DIET COKE

smalacarne
smalacarne Posts: 89
edited November 12 in Health and Weight Loss
I drink diet coke every day, and I do know it's not the healthiest beverage to have...but does it prevent weight loss?
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  • Minnie92x
    Minnie92x Posts: 107
    I drink about a can a day? Whilst i'm working out I remember I have a cold can of diet coke waiting for me :D But i'm pretty sure it's not good for you.
  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
    does it prevent weight loss?

    No
  • Elkcan
    Elkcan Posts: 19
    Diet Coke doesn't have any calories, so I don't think it will prevent weight loss. Some people say that the aspartame can make you gain weight or give you cancer, but I've yet to see any credible sources that validate those claims. Also, I have heard that using diet drinks or candy to satiate a craving for sugar is not good when trying to make a lifestyle change because it is still teaching your body to crave sweet things, making you more likely to "cheat" on your diet later.
  • Sabresgal63
    Sabresgal63 Posts: 641 Member
    No, its not good for you. Am I losing weight while drinking it.............heck yah! Enjoy your coke! Too many radicals on here.....ha!:bigsmile:
  • PearsPeppersandPeanutButter
    PearsPeppersandPeanutButter Posts: 190
    It just makes my head hurt, but it didn't stall weight loss.
  • mes1119
    mes1119 Posts: 1,082 Member
    Nope, but I do love my splenda in my coffee :laugh:
  • mrs_dwr
    mrs_dwr Posts: 189 Member
    Just keep in mind that, even though it has zero caries, it still has caffeine, so don't depend on it as a substitute for water.
  • realme56
    realme56 Posts: 1,093 Member
    I've done with and without and saw no differences in my weight losses. Many other things impact it more.
  • jrich1
    jrich1 Posts: 2,408 Member
    I drink 2-3 a day and I have seen no effect on weight loss.
  • Hotrodhoodlum
    Hotrodhoodlum Posts: 148
    Isn't it bad enough we have to count all the calories we eat, deprive us with the food we really love, (that is not good for us) When do we stop the insanity ?? Hell if you want to have a frickin Diet Coke have it . Jesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss !!!
  • DaveMXF
    DaveMXF Posts: 52
    After giving up regular soda during P90X, I still wanted my soda, so I drank diet, until I watched this. Now water is is my favorite beverage!

    http://youtu.be/hpoAtwVyzZI
  • maggie16sweetxoxo
    maggie16sweetxoxo Posts: 314 Member
    YES IT CAN. It had ingredients that your liver can't process easily so your liver spend so much time breaking those down that it can't burn as much fat. Also the carbination stretches your stomach! I stoped drinking Diet Pepsi for the same reasons cut back on it, or stop cold turkey drink lots of water. Treat yourself to maybe having a glass once a week. Hope it helped! good luck!:happy:
  • DeborahStanley
    DeborahStanley Posts: 90 Member
    Coke, sprite, even plain old stores own lemonade, it's the bubbles that fill me up and stop me from snacking before dinnertime :)
  • Milletp
    Milletp Posts: 80 Member
    I'm a diet coke-a-holic. Years ago when I did Weight Watchers for the first time I switched from drinking regular Pepsi to Diet coke and was successful at losing 50 lbs. I know I would be better off not drinking soda at all but right now I simply don't want to give it up. I am trying to drink less of it and drink more water. Anyway, to answer your question it has never deterred my weight loss.
    Some feel the bigger concern is that it's just bad for you in other ways i.e., if it will clean your toilet and rust off a battery is it something we should be putting in our body.
  • _AshLynn
    _AshLynn Posts: 134 Member
    Not better than water...and some people link its addititves to cancer causing things....but on weight loss, for me it curbs my appetite...which prevents me from snacking when I am not hungry & such...so I would say it's possible.
  • Shaudo
    Shaudo Posts: 1
    It also has as much phosphoric acid as regular coke, so it's not the best thing for your bones. If I could stand the stuff, I would say enjoy your coke, but don't enjoy it TOO often, and don't let it be your go-to drink every time you're thirsty. Water's a lot better for you.
  • small4me
    small4me Posts: 45 Member
    I have drank Diet Coke for way too many years (since it first came out and we would drive down to the states to bring back cases of it) !! and lots of it some days. Last year I did switch to caffeine free diet coke, as I am getting older I find the caffeine does affect me know so I can still drink it in the evening for my evening treats and fall asleep at night.

    The sodium is probably the worst part that I find, but I do have low blood pressure and so I don't worry about the sodium.

    Drink up if you want to and don't have side effects from it, then I would say it is all good. (but I am not a dr. LOL)
  • smalacarne
    smalacarne Posts: 89
    Thanks Everyone! Love MFP :)
  • Secret_Agent_007
    Secret_Agent_007 Posts: 1,082
    I sure miss my Diet Coke. I'm nearing the end of week one without any. :sad:
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    well I am not a coke guy, have always been a Pepsi fan so my drink is Diet Pepsi although I wish we could go old school back to the early 80's when they had Pepsi Light with a hint of Lemon-lime.... But anyhow if there was one thing I was not going to give up it was my Diet Pepsi and over the last 32 months I have managed to lose alittle weight while drinking it daily so I stand in the camp that it doesn't effect weightloss..............
  • katcod1522
    katcod1522 Posts: 448 Member
    Diet coke...is the breakfast of champions :) I have about 20 oz a day...and 80 oz of water a day. It balances out..lol
  • fameyjo
    fameyjo Posts: 14 Member
    I used to drink about 4 ltrs of diet pop a day (I know, that's WAAAAY too much) and did so for years. Then I read how the artificial sweeteners sill caused your pancreas to release insulin and that messed up your metabolism... bla bla bla. So as a resolution this year, I gave up all diet pop (OMG, it was so HARD). I've been actively trying to drop a few pounds so it's not like it's all the diet pop, but in the last 2 months I've lost 25lbs! Yay! I've replaced the pop with club soda and lemon (when I'm craving pop) or else I drink water. Uuugh, so much water... :o) I DO wonder if the diet pop had anything to do with how much easier it was to lose the weight.

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  • Leannek74
    Leannek74 Posts: 374 Member
    I think so, I quit my Diet Dr Pepper addiction and ended up losing about 7 pounds without changing anything else! It's definately worth the try!
  • myak623
    myak623 Posts: 615 Member
    After giving up regular soda during P90X, I still wanted my soda, so I drank diet, until I watched this. Now water is is my favorite beverage!

    http://youtu.be/hpoAtwVyzZI

    I fail to understand how that video convinced you to give up diet soda. From the beginning, the theme of the video was balance. Even one diet soda a day along with plenty of water should provide balance.
  • JeremyMo88
    JeremyMo88 Posts: 18 Member
    No, its not good for you. Am I losing weight while drinking it.............heck yah! Enjoy your coke! Too many radicals on here.....ha!:bigsmile:

    She's right. The most important thing in all this is learning to eat better. It's all a mind over matter scenario.

    Don't be afraid to eat. If you want a Coke, have a Coke. This will prevent you from splurging.
  • lizziebeth1028
    lizziebeth1028 Posts: 3,602 Member
    No, diet pop does not prevent weight loss. And although I'm of the opinion that it's not very healthy.....I still drink a can of diet soda a day :smile:
  • mgmlap
    mgmlap Posts: 1,377 Member
    I dont do anything "diet"..but my soda of choice is Dr Pepper..and I usually have it once a month...Its not healthy...but everyone has to figure out what works for them..
  • Gatominx
    Gatominx Posts: 61 Member
    I used to be a full fledged diet pepsi-holic. 3-4 a day at least. Since I have stopped (cold turkey) I find that my cravings for sugar have gone way way down which I think was a definite side affect of the aspartame. It tricks your body into thinking you're getting sugar so that when it realizes you're not, you're still craving sugar and will go off and eat crap, that's with my experience anyways! I do fully intend to drink pop every now and then since I dolove it (and it goes with Rum!) but at least cutting back I see has definitely improved my weight loss/get healthy goals! :)
  • Articeluvsmemphis
    Articeluvsmemphis Posts: 1,987 Member
    I've heard that it can by way of water retention, but one time I drank a big coke zero and ate some sugar cookies and rocked my weigh in and workout, so hey, not too bad on endurance, lol
  • juliekaiser1988
    juliekaiser1988 Posts: 604 Member
    I have a Coke Zero or Diet Dr. Pepper everyday. ONE. Sometimes don't even finish it. Just don't count it as part of your water.
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