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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Diet Coke habit is NOT absolutely fine, it should be the one thing you focus on changing right now. You’d be better off developing a habit of drinking coffee or green tea, preferably sweetened with nothing other than honey.

ALL artificial sweeteners are dysbiotic meaning they disrupt gut biome and can lead to metabolic disorder. Additionally many are now linked to other health issues and there is substantial evidence that diet sodas drive weight gain because the brain expects calories when it tastes the sweet and seeks other calories when there are none from the soda.

Green tea and coffee are both metabolic boosters. Ditch the soda and develop the healthier habit. One step at a time, start there.  And lift some weights every day to get some muscle mass back it will help burn the fat.[/quote]

I gave up my 1 coke zero a day about a year ago.  Nothing changed for me.  Maybe I am invisibly healthier but it did not show up on the scale or any of my numbers.  Shrug..[/quote]

Yeah, I'm not convinced about the Diet Coke issue.  I'm in pretty good shape, and you can pry the DC from my cold dead fingers.  If this is my only health vice, I think I'm doing OK.  OP, I think focus on everything else first, and if you really want to try to detox from DC, do it after you are firmly enmeshed in a healthy eating/exercise routine.  (Just use a straw, because the acid isn't great for your teeth).

OP, do you have any home workout equipment?  I really love my gym-quality home treadmill, and find it so peaceful to watch a movie while running on it, or listening to music.  The advantage of having it at home is that I can run in my underwear, or whatever.  I also have a rower and an elliptical, though I like the treadmill best.  I personally haven't ever felt good after lifting weights, but I feel great after cardio, so that's what I do.  I think finding the type of workout you will stick with is the most important thing, so don't fall into the trap of thinking that "lifting heavy" is the only effective workout.  If you like weights, great.  But swimming or cardio, or a plethora of other things, are also equally good if you enjoy it enough to do it consistently.[/quote]

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