Do you drink diet soda?
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I do! It's my one bad habit, I can't give it up. I'm not a coffee drinker, so that ice cold Diet Mountain Dew gets me going in the morning, and I usually have about 3 of the slim 16.9 ounce bottles a day. I may eventually taper down/stop altogether but one battle at a time.0
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INCONCEIVABLE!!!
I don't think that word means what you think it means...4 -
I recently quit on the 1st of March all carbonated beverages and feel much better.4
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I drink a can of diet dr pepper most days. I just like it. It's a nice pick me up in the afternoon and has no calories.1
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It says toxins and not poison, but can I use it here anyway?!?
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No. It is not good for me so I prefer water with lemon.3
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nope, i don't touch the stuff. not cuz it's 'bad' or 'toxic', but because i hate the taste. if i liked it i'd drink it.5
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Only when I'm thirsty and want something fizzy and cold. I imagine it looks something like this:
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Yeah but rarely as much because If I starting drinking them I end up constantly drinking them. So I now only drink water and use it as a “treat” if I ever need a sugar kick and it now takes me about 2-3 days to finish a full bottle. I have weird eating habits now lol.1
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I do, but I need to stop.0
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tammyfranks2 wrote: »I have drank diet soda for years like 10+ years and I am very over weight and diabetic , over 14 months ago I went on a keto diet and I have lost 109 pounds and I have not drank diet soda all that time , just a week ago I tried to drink a coke zero , my favorite , and it made my stomach hurt also next morning my blood sugar was higher , I learned a huge lesson, I am back to drinking lots of water , I will have tea and coffee , no sweeteners , and I will always live like this from now on , diet soda is just as bad as real sugar filled soda . so do your sugar levels a favor and your tummy a favor , and don't drink the stuff !!tammyfranks2 wrote: »I have drank diet soda for years like 10+ years and I am very over weight and diabetic , over 14 months ago I went on a keto diet and I have lost 109 pounds and I have not drank diet soda all that time , just a week ago I tried to drink a coke zero , my favorite , and it made my stomach hurt also next morning my blood sugar was higher , I learned a huge lesson, I am back to drinking lots of water , I will have tea and coffee , no sweeteners , and I will always live like this from now on , diet soda is just as bad as real sugar filled soda . so do your sugar levels a favor and your tummy a favor , and don't drink the stuff !!
My sugar levels are fine, have a perfectly good working pancreas - and my tummy is fine too.
I drink diet soda regularly - ever since starting calorie counting. Along with the very occasional non diet version.
Of course you can make whatever choice works for you - but blanket statements exhortations like Do your sugar level as and your tummy a favour!! based on your n=1 experience are just silly.
*repeats oft told story* sorry for those who have read this many times before...
My husband is allergic to cats.
keeping away from cats is good idea for him
Exhorting everyone to Do yourself a favour and avoid all cats!! based on his n= 1 would be absurd.
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tammyfranks2 wrote: »I have drank diet soda for years like 10+ years and I am very over weight and diabetic , over 14 months ago I went on a keto diet and I have lost 109 pounds and I have not drank diet soda all that time , just a week ago I tried to drink a coke zero , my favorite , and it made my stomach hurt also next morning my blood sugar was higher , I learned a huge lesson, I am back to drinking lots of water , I will have tea and coffee , no sweeteners , and I will always live like this from now on , diet soda is just as bad as real sugar filled soda . so do your sugar levels a favor and your tummy a favor , and don't drink the stuff !!
My sugar levels are fine, have a perfectly good working pancreas - and my tummy is fine too.
I drink diet soda regularly - ever since starting calorie counting. Along with the very occasional non diet version.
Of course you can make whatever choice works for you - but blanket statements exhortations like Do your sugar level as and your tummy a favour!! based on your n=1 experience are just silly.
*repeats oft told story* sorry for those who have read this many times before...
My husband is allergic to cats.
keeping away from cats is good idea for him
Exhorting everyone to Do yourself a favour and avoid all cats!! based on his n= 1 would be absurd.
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I am a type 2 diabetic , I also am 53 and have arthritis , I have so carefully watched my sugar levels and I work My keto diet very closely , it did make my stomach hurt and I usually wake up to 90 to 110 fasting blood sugar levels , the morning after the diet soda , my blood sugar was 135 , Iam not silly , I have learned my body (I have never before listened to my body) so that is why I have gained so much weight . NOW my body tells me what I can deal with and what I can't deal with , so for me and only me I do not drink diet soda . and also not drinking the diet sodas helps with my arthritis, when I use to drink them on a daily routine , my joints hurt , since I have stopped I feel better , I am not in as much pain . so You all do what you want , and drink them , but putting someone down for their personal choice is also silly .6 -
tammyfranks2 wrote: »tammyfranks2 wrote: »I have drank diet soda for years like 10+ years and I am very over weight and diabetic , over 14 months ago I went on a keto diet and I have lost 109 pounds and I have not drank diet soda all that time , just a week ago I tried to drink a coke zero , my favorite , and it made my stomach hurt also next morning my blood sugar was higher , I learned a huge lesson, I am back to drinking lots of water , I will have tea and coffee , no sweeteners , and I will always live like this from now on , diet soda is just as bad as real sugar filled soda . so do your sugar levels a favor and your tummy a favor , and don't drink the stuff !!
My sugar levels are fine, have a perfectly good working pancreas - and my tummy is fine too.
I drink diet soda regularly - ever since starting calorie counting. Along with the very occasional non diet version.
Of course you can make whatever choice works for you - but blanket statements exhortations like Do your sugar level as and your tummy a favour!! based on your n=1 experience are just silly.
*repeats oft told story* sorry for those who have read this many times before...
My husband is allergic to cats.
keeping away from cats is good idea for him
Exhorting everyone to Do yourself a favour and avoid all cats!! based on his n= 1 would be absurd.
I am a type 2 diabetic , I also am 53 and have arthritis , I have so carefully watched my sugar levels and I work My keto diet very closely , it did make my stomach hurt and I usually wake up to 90 to 110 fasting blood sugar levels , the morning after the diet soda , my blood sugar was 135 , Iam not silly , I have learned my body (I have never before listened to my body) so that is why I have gained so much weight . NOW my body tells me what I can deal with and what I can't deal with , so for me and only me I do not drink diet soda . and also not drinking the diet sodas helps with my arthritis, when I use to drink them on a daily routine , my joints hurt , since I have stopped I feel better , I am not in as much pain . so You all do what you want , and drink them , but putting someone down for their personal choice is also silly .[/quote]
You outright told people not to drink something because of how it affects YOU with your medical history. Everyone else does not have your medical history. Tammyfranks2 was just pointing that out.7 -
Something about taking a break with an ice cold Diet Cola in the middle of they day gives me tremendous satisfaction, more so, that drinking a glass of water. We find pleasure in eating and drinking, with dieting many times we feel deprived, we have to make choices that are good for us, enjoying a diet drink will not throw me off the wagon.4
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I MUST have my diet caffine free pepsi- You don\t want to see me when I am without it- I drink one each day as a treat with my popcorn or even with a plate of veggies(lol)- but anyway for ME- it is a MUST !!!0
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Not often, but occasionally will buy myself a 12 pk of the flavored coke zero in case I get a craving at work. keeps me away from non-diet mountain dew, but for the most part I drink water.0
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I'm a sodaholic. It took forever to get off the regular kind. I'd go mental if i didn't have my occasional coke zero
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Once in a while will have a Diet Coke as a treat. Usually avoid it tho because of caffeine and chemicals. But I do love a nice cold glass of Diet Coke over ice!5
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Yeah, I drink too much diet Pepsi. Not more than a liter a day and usually more like two liters per week total. I still feel like it's going to give me cancer; although, I've heard it said that that particular logic is woo.6
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I drink a ton of Coke Zero and I really should cut back. Not because of "toxins" or "chemikills" or anything like that, but because I'm hooked on caffeine. If I don't get my fix early enough in the morning, I'll end up with a headache in the afternoon. I've cut back before and that issue goes away, but I always seem to fall off the wagon again (or is it climb on the wagon? I always get that saying mixed up).0
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quiksylver296 wrote: »OnFireWithin wrote: »Nope, no diet soda, limited regular soda. I get wanting an alternative if you're a serial soda drinker, but I've only ever had it sporadically, so I find it better just to cut it out altogether. I've read things about artificial sweeteners being almost as bad as sugar. They may or not be true considering the ever-changing nature of nutrition 'facts' but I figure best not to take the chance in this case.
You're reading the wrong things.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25842566
Thank you for sharing an abstract from a single study that acknowledges the continued debate on whether artificial sweeteners pose any health risks. One study doth not rule them all nor settle that debate. Even my own post did not assert whether artificial sweeteners are beneficial or detrimental, only that there are views on either side. Rather than take the risk, I personally avoid them. Anybody else is free to do as they will and come what may.13 -
OnFireWithin wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »OnFireWithin wrote: »Nope, no diet soda, limited regular soda. I get wanting an alternative if you're a serial soda drinker, but I've only ever had it sporadically, so I find it better just to cut it out altogether. I've read things about artificial sweeteners being almost as bad as sugar. They may or not be true considering the ever-changing nature of nutrition 'facts' but I figure best not to take the chance in this case.
You're reading the wrong things.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25842566
Thank you for sharing an abstract from a single study that acknowledges the continued debate on whether artificial sweeteners pose any health risks. One study doth not rule them all nor settle that debate. Even my own post did not assert whether artificial sweeteners are beneficial or detrimental, only that there are views on either side. Rather than take the risk, I personally avoid them. Anybody else is free to do as they will and come what may.
You're certainly free to make that choice, but I do think it's important to note that there are views on either side of everything. There are people with impressive sounding credentials who still insist vaccines cause autism, carbs are detrimental for everyone, and a terrifying number of functioning adults who believe the earth might be flat.
Artificial sweeteners are one of if not THE most studied food additives in history, and still after 50+ years no one can find any definitive research results that show they cause anything. Even studies about obesity can only show correlation, and weak correlation at that. And they are all very different compounds, so it would be downright weird if they all caused something! The "debate" is caused by diet and health bloggers/salespeople who know telling folks to just go ahead and drink a Diet Coke isn't going to get their site many clicks. The actual science is pretty clear.
Diet soda is obviously not necessary, so if someone chooses not to drink it, for whatever reason, it's not the end of the world. But for some people (myself included) that little almost-no-cal treat every day is instrumental for getting our diets in line, and IMHO people who it could be a useful tool for shouldn't be scared away from it unnecessarily :drinker:25 -
Well, ever since I contributed to this thread, I've remembered diet sodas as an option. So thanks! I've started to cycle it back in as an option (about 20% Coke Zero : 80% Lacroix Lime).4
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OnFireWithin wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »OnFireWithin wrote: »Nope, no diet soda, limited regular soda. I get wanting an alternative if you're a serial soda drinker, but I've only ever had it sporadically, so I find it better just to cut it out altogether. I've read things about artificial sweeteners being almost as bad as sugar. They may or not be true considering the ever-changing nature of nutrition 'facts' but I figure best not to take the chance in this case.
You're reading the wrong things.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25842566
Thank you for sharing an abstract from a single study that acknowledges the continued debate on whether artificial sweeteners pose any health risks. One study doth not rule them all nor settle that debate. Even my own post did not assert whether artificial sweeteners are beneficial or detrimental, only that there are views on either side. Rather than take the risk, I personally avoid them. Anybody else is free to do as they will and come what may.
You're certainly free to make that choice, but I do think it's important to note that there are views on either side of everything. There are people with impressive sounding credentials who still insist vaccines cause autism, carbs are detrimental for everyone, and a terrifying number of functioning adults who believe the earth might be flat.
Artificial sweeteners are one of if not THE most studied food additives in history, and still after 50+ years no one can find any definitive research results that show they cause anything. Even studies about obesity can only show correlation, and weak correlation at that. And they are all very different compounds, so it would be downright weird if they all caused something! The "debate" is caused by diet and health bloggers/salespeople who know telling folks to just go ahead and drink a Diet Coke isn't going to get their site many clicks. The actual science is pretty clear.
Diet soda is obviously not necessary, so if someone chooses not to drink it, for whatever reason, it's not the end of the world. But for some people (myself included) that little almost-no-cal treat every day is instrumental for getting our diets in line, and IMHO people who it could be a useful tool for shouldn't be scared away from it unnecessarily :drinker:
Thank you, @kimny72. I couldn't say it any better.9 -
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Well, ever since I contributed to this thread, I've remembered diet sodas as an option. So thanks! I've started to cycle it back in as an option (about 20% Coke Zero : 80% Lacroix Lime).
Heyyyyyyyyyy, you're not in So Cal, are ya? We're trying to pawn off a couple cases of the La Croix Lime.
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It happens, in periods more often than I'd like. It's my way of not fighting my sweet tooth too hard, because even if it's just artificial - it's still sweet. And with something like 1-3 calories per can, I can definitely spare it.0
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