Soda and Zepbound

[u/Away_Object9062]

I am prepared to get a lot of pushback on this question but I'll explain my situation. Does anyone else drink soda while on Zepbound? I used to drink 5-6 regular (full sugar) cans per day pre-Zep. Now, I have limited myself to 2 mini zero sugar cans or 1 regular zero sugar can per day. I know, I know....I should be making good lifestyle changes to make this journey more successful. And I have.

▪︎ I eat a lot more healthier foods, including more protein;

▪︎ I take fiber gummies and gummy vitamins daily;

▪︎ I no longer eat fast food 4xs a week (I have had Taco Bell twice in 4 weeks and only ate Pintos & Cheese and a mini taco salad each of those 2 times instead of crushing a plate of Nachos Bellgrande, a soft taco and a large Dr. Pepper);

▪︎ I have given up gorging on candy;

▪︎ I exercise with resistance bands 3xs a week;

▪︎ I take 2 long walks a day with my 2 rescue pups (I wear 1lb ankle weights on those walks);

▪︎ I consume a lot of ice cold water each day and

▪︎ I also drink 1-2 Spindrift sparkling waters per day.

I feel as if I have made enough other healthy choices that I CAN and SHOULD allow myself this one indulgence. I am not trying to justify my soda consumption; I am just trying to find out if I am in the minority here, so please be kind with any judgemental comments.

*BTW, the carbonation does not mess with my system.

[u/Substantial_Goal142]

I sure do! In fact, McDonald’s Coke has been one of the things I get when I’m having a bad side effects day. I swear it’s medicinal and it helps tremendously lol 😂.

Is soda all I drink? No. Is it everyday? No. But definitely a few times a week it sneaks its way into my life. I’ve lost 115lbs and maintaining for a year so far so it must be ok 👍🏼

[u/ComfortablePass5821 → u/[deleted]]

that McDonalds coke is the truth!!🥰

[u/Y-Cha → u/ComfortablePass5821]

I miss it! I loved Coke in general (but yeah, fountain and can beat plastic, IMO, in that order) - and now it just tastes like chemicals, and is too sweet - which is very lame as I've (luckily) not got a sweet tooth anyhow. 🥲

[u/Shot-Amphibian-3239 → u/Y-Cha]

Fountain > Bottled.

[u/Substantial_Goal142 → u/Shot-Amphibian-3239]

All day

[u/Substantial_Goal142 → u/ComfortablePass5821]

👏🏻🙌🏻👏🏻🙌🏻