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Originally Posted by ngdawg
Stop the diet drinks!! They are sodium loaded and the ingredients used to make them fizzy and 0 calories are every bit as bad as the ones they are supposed to replace. My uncle cut out Diet Pepsi-lost 25 lbs. A friend cut out Diet Coke-lost 16 lbs. And the gut will go down even more because you'll eliminate the carbonic acid that makes the fizz as well as cutting the carbs that make bacterial gas(which can cause bloating).
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Yeah I totally thought that diet mountain dew was causing me not losing weight earlier this year so I cut them out completely. I went 2 months without drinking a single soft drink and drank water at home and at work all the time. Shoveled it down, and never broke the test once. Didn't lose a single pound. Maybe other people gain weight from diet soft drinks (I put it on FAST if I drink regular drinks) but I don't. Diet Mountain Dew is what I drink and it has 0 calories and really low sodium (like 1% daily amount per can).
Lots of great advice here guys!! Lots of stuff to consider. I hate how if you want to lose weight, you can't just go to the gym and eat healthy/less portions. You have to work out the right way, do cardio the "right way," and eat the right foods the right way or it just doesn't work at all. Ugh!!!!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by Bossnass
Edit: Re soft drinks. A bunch of people will tell you to cut out even diet pop. I'm torn on this because it fills you up and provides the sweet. I have no problem with aspartame, etc. Some people do, but rely on very dubious sources. Keep in mind, however, the diet pop with caffeine still has caffiene, which is a diuretic, which could contribute to dehydration and is generally creating opposition to your health regime. Personally I have coffee every morning and a diet pepsi or two in the afternoon.
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I've heard this also. Everyone seems to have their own opinion about soft drinks...the fitness instructor at my work recommends drinking something with caffeine immediately before working out and immediately when waking up in the morning and swears it helps your metabolism. Other people say it's cancer for metabolism. I hate how there's no constants!