Are diet drinks really THAT bad for you?

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I'm no health guru like Kian (damn i'm jealous of this guy's knowledge)

and i don't know any of the facts like many people here have posted about.

All i can tell you is that about 7-8 months ago i was tipping 200 pounds (i was only 16, mind you). I decided to stop ALL soda drinking and so i'd keep about 6-7 bottles of water ALWAYS in my fridge because we all know ice cold water can't be beaten by any drink! . Anyways, from 7-8 months ago to only about 3 months ago (i was not regularly exercising) with VERY minor diet changes, i went from 200 pounds-->175.

i know that this is very insignificant compared to massive changes like chefwides...but this is really really good in a few months with no real diet changes or exercise. I used to drink 2 cans a day when i was heavier. That's my advice for you aandd - keep water on chill at all times and hopefully it will refresh you more and make you crave it more than any soda. Occasionally, i agree, it is ok. yesterday i went out to dinner with the family, and...yes, i ordered a soda . Hope i helped a little

 

[|D_J^B_J|]

I'm no health guru like Kian (damn i'm jealous of this guy's knowledge)

and i don't know any of the facts like many people here have posted about.

All i can tell you is that about 7-8 months ago i was tipping 200 pounds (i was only 16, mind you). I decided to stop ALL soda drinking and so i'd keep about 6-7 bottles of water ALWAYS in my fridge because we all know ice cold water can't be beaten by any drink! . Anyways, from 7-8 months ago to only about 3 months ago (i was not regularly exercising) with VERY minor diet changes, i went from 200 pounds-->175.

i know that this is very insignificant compared to massive changes like chefwides...but this is really really good in a few months with no real diet changes or exercise. I used to drink 2 cans a day when i was heavier. That's my advice for you aandd - keep water on chill at all times and hopefully it will refresh you more and make you crave it more than any soda. Occasionally, i agree, it is ok. yesterday i went out to dinner with the family, and...yes, i ordered a soda . Hope i helped a little

Firstly, you haven't mentioned whether the sodas you were drinking were diet sodas or the regular, sugar-laden types.

Secondly (assuming you were only drinking diet sodas), was eliminating the diet sodas the ONLY change you made to your lifestyle (diet/exercise)? If not, you can not say that eliminating them was the sole cause of your weight loss.

 

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Firstly, you haven't mentioned whether the sodas you were drinking were diet sodas or the regular, sugar-laden types.

Secondly (assuming you were only drinking diet sodas), was eliminating the diet sodas the ONLY change you made to your lifestyle (diet/exercise)? If not, you can not say that eliminating them was the sole cause of your weight loss.

i personally was alternating. i'd say about 75% of the sodas i drank were dr. pepper, cherry pepsi, or sunkist (oj soda). 25% of the time i drank only one kind of diet soda - diet cherry pepsi. because it did not taste like complete shit but was still diet so i thought i was being healthy .

I played tennis 2-3x/week. But i was previously playing tennis when i was still 200 lbs - maybe 1x/week. But even if it was upping cardio 2x/week - i had played tennis 3x/week the year prior and was still 195 lbs and same soda/food habits (i gained 5 lbs from 2 yrs ago--> last year).

so i don't know WHAT it was that made me lose the weight, but i'm glad it did.

 

[jenscats5]

Water should be your main beverage. But I don't see any reason (unless competing) why you can't have 1-2 diet sodas a day.