Diet soda... friend or foe?!?

The ways they make it 0 calorie is disgusting...If it's not from the earth you shouldn't be putting it into your body. Why not try some Green Tea or flavored Green Tea. No Calories, and has properties that help boost Metabolism and weight loss.

+ it tastes good.

I agree with LabRat... do your own research- look at what Docs/reputable websites say. I stopped drinking soda of any kind about 2 months ago and have felt personally better... I was never a big soda drinker until a year ago and then went ca-razy for it. Now I'm just doing a lot of iced tea and water, and some flavored Crystal Light packets, etc.

You can do a carbonated water with some Stevia Flavorings that taste like soda... Whole Foods has a whole bunch of different flavored Stevia drops... The Root Beer one tastes surprisingly like root beer. I just have to close my eyes since it's clear and not dark brown like the real thing

Good luck!

It's all about moderation! I'm still learning this.

Nurtition-wise? It's fine. The calories are real, the sodium is real, and there aren't many of either. Choose one you like and drink it in moderation.

Personally, for me (LabRat predicted the anecdotal evidence, don't want to let a fellow MFPer down!) the sweet is the issue. If I kept eating and drinking things that were sweet, I craved sweet all the more. Ridding myself of the sweet made it a lot easier to balance my fat/carbs/proteins, and it's a lot easier to resist sweet things that I really do need to resist, like donuts.

Just do yourself a favor and be honest about your cravings. If you find sweets less resistible, consider that part of the reason might be the soda.

But if a diet soda is what it takes to get you through the day, drink up! As with all things, in moderation of course. Buy the smallest size you can, and sip. Make the flavor last longer.

Chemicals are not bad. You just have to consider what you are using them for. I don't panic because my beloved durable Nalgenes have some bad boojum in them, because I only drink out of them when I'm camping which is maybe 2 weeks a year. I don't freak out about preservatives because they're better than the nasty stuff that would otherwise get in preserved food and kill me. But I personally prefer not to use them to make food taste sweeter, since there's no benefit other than changing a taste, and I'd rather flavor my water with something healthier when I feel the need to flavor it. A little squirt of lemon juice or lime juice goes a long way.

That's a personal decision, though.

You can't escape ALL that's unhealthy. Just eat/drink the "bad" things in moderation and you'll be fine.

I am addicted to diet coke double big gulps.

I used to drink 2 a day. I have cut that back to 1 a week due to the sodium.

They say the sweetness without calories makes you body crave real sugar and can leat to binge eating. I don't find I have this problem at all. Actually it's the reverse, it takes the edge off and fills me up when I'm craving junk food.

I say like everything else as long as you keep in in moderation it's not a bad thing.

i tend to enjoy a diet dr. pepper with dinner .. the rest is water .. nothing wrong with it

It has zero calories, but the artificial sweeteners block growth hormones. Stasticicly your chances of becoming or staying obese jump up 50% when drinking diet soda.

People will have opinions, but statistics are statistics. Nothing's free in life. If it tastes good, and there's no calories, then there's something else that's gotta pay for it. It's also the 4th in a line of sweeteners! The previous three banned from other generations.

My bet's that they still don't have it right. Instead of diet sodas try a healthy meal replacement drink with some fruit, ice, whey protein powder etc. Or a post workout recovery drink. Other than that drink water! Your body will thank you!

I have drank diet soda since they came out with it in the 70s ... remember TAB?

Just drink as much water as soda and you are cool.

My opinion.:happy:

Can you pronounce the ingrediants? If so, do you even know what they are? Do you think your body truly recognizes those when you put it in your body regularly?

That said, IF you are limiting your caffeine daily and paying attention to that as well as limiting your intake of these manufactured chemicals in the diet soda AND drinking enough water for your weight, you'll be fine temporarily. However, if you are after true health and not just a pacifier to satisfy your addiction to the taste of sugar, you will eventually quit the soda of any kind and switch to natural water and/or herbal teas. It's a process and a choice. When you are ready, you'll make the switch.

-Debra

Foe. Nuff said.

You can't escape ALL that's unhealthy. Just eat/drink the "bad" things in moderation and you'll be fine.

YOU shut your mouth with all that common sense stuff!

But seriously :flowerforyou:

Foe!

That stuff is REALLY Bad for you... forget all of the dozens of studies that say it makes you crave other food, gain weight, etc. ...

It has nothing natural in it... even if the water in it is processed to hell! Don't DRINK IT!

if you desperately need soda drink real soda, but you are better off only drinking water.

if you put diet coke on rust it burns it right off, cant be good for the body in any way shape or form.

The gastric acid in your stomach can also remove rust.

mistress