tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post7821525324720816454..comments2024-01-11T07:55:07.458-05:00Comments on 21 Days: Much Better and A Surprise DiscoveryJesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01465800584212530717noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post-84749146951442526722008-02-01T09:09:00.000-05:002008-02-01T09:09:00.000-05:00I think D too, Jess. I've read and heard similar t...I think D too, Jess. I've read and heard similar things about diet drinks and have talked to a few people that said after they only eliminated diet drinks from their daily routine, was when they noticed a drop in lbs.<BR/><BR/>I know I need to eliminate sweet tea to help me. Crap.Mendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968363500551483010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post-5637771749250150012008-01-31T15:00:00.000-05:002008-01-31T15:00:00.000-05:00Yay for 3 missing lbs. and a cold that's on the me...Yay for 3 missing lbs. and a cold that's on the mend!My Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05773926028026104968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post-5162461900211881122008-01-31T02:06:00.000-05:002008-01-31T02:06:00.000-05:00i've avoided soda all my life and i'm not thin.......i've avoided soda all my life and i'm not thin....hmmmmm....<BR/><BR/>carbonated beverages are best when they're alcoholic anyway...miss petite americahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06120957891746308954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post-45843221219365500722008-01-30T18:26:00.000-05:002008-01-30T18:26:00.000-05:00Let me catch up on your blogs, you did awesome in ...Let me catch up on your blogs, you did awesome in Miami. 2:20ish is great. If you come to AZ for the RNR, we will be chasing eachother across the finish line. Also congrats to your husband, that is wonderful.<BR/>I have given up soda since new years and I am now down 9 lbs. (with other diet items affecting that number also)Marathoner in Traininghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04644005438770813477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post-43112664702090765482008-01-30T18:20:00.000-05:002008-01-30T18:20:00.000-05:00Glad to hear you're feeling better. I was just goi...Glad to hear you're feeling better. <BR/><BR/>I was just going to say pretty much was David said... the sodium in soda cause a lot of water weight gain...teacherwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15791382386588836461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post-14604373394411012022008-01-30T17:12:00.000-05:002008-01-30T17:12:00.000-05:00It's probably a bit of all them, but the soda thin...It's probably a bit of all them, but the soda thing may have the bigger share!<BR/><BR/>Never accuse me of sitting on the fence!Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16841289199998319545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post-37521192734435114102008-01-30T17:06:00.000-05:002008-01-30T17:06:00.000-05:00I'll be not so creative and take door letter D als...I'll be not so creative and take door letter D also...congrats on the loss and glad you are feeling better.wshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030953897283161914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post-89769927648392137832008-01-30T16:35:00.000-05:002008-01-30T16:35:00.000-05:00Diet soda causes some kind of weird bizzaro weight...Diet soda causes some kind of weird bizzaro weight gain. Not to mention all of the evil chemicals in diet sodas will turn your innards into plastic over time.<BR/><BR/>I'd stay away from soda, period. <BR/><BR/>(getting off soap box now.)keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06710017872045904515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post-28999758389637695332008-01-30T16:23:00.000-05:002008-01-30T16:23:00.000-05:00I am voting on D. I can not believe that diet soda...I am voting on D. I can not believe that diet soda makes poeple gain too. <BR/>Super Bowl Sunday, that is my holiday right there. <BR/>90% almost there..I never got sick, this time. It was looming but it is gone. I guess something can be said for exercise, diet and vitamins. Who woulda thunk it.Vivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275505112098052230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post-76267308685359758962008-01-30T15:42:00.000-05:002008-01-30T15:42:00.000-05:00Well, congrats and GAWWWD you people are pissing m...Well, congrats and GAWWWD you people are pissing me off. Marcy is so cute and thin, and then I see what she eats. You lose 3 without trying. Well, now, that's not fair, the diet soda is a big deal and you have taken major steps. Okay. I'll stop ranting now.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14684236668997938263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post-83735135923239063132008-01-30T15:21:00.000-05:002008-01-30T15:21:00.000-05:00Well, there goes the highlight of my morning - Die...Well, there goes the highlight of my morning - Diet Coke with lime. <BR/>:( Congrats on saying "adios" to 3 lbs!!Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08751691511401439604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post-12673528460928281752008-01-30T12:25:00.000-05:002008-01-30T12:25:00.000-05:00haha sounds like cutting the diet soda might be be...haha sounds like cutting the diet soda might be behind thisJess https://www.blogger.com/profile/04319493454447862771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post-2701083461728600832008-01-30T12:07:00.000-05:002008-01-30T12:07:00.000-05:00D. For sure. Soda is the devil. Even diet.D. For sure. <BR/>Soda is the devil. Even diet.P.O.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16410533843419723414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post-56620213422709635492008-01-30T11:43:00.000-05:002008-01-30T11:43:00.000-05:00I'm a horrible person for doing this, but I'm goin...I'm a horrible person for doing this, but I'm going to quote Paris Hilton on this one.... I think this is in her autobiography (which only exemplifies further how much of a raving bitch she is)... "Diet soda is for fat chicks."<BR/><BR/><BR/>I do know in <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Death-Supermarket-Fattening-Dumbing-Poisoning/dp/1569803323/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201711028&sr=8-1" REL="nofollow">Death by Supermarket: The Fattening, Dumbing Down, and Poisoning of America</A> they talk alot about artificial sweeteners and how our bodies translate them. I won't bore you with details but it reinforces why your body is thanking you :-).<BR/><BR/>I admire your uncanny ability to return clothing :-).chiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08894616877610664580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post-4108402149083361222008-01-30T11:39:00.000-05:002008-01-30T11:39:00.000-05:00It's D, totally D. Diet drinks are the devil and ...It's D, totally D. Diet drinks are the devil and can totally screw up your body. <BR/><BR/>I hope that's not true of coffee and Coffeemate flavored creamer. Because I can't live without my coffee. =)<BR/><BR/>Glad you are almost 100%. Isn't it amazing how 3 pounds can make that much difference?!Laura Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07916626845812229646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post-64616683252000637722008-01-30T11:04:00.000-05:002008-01-30T11:04:00.000-05:00Ugh, just lately I have been increasing my diet so...Ugh, just lately I have been increasing my diet soda consumption. Reading the comments here realizes what a mistake that was. Oopsie. Congrats on the weight loss!J~Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05801414494327642020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post-43749743116930843042008-01-30T10:57:00.000-05:002008-01-30T10:57:00.000-05:00I undoubtedly say it is the pop (I don't believe i...I undoubtedly say it is the pop (I don't believe in saying 'soda'!). <BR/><BR/>A lot of artificial sugars have the effect of making you hungrier than you would be without them. I've also heard they encourage your body to store more fats (with regards to high fructose corn syrup, anyways).<BR/><BR/>The only time I'll ever drink pop is when I go out to eat, and that happens about once every two months; if you don't buy it, you don't drink it!Tri+Umphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703145939020095228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post-36178324285131955532008-01-30T10:55:00.000-05:002008-01-30T10:55:00.000-05:00Definitely the soda. I've heard something similar...Definitely the soda. I've heard something similar to Moon about the diet sodas. Sweet job chica!!Marcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14148093449696230770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post-74990544039044977542008-01-30T10:54:00.000-05:002008-01-30T10:54:00.000-05:00Gosh darnit. Now I'm really going to have to cut ...Gosh darnit. Now I'm really going to have to cut out diet pepsi if it really is inhibiting weightloss. I did have a dream last night where I had to start drinking coffee to be able to hang out with Lisa :XLorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03501994313918529337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post-71268848097336009822008-01-30T10:31:00.000-05:002008-01-30T10:31:00.000-05:00I have no clue.Just YAY for -3lbs.I have no clue.<BR/><BR/>Just YAY for -3lbs.Junie Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11007938828024900942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post-35068435267403112142008-01-30T10:09:00.000-05:002008-01-30T10:09:00.000-05:00I think it's the soda. I rarely have a soda. It t...I think it's the soda. I rarely have a soda. It took a while, but I can tell the difference in how I look and feel without the soda, so I gave it up. But I will probably have one on Superbowl Sunday!Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10297117380345229689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post-49067938581472414012008-01-30T09:46:00.000-05:002008-01-30T09:46:00.000-05:00Carbonation is baaaad. Except if its in beer :-)Carbonation is baaaad. Except if its in beer :-)Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11399853707178925175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post-61075001171606078042008-01-30T09:45:00.000-05:002008-01-30T09:45:00.000-05:00I've read studies recently that have linked diet s...I've read studies recently that have linked diet soda to an increased risk of metabolic syndrome (whereas real-sugar sodas were not associated), and other articles that have explained how, *somehow or other*, the fake sugars in diet soda confuse the body so that it processes them like real calories. Just say not to diet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post-63088583017730222722008-01-30T09:40:00.000-05:002008-01-30T09:40:00.000-05:00Perhaps the sodium content in the soda was aiding ...Perhaps the sodium content in the soda was aiding water weight gain? Hey, good for you though! And thanks for the weight gain reminder for SuperBowl. Beer, loaded potato skins, wings, beer, chili cheese dip, beer...Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02232949586286921191noreply@blogger.com