Diets & Weight Maintenance Support Group

The research i've done shows that the aspertame in diet soda,in general...causes the body to react as if it were digesting regular sugar. The problem with this is, that there are no calories for your body to digest, therefore increasing the insulin level in your blood...causing hunger and overeating to compensate for the lack of calories.

Folks who give up aspertame, have an easier time losing weight. Otherwise, you're fighting yourself...and isn't it a battle enough as it is?

Hope this helps...i'm a recovering diet coke addict myself;)

personally i love all of wrknproess' advice even on this subject but, ive giving a lot of things up. im a chocoholic actually i love sweets period, but i gave them up, i use to smoke and i quit 1 year and 7 months ago, i was a big couch potatoe and tv junkie, and i gave all that up and got off my butt to go work out but i cant give my diet coke up....i do however dont drink it as much im at work 11 hours so i drink water the entire time. but when i get home i do have one can of diet coke. i call it my guilty pleasure. if you can give it up do it because soda's not good for you even if it is diet.

I have left out diet coke completed and I have had more success in dropping the weight. What has helped me is after I have finished my 64 oz of water, I drink brewed "green" tea sweetened with "Stevia". Stevia has been a life saver for me.

Thanks for the Help!
I guess it's goodbye to Diet Coke for awhile!!!

maybe it's different for everyone...

I only drink water but used to lose weight when I drank diet coke.

I feel better now and find when I do drink DC I feel bloated and icky.

In the research I have done I have found that, besides "causing your body to react as if it were digesting regular sugar", as wrknprogress states, most people continue to eat the same amount of calories per meal, or more because they think they can afford it by drinking a diet drink. Changing the foods you eat to include healthier choices like fruits, veggies, nuts and whole grains, drinking plenty of water, being aware of portion sizes, and exercising (even if it is just walking for 30 minutes a day) are the best things to do to lose weight and maintain long term weight goals. Not to mention all of the other health benefits that come from these kinds of lifestyle changes.

I am so glad you asked this question. It never occurred to me that Diet Coke could hinder weight loss. I go through phases where I drink a lot diet soda and then I go through phases where I drink a lot of water.

Does anyone know if Sugar Free Kool Aid is bad for dieting too??

aspartame was originally developed as a pesticide and in general the less chemicals put into your body the healthier your body will be.
I don't really care for soda daily...I enjoyed it when at the movies or with a burger but that's about it.
However, I have discovered Sparkling Water (I think it's Deerpark) with fruit essence...no sugar or artificial sweeteners. It won't taste like cola, but the citrus ones are reminiscent of sodas like 7-UP.
The orange or tangerine one is very good too.

I DRINK DIET PEPSI AND I HAVE CUT WAY BACK AND I CAN TELL WHEN I DRINK TOO MUCH, I GET BLOATED FEELING BLAH AND SOMETIMES IT MAKES ME HUNGRY. I LIMIT TO 1-2 CANS A WEEK INSTEAD OF 4-6 A DAY LIKE I USED TO. KINDA USE AS A TREAT NOW! GOOD LUCK!

In answer to your question, beakers...if it has aspertame in it, just try to avoid it.

The other thing I forgto to mention about soda in general...namely the "brown" colas...the phosphoric acid leaches the calcium from your bones. That's another reason I personally, have to avoid carbonated beverages in general. I take prednisone and I can't afford anymore calcium loss. PLUS...the carbonation affects the o2 levels in our bodies too, making exercise more difficult.