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It doesn't hinder weight loss. Body builders live on diet soda when getting prepped for a competition.

Maybe they'd rather die shredded and looking good.

Diet soda killed my dog.

Contrary to popular belief, women rarely need to train differently from men. Without the addition of pharmacuetical assistance, you don't need to worry about looking like a man or getting "bulky". The only reason anyone would look "bulky" from strength training is if they have too fat fat on top of the muscle, which causes…

Strength training doesn't burn a lot of calories either, but strength training is the most important type of activity if your goal is to burn fat. In my opinion exercise shouldn't be performed to "burn calories", it should be performed for a purpose (ie: flexbility, strength, speed, etc). Let your diet "burn" off the extra…

You don't have to by any means, but the less calories you eat the slower your metabolism will get over time. I think that the recommendation from this website is to eat slightly more calories based on your cardio so that you can diet longer before stalling. However, that's just a guess.