[HuntersCreed]

I never in a million years thought I'd be posting in this forum, but I need to know. I actually watch my weight and try to eat relatively healthy considering that I'm almost 22, and I'm not really physically active in an intentional sense. I'm 5'11" - 6' 168lbs. I try to hover around the 165 range by watching my diet. Soda is a daily part of my lifestyle. I also drink Long Islands every 1-3 weeks depending on what's going on.

[noobloser]

.... Soda? .... Regular Soda?

Um..

I'd have to go with.... 1 can is 1 can too many.

[PussInBoots]

why don't you just switch to diet? alot of people on here seem to have a problem with it, but i drink it daily and don't see any major problems with it. way better for you then regular.

and i doubt the long islands will do much damage if its only every couple of weeks.

[HuntersCreed]

Originally Posted by PussInBoots

why don't you just switch to diet? alot of people on here seem to have a problem with it, but i drink it daily and don't see any major problems with it. way better for you then regular.

and i doubt the long islands will do much damage if its only every couple of weeks.

I don't switch to diet because I don't see the point. I work in teh food service industry. In the least insulting way I can say this. The only people that drink diet products are the people that need a lot more than diet products to fix their problem. I just don't see what's so diet about diet drinks. If the only thing that makes them diet is the sugar than that's like taking the nicoteen(sp) out of cigarettes and saying that they are more healthy for you. They've got hundreds of poisonous chemicals in them. It's not just a nocoteen problem.

[mateo]

Originally Posted by HuntersCreed

I don't switch to diet because I don't see the point. I work in teh food service industry. In the least insulting way I can say this. The only people that drink diet products are the people that need a lot more than diet products to fix their problem. I just don't see what's so diet about diet drinks. If the only thing that makes them diet is the sugar than that's like taking the nicoteen(sp) out of cigarettes and saying that they are more healthy for you. They've got hundreds of poisonous chemicals in them. It's not just a nocoteen problem.

You shouldn't see a point to drinking soda, as it has no nutritional value.

[anaconda]

Originally Posted by HuntersCreed

I don't switch to diet because I don't see the point. I work in teh food service industry. In the least insulting way I can say this. The only people that drink diet products are the people that need a lot more than diet products to fix their problem. I just don't see what's so diet about diet drinks. If the only thing that makes them diet is the sugar than that's like taking the nicoteen(sp) out of cigarettes and saying that they are more healthy for you. They've got hundreds of poisonous chemicals in them. It's not just a nocoteen problem.

The sugar is the worst part of soda. You're basically drinking sugar. If you can't see the benefits of limiting your sugar intake, take a trip around this forum-read some old threads, read the faqs.

If you still feel the way you do then don't bother coming in here and asking for advice. To use your analogy, its like a cigarette smoker asking how many cigarettes is too many.

[noobloser]

The problem with drinking regular soda vs. drinking diet soda is that when you are drinking regular soda you are drinking your calories.

You want to eat your calories. Like a man.

[PussInBoots]

Originally Posted by HuntersCreed

I don't switch to diet because I don't see the point. I work in teh food service industry. In the least insulting way I can say this. The only people that drink diet products are the people that need a lot more than diet products to fix their problem. I just don't see what's so diet about diet drinks. If the only thing that makes them diet is the sugar than that's like taking the nicoteen(sp) out of cigarettes and saying that they are more healthy for you. They've got hundreds of poisonous chemicals in them. It's not just a nocoteen problem.

well i actually prefer the taste of diet soda, can't even drink the regular stuff anymore. weird i know, my ex bf used to make fun of me for it all the time. anyway the point of diet soda in your case would be to cut back on calories. a can of soda has like 160 calories or something so if you drink like 2 of those a day thats over 300 calories a day right there. switch to diet and you'll lose weight.

[Cap'n]

Stop drinking pop. Or you'll get the...

[ronin0352]

Try a can of this instead