Diet Soda

I'm curious to see what people have to say. I drink two diet sodas a day and would love to quit, but my lack of willpower doesn't help, and the only other thing I really drink (besides the occasional beer or wine) is water. I don't like juice or milk so my choices are pretty limited!

Ugh

I used to never drink soda and now i've found i drink diet sodas alot. I think I crave something sweet and having caffeine, but i know its not good for you. I need to try to switch back to tea

anyhow. I KNOW that it messes with my sodium levels in my body and i retain water more AND have to urinate more which is highly annoying and I find I get up a bunch in the middle of the night to go. When I just drink water, not so much

I think I really like the carbonation, so carbonated water works for me sometimes....Otherwise I just put in lemon or lime into my water...oh an crystal light pure is good too but I use a packet per gallon, not the 8 oz or whatever it sugggests....most drink mixes are too sweet for me

If its carbonation you want, try fruit juice mixed with sparkling water to get that fizzy fix. I like Healthy Balance Apple Cranberry or Grape with equal amounts of sparkling seltzer water, mix well, and serve over ice.

I gave up caffeine several years ago for Lent and still do not drink much with caffeine in it, maybe once every few months. This year, I'm giving up all sodas. I've gotten in a bad habit of drinking real Sprite if I want something different because it doesn't have caffeine or aspertame/Splenda. Thats bad though cuz of the sugar and calories that it does have. So now its gonna be water all the time.

I don't by into all the hype that gets thrown around about diet soda and yes I have seen and read alot of the studies and articles. To each their own do what you think works best for you.. I myself have not and will not be giving up my diet pepsi.... I drink 2 or 3 24oz. bottles a day (I still get in my 8 glasses of water). I once weighed 560 lbs, and could barely walk from room to room and when I began this journey I said if there was one thing I would not give up it was my diet pepsi. I gave up junk food and replaced with a healthy lifestyle.... 32 months later I have lost 302 lbs. and have never seen the correlation that diet pepsi makes me crave sweets yada yada yada.... and it certainly has not hindered my weightloss....

i would love to know if there is a difference. I usually have 1-2 a day. I have a Coke Zero (20 oz.) with lunch for the caffeine and if I don't want to drink water at home sometimes a Caffeine free Diet Pepsi just for something different.

I do drink a lot of Crystal Light and that still has the chemicals in it but it's a way to up my water intake and make the water at home palitable (our pipes suck and I'm a water snob). I do need the caffeine but wonder if I should switch to coffee (but then I just use fake sugar anyways so what's the point).

Hmmmm????

What ninerbuff said

I'm still trying to find a diet soda I like. The only one that came close was Diet Coke with Lime. I usually stick to the leaded pop although I am trying to give that up for lent.

I would love to quit! I have tried, but I get very tetchy without a Pepsi Max or Diet Coke during the day. Might be something to do with the fact that i'm a student; as I have found I have drunk more of the stuff since I started University. Maybe i'll be able to quit when I graduate lol!

I know that they say diet soda is bad for your health, but I'm not completely convinced. I hardly drink soda, but when I do, it's something diet. It gives me a caffiine boost I may be needing, or a calorie free sweet alternative. That's just how I see it I'd say you should be fine!

Artificial sweeteners still affect your blood sugar, which in turn affects your appetite. Maybe try a seltzer water or sparkling water if you like the carbonation. If it's flavor your after...add a little lemon or lime juice. Cucumber water is also very refreshing.

I heard on the news yesterday about a new study linking aspartame with heart disease but even the authors admitted that the study was highly correlative.

I just gave up diet soda for lent today. Good-bye!

I used to drink a lot more soda when my company provided it free in the break room fridge. When they stopped doing that, I cut it out almost entirely, and to be honest, I don't miss it. Every once in a while I get a taste for a Coca-Cola Classic, but it's definitely an occasional treat rather than something I have to have on a daily basis.

As far as diet sodas go, I like Diet Dr Pepper or Dr Pepper Ten, but again, I don't have more than 2-3 a week.

Now coffee - that's a story for a different thread. Don't even THINK of taking my Caffe Verona away... :noway:

I used to down soda by practically the gallon and still will if it's in the fridge so I cut it out. I'm with the posters above who suggested fruit juice or Crystal Light Pure with seltzer. For a real sweet kick I'll have Diet V8 Splash.

Some people shouldn't have aspartame. These groups include: People with sensitivity to artificial sweeteners, people who believe everything they read on the internet, and lab rats.

***THIS*** I drink between 6 - 8 cans of Diet Coke a day and have done so for most of my life. It does not appear to be impairing my ability to lose weight, and it certainly doesn't make me crave sweets - just the opposite, I have no difficulty leaving sweets alone.