Diet soda

This may have been addressed-

I drink (what seems to be) a lot of diet soda- sometimes as much as
2-3 cans a day. I drink 64-96 ounces of water in a day, I don't start
hitting the soda until after I get home- What kind of impact does
this have on weight loss? The only thing on the nutrition info is
35mg Sodium.

Browsing the messages it sounds like most people drink just iced tea
or water with their wegiht loss regimen, but the soda may be a tough
one for me to give up

BTW- Just found this group, and it's inspriing me to try and get my
nutrition under control.

Thanks in advance

Binky wrote:
This may have been addressed-

I drink (what seems to be) a lot of diet soda- sometimes as much as
2-3 cans a day. I drink 64-96 ounces of water in a day, I don't start
hitting the soda until after I get home- What kind of impact does
this have on weight loss? The only thing on the nutrition info is
35mg Sodium.

Browsing the messages it sounds like most people drink just iced tea
or water with their wegiht loss regimen, but the soda may be a tough
one for me to give up

BTW- Just found this group, and it's inspriing me to try and get my
nutrition under control.

Thanks in advance

Taming a sweet tooth will help build your resistance to sugar and fat in
the future.
--

Cheese

http://cheesensweets.com/contact/cheese

Binky wrote:

This may have been addressed-

I drink (what seems to be) a lot of diet soda- sometimes as much as
2-3 cans a day. I drink 64-96 ounces of water in a day, I don't start
hitting the soda until after I get home- What kind of impact does
this have on weight loss? The only thing on the nutrition info is
35mg Sodium.

There are different schools of thought on this. Some people seem to
believe that artificial sweeteners and diet soda are bad in general, and
should be avoided. Others thing that it's only the calories and
nutritional information that counts, and that drinking any sort of low
cal drinks are fine. I personally am in this camp. I drink an insane
amount of ice tea sweetened with Splenda. I go through the equivalent
of a five pound bag of sugar in about a week and half. I also drink a
number of splenda sweetened sodas. Some people do have problems with
using artificial sweeteners, but I don't seem to be one of them (nor do
you, from the sounds of it). I know that if I were to make the switch
back to sugar, I certainly would not be losing any weight at all.

Browsing the messages it sounds like most people drink just iced tea
or water with their wegiht loss regimen, but the soda may be a tough
one for me to give up

There does seem to be an all water or nothing sentiment going strong
on most of the diet support venues I visit. Just because the proponents
of this view are vocal and sincere in their beliefs doesn't mean that
they are 100% correct. I do believe that there are some people who
simply can't tolerate the fake stuff, but for those of us who can, and
don't really care about the other things that are in diet soda, why the
heck not?

BTW- Just found this group, and it's inspriing me to try and get my
nutrition under control.

Glad you found us! I've gone through periods where I post, and others
when I just lurk. I've found lots of good solid information that has
helped me with my weight loss efforts. Just don't be put off by some of
the stronger personalities you might encounter here (as in any internet
based venue) and you'll surely find this to be a valuable resource.


--
Annie

As of 06-30-06: 258/189.5/140 Standing at 5 foot 4.

68.5 pounds lost. 49.5 left to go. Started February/07/05

Come visit my weight-loss web site, Annie Takes Off.
http://webpages.charter.net/lenny13/DietFrontPage.html

Cheese wrote:


Taming a sweet tooth will help build your resistance to sugar and fat in
the future.

I dunno that this follows. I think you can drink diet beverages and
still learn healthier eating habits just fine. For me, now, an apple
satisfies my sweet tooth just fine, when before only cake, pie, or candy
would do the trick.

I think there are good, valid reasons for wanting to give up diet
sodas. But one does not /have/ to in order to lose weight.

--
Annie

As of 06-30-06: 258/189.5/140 Standing at 5 foot 4.

68.5 pounds lost. 49.5 left to go. Started February/07/05

Come visit my weight-loss web site, Annie Takes Off.
http://webpages.charter.net/lenny13/DietFrontPage.html

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This may have been addressed-

I drink (what seems to be) a lot of diet soda- sometimes as much as
2-3 cans a day. I drink 64-96 ounces of water in a day, I don't start
hitting the soda until after I get home- What kind of impact does
this have on weight loss? The only thing on the nutrition info is
35mg Sodium.

Browsing the messages it sounds like most people drink just iced tea
or water with their wegiht loss regimen, but the soda may be a tough
one for me to give up

BTW- Just found this group, and it's inspriing me to try and get my
nutrition under control.

Thanks in advance


Binky,

Welcome!

I'm in the water camp most of the time. I don't do soda of any kind or
sugar substitutes OR caffeine. I'll have 1 or 2 pints of low-sodium V8 a
day, when I feel it.

Add a litle lemon juice to your water for a welcome tang on occasion.

As long as you maintain self-control and continue reducing predictably,
diet soda may not matter.

Imho,

Andy

On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 13:04:38 -0500, Andy q wrote:

Welcome!

I'm in the water camp most of the time. I don't do soda of any kind or
sugar substitutes OR caffeine. I'll have 1 or 2 pints of low-sodium V8 a
day, when I feel it.

Add a litle lemon juice to your water for a welcome tang on occasion.

As long as you maintain self-control and continue reducing predictably,
diet soda may not matter.

Imho,

Andy

I would probably be more worried if diet soda was the *only* thing I
drink. I (along with most of my peers) are computer gamers, and most
of them drink nothing but non-diet soda, and little to no water.

I was able to kick the sugary soda habit about 5 years ago, and I
don't really have an urge to drink it anymore- I figure if I can kick
that habit, I should be able to stick to more dramatic improvements in
my diet.

On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 12:39:29 -0500, Annie Benson Lennaman
wrote:

Glad you found us! I've gone through periods where I post, and others
when I just lurk. I've found lots of good solid information that has
helped me with my weight loss efforts. Just don't be put off by some of
the stronger personalities you might encounter here (as in any internet
based venue) and you'll surely find this to be a valuable resource.

Thanks so much for the kind words! Undoubtedly I'll have some
questions in the future. Surprisingly, this is the only place I've
found good, practical answers on weight loss, although I admit I
didn't look too hard online.

My "friends" are all either too polite to say anything, skinny as a
rail, or have bad advice. Most of the overweight people I know have
gone for the surgery. Even my doctor has been no help whatsoever.

Binky wrote in
:

I was able to kick the sugary soda habit about 5 years ago, and I
don't really have an urge to drink it anymore- I figure if I can kick
that habit, I should be able to stick to more dramatic improvements in
my diet.


Binky,

That's the right attitude, only you just traded one substance for
another.

I smoked cigarettes in various quantities for 30 years and quit cold
turkey 09/01/04.

Then I put on 70 pounds from teaching myself how to gourmet cook and not
go out to eat instead. Dismal failure for me. But if you're not on a
diet, I'd make you a to-die-for cayenne fettuccine with chicken in
alfredo sauce, to prove a point. LOL!

And HERE I AM at a.s.d! [BOO-HISS]

All the best,

Andy

Diet soda leaches calcium from your bones promoting osteoporosis and broken
bones. If it contains caffeine, it drains fluids from your body.


"Binky" wrote in message
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This may have been addressed-

I drink (what seems to be) a lot of diet soda- sometimes as much as
2-3 cans a day. I drink 64-96 ounces of water in a day, I don't start
hitting the soda until after I get home- What kind of impact does
this have on weight loss? The only thing on the nutrition info is
35mg Sodium.

Browsing the messages it sounds like most people drink just iced tea
or water with their wegiht loss regimen, but the soda may be a tough
one for me to give up

BTW- Just found this group, and it's inspriing me to try and get my
nutrition under control.

Thanks in advance

I don't think you have to give it up entirely. I often have a bottle or 2 of
Diet Pepsi and I don't think it hurts in the long run. Mostly I drink
unsweetened green tea though because it is more refreshing.

doug


Browsing the messages it sounds like most people drink just iced tea
or water with their wegiht loss regimen, but the soda may be a tough
one for me to give up