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Hi Joyce,

I was thinking about some of the old habits I used to have

years ago when I was fatter and unhealthier (the average

American really), and I remember one of those habits was

downing several cans of soda pop each day.

Of course this is a terrible habit for someone trying to

stay lean and healthy, and I eventually cut it out of my

diet completely.  But you know what, I quickly switched to

another dietary devil, diet soda.  And man was I hooked.

All of my favorite sodas were available in diet varieties

and I thought since I cut out all of the sugar and extra

calories in regular soda, by drinking diet pop, I could have

a couple diet pops each day and be much better off.

Well, I did start to lose fat after making the switch, due

to the drop in calories and sugar each day.  But I really

became addicted to the artificial sweeteners in this stuff.

After a few months, I was having a diet pop with every meal

and snack. When I went out to eat, I'd drink all the refills

I probably downed about 70-90 ounces each day, and guess

what?

I started gaining fat again.  I then began investigating the

artificial sweeteners and some of the longer term studies

that had been done.  Well, some of the results I read about

regarding what happens to these things after they enter your

body literally scared me to drop diet soda drinking

immediately.

On top of that a recent 8 year study showed that those who

drink even 2 cans each day of this stuff are 57% more likely

to become overweight. Why the weight gain from something

with 0 calories?

The exact reasons aren't conclusive at this point, though

one of the primary concerns is the false sense of security

that the habit of diet soda drinking can give.  In other

words, you'll tend to get extra loose with your diet because

you feel you're making up for it with the diet pop.

Another problem is that when anything other than water hits

your stomach, you get an up tick in the hunger response...so

if you grab a diet soda instead of water, there's a good

chance you're going to want to eat something with it.

Bottom line, diet soda is another one of these 'diet

products' that are loaded with bad chemicals your body

doesn't want or need.  In most cases, these just foster a yo

yo method of dieting...trying to lose fat through short term

solutions that usually just magnify the problem.

The secret to attaining life time health and fitness starts

with the right mind set...when you're in the right frame of

mind, ridding your life of n.asty habits like diet soda

becomes a n.atural consequence of the way you choose to

eat...and live.

Here's to getting lean, strong, and healthy for life,

Rob Poulos

Zero to Hero Fitness