diet soda? Yay or nay?

Not a problem at all.
I’ve been drinking Diet Pepsi for almost 50 years, and I’m still living with no diseases and on no prescription medications. I tend to drink more water now days, but I still bought 4-12 packs of Diet Pepsi on sale this week for $10 for the 4th of July. It always goes on sale for holidays where I shop.

I agree this is a touchy subject on MFP for whatever reason. I usually get a ton of "woos" no matter what I say about it, which is kinda funny to me.

I like the taste & carbonation of diet soda especially with certain foods like homemade pizza. I always have some in the fridge. I'd say I go through a 12 pack in a month, usually. I am maintaining a loss of about 130 lb for years.

I also drink stuff like Bubly and La Croix, though less often...and honestly, I don't find those to be a good substitute for Diet Pepsi and Diet Dr. Pepper...to me they're totally different. Some really like that substitution though and find it satisfactory when trying to cut out specific sweeteners.

In the past (before using MFP), I drank almost exclusively diet soda. I would have a can with lunch and dinner, coffee with breakfast, and typically drank no other water or beverage at all. I think that was not a great thing and I needed more hydration and sometimes snacked or had lattes etc, because I was thirsty rather than hungry...just didn't realize it. Everyone's a little different with stuff like this, but that's my .02 on diet soda...I think it's fine, but am careful not to get in the habit of drinking it 24/7 instead of water.

I rarely drink soft drinks, but when I do I drink diet if my calories can't support regular; and regular if my calories can support it.

Edit: I never developed the "taste" for sodas, so when I say I rarely have one, I mean once every 3-4 months. I do like Topo Chico as a change from plain water and have one of those every few weeks.

corinasue1143 wrote: »

I think if you’re asking the question, you know the answer.
If it wasn’t bothering you in some way, why would you ask?

Maybe looking for points about it being really horrible/unhealthy that she hadn't heard? That is my guess.

I drink Diet Coke and Pepsi Max every single day. I might have around 4x330ml cans and I’ll pour myself around 3 or 4 glasses from the bottle. It hasn’t stopped me losing any weight as I’ve lost 40lbs since February. Prior to losing weight, I would drink the same amount of full sugar soda but I’ve not had any for around 6 months now.

I don't drink soda anymore. I never really drank much but once I saw the complete lack of nutrition in it, I didn't feel it was worth it at all.

I like diet soda and drink it occasionally (mainly Diet Coke and diet ginger ales, occasional diet root beer or cream soda). I limit it because I love coffee and don't really need more caffeine in my life. I also like plain water (ideally cold), sparkling water, LaCroix, homemade iced tea (I tend to use fruity or herbal teas).

I find diet soda (as with other beverages) tend to make me less hungry, not more, and I sometimes went through periods where I drank no soda and at other times drank more (I took a break from coffee at one point), and it made 0 difference for me.

I love diet coke, and have drank it for years. I think one per day is fine.

I enjoy drinking the equivalent of about 3 cans of diet soda per week.

I like it and it has no ill effects for me - although I do take the point about osteporosus risk ( with all sodas,not just diet ones!)

Given I am not in a high risk group and 3 cans per week is moderation in any language, that seems ok to me.

I drink an epic kitten ton of water so I allow myself a Diet Coke when my soul yearns for one. They're still a pleasure in this dark, critical world of ours and you can pry the occasional fountain beverage from my cold, dead hands.