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diet soda

dga226

Hello

i switched to diet soda I used to drink coke and lots of it then i went to diet and now i tend to grab that every time and i know that is slowing my weight lost down

oh what to do

Replies

MysticMaiden22

ummm give it up?

LuckyLeprechaun

how can anything containing zero calories slow down your weight loss? :noway:

That's rubbish. Every pound of my loss has been saturated in Coke Zero.

janeinspain

if it helps you stay on track, just have diet soda. try to reduce it, replace with water and tea, but have it around.

SergeantSunshine_reused

It isn't slowing your fat loss down.
The carbonation can bloat you and appear to hinder

Good job on starting to cut it out!
I gave up regular soda, switched to diet, and slowly limited that. I still have one a day or maybe a couple a week

dga226

i know that is what i am trying to do but it is one of my weekness

AMIS456

Cut back! If you get caffiene headaches then slowly remove them from your diet and restrict the number you are allowed! I had to do this and now almost all I drink is water ( plus my AM coffee of course!) You can do it!

SusanMcAvoy

Diet soda slowed my weight down too so I had to stop drinking it. If you really like it that much, how about just 1 can a day? That's better than drinking it all day. Old habits are hard to break aren't they? What a pain. Good luck ! :flowerforyou:

PrincessEliNa

Drink water? Lol, when you're thirsty, drink a cup of water and then a sip of soda, it'll make you feel like you're full of soda!-- haha, I'm only half joking, you should try it!

bevsdietfor2011

I hear you!!!! I drink diet coke too and need to give it up!!!! It is really difficult but I know it would help my weight loss also!!! Hang in there and keep trying.

SergeantSunshine_reused

i know that is what i am trying to do but it is one of my weekness

Then drink it :]

annabellj

i just quit again for the umpteenth time the diet soda that is. i found this time that if i drink it then i get the urge to eat sweets but never noticed it before. so today no soda and i didnt eat the blueberry scone at the cafeteria. it smelled good but it wasnt like i had to have it. yesterday i ate 3 choc chips cookies that i didnt really want anyway! i dont really know if it was related but it doesnt hurt to quit anyway. i drink water and the crystal light natural now. it has 15 cal, but i only need maybe one a day. hope this helps, i dont drink coffee either so losing the caffeine was way harsh!

backstreet1008

I know a lot of people struggle with soda when trying to lose weight, but personally I don't get it. My thought is that if you're going to indulge in something, why not make it a food so it's at least more satisfying?

Stop buying it and you won't have the option of resorting to it anymore. If that's not an option (ie: if other people in the house drink it) try to gradually limit your intake until you don't crave it anymore.

aochoa123

If it's the flavor your looking for try adding flavor packets to your water. I know in my case it was the flavor I was missing and when I started adding flavor packets to my water it helped me drink more water and no soda, now I only drink plain water

sparklyball

i used to drink lots of fizzy pop, i was actually underweight then but a nervous wreck. i switched to lucozade but still darank lots of it, i've been cutting down gradually, i'm now on one 500ml bottle a day. i buy the next days bottle the day before and i won't drink it because i know i want it in the morning to wake up. i know it's bad for me, it really is an addiction, i too would appreciate any suggestions on how to get off the fizzy stuff, thanks

sarahliftsUP

If I were you I would not use diet soda to wean yourself off of regular soda.. Aspartame is just nasty stuff and regular pop isn't great for you either but it has real sugar in it that your brain can read as being calories.

Limit yourself to just one can of regular soda a day.. or how much of it have you been drinking? If you drink the stuff with calories, it will make you think of how much the taste is worth the calories.

snockers3112

I found myself drinking it every day at one point and knew it couldn't be good for me but craved it so much - until one day I decided enough was enough and stopped drinking it. Now I have no interest in it at all

talithag

I second the giving it up...in my opinion, diet soda is even worse for you than regular soda because of the aspertame and other chemicals. Also, the artificial sweeteners actually increase your appetite.

I used to be addicted to Diet Pepsi,consuming about 12 cans every few days. I pretty much drank it and nothing else. I quit drinking it 8 months ago...it was the hardest thing I have ever done, but I know it is why I have been successful at losing weight and working out.

My advice to you would be to stop buying it and stop drinking it. Learn to love water!

EuroDriver12

just sit down... decide whats more important to you health and goal wise... keep satisfying ur cravings or see good results n take care of ur health??

i used to be a drinker with friends all the time... now.. last time i drank was my bday july 31st... yet i still go out with my friends once in while but just have water or juice... drinking lowers ur testostrone and raises ur estrogen for about 4 days... so thats a week waisted at the gym pretty much cuz u wanted to get hammered... not talking of other bad effects

what helps me is i run cycles e.g. bulking, cutting, strenght.. between each cycle i take a week rest to let my body get itself back in check and i have my cheat meals, drinks, n everything during that week before i start on my next cycle/goal..

i know its little different pop n alcohol etc.. but just making a point.. that u have the will in you to stop drinking pop.. u just have to want something else bad enough

kaytonp

According to my deititian: Diet drinks and other zero calorie sweeteners trick your brain into expecting sugar. So your brain will cause you to release insulin which in turn causes the existing blood sugar to drop, making you more hungry than you should be. If you are trying to control your appetite, diet soda and artificial sweeteners are working against you.

Hope this helps.

I stay away from all liquids except water and an occasional coffee or tea. Sometimes I drink sparkling water and lime. Its nice.

ShapeUpSidney

that stuff will rot your teeth...give it up

capriciousmoon

If you think it's hindering your weight loss then maybe you should quit drinking it? Maybe swap some of it out for unsweetened tea?

Diet soda has actually helped my weight loss. I don't crave sweets at all when I drink it, but when I don't drink it... I want to cake and bread and anything else possible. I don't have diet soda as a drink though, I have water and tea for that, it's more of a snack. I drink 3 cans or more a day and lost 100 lbs.

echoica

i found diet soda made it harder to lose too (same with crystal light...so perhaps it is the aspartame?)...i cut it completely out and now all i drink is water and real fruit juices and it has made a huge difference!

ShapeUpSidney

According to my deititian: Diet drinks and other zero calorie sweeteners trick your brain into expecting sugar. So your brain will cause you to release insulin which in turn causes the existing blood sugar to drop, making you more hungry than you should be. .

Yep! And your dietitian isn't the only one who feels that way...

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110627183944.htm

ShapeUpSidney

I drink 3 cans or more a day and lost 100 lbs.

...but how are those dentist visits going...

maidentl

how can anything containing zero calories slow down your weight loss? :noway:

That's rubbish. Every pound of my loss has been saturated in Coke Zero.

Mmm Coke Zero . . . . yeah mine too. I haven't lost anything lately but that's more me and less the soda :ohwell:

britishstar41

i just quit again for the umpteenth time the diet soda that is. i found this time that if i drink it then i get the urge to eat sweets but never noticed it before. so today no soda and i didnt eat the blueberry scone at the cafeteria. it smelled good but it wasnt like i had to have it. yesterday i ate 3 choc chips cookies that i didnt really want anyway! i dont really know if it was related but it doesnt hurt to quit anyway. i drink water and the crystal light natural now. it has 15 cal, but i only need maybe one a day. hope this helps, i dont drink coffee either so losing the caffeine was way harsh!

This happened to me, too. I switched to the sugar free syrups at Starbucks and wanted to inhale the entire bakery section at Albertson's. I quit drinking the artificial sweeteners, and the cravings stopped. Magic! Now if I want soda, or a sweet coffee drink, I force myself to accommodate the calories.

SergeantSunshine_reused

According to my deititian: Diet drinks and other zero calorie sweeteners trick your brain into expecting sugar. So your brain will cause you to release insulin which in turn causes the existing blood sugar to drop, making you more hungry than you should be. .

Yep! And your dietitian isn't the only one who feels that way...

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110627183944.htm

This is the one problem I have ever had with diet soda. I drink one then want to sip on diet soda all day xD

weight loss related it has never hindered me.

maidentl

I drink 3 cans or more a day and lost 100 lbs.

...but how are those dentist visits going...

Well, I'm not the poster of that comment but I have had one cavity in my life and according to my dentist it was very small.

capriciousmoon

I drink 3 cans or more a day and lost 100 lbs.

...but how are those dentist visits going...

I haven't had any problems yet but I brush several times a day, use mouth wash, and floss.

Rae6503

I drink diet soda often and it hasn't hindered me.