Is once in a while ok?

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  • LovelyLibra79
    LovelyLibra79 Posts: 569 Member
    as long as you are under your calories..then go for it! My hubby drank one pepsi or mountain dew a day for 6 months and still lost 67 lbs in 8 months
  • CherylGardner
    CherylGardner Posts: 75 Member
    people who try to eliminate things they love often give up in frustration.

    have the pepsi.

    blessings.

    AGREED!!
  • rammsteinsoldier
    rammsteinsoldier Posts: 1,552 Member
    I have a Pepsi every once in a while. I used to drink 4-5 a day but now I can go days or even weeks without one. I don't deny myself one either though. If I do that, I know I will not stick with my plan. I do count it in my calories and it takes away from eating something else more filling but I recognize my cravings. :)
  • Justkeepswimmin
    Justkeepswimmin Posts: 777 Member
    As long as it's acounted for in your calories yes. Have you ever taken a cup and measured out the sugar in regular soda?! It's a lot in a can. ts either 10 or 12 teaspoons full!!

    Wow thanks! And I thought the 80% increase in pancreatic cancer was a deterrent enough.

    However, not everything I eat is totally clean either - so I'd just be sparring and careful with the indulgences. For example, I drink obscene ammounts of caffine and I know that's not good for me either. Always black hazlenut dunkin donuts coffee. Thank heavens they came out with kcups so I don't have to be tempted into a munchkin everytime I want a cup.
  • iva001
    iva001 Posts: 162
    They also make the mini 100 calorie cans. I started drinking sparkling water with fresh lime, I prefer it to regular water. Maybe you will too?


    I used to have same pepsi addiction..
  • Justkeepswimmin
    Justkeepswimmin Posts: 777 Member
    I agree with everyone. Occasionally it is ok if it is logged. Pay attention to the way your body feels. I found that after I weaned myself off and started eating better I would feel horrible after having one and now I don't even desire them. I would have belly aches, be bloated, and my insulin would spike making me feel like I needed to eat. I would eat to make the shakes go away and get very irritable and tired afterward.

    This is the same effect that my husband noted as a diabetic, even though he drank diet it made him want to just eat eat eat more.
  • Justkeepswimmin
    Justkeepswimmin Posts: 777 Member
    They also make the mini 100 calorie cans. I started drinking sparkling water with fresh lime, I prefer it to regular water. Maybe you will too?

    My aunt swears by the sparkling water with the smallest drop of cranberry juice, so you can definately do variations on this if you want.

    Also, as far as substitutions go, once a month I buy a 6 pack of zevia for the house and we each get 2 (my husband, daugther, and I).
  • jesspi68
    jesspi68 Posts: 292
    Have you tried pepsi next? It's got about half the calories i believe and I think it is leaps and bounds better tasting than diet pepsi. It's hardly noticeable that it's got less sugar. :)
  • amv1023
    amv1023 Posts: 61 Member
    I used to drink around 3-4 cans of regular Pepsi a day. When I started logging my food I realized how much of my daily calories it was using up. After the 3 or 4th day of logging I decided it just wasn't as appealing anymore and I cut way back. I still have it once in a while, but it's just not as important to me anymore. I won't completely give up things that I love, but looking at the big picture I just came to realize that many things should just be used as a treat and not a staple in my diet. As long as it fits into your calorie allowance and you still have enough calories for healthy foods then I say go for it. Just don't drink away too many of your calories or you will end up hungry and it could cause you to derail
  • Barbellsandthimbles
    Barbellsandthimbles Posts: 205 Member
    Slowly weaning yourself off a beverage is much more effective/successful than going cold turkey. It just doesn't work for some people!

    Very true, but weaning off of a beverage/food doesn't work for some too! I'm not the type of person who can slowly wean off of stuff I'm hooked on (e.g. diet coke, table sugar). If I tell myself "1 a week is ok as long as it's in my calorie budget" I do fine for a week or two, but then slowly I start adding it back in "I've done so well and I have the calories, I can have 1 more". Then before I know it, I'm back where I began. So, for me...it was an all or nothing approach. Haven't had a soda/diet soda in over 3 years. I still crave them though.

    All of that just to say, as long as you are keeping yourself limited and don't start overindulging again...go for it! I just know I've not been successful with this approach.
  • bane0317
    bane0317 Posts: 60 Member
    if you have trouble maybe buying the little 8 oz. cans i have been seeing. for me it would be to keep only one can in the fridge at a time. that way i would be less tempted to drink several at once!
  • StarkLark
    StarkLark Posts: 476 Member
    Give yourself another 3 weeks of being completely soda free and it won't be appealing anymore. Eventually they don't even taste good either.
    No way! I swore off soda a year ago and I still think it's delicious! :wink:
  • tunktunk5583
    tunktunk5583 Posts: 76 Member
    people who try to eliminate things they love often give up in frustration.

    have the pepsi.

    blessings.

    Exactly :)

    I eat whatever I want whenever I want 2-3 days out of the week. I've still lost weight from doing this. You have to be realistic with yourself.
  • kimboyle92
    kimboyle92 Posts: 26 Member
    i agree with everyone ... moderation is the key ... what could it hurt as long as you are under your calories for the day?
  • iva001
    iva001 Posts: 162
    My aunt swears by the sparkling water with the smallest drop of cranberry juice, so you can definately do variations on this if you want.


    I like Ocean Spray 100% cranberry and blueberry juice diluted with lime perrier mmmmmmmmmmmmm
  • cannonsky
    cannonsky Posts: 850 Member
    I say go for it. A little treat now and then won't completely ruin your efforts.

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