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About coke and high sodium, I'm not sure about real coke but diet coke has 35mg. I think I can of tuna has like twice the amount that a 6-pack of diet coke has. Does it cause some water retention? I think so but not due to the sodium. I came off of diet coke for 1 week and lost a few extra pounds, but of course it was all water and it came right back when I went back on.
My suggestion is drink it as much as you want while dieting and then stop a week before your show or whatever you're dieting for. I'm always fully hydrated and I drink mostly diet coke. My piss is always clear, never yellow. When I took my last piss test I thought they were gonna say something because it looked like I just poured some sink water into the cup heh.
I'm not sure where I read it but I think it was from one of the Mentzers who stated the the water used in soda pop is actually distilled and ends up being better than your average tap water. I'm not sure if it's true but nonetheless I read it.
My suggestion is drink it as much as you want while dieting and then stop a week before your show or whatever you're dieting for. I'm always fully hydrated and I drink mostly diet coke. My piss is always clear, never yellow. When I took my last piss test I thought they were gonna say something because it looked like I just poured some sink water into the cup heh.
I'm not sure where I read it but I think it was from one of the Mentzers who stated the the water used in soda pop is actually distilled and ends up being better than your average tap water. I'm not sure if it's true but nonetheless I read it.
