Soft Drinks While Dieting OR Not

THE DIET QUESTION: Should you indulge in soft drinks while fighting the Battle of the Bulge?  

No?  We say yes!  Why not?  Because if you dink soft drinks your teeth will rot and look like Hillbilly Dan's?  Because soft drinks contain a plethora of sugary goodness?  Because most contain the caffeine jitters?  Because drinking soft drinks will blow up your diet plan?

Although it's not wise to go nutsy coo-coo with sugary soft drinks - dieting or not, enjoying a soda can render pleasure and those containing caffeine may even help break-up that afternoon lull.  Cutting the things that we enjoy completely from our diet plan is setting up Diet Failure.

Once we reach our Final Weight Loss Goals, we'll still need to face those favorite foods.  By exercising control during Diet Time, that positive behavior flows into Post-Diet Time, thereby assisting us with Weight Maintenance.

Here are a few things to keep in mind so that Soft Drink Time remains a pleasurable time:

A 12-ounce can of regular soda contains about 140 calories, so you'll want to limit this treat.

Sugar has gotten a bad rap over the years as it is associated with weight gain, cavities, and hyperactivity.

Many studies indicate that it's not the sugar that triggers hyperactivity, rather the events transpiring when sugary concoctions are the star of the celebration.

Cavities can be kept in check by dedicated brushing.

 Although sugar is very high in calories (about 800 calories per cup) weight gain isn't Sugar's fault.  If we consume too much of any foods or drinks with calories, the body will respond by adding on pounds.  Even if those excess calories derives from a carrot it will be stored in the fat cells for future energy use.

  Moderation is the Healthy Key when it comes to foods and beverage consumption.  

Although sugar substitutes hold about 4 to over 300 times the sweetening power of sugar, beverage companies aren't idiots and they adjust the sweetness accordingly.  Artificial Sweeteners & Sweet Diet Options for Sugar

Opt for diet drinks when possible as they contain about zero calories.

Add flavorful extracts to diet drinks to up the taste to the next level.

According to a study, a bit of sweet news for Nutrasweet which was determined to be safe for consumption after over two decades of debate.  The safe limit tested in the studies was 80 packets per day.  And that's a lot of Nutrasweet!

Brush when possible after eating or drinking.

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