A can of Coke staves off midday hunger

[Anonymous]

Thoughts on this?

I’m staying in a deficit, but I often find myself unnecessarily (because I just had a balanced and protein-heavy lunch) “hungry” (in quotes because I’m not actually hungry, maybe bored?) between when I have lunch around 1pm and when I have dinner around 6ish. I find that if I nurse a can of Coke (140 cal) until I go home and prepare dinner, I do great with my intentional eating. I understand, though that it’s empty calories and the sugar screws with insulin, etc. But what if this is the one thing that stops the food noise, and only “costs” me 140 cal?

[Anonymous]

Why not eat an Apple and some nut butter?

[Anonymous]

Sounds great OP. I'd do a midday martini but your idea works for you.

[Anonymous]

Caffeine suppresses hunger. I’m more of a coffee drinker myself. But 140 calories seems fine.

[Anonymous]

It’s fine, don’t stress about the details like this if you don’t have a blood sugar problem. If you’re worried about it, pair it with some cheese or nuts.

[Anonymous]

Why don’t you switch to Diet Coke?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why not eat an Apple and some nut butter?

If your goal is to stay in caloric deficit, and you know a 140cal can of Coke helps you do this, and you know you’re not actually hungry, why would you advise this person consume 300+ calories? Nobody wants an apple and peanut butter. Enough with the apple and peanut butter!

[Anonymous]

Generally, sugar is the least filling food, so 140 calories of nuts or fruit would be more filling than a can of Coke. I wonder if it's the caffeine that's really helping you. If it's working, no need to change, but you could also switch to unsweetened or slightly sweetened tea or coffee and see how that works.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why not eat an Apple and some nut butter?

If your goal is to stay in caloric deficit, and you know a 140cal can of Coke helps you do this, and you know you’re not actually hungry, why would you advise this person consume 300+ calories? Nobody wants an apple and peanut butter. Enough with the apple and peanut butter![b]

Lol

[Anonymous]

It's bad for your teeth because it's too acidic. Please rinse your mouth with water after your coke.

The sugar content is atrocious, so you must be operating on a rather large margin of weight loss if that works for you.

Also, it's not good for avoiding diabetes. Huge insulin spike.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Generally, sugar is the least filling food, so 140 calories of nuts or fruit would be more filling than a can of Coke. I wonder if it's the caffeine that's really helping you. If it's working, no need to change, but you could also switch to unsweetened or slightly sweetened tea or coffee and see how that works.

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Correct. It's the caffeine.

[Anonymous]

Carbonation is filling also

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why not eat an Apple and some nut butter?

If your goal is to stay in caloric deficit, and you know a 140cal can of Coke helps you do this, and you know you’re not actually hungry, why would you advise this person consume 300+ calories? Nobody wants an apple and peanut butter. Enough with the apple and peanut butter!

I love apple! Can do without the nut butter, unless it's almond.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why not eat an Apple and some nut butter?

If your goal is to stay in caloric deficit, and you know a 140cal can of Coke helps you do this, and you know you’re not actually hungry, why would you advise this person consume 300+ calories? Nobody wants an apple and peanut butter. Enough with the apple and peanut butter!

I love apple! Can do without the nut butter, unless it's almond.

Apple love you! Apple all yours!

[Anonymous]

It seems like you are worried about health effects. Why not try a large glass of hibiscus tea, or glass of green tea? Good for you and tasty.