally and the flavored cabonated waters (la croix). Diet Coke was giving me headaches. I didn't lose weight instantly or anything magical after giving them up though. But they definitely weren't helping my weight loss.
How can a diet drink that has no calories impact your weight?
Because artificial sweeteners are worse than sugar. Empty calories leave you craving more junk which ultimately leads to weight gain.0 -
littlechiaseed wrote: »I switched to regular coke only occasionally and the flavored cabonated waters (la croix). Diet Coke was giving me headaches. I didn't lose weight instantly or anything magical after giving them up though. But they definitely weren't helping my weight loss.
How can a diet drink that has no calories impact your weight?
Because artificial sweeteners are worse than sugar. Empty calories leave you craving more junk which ultimately leads to weight gain.
No they are not. No they do not. I've lost 115lbs drinking diet soda every day. I don't have cravings. The tabloids at the grocery store are not where you should be learning the scientific facts about foods and your health.5 -
littlechiaseed wrote: »I switched to regular coke only occasionally and the flavored cabonated waters (la croix). Diet Coke was giving me headaches. I didn't lose weight instantly or anything magical after giving them up though. But they definitely weren't helping my weight loss.
How can a diet drink that has no calories impact your weight?
Because artificial sweeteners are worse than sugar. Empty calories leave you craving more junk which ultimately leads to weight gain.
Has that been your experience? Because it certainly hasn't been mine. I've lost 55 pounds in 14 months and drank diet soda pretty much daily throughout that time. No junk cravings, no weight gain, no health issues. All the artificial sweeteners garbage is unsubstantiated fearmongering from crackpot sources who don't understand science.
In the early rat studies which showed metabolic harm from artificial sweeteners, they were feeding it to the rats in amounts which would be roughly equivalent to a human drinking something like 30 cases (cases, not cans) of diet soda daily for extended periods. All the reasonable research that has been done since shows that aspartame is completely safe for human consumption.
So I guess if you want to be on the cautious side, don't drink like 30 cases of diet soda per day for extended periods.5 -
I'm ok with diet soda. I don't always get a taste for it - but maybe have 2 or 3 a week. Been like that for the last 10 years. (I am down about 90 lbs in the last 3 years)3
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littlechiaseed wrote: »I switched to regular coke only occasionally and the flavored cabonated waters (la croix). Diet Coke was giving me headaches. I didn't lose weight instantly or anything magical after giving them up though. But they definitely weren't helping my weight loss.
How can a diet drink that has no calories impact your weight?
Because artificial sweeteners are worse than sugar. Empty calories leave you craving more junk which ultimately leads to weight gain.
How many "empty calories" are in diet soda? Usually there's less than 511 -
littlechiaseed wrote: »I switched to regular coke only occasionally and the flavored cabonated waters (la croix). Diet Coke was giving me headaches. I didn't lose weight instantly or anything magical after giving them up though. But they definitely weren't helping my weight loss.
How can a diet drink that has no calories impact your weight?
Because artificial sweeteners are worse than sugar. Empty calories leave you craving more junk which ultimately leads to weight gain.
Is this your actual experience or did you read somewhere that this is what happens for people who drink diet soda?5 -
littlechiaseed wrote: »I switched to regular coke only occasionally and the flavored cabonated waters (la croix). Diet Coke was giving me headaches. I didn't lose weight instantly or anything magical after giving them up though. But they definitely weren't helping my weight loss.
How can a diet drink that has no calories impact your weight?
Because artificial sweeteners are worse than sugar. Empty calories leave you craving more junk which ultimately leads to weight gain.
that certainly doesnt happen to me - i drink diet soda now and then (probably about 3 cans a week) and I dont get any cravings when I do nor do I gain weight
If you individually find this effect on you (probably placebo effect but anyways) then you dont drink it - fine.
But as a generic It does it to collective everyone you - No it doesnt.
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I would drop your doctor rather than the Diet Coke.3
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I quit Diet Coke when I joined DietBet and I don't miss it. The cravings for it stop (hard to believe at the time) I replaced it with black coffee and way more water. I feel better without it, my stomach feels better and giving it up made it easier to drink more water which is sooo important for the weight loss. Totally worth it for me1
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I recently stopped drinking diet coke after drinking it for 25+ years. You should decide to quit it if YOU want to and not what anyone else thinks. I quit because I was addicted to the caffeine. Also, I hated that it was destroying my teeth. (like most sodas) The way I did it was by weaning myself off of it. It was actually quite painless. I had minimal headaches from the lack of caffeine. It might not have been the healthiest way, but it was the least painful.
They make these crystal lights packs that flavor water. They have caffeinated kinds. I started with a half a packet that I drank and drank water the rest of the days. I was still getting my caffeine so I wasn't getting headaches. Each week I decreased the packets by half. Lastly, I was using just 1/4 packet and noticed I wasn't even finishing that before switching to water. It was painless and haven't had soda in almost 2 months.2 -
I went from 6+ Diet Cokes a day to nothing ... not because I thought it would impact my weight but because it just made me feel gross. My teeth, my tummy ... and I felt I was actually addicted. I wasn't sure I could quit.
I switched to one sparkling water in the morning for the fizz (preferably black cherry flavored) and then regular water with the occasional Mio flavor squirt. Worked for me!1 -
I quit Diet Coke when I joined DietBet and I don't miss it. The cravings for it stop (hard to believe at the time) I replaced it with black coffee and way more water. I feel better without it, my stomach feels better and giving it up made it easier to drink more water which is sooo important for the weight loss. Totally worth it for me
Pssst....guess what comprises about 99% of Diet Coke's ingredients?
(Hint: Water.)6 -
I lost over 100 lbs five years ago and never gave up diet coke. I do have to be careful, though -- if I get mindless about things or stressed out I'll drink 4-5 a day and forgo the water. So I make a conscious effort to have 16 ounces of water between each diet coke.1
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I just got through a weeks long crave phase and it was my diet sodas and my sparkling waters that got me through.
I wanted I guess, mouth sensation and a calorie free fizzy drink totally does the trick.
I'm trying out a fancy tea right now. I just learned that a tea with hot steamed milk (I picked skim) is called a "London Fog". It is flavoured with a sugar free syrup (hazelnut) but even so with the milk this treat will set me back 230 calories. Natural or industrial, calories can getcha anywhere.
My belly gets bigger when I gain weight and goes down when I lose.2 -
littlechiaseed wrote: »I switched to regular coke only occasionally and the flavored cabonated waters (la croix). Diet Coke was giving me headaches. I didn't lose weight instantly or anything magical after giving them up though. But they definitely weren't helping my weight loss.
How can a diet drink that has no calories impact your weight?
Because artificial sweeteners are worse than sugar. Empty calories leave you craving more junk which ultimately leads to weight gain.
Oh goodness no. This is not true at all.3 -
I don't drink much soda myself (I do choose diet when I drink it), and I love water, but I still don't understand why water is believed to be so important for weight loss.2
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lemurcat12 wrote: »I don't drink much soda myself (I do choose diet when I drink it), and I love water, but I still don't understand why water is believed to be so important for weight loss.
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lemurcat12 wrote: »I don't drink much soda myself (I do choose diet when I drink it), and I love water, but I still don't understand why water is believed to be so important for weight loss.
Agreed, being near a bathroom at all times is no fun!0 -
I love diet soda. I miss it. The acid in it was giving me acid reflux and damaging my gums so I had to (mostly) give it up. But that is just part of my individual physiology at the moment and doesn't apply to everyone. It has been a great weight loss tool for me in the past (simply making the switch from regular to diet caused me to lose 10 pounds without trying, some years back).
I have a PhD in biochemistry and see nothing wrong with aspartame consumption (unless you have phenylketonuria, which most people don't).3 -
I just tried out 10 calorie Big K cola on a whim, and it's actually pretty good. Those 10 calories obviously don't have an impact on my numbers, but I still get to feel like, "oooh, I'm having fun!"0
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lemurcat12 wrote: »I don't drink much soda myself (I do choose diet when I drink it), and I love water, but I still don't understand why water is believed to be so important for weight loss.
Not so much for actual fat loss but it will help reduce water retention.0 -
littlechiaseed wrote: »I switched to regular coke only occasionally and the flavored cabonated waters (la croix). Diet Coke was giving me headaches. I didn't lose weight instantly or anything magical after giving them up though. But they definitely weren't helping my weight loss.
How can a diet drink that has no calories impact your weight?
Because artificial sweeteners are worse than sugar. Empty calories leave you craving more junk which ultimately leads to weight gain.
No.
I lost 50lbs pounds while drinking diet soda and I've been maintaining the loss for several years now, while still drinking diet soda. I'm in great health as well.2 -
Wheelhouse15 wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »I don't drink much soda myself (I do choose diet when I drink it), and I love water, but I still don't understand why water is believed to be so important for weight loss.
Not so much for actual fat loss but it will help reduce water retention.
Like lots and lots of extra water, as some seem to think is beneficial? Or just being adequately hydrated, which I refuse to believe is an actual problem for humans with adequate access to non contaminated liquids?
Anyway, I would think that fat loss was really the issue. I don't find that drinking extra water or only water affects my water retention (which has never been an issue). Maybe if someone eats a high sodium diet, though, I dunno.0 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »I don't drink much soda myself (I do choose diet when I drink it), and I love water, but I still don't understand why water is believed to be so important for weight loss.
Not so much for actual fat loss but it will help reduce water retention.
Like lots and lots of extra water, as some seem to think is beneficial? Or just being adequately hydrated, which I refuse to believe is an actual problem for humans with adequate access to non contaminated liquids?
Anyway, I would think that fat loss was really the issue. I don't find that drinking extra water or only water affects my water retention (which has never been an issue). Maybe if someone eats a high sodium diet, though, I dunno.
Oh, the hype of drinking a gallon or so a day is way overblown but water cuts are well known in sports and bodybuilding competitions, as well as upping potassium and lowering sodium intake. I think the water helps flush out sodium and thus reduces water retention in the body but their are limits and too much water without sodium intake is actually dangerous. I believe low carb diets also need more water as well.0 -
I drink two to three cans of coke zero a day. I've lost almost 200lbs. I have no health issues. I don't get any crazy cravings. I drink it because I like the taste of it.5
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Wheelhouse15 wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »I don't drink much soda myself (I do choose diet when I drink it), and I love water, but I still don't understand why water is believed to be so important for weight loss.
Not so much for actual fat loss but it will help reduce water retention.
Like lots and lots of extra water, as some seem to think is beneficial? Or just being adequately hydrated, which I refuse to believe is an actual problem for humans with adequate access to non contaminated liquids?
Anyway, I would think that fat loss was really the issue. I don't find that drinking extra water or only water affects my water retention (which has never been an issue). Maybe if someone eats a high sodium diet, though, I dunno.
Oh, the hype of drinking a gallon or so a day is way overblown but water cuts are well known in sports and bodybuilding competitions, as well as upping potassium and lowering sodium intake. I think the water helps flush out sodium and thus reduces water retention in the body but their are limits and too much water without sodium intake is actually dangerous. I believe low carb diets also need more water as well.
Okay, that makes sense. I was more responding to the former, or the idea that it's so important to dieting to work on drinking more water.0
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