Diet Soda; Weight Loss
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Going to play devils advocate here. Diet Soda does have more sodium then water. Sodium can make you retain water weight, so technically, if you reduce your sodium intake by cutting out diet soda and switch to water, you will lose weight........water weight.1
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iheartmyyorkie wrote: »Big Mac + diet coke = 560 calories.
Big Mac + 2 diet cokes = 560 calories.
Big Mac + 3 diet cokes = 560 calories.
How many calories with 5 diet cokes?6 -
nytrifisoul wrote: »Going to play devils advocate here. Diet Soda does have more sodium then water. Sodium can make you retain water weight, so technically, if you reduce your sodium intake by cutting out diet soda and switch to water, you will lose weight........water weight.
Except that when people say "weight loss," they nearly always mean fat loss. Your post implies that you know OP doesn't mean water weight loss. We see a lot of people here who get very anxious about normal water weight fluctuations, sometimes to an unhealthy extent, so I would discourage putting the focus on water weight when that's not what is being discussed.
The devil has plenty of advocates already and does not need any more.12 -
nytrifisoul wrote: »Going to play devils advocate here. Diet Soda does have more sodium then water. Sodium can make you retain water weight, so technically, if you reduce your sodium intake by cutting out diet soda and switch to water, you will lose weight........water weight.
Except that when people say "weight loss," they nearly always mean fat loss. Your post implies that you know OP doesn't mean water weight loss. We see a lot of people here who get very anxious about normal water weight fluctuations, sometimes to an unhealthy extent, so I would discourage putting the focus on water weight when that's not what is being discussed.
The devil has plenty of advocates already and does not need any more.
Ok serious sally, my bad.I'll duck out now.
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nytrifisoul wrote: »Going to play devils advocate here. Diet Soda does have more sodium then water. Sodium can make you retain water weight, so technically, if you reduce your sodium intake by cutting out diet soda and switch to water, you will lose weight........water weight.
3 mg sodium per 100 g of municipal tap water
8 mg sodium per 100 g of diet cola
43 mg sodium per 100 g of whole milk
(source:USDA's FoodData Central, which has replaced the Nutrient Database, https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-search).
OK, there is nearly three times as much sodium in the diet cola as in the water, but there's five times as much sodium in milk as in diet cola. And none of these are high enough in sodium to be serious sources of water retention for anyone who isn't far outside the normal distribution of reactions to sodium in their diet.14 -
Did you get dietary recommendations from your doctor?
My baby is 30, so I don't know what current thinking is, but back then, the NO list during pregnancy and breastfeeding included both caffeine and artificial sweeteners.
So, while it won't change your caloric intake, giving up diet Coke for the next 9 or more months is probably a good plan. Ask your doc!
Well, after all the disagrees, I had to go look! Seems like caffeine is still a no (or should at least be very limited), but nobody says to avoid artificial sweeteners any more. Interesting! I wonder when it changed.0 -
I highly doubt that drinking a small amount of coffee or caffeine containing drinks is a problem in pregnancy
However OP did specify that she drinks caffeine free version so that wouldnt be an issue here - if it even is an issue.2 -
Soda actually leads to dehydration as well so swapping from soda to water only quite possibly will lead to weight gain as tour body absorbs the water it's not use to recieving on a regular basis.0
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JPyles1980 wrote: »Soda actually leads to dehydration as well so swapping from soda to water only quite possibly will lead to weight gain as tour body absorbs the water it's not use to recieving on a regular basis.
How does soda lead to dehydration?5 -
JPyles1980 wrote: »Soda actually leads to dehydration as well so swapping from soda to water only quite possibly will lead to weight gain as tour body absorbs the water it's not use to recieving on a regular basis.JPyles1980 wrote: »Soda actually leads to dehydration as well so swapping from soda to water only quite possibly will lead to weight gain as tour body absorbs the water it's not use to recieving on a regular basis.
nooo... not enough sodium or caffeine in diet soda to get the diuretic effects.4 -
JPyles1980 wrote: »Soda actually leads to dehydration as well so swapping from soda to water only quite possibly will lead to weight gain as tour body absorbs the water it's not use to recieving on a regular basis.
Diet pop is 99% water.5 -
JPyles1980 wrote: »Soda actually leads to dehydration as well so swapping from soda to water only quite possibly will lead to weight gain as tour body absorbs the water it's not use to recieving on a regular basis.
Caffeine does not cause dehydration. This is a common myth that comes from a poorly designed study in the 1920s, which appeared to show that caffeine was a diuretic. Modern studies have shown that this is not true. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/161316966 -
i lost 130 pounds and drank (still do) 4-6 diet cokes a day.
its not BS.5 -
psychod787 wrote: »iheartmyyorkie wrote: »Big Mac + diet coke = 560 calories.
Big Mac + 2 diet cokes = 560 calories.
Big Mac + 3 diet cokes = 560 calories.
How many calories with 5 diet cokes?
560.00000000013 -
psychod787 wrote: »iheartmyyorkie wrote: »Big Mac + diet coke = 560 calories.
Big Mac + 2 diet cokes = 560 calories.
Big Mac + 3 diet cokes = 560 calories.
How many calories with 5 diet cokes?
560.0000000001
😲 yup... it was the diet soda that made me gain weight! Not the 3 big macs a day I ate! Lol3 -
psychod787 wrote: »psychod787 wrote: »iheartmyyorkie wrote: »Big Mac + diet coke = 560 calories.
Big Mac + 2 diet cokes = 560 calories.
Big Mac + 3 diet cokes = 560 calories.
How many calories with 5 diet cokes?
560.0000000001
😲 yup... it was the diet soda that made me gain weight! Not the 3 big macs a day I ate! Lol
Thats only 1700 calories a day. I think you are not telling us the real story.0 -
nytrifisoul wrote: »psychod787 wrote: »psychod787 wrote: »iheartmyyorkie wrote: »Big Mac + diet coke = 560 calories.
Big Mac + 2 diet cokes = 560 calories.
Big Mac + 3 diet cokes = 560 calories.
How many calories with 5 diet cokes?
560.0000000001
😲 yup... it was the diet soda that made me gain weight! Not the 3 big macs a day I ate! Lol
Thats only 1700 calories a day. I think you are not telling us the real story.
Oh add the fries and milkshakes.. lol0 -
I've dropped 108lbs drinking about 2 litres of diet cola daily.5
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Congrats! I just had my second baby, my starting weight was 234 and my ending weight was 231... I ended up being diagnosed with gestational diabetes which was luckily controlled by diet. My doctors were very happy with my weight loss and I truly believe following the GD diet saved me gaining 40lbs like I did with my first (and my recovery was way easier this time!) definitely talk to your dr but I’d recommend following a GD diet if you can stomach it (the first trimester I totally believe anything goes lol just do what you can to get through it).
As for the coke, I’d suggest cutting down just cuz of the caffeine but it won’t affect your weight.
Good luck!
Did you miss the bit where she said she drank caffeine free diet coke?2 -
The calories in diet drinks aren't really what's driving weight gain or loss. Best case scenario you would lose a pound in 5-6 months if you quit diet drinks and don't unconsciously replace it with other foods. Congratulations on your pregnancy. Visit your doctor and ask them for a calorie recommendation, use it as your goal here, and follow it.0
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