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jeff47

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9. And if you read the article

Reply to Stuart G (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 11, 2013, 04:14 PM

Mar 2013

you'd see that the problem was one of substitution - by drinking a diet drink they were more likely to eat a sugary snack via cravings or justification.

Drink a diet drink and don't eat the subsequent sugary snack? That works.

Drink a diet drink and then eat a sugary snack? That doesn't work.

What works best? Getting off our fat asses and getting some exercise.

It still comes down to calories consumed vs. calories burned. Diet drink or not doesn't change that.

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How Diet Soda Makes You Fat (and Other Food and Diet Industry Secrets) [View all] Stuart G Mar 2013 OP

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If it makes you happy, you just stay in your alternate reality. Real life doesn't work shraby Mar 2013 #2

I am an expert in losing weight... Bay Boy Mar 2013 #4

If your body is operating at an efficient level, otherwise, nope. I gained weight at 800 cals from a Mnemosyne Mar 2013 #6

That sucked, hope Bay Boy Mar 2013 #7

Lost about 20# of it after stopped the medication, really screwed up my system. I have to laugh, Mnemosyne Mar 2013 #11

So? I lost 30 pounds in 30 days Pab Sungenis Mar 2013 #19

I don't know anything about the diet yellerpup Mar 2013 #26

It's a joke. Pab Sungenis Mar 2013 #29

Please read the article before drawing conclusions.. Stuart G Mar 2013 #3

And if you read the article jeff47 Mar 2013 #9

Calories in vs calories burned..?? Stuart G Mar 2013 #21

Because only the concept is simple. Actually do it is hard. jeff47 Mar 2013 #30

Well said! Bay Boy Mar 2013 #31

Don't read the article, read the actual journal synapticwave Mar 2013 #10

and I did just that the first 10 ilbs came off in the first month azurnoir Mar 2013 #27

I may be living proof that not only is this true but the reciprical is also true. Lionessa Mar 2013 #5

Let me get this straight... Bay Boy Mar 2013 #8

All I know is my experience. And yes, Lionessa Mar 2013 #12

I don't even know how to respond to you... Bay Boy Mar 2013 #13

Then you are stuck in the proganda web that I never even approached simply Lionessa Mar 2013 #14

I too eat clean... Bay Boy Mar 2013 #15

Well the reason you may not be losing weight is because Lionessa Mar 2013 #16

You missed the part Bay Boy Mar 2013 #17

No I didn't, just Lionessa Mar 2013 #18

There is some truth in what you say Bay Boy Mar 2013 #20

If that's all you ate, you might actually lose weight, but I don't recommend it as healthy. Lionessa Mar 2013 #22

I can't chose sides on this argument TxDemChem Mar 2013 #23

I see the result of sugar-heavy diets every day. Aristus Mar 2013 #24

So sugar heavy diets are bad, and so are diets that use lots of fake sugar..It is like this: Stuart G Mar 2013 #32

Eating Healthy Michael_Cern Mar 2013 #25

I better go tell all the natty bodybuilders I know RedCappedBandit Mar 2013 #28