A can of Coke staves off midday hunger

[Anonymous]

Ew.

[Anonymous]

If it’s working for you right now, I’d do it. But over time I’d experiment with other beverages that can scratch the same itch (iced tea, kombucha, seltzer with a splash of juice (or splash of coke?))

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Disagree, it's the bubbles/carbonation.

[Anonymous]

I do the same thing but with coffee (regular in the morning, decaf after lunch).
I think a lot of it is the fluid in your stomach keeping you from feeling hungry, plus the small amount of sugar keeping blood sugar from crashing.

[Anonymous]

I often drink a Mexican Coke during that period and it helps me — especially during allergy season when I am exhausted and overeating for “energy,” and black coffee doesn’t cut it.

Bubbles, caffeine, sugar. I don’t see the problem. It’s not all day, every day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why don’t you switch to Diet Coke?

Maybe because it tastes terrible?

[Anonymous]

OP I am a lifelong Coke addict (not a coke addict!) and this doesn't really work. It conditions you to turn to sugar when you have hunger cravings, instead of eating something more nutritious. It starts with a can of Coke at lunch but then you really want one with dinner, too. Then if a midafternoon hunger pain hits, you want a coke instead of something more nutritious. It also winds up making you dislike plain water so much more than you would otherwise because you are used to getting the hit of sugar and caffein with a cold beverage. I have had to train myself to like water again, which is stupid.

I love Coke and also it's basically evil. I still drink it sometimes and it goes straight to the pleasure centers of my brain -- it has a better impact on my mood than alcohol or even like a really good chocolate cake. But it's so addictive. It took me years to turn it into an occasional treat as opposed to a daily addiction, and it only happened ultimately because I gained a bunch of weight very suddenly in my mid-40s, thought about how my mom (also totally addicted to Coke) had never been able to take her mid-40s weight gain off and had only added to it, and decided I need to totally overhaul my diet. Coke had to go.

It is no longer allowed in our house. I can order it at a restaurant a couple times a month. I miss it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why don’t you switch to Diet Coke?

Maybe because it tastes terrible?

It also makes you hungry, not staves off hunger, and causes cancer.

[Anonymous]

I find the once a day soda habit hard to break, but agree that it is filling but maybe also satisfying. I'll sub in Coke Zero sometimes. Diet Coke taste terrible...

[Anonymous]

Why not do a yogurt instead?

[Anonymous]

I do this usually with a zero sugar bev - it gets me over the midafternoon hump where I would otherwise grab a handful of candy or something else unhealthy. I sometimes have a Coke Zero, a Celsius, sparkling ice, or an oli pop if I want sugar that day. All good!

[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!

NP. The sugar alone in a Coke can really mess with a person's system if not consumed with protein. Hence, the suggestion of apple and peanut butter.

OP should do Coke Zero.

[Anonymous]

My routine is put off lunch until 2. Then you don't need a snack at 3.

[Anonymous]

My routine is to just eat real food when my stomach is growling, so about every 2 to 3 hours, like a baby or a squirrel.

If the amount of caffeine in a mini can of Coke was enough to suppress appetite, I think I would weigh <100 instead of 115. I have about 3 cups of black coffee, two double espressos, and a canned iced espresso most days. Still hungry!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP I am a lifelong Coke addict (not a coke addict!) and this doesn't really work. It conditions you to turn to sugar when you have hunger cravings, instead of eating something more nutritious. It starts with a can of Coke at lunch but then you really want one with dinner, too. Then if a midafternoon hunger pain hits, you want a coke instead of something more nutritious. It also winds up making you dislike plain water so much more than you would otherwise because you are used to getting the hit of sugar and caffein with a cold beverage. I have had to train myself to like water again, which is stupid.

I love Coke and also it's basically evil. I still drink it sometimes and it goes straight to the pleasure centers of my brain -- it has a better impact on my mood than alcohol or even like a really good chocolate cake. But it's so addictive. It took me years to turn it into an occasional treat as opposed to a daily addiction, and it only happened ultimately because I gained a bunch of weight very suddenly in my mid-40s, thought about how my mom (also totally addicted to Coke) had never been able to take her mid-40s weight gain off and had only added to it, and decided I need to totally overhaul my diet. Coke had to go.

It is no longer allowed in our house. I can order it at a restaurant a couple times a month. I miss it!

OMG not everyone has that addictive trait like you do. Don't you realize you are providing a slippery slope argument that doesn't even apply to most people? I have cans of mini cokes in the beverage fridget that I forget are there. Like OP I'll have one when I need to scratch an itch but I don't need to ban it from the house like you do.