Diet Coke...

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  • 150poundsofme
    150poundsofme Posts: 523 Member
    I definitely need to start adding in Diet Coke/Pepsi when I get that need/urge to eat; maybe it will stop my searching for food I do not want to eat; fill me up, I like the taste so I think it will be good for me. Thank you. I was trying to stay away but see no need to. I do try to stay away from the caffeine ones, I don't even know why I do that (I thought that caffeine is bad for you).
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,281 Member
    Caffeine is subjective - but for most people in moderate amounts, not bad.

    If you are an individual who has some ill effect from it - sure, avoid it - but it isnt 'bad for you', as in general everybody you.
  • fitoverfortymom
    fitoverfortymom Posts: 3,452 Member
    I drink two Coke Zeros per day and I've lost 100lbs and kept off for almost two years.
  • leejoyce31
    leejoyce31 Posts: 794 Member
    I drink 2 20 oz diet cokes every day as my treat after work. No impact on my weight. I look forward to my 2 sodas.
  • magnusthenerd
    magnusthenerd Posts: 1,207 Member
    Carlos_421 wrote: »
    Sueydwi wrote: »
    Apparently, the sweetness in them kids the body to think it's eating sugar, therefore gives an insulin spike. There's no sugar in the bloodstream, so the blood sugar drops and you get hungry. This encourages eating more.

    This is a myth.
    Your body responds to what you actually ingest, not taste. Insulin is secreted according to the amount of sugar actually in your bloodstream, not blindly according to the taste of your food.

    I don't think this is entirely correctly. I recall endocrinologists stating your body can secrete insulin in anticipation of foods. People with fairly fixed eating schedules will see their insulin rise ahead of their meal.
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,281 Member
    Pavlov ( was that his name?) dogs response?

    Sounds possible - we do get in anticipation physical symptoms. Sometimes, for example, on weekend I glance at the clock and notice it is 2 pm and then I feel hungry because it is past my lunch time.
    Before noticing the time, I wasn't hungry :s

    But still, the body isn't tricked into thinking sweeteners are sugar and thus magically causing weight gain from an almost no calorie food.

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