Big gulps and microwave popcorn every night for 10+ years.

[Tiktak]

I got a question. Do you guys think drinking a 2 liter of diet coke everyday has serious long term effects?

I've been drinking it for the last 2 years everyday, it helped me lose 70 pounds. According to my last physical I was told I am very healthy. I know of aspartame, and that people think it causes cancer, but something is discovered to cause cancer everyday lol.

[Mayareira]

I got a question. Do you guys think drinking a 2 liter of diet coke everyday has serious long term effects?

I've been drinking it for the last 2 years everyday, it helped me lose 70 pounds. According to my last physical I was told I am very healthy. I know of aspartame, and that people think it causes cancer, but something is discovered to cause cancer everyday lol.

2 liters? Yes, it has serious long term effects. Liver damage comes to my mind first.

Shit stacks up. Your profile says you are 20, so recent health checks cannot say too much about future troubles. A 20-25 year old couch potato would also probably pass all health checks.

EDIT: Also, Coke won't help you lose weight, determination will. There are much healthier substitutes like Green Tea and...well, exercise.

[Shiroikage]

Talk about an inhibitor! He has no right to complain

he is mos def not an inhibitor

[Jodwahh]

I got a question. Do you guys think drinking a 2 liter of diet coke everyday has serious long term effects?

I've been drinking it for the last 2 years everyday, it helped me lose 70 pounds. According to my last physical I was told I am very healthy. I know of aspartame, and that people think it causes cancer, but something is discovered to cause cancer everyday lol.

The biggest thing about aspartame that I know of is that it can cause breathing difficulties. My Ma used to use artificial sweetener in her tea and after a few years of using it she developed a bitch of tickly cough and some proper runk mucusy lungs. Less than a month after totally cutting aspartame from her diet her lungs where totally back to normal.

[Psion]

Aspartame also lowers the sensitivity to sweetness i think, so basically you wind up using more sugar than you need, because your toungue is used to something thats far sweeter than sugar.

Fortunatly, my taste buds are so sensitive that I can't drink things with aspartame in it, it's just... ulgh, it tastes nasty and artificial. and don't even get me started on stevia or other artificial sweeteners.

[ephel]

yeah man

when i started going the organic route, i found out soft drinks were actually one of the easier things for me to quit, but i have friends and some family that are comparing it to stopping cigs lol. seriously too, but ill tell you what, i think that is THE biggest increase in your health improvement, if you're one of those ppl who have to drink it 24/7 or everyday. my sister lost almost 70 lbs just from not drinking soda in 3 months. isnt that crazy? lol

Been drinking 3-4 diet cokes a day for last 15 years. Last year lost bout 30 lbs and now i am 5'7" muscular 165 but i couldn't quit the soda. I do drink a lot of water and that only keeps me from drinking 8 cans a day. Any tips on how did you quit? I heard certain cleanses have helped others.

[Zoolander]

Tea seems to be one of the best things for kicking soda. It helped me, it helped ppl on this board, and I know several friends who drink tea now and never touch soda. Although I guess iced tea isn't as popular up in northern areas like it is here in FL and other southern areas, which is an unfortunate thing. Open your lives to the awesomeness of iced tea! It would be great if water was all I needed, but the reality is that its too fucking boring to drink every day for every meal, need some damn flavor. Skim milk is another popular one for me and some others I know as well.

[Psion]

Water wouldn't be so bad if the vast majority of tap water didn't taste like shit.

And no, despite what you might think, brita and other water filters just make it taste like flat shit, instead of sour shit.

God I miss the well water I had in NC. -.-

[Ruiner]

What kind of iced tea are you talking about, Zoolander? I was under the impression that most bottled iced tea is loaded with damn near as much sugar as soda.

[Stumblingdrunk]

What kind of iced tea are you talking about, Zoolander? I was under the impression that most bottled iced tea is loaded with damn near as much sugar as soda.

not if you make it yourself

[Fistandantilus]

How is it hard to quit drinking soda? I drank it regularly growing up, and when I was like 15-16 I would drink 6+ cans a day. Then one day I realized how fucking nasty that was and I started drinking water/tea/flavored water. I now drink maybe one soda every two months, and usually find them disgusting and only drink as a last option.

It's not cigarettes, is fake sugar really that addictive?

[jimbo]

they had a patient on House that was on an all popcorn diet a couple of weeks back lol

her knee problems might or might not have something to do with that weight. my mom had the same problem before on both her knees. the pain started getting better after she started losing weight and getting more active

[Ragnus]

Yea.. she needs to stop doing that. Or she will probably get to look like this after more time.

http://static.tvguide.com/MediaBin/G...idbillies2.jpg

[richardd]

Been drinking 3-4 diet cokes a day for last 15 years. Last year lost bout 30 lbs and now i am 5'7" muscular 165 but i couldn't quit the soda. I do drink a lot of water and that only keeps me from drinking 8 cans a day. Any tips on how did you quit? I heard certain cleanses have helped others.

just keep at it man, you can do it. like others suggested, and what i did was: ice-tea. i cant stand normal hot tea, but ice tea is fucking great if it has ginseng and honey in it. but you gotta be careful. ALWAYS look on the ingredients and make sure its not made with high fructose corn syrup. your ice tea dont need that shit to taste good, and try not to have too much sugar in it too.

this site can help too
http://eatthis.menshealth.com/slide/...erbal-beverage

good luck man!

just... dont drink too much ice tea either <_>. even if it is healthy, water will always be king. nothing wrong with organic fruit juice/teas as long as the ratio of your water intake is at least 75% more. (well depends on your body, im a big fucking guy, so i was told, that's what i needed)

[archibaldcrane]

I got a question. Do you guys think drinking a 2 liter of diet coke everyday has serious long term effects?

I've been drinking it for the last 2 years everyday, it helped me lose 70 pounds. According to my last physical I was told I am very healthy. I know of aspartame, and that people think it causes cancer, but something is discovered to cause cancer everyday lol.

Compared to being 70 pounds heavier than you were, a 2-liter of diet soda a day is nothing.

It would be somewhat preferable if that were water, but if that helped you lose that much weight, it's not a chief concern compared to the weight.

[Zoolander]

What kind of iced tea are you talking about, Zoolander? I was under the impression that most bottled iced tea is loaded with damn near as much sugar as soda.

Yea as the other guy said, I typically either make it myself or get unsweetened and add just a small amount of sugar. Just depends on your taste I suppose. Grabbing a massive Ice Tea sweetened to hell from McDonalds isn't really any better than a soda.

I am curious about legit research and numbers on this tie to artificial sweeteners and cancer (along with other adverse health effects). I have the problem of being a insulin dependent diabetic, so generally I pretty much have to use artificial sweeteners like Splenda, although I don't use them too much. I imagine, like everything in life, it is about moderation.

[Psion]

Honestly, don't buy bottled ice tea, make your own. The simple way is to get a big pitcher (or gallon of water) and fill a saucepan with half the amount of the container with water. bring it to a boil, put in 4 teabags (if boiling 1 quart of water, or 8 for boiling two quarts), let brew for 5 minutes, then take em out and add the sugar, then an equal amount of cold water.

Takes like 20 minutes tops, and you got enough to last you for 2-3 days. Just don't keep it for more than 4-5 days tops, for safety's sake. (it would probably hold out for a week before going bad, but better safe than salmonella right?

[Wakabo]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ct8OLO7FJ7...00/arizona.jpg

I replaced all of my soda/energy drinks with this for the past 4 months. This stuff is too good and I can buy 2-3 of these with the price of one rockstar at times.

I have been trying to find out if there is any bad information about this green tea, but so far reviews says it's a good choice. Anyone know anything about it that I should be cautious of or keep drinking :D.

[Mellema]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ct8OLO7FJ7...00/arizona.jpg

I replaced all of my soda/energy drinks with this for the past 4 months. This stuff is too good and I can buy 2-3 of these with the price of one rockstar at times.

I have been trying to find out if there is any bad information about this green tea, but so far reviews says it's a good choice. Anyone know anything about it that I should be cautious of or keep drinking :D.

Look at the ingredients and then compare them to a can of soda. Both have a ton of HFC. The Arizona is a little more watered down, a 16 oz bottle has about the same calories and amount of sugars as a 12 oz Coke.

[Colenzo]

Having a shit load of any type of sugar in any beverage is never a good idea if you are trying to drink "healthier" ~_~ why do people even bother drinking diet products, shit is disgusting.