I gave up regular soda years ago, but I know drinking 1 liters of caffeine free diet Coke per day can't be good for me but is it bad ? I always figured it says 0 calories its probably okay. I need to lose weight, anyone here lose weight after giving up diet soda?
Will giving up DIET soda help me lose weight?
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Wife lost a bunch of weight from water retention after giving up Diet Coke for a couple weeks. Don't recall how much and would get killed for posting that kind of info anyway.
The only way it would affect you is if you were vulnerable to the artificial sweetener and it dropped your blood sugar, making you hungry and snack.
Any kind of soda, including diet, is bad for you. My brother was getting boils really bad (I know, gross) and his doctor told him to stop drinking soda. He did and hasn’t had a boil since. Anything that can do that to your body, in my opinion, shouldn’t be in your body.
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Diet sodas are as bad if not worse than regular soda in some cases. Lots of credible research out there for the reading if you're willing to search for it.
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I believe most studies show that drinking diet soda leads to increase calorie consumption not to mention the impacts on insulin production and increase affinity for sweets. Being on keto is different since you are using it in conjunction with an approach to diet. That’s without getting into potential long term effects of artificial sweeteners. Try the flavored seltzer that ncbill suggested. You’ll be surprised how your taste shifts not always being inundated with things so sweet.
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It's said that diet soda causes an insulin release. I have to wonder about that. It's reproducible in the lab, when certain cells are exposed to certain sweeteners. But that's a long way from reproducible in a human.
One thing seems clear, diet sodas are associated with weight gain.
Here is what I think: People that choose diet sodas already have weight gain issues and are simply avoiding real Coke.
I've switched to unsweet iced tea and notice no difference what so ever. Other than I miss the taste of diet coke.
As someone with Hashimoto's thyroid failure, I can say with authority that low thyroid issues will cause uncontrolled weight gain. Ever wonder why some people don't gain weight and some like me have a deep breath for breakfast and lunch and a Marlboro light for dinner and still don't lose weight.... (a little joke about the breath and cigarette diet, I've never smoked) It's this simple, for those with low metabolism problems that involve the thyroid, a concentration-camp diet is the only thing that works. Daily calorie intake needs to be below 800.
One thing seems clear, diet sodas are associated with weight gain.
Here is what I think: People that choose diet sodas already have weight gain issues and are simply avoiding real Coke.
I've switched to unsweet iced tea and notice no difference what so ever. Other than I miss the taste of diet coke.
As someone with Hashimoto's thyroid failure, I can say with authority that low thyroid issues will cause uncontrolled weight gain. Ever wonder why some people don't gain weight and some like me have a deep breath for breakfast and lunch and a Marlboro light for dinner and still don't lose weight.... (a little joke about the breath and cigarette diet, I've never smoked) It's this simple, for those with low metabolism problems that involve the thyroid, a concentration-camp diet is the only thing that works. Daily calorie intake needs to be below 800.
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There is nothing "diet' in diet soda. The sugar substitutes are worse than sugar, especially apsertame, AKA NutraSweet.
The soda manufacturers should be taken to court for false advertising.
The soda manufacturers should be taken to court for false advertising.
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If you have to drink soda try to get the stuff with real sugar. Diet is terrible
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Great point.
A Doctor named Gundry says that some of those sugar substitutes basically
kill the Pro biotics in your stomach.
I honestly believe Diet Sodas are worse for you than regular, and I drank
them for years.
I don't miss them.
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I've read where the current artificial sweeteners cause a carbohydrate craving. All I know is Pepsi and Coke taste far better with real sugar compared to those other sweeteners and corn syrup versions.
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Glad to hear that you gave up regular soda pop but, unfortunately, diet soda is probably worse. Many of the artificial sweeteners used in sodas are harmful to the body in other ways and some still spike your blood glucose which, in turn, will adversely affect your insulin levels.
Caffeine isn't really that bad. In fact, there may be some health benefits to it. I drink lots of unsweetened, black coffee with no negative affects.
10 Dangers of Artificial Sweeteners: http://www.nutralegacy.com/blog/general-healthcare/top-10-dangers-of-artificial-sweeteners/
13 Benefits of Coffee:
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/top-13-evidence-based-health-benefits-of-coffee
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I lost 65 pounds on the Keto diet in about 1 year. I simply cut out sugar and the vast majority of other "high carb" "foods" and the weight fell off with little effort on my part. I'm now working out on top of it. At nearly 60 ... I've never felt healthier and more energetic than I do right now.
Zero sugar. If I want something sweet I use Monk Fruit or Stevia. Both taste good but neither spikes the blood glucose.
That is what I've done, the mango is really good to my tastes!
Cut down on carbs (especially potatoes, rice, bread etc.) watch for hidden sugar it hides "everywhere" that should really help you lose weight!
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Regular exercise has been known to help too. Just sayin'.
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