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  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    I stopped drinking pop last September. I'll have a diet one every so often, usually as mix, but am not real fond of the taste so I usually drink carbonated water (Sodastream).
  • Emily3907
    Emily3907 Posts: 1,461 Member
    I still drink regular coke about once or twice a week. I used to drink 4 cans a day, but have cut WAY back. I tried doing coke zero, but it just wasn't the same since I don't really like artificial sweeteners too much.

    I actually switched my coke habit to La Croix. I still get the "bubbles", but none of the extras. I still enjoy my regular coke though, just in moderation.
  • burnsdesi
    burnsdesi Posts: 30 Member
    I found it a lot easier to stick to a healthy diet if I eliminated super sweet stuff like sodas. After about a week, my body stopped craving it and I don't get that post-sugar-rush slump. Whatever floats your boat!
  • extra_medium
    extra_medium Posts: 1,525 Member
    If you like it and can make it fit, go for it. I can never justify that many calories for a drink so I cut it out.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    I'll have a regular soda when we go out to eat. I've never tried diet soda, probably never will.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I drink regular soda very occasionally...like I might have 3 or 4 in an entire year tops. I prefer craft sodas to the big commercial ones though.
  • agibbs1121
    agibbs1121 Posts: 2 Member
    The BEST thing I have done on my weight loss / getting healthy journey was stopping soda AND replacing it with water. I loved Pepsi in a can and quit and then started again but only on fountain soda. But, there is nothing in soda (or diet soda) that is good for you PLUS I was drinking it in place of water & sometimes meals. I was having one medium soft drink a day and when I quit, I lost 10 lbs easy. I was addicted. Now I know that if I have ONE, I will be right back - just like I did before. I am SO glad I quit. I would encourage you to do the same. Again, there is NOTHING healthy in them. Quitting is not easy but you can do it!
  • mom22dogs
    mom22dogs Posts: 470 Member
    Well, if you look at the nutritional value of water, there's not much good in water either. Pretty much the same as diet pop.
  • sunburntgalaxy
    sunburntgalaxy Posts: 455 Member
    I will have a regular coke every once in a while (usually if I am really stressed out at work or not feeling great). I don't have diet but just because I think it all tastes gross. I just make sure to work it into my calories for the day.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    edited January 2017
    mom22dogs wrote: »
    Well, if you look at the nutritional value of water, there's not much good in water either. Pretty much the same as diet pop.

    Yep, there's not much of anything in water. But try going without it (in any form) for a few days and see what happens.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,428 MFP Moderator
    agibbs1121 wrote: »
    The BEST thing I have done on my weight loss / getting healthy journey was stopping soda AND replacing it with water. I loved Pepsi in a can and quit and then started again but only on fountain soda. But, there is nothing in soda (or diet soda) that is good for you PLUS I was drinking it in place of water & sometimes meals. I was having one medium soft drink a day and when I quit, I lost 10 lbs easy. I was addicted. Now I know that if I have ONE, I will be right back - just like I did before. I am SO glad I quit. I would encourage you to do the same. Again, there is NOTHING healthy in them. Quitting is not easy but you can do it!

    Diet soda can be good for you, but not in the way you think. It helps with dietary compliance and adherence; It helped me cut 600 calories a day; and i can help improve exercise performance due to the caffeine.

    So while nutritional its fairly void, it offers many other benefits in a wholesome diet. Heck, i would probably suggest that diet soda offers more benefits than alcohol and obesity in general.
  • Sweets1954
    Sweets1954 Posts: 507 Member
    I stopped drinking sodas years ago as a way of cutting out extra sugars. I rarely kept it in the house, only ordered it when I went out to eat. I never liked the taste of diet soda so that has never been an issue. I substituted ice tea for soda, and I have always drunk a lot of water, growing up it was the standard at meals. I do occasionally have a Pepsi or craft soda, I try to get the small cans when possible but I have also found other beverages that are bubbly, have some taste and have little or no calories. Dry soda brand is one, soda water with a little juice is my homemade go to.
  • dragon_girl26
    dragon_girl26 Posts: 2,187 Member
    I stopped drinking it for awhile, but went back because I got sick of water and tea. Now I only drink one with lunch and one with dinner...usually diet cherry 7 Up or Coke Zero.
  • Famof72015
    Famof72015 Posts: 393 Member
    I don't drink pop.. I haven't in a year. I drink a gallon of water a day. I just wanted to know opinions incase I decided to have a regular or diet pop once in a blue moon(those are delicious too)
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,284 Member
    edited January 2017
    agibbs1121 wrote: »
    The BEST thing I have done on my weight loss / getting healthy journey was stopping soda AND replacing it with water. I loved Pepsi in a can and quit and then started again but only on fountain soda. But, there is nothing in soda (or diet soda) that is good for you PLUS I was drinking it in place of water & sometimes meals. I was having one medium soft drink a day and when I quit, I lost 10 lbs easy. I was addicted. Now I know that if I have ONE, I will be right back - just like I did before. I am SO glad I quit. I would encourage you to do the same. Again, there is NOTHING healthy in them. Quitting is not easy but you can do it!

    Quitting is also not neccesary.

    Quit/cut back regular sodas if you want to reduce your calorie intake from them.

    But unless you have an allergy or something, no need to cut diet sodas.

    But then again, I consume many things that are not nutritionally super healthy - but I do it because I like them, I dont kid myself that my evening chocolate snack is for the health benifits B) - nothing wrong with enjoying food, you know. One doesn't have to be a martyr to super nutrition or anything to successfully and healthily lose weight
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,428 MFP Moderator
    Famof72015 wrote: »
    I don't drink pop.. I haven't in a year. I drink a gallon of water a day. I just wanted to know opinions incase I decided to have a regular or diet pop once in a blue moon(those are delicious too)

    I drink regular coke a handful of times a year. More often if I am sick. I drink diet daily, along with 150oz+ of water. I just drink a lot of fluids. If you want to use up some calories in a soda treat, go for it. Especially, if it keeps you on track.
  • ozgurvh
    ozgurvh Posts: 182 Member
    Famof72015 wrote: »
    Anyone else still drink pop? Or a occasional glass of pop? I haven't had one in over a year and it's not that I miss it but I could go for one every once in awhile.... diet is "better" than regular?
    You don't need that artificial drinks, they are not healthy.
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,284 Member
    ozgurvh wrote: »
    Famof72015 wrote: »
    Anyone else still drink pop? Or a occasional glass of pop? I haven't had one in over a year and it's not that I miss it but I could go for one every once in awhile.... diet is "better" than regular?
    You don't need that artificial drinks, they are not healthy.

    I think it is fair to say there is not one food (food, not food group) that we NEED.

    but,as I said about 2 posts upthread - it is ok to consume things just because you enjoy them (as part of a balanced calorie controlled diet yadda yadda)

    You dont have to be a diet martyr to lose weight or to be healthy.



  • gdsmit1
    gdsmit1 Posts: 137 Member
    I rarely have a soda. When I do have one, it's a regular Coke. If I'm going to enjoy a soda, it's going to be a soda that I enjoy and won't have an aftertaste like I get with every diet soda I've ever tried.
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    Mt Dew(Diet and Throwback) are my Gotos for Caffeination. HCFS does unhelpful things to my physical and mental stability
  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 16,157 Member
    Famof72015 wrote: »
    Anyone else still drink pop? Or a occasional glass of pop? I haven't had one in over a year and it's not that I miss it but I could go for one every once in awhile.... diet is "better" than regular?

    I do drink it, however be aware that the Diet Pepsi and Coke have phosphoric acid in them so be sure to clean Your teeth afterwards :)

    Have a Good Day
    Roger
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