Diet Sodas

I know i shouldn't drink them either, but i still do. I have managed to cut it down to one or two 500ml bottles a week. Its hard, i really love it.

Keep at it. It took me a long time to change that habit. I feel so much better w/o the soda. It really seemed to spike my appetite. I just could not drink one once in a while. I drank it day and night for years.

I have 1-2 week. Not cuz it's bad but I'm not a big soda person. But I switched to 0 cal soda and they are great. I haven't heard anyone say it's bad for you.

The carbonation also leeches calcium from your bones.

IF you only have one a day - no biggie. Have it and enjoy.:drinker: IF you drink 'em all day long - yeah, try to cut down. They are full of chemicals. In small amounts, they won't do any harm. But common sense says if you pour chemicals into your body ALL DAY LONG, no matter what the company markets, it cannot possibly be good for you over time. :sick: (IMHO)

'Um, I drink diet sodas. I don't feel bad about it either....

same here n i def dont feel bad about it it doesnt hinder my weight loss at all....

I switched from diet soda to plain iced tea. The grocery store iced tea usually has a lot of junk in it, so I make my own. I bought an iced tea maker, and I make a fresh pot every couple days. I use a combination of decaf and regular tea bags.

That sounds yummy! And it makes me miss summer time. I love iced tea in the summer time.

I only drink water and zero coke so if i dropped my zero coke i would not drink anything but water and that would get kinda boring.. I also found that when i stop drinking it cause i dont have any other kinds of caffiene in my body i get sick... so i have 1-2 cups of zero coke a day and i dont feel guilty at all...

I usually drink green iced tea, but in the winter I will sometimes add a bag or two of cinnamon to zest it up. Delish!

I love Diet Coke. However, I do think it's healthier to drink more water so I'm really working on keeping my water intake up. Because of that, I only drink 2-4 cans of Diet Coke per week when I used to drink that much per day. I have not noticed any difference in weight loss or cravings. I really can't say I feel better drinking more water but I do think it is better for my kidneys. I have clear pee whether I'm drinking Diet Coke or water so I'm also not sure that it makes a difference on my body's hydration level. I guess, to me, the evidence isn't there that diet sodas are all that damaging to you but, on the other hand, chemicals aren't good for you either. Everything in moderation, right?

So I will drink my occasional Diet Coke with pure enjoyment and no guilt. It definitely does not make me crave sweets. In fact, it satiates my sweet craving if I'm having one. That's normally why I drink one. YMMV.

Dr told me to knock off the diet sodas because of the aspertame. He said if I needed an artificial sweetner to use "the yellow one - Splenda".

I was drinking about 2 per day and have switched to water. I"ll be honest........I miss it. Has been about 2 weeks now.

His other suggestion after looking at my food diary was to switch from my salad dressing from fat free ranch to Newman's dressings, peferably the one with olive oil & balsamic vinegar.
He said when I get near my goal, he'll start tweaking it further, but for now to just maintain the discipline.

Google aspartame. I dumped out my last soda with aspartame in it after reading about two articles about it. I haven't had a diet soda since. I also just found out my Light and Fit yogurt has aspartame in it and I won't eat that now either. Soda is horrible for you all around. There is not one thing that soda does for you except cure a craving. There is no nutritional benefits to it.

I did, and i found no proof in the slightest saying that a moderate amount of Aspartame is bad for you.

How much aspartame may people consume?

The FDA uses the concept of an Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) for many food additives, including aspartame. The ADI represents an intake level that if maintained each day throughout a person's lifetime would be considered very safe. The ADI for aspartame has been set at 50 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) of body weight.

How much aspartame are people actually consuming today?

The FDA monitors the amount of aspartame that Americans consume through ongoing dietary surveys. The average daily intake of Americans is less than 2 percent of the FDA guideline for acceptable consumption. The most frequent consumers of aspartame are consuming only 4 percent to 7 percent of the ADI.

Seems pretty safe to me.

Soda quenches thirst, and tastes nice.

Who said EVERYTHING we eat has to have an nutrient benefit? How about that other nutrient...y'know...TASTE?

Remember, the more things you cut out, the harder it will be sticking with it.

I've cut down to 2 cans a day. (though I had a blowout this weekend. Eek!) They're bad for you and of course water is better but if you're only drinking one or two a day it's not toooo bad.

I totally have a diet soda addiction!!! I think that is the main thing i struggle with. I am really good about making sure i excersise just not very good with the diet portion and diet soda is totally my weakness. I wouldn't even say weakness I CANNOT say no to it!!!