I am thinking I might need to go drinking diet soda regularly for awhile and see if that
does make an impact in preventing weight gain from my normal diet/food routine.
Matthew Munson wrote to All <=-
I am thinking I might need to go drinking diet soda regularly for
awhile and see if that does make an impact in preventing weight gain
from my normal diet/food routine.
Adept wrote to Matthew Munson <=-
I am thinking I might need to go drinking diet soda regularly for awhile and see if that
does make an impact in preventing weight gain from my normal diet/food routine.
I've read about research that says that, since it's sweet, the body expects calories, and this winds up making people hungrier.
But consuming fewer calories is (generally) hard, where super-tasty and high-calorie things are easily available.
That said, on this particular thing, I wound up drinking less soda pop
by first drinking Dry soda pop (so, a brand by the name of "Dry"),
where they intentionally included less sugar without introducing other sweeteners.
Then eventually moved to flavored sparkling water, then to just
sparkling water, and now that scratches whatever itch soda pop did.
And now I can drink the occasional soda pop, and while it'll taste
extra sweet, I don't feel quite so addicted to it.
Not that that helps with caffeine, if that's what you're consuming.
Regardless, good luck.
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I am thinking I might need to go drinking diet soda regularly for awhile and see if that
does make an impact in preventing weight gain from my normal diet/food routine.
I was hooked on Diet Coke for years. I hated how it would trigger my blood sugar - have a diet coke with lunch and 45-60 minute later, I'd get a sweet tooth and get something from a vending machine at work.
As an experiment, I tried the potato diet for 2 weeks. Eat nothing but potatoes - baked, boiled, but not fried. limit spices for the first week. Eat when you're hungry, avoiding meal times if you're not hungry and habitual eating. Drink water and unsweetened coffee.
I dropped 10 pounds, but more importantly, I reset my habitual eating clock. "It's 10 o'clock, time for coffee and a pastry", "It's noon, I'd better go to lunch because it's lunchtime and I like eating", and so on.
I found myself eating less because I ate when I was hungry instead of eating out of habit.
Also, for me, I might avoid eating potatoes exclusively, as I need to be careful about carbs.
I wonder if I only ate potatoes, that it would somehow make me like potato-based dishes more, eventually.
It'd probably do the opposite, as I already don't understand why people like potatoes as much as they do. And associating non-flavored / non-fattened potatoes would probably make the anti-preference worse.
It'd probably do the opposite, as I already don't understand why people like potatoes as much as they do. And associating non-flavored / non-fattened potatoes would probably make the anti-preference worse.
Most fizzy drinks give me indigestion sadly. What about some hot drinks or cold teas?
Nightfox wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
I've heard diet sodas, despite being sugar-free, can sometimes trigger weight gain in people due to that.
Nightfox wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
Also, for me, I might avoid eating potatoes exclusively, as I need to
be careful about carbs.
Nightfox wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
I've heard diet sodas, despite being sugar-free, can sometimestrigger
weight gain in people due to that.
Grr, I didn't receive that original message... I drink diet soda and maintain my weight. It doesn't cause sugar cravings for me. I mostly drink unsweetened (Celestial Seasons Razberry/Lemon Zinger) iced tea though.
Also,
I drink Gatorade Zero (Splenda sweetened). And Diet Pepsi with Aspartame, which I hate but can't seem to avoid if I want something that tastes good without sugar!
Dundarach wrote to Nightfox <=-
Oh you're right I'd forgotten about ginger bear, really want some now, good call :)
I drove back from my office last night, a 2+ hour drive. Was feeling a little run down, and against better judgement stopped at a
McDonalds. Double cheeseburger, diet coke, small fries -- it's weird to think I used to crave that?
The diet coke definitely tasted different to me than I remembered.
sweet, but not sugary sweet like I used to think it tasted.
I drove back from my office last night, a 2+ hour drive. Was feeling a little run down, and against better judgement stopped at a McDonalds. Double cheeseburger, diet coke, small fries -- it's weird to think I used to crave that?
The diet coke definitely tasted different to me than I remembered. sweet, but not sugary sweet like I used to think it tasted.
Also, for me, I might avoid eating potatoes exclusively, as I need to be
careful about carbs.
You could eat anything, as long as your diet is consistent, you don't go overboard on oils and spices and you don't do it for more than 203 weeks.
Some people do beans. Definitely get more protein and fiber that way.
Oh you're right I'd forgotten about ginger bear, really want some now, good call :)
Yeah; also, I've heard of the beans & rice diet if you don't have much money,I am thinking of the jacket potato diet.
and I suppose that could work for losing weight too (maybe without much rice).
Ogg wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
And.. what about the double-cheese-burger? Was it what you expected?
Nightfox wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
I think restaurants (particularly fast food restaurants) do try to make their food such that people will like the taste and crave them so that customers will come back.
Also, I've noticed that Coke at McDonald's tends to taste somewhat different than Coke elsewhere. I've heard that Coke makes a special version of their soda for McDonald's, though I don't remember what
exactly is done differently.
Nightfox wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
Yeah; also, I've heard of the beans & rice diet if you don't have much money, and I suppose that could work for losing weight too (maybe
without much rice).
The diet coke definitely tasted different to me than I remembered.
sweet, but not sugary sweet like I used to think it tasted.
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