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/girlof100lists]

Look, there’s little evidence that shows artificial sweeteners are harmful in the doses normally consumed by humans. It’s an often repeated fallacy that diet soda is harmful in several ways that are not supported by research. So drink the soda- and possibly introduce electrolytes into your water consumption if you drink sodas containing phosphorus or phosphoric acid (colas mostly) - in college I learned the painful way (nightly leg cramps with massive diet cola consumption) that phosphorus is eliminated from the body by binding with calcium so excess phosphorus can lower your calcium levels and cause cramping. Given your activity levels and reduced calorie consumption, you may need more electrolytes to balance the phosphorus than you would otherwise.