Soda makes a person gain weight?

Hello;

First off; I would like to introduce myself; My name is Phillip and I
am a 20 year old 5' 9. I've been overweight most of my life, but until
I got out of high school my weight drop from 260 to 145 in about 2
years. When I got out of school I wanted to drop the extra weight
because I started to have chest pains; plus, maybe have a better life
at a job than I did at school.

The first thing I gave up was soda (I was a heavy soda drinker) at one
time I starved myself for weeks, thats when the weight really fell off.


Recently; I started drinking soda again, because I got tired of diet
and water and I gained 10 pounds fast; (155 now) Usually; I can eat a
whole pizza and not gain any weight, but why is it when I drink soda I
put weight on? I saw a doctor about it and he was amazed that I lost
115 pounds within two years without doing any exercising, saying it
isn't normal to lose weight without exercising. I never exercised a day
in my life.

I read somewhere that sleeping alot can make a person lose weight; is
that true? Because I sleet alot. Or stress? I was stressed out in high
school from being picked-on alot. Am I going to gain all the weight
back again? Should I start starving again? I dropped the soda; but my
weight isn't going with it!

Also, As I was dropping the weight my stretchmarks got worse; why? I
have more around my arms, stomach area, ect.. than i did when I was
fat. Does anyone here have them? They are still getting worse for no
reason; my skin isn't stretching. How do I get rid of them?

Thanks;
Phillip

Hi Phillip,

Good for you with the weight loss. Starvation isn't a good way to do it, but
its done. Don't starve yourself again, its not healthy in a lot of ways.

Overall, its a matter of how many calories you consume. Soda has a lot of
sugar and its really fattening. Get used to diet soda, its not so bad after
a while.

Consider walking every day. Not just for the body, but for the mind. It
clears your head & helps to fight depression.

Mike


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Hello;

First off; I would like to introduce myself; My name is Phillip and I
am a 20 year old 5' 9. I've been overweight most of my life, but until
I got out of high school my weight drop from 260 to 145 in about 2
years. When I got out of school I wanted to drop the extra weight
because I started to have chest pains; plus, maybe have a better life
at a job than I did at school.

The first thing I gave up was soda (I was a heavy soda drinker) at one
time I starved myself for weeks, thats when the weight really fell off.


Recently; I started drinking soda again, because I got tired of diet
and water and I gained 10 pounds fast; (155 now) Usually; I can eat a
whole pizza and not gain any weight, but why is it when I drink soda I
put weight on? I saw a doctor about it and he was amazed that I lost
115 pounds within two years without doing any exercising, saying it
isn't normal to lose weight without exercising. I never exercised a day
in my life.

I read somewhere that sleeping alot can make a person lose weight; is
that true? Because I sleet alot. Or stress? I was stressed out in high
school from being picked-on alot. Am I going to gain all the weight
back again? Should I start starving again? I dropped the soda; but my
weight isn't going with it!

Also, As I was dropping the weight my stretchmarks got worse; why? I
have more around my arms, stomach area, ect.. than i did when I was
fat. Does anyone here have them? They are still getting worse for no
reason; my skin isn't stretching. How do I get rid of them?

Thanks;
Phillip

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Recently; I started drinking soda again, because I got tired of diet
and water and I gained 10 pounds fast; (155 now) Usually; I can eat a
whole pizza and not gain any weight, but why is it when I drink soda I
put weight on? I saw a doctor about it and he was amazed that I lost
115 pounds within two years without doing any exercising, saying it
isn't normal to lose weight without exercising. I never exercised a day
in my life.

If you consume more calories than you metabolize, you will gain
weight; if you consume fewer calories, you will lose weight. The
source of the calories is irrelevant.

If you gain weight when you drink soda, you are probably drinking a
great deal of soda. A typical Coke has about 115 kcal; if you drink
ten of these a day, that's 1150 kcal, or about 50% more than you
probably need if you are running at about 2000 kcal per day. You'll
gain almost a pound every other day that way.

I read somewhere that sleeping alot can make a person lose weight; is
that true?

No, except insofar as it interferes with eating.

Or stress? I was stressed out in high school from being picked-on alot.

Some people eat more under stress, some eat less.

Am I going to gain all the weight back again?

If you eat more than you burn, yes.

Should I start starving again? I dropped the soda; but my weight
isn't going with it!

You should eat no more calories than your body requires.

Also, As I was dropping the weight my stretchmarks got worse; why? I
have more around my arms, stomach area, ect.. than i did when I was
fat. Does anyone here have them? They are still getting worse for no
reason; my skin isn't stretching. How do I get rid of them?

Stretch marks don't go away, although they fade in time.

Have a doctor check your glucose metabolism. You could have diabetes
or Cushing syndrome/disease. If the doctor rules that out, then your
only problem is to adopt a lifestyle that keeps you from consuming
excess calories. From your post, it's clear that you haven't done
this, and you won't be able to reach and maintain a proper weight
until you do.

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Hello;

First off; I would like to introduce myself; My name is Phillip and I
am a 20 year old 5' 9. I've been overweight most of my life, but until
I got out of high school my weight drop from 260 to 145 in about 2
years. When I got out of school I wanted to drop the extra weight
because I started to have chest pains; plus, maybe have a better life
at a job than I did at school.

The first thing I gave up was soda (I was a heavy soda drinker) at one
time I starved myself for weeks, thats when the weight really fell off.


Recently; I started drinking soda again, because I got tired of diet
and water and I gained 10 pounds fast; (155 now) Usually; I can eat a
whole pizza and not gain any weight, but why is it when I drink soda I
put weight on? I saw a doctor about it and he was amazed that I lost
115 pounds within two years without doing any exercising, saying it
isn't normal to lose weight without exercising. I never exercised a day
in my life.

I read somewhere that sleeping alot can make a person lose weight; is
that true? Because I sleet alot. Or stress? I was stressed out in high
school from being picked-on alot. Am I going to gain all the weight
back again? Should I start starving again? I dropped the soda; but my
weight isn't going with it!

Also, As I was dropping the weight my stretchmarks got worse; why? I
have more around my arms, stomach area, ect.. than i did when I was
fat. Does anyone here have them? They are still getting worse for no
reason; my skin isn't stretching. How do I get rid of them?

Thanks;
Phillip


Sounds like the classic rebound from starvation.

You can't be healthy without a variety of good foods and exercise. Get
plenty of fiber because it fills you up. Dried beans, peas, and lentils are
a good source of fiber and also effective against high levels of LDL
cholesterol. Oats, nuts, and legumes like soy nuts mixed together are a
significant source of fiber, contain all the amino acids your body needs,
and taste pretty good too. Vegetables and fruit are good sources of fiber
as well as tasting good.
You need your 8 hours of sleep to help your body produce leptin and not
produce a lot of ghrelin, two hormones that affect appetite.
You need fluids because hunger is sometimes a mask for dehydration. Keep
your intake of caffeine and alcohol low because both of them are diuretics
and interfere with sleep.
An hour of aerobic exercise can suppress your appetite for an hour. The CDC
recommends at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise 5 days a week besides
activity associated with work or housekeeping. This can help you sleep,
promote regularity, counteract osteoporosis, prevent some cancers, fight
cholesterol and blood pressure problems, and prevent diabetes.
Regular soda has huge amounts of sugar. Diet soda leaches calcium from your
bones. Drink water, milk, and juice.

watch that starvation stuff.. unless he's going to starve all his
life... that starvation diet backfires double time. lose 40lbs
gain 80 back if you go back to eating right.

and diet soda is a bad idea also.

best thing to do.. is don't drink processed garbage.. it's bad enough
most our foods we buy from manufacturers is full of inert material that
builds up in the system.

soda over all.. any crap drinks like soda, sugary, candied fruit
drinks.. all that fancy kids stuff makes those arteries brittle and
funges up the intestines..

DRINK WATER and FRUIT JUICES that aren't 'contaminated' with
'additives'.

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watch that starvation stuff.. unless he's going to starve all his
life... that starvation diet backfires double time. lose 40lbs
gain 80 back if you go back to eating right.

and diet soda is a bad idea also.

Especially with Scotch! :-)

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Along with other good advice that's already been given by others, I
want to note that your metabolism is likely to slow down a little bit
as you move from your teens into your twenties -- and to keep on doing
so year by year. A lifestyle that worked for you to lose and maintain
your weight a few years ago may no longer be as effective -- and
adding soda is clearly not going to be a step in the right direction
:-). I'd suggest weaning yourself from that habit, and starting to
add some exercise to your lifestyle. Exercise is good for a whole lot
of things in addition to weight loss/maintenance, and you will do
yourself many favors by starting to do some.

Chris
262/130s/130s
started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004

Chris Braun writes:

Along with other good advice that's already been given by others, I
want to note that your metabolism is likely to slow down a little bit
as you move from your teens into your twenties -- and to keep on doing
so year by year.

The change in metabolism is very small. The drop in exercise is very
large.

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