Not giving up Pepsi!

[baja_stx]

I have a co-worker who would like to loose about 10-15 lbs. She's 5'8" and currently about 140 lbs. She says she's willing to EAT clean, but will not give up Pepsi and currently drinks about 3-5 cans a day. How difficult is this going to be?

1 can Pepsi = 150 calories and 41g sugar, so upto 750 calories and 205g a sugar a day.

[Jinkies]

carbination is soda lowers metabolism so its alot easier to lose it if you give it up all together but i think if she does everything else right(exercising and charting with fitday) it will be no problem its all about how bad she wants it

[Eszekial]

That's just down right stupid... Soda was the first thing and the hardest thing i gave up. It's all been down hill from there.

If she ever wants to be crazy sexy, have her get rid of the pepsi. it doesn't even taste 1/2 as good as juice.

[NormalDude]

Well 5'8 140 isnt too bad depending on how that body looks. But come on she is not serious about getting into shape if she wont give up the soda.

[Holto]

carbonation in soda lowers metabolism

Have you got a link for this?

Not that I'm disagreeing with you. Just want to read the reasoning behind this.

[ArchAngel777]

carbination is soda lowers metabolism so its alot easier to lose it if you give it up all together but i think if she does everything else right(exercising and charting with fitday) it will be no problem its all about how bad she wants it

What? I never heard of this... Do you have a link? Sounds like a myth.

[Jordanbcool]

I doubt shes going to get her desired body without giving up soda no matter what she does. Soda is so bad for you its not even funny. Just empty calories and way to much sugar. Tell her to make a personal sacrifice on the soda. She can have some every once in a while but the 5 cans a day has got to go. This isnt fruit so the "5 a day is the magic rule" dosent apply here.

If she cant atleast drop down to one a day or even two then she really dosent want her "body" as bad as she says she does. Plus its not hard at all to give up soda. I drank soda for the longest time and now i only drink it when i go out on dates. She'll ween herself off of it, she just has to figure out which is more important. Soda, or her body.

-jordan

[baja_stx]

Thanks for the responses guys... they are what I thought they'd be and what she hoped they wouldn't be.

[silentdragonx]

wow 5 cans a day lol ! considering she wont give it up , either go diet pepsi or be ready to run for hours on a treadmill.

[ddegroff]

i use to drink tons of soda. Its just like smoking its hard to go cold turkey. What i suggest she does is elimanate one soda a day and then go from there. Soon she'll be down to one a day and can just drop it. Its all about getting better.

As far as carbonation slowing down metabolism sounds interesting. I dont see how bubbles would slow it down, but if you got the info I'm all eyes.

[Built]

She will lose weight if she eats less than she requires to run her body.

I USED to be 5'8" (I understand I'm shrinking) and I'm just a hair over 140, at 20% bodyfat. She just needs to lift some weights. 140 is NOT big, and 15 lbs off her will make her skinny as hell.

[brickt.]

I believe she can get ripped drinking 3 cans of Pepsi a day - it would be harder than if she went without, but I believe it can be done.

[Slim Schaedle]

carbination is soda lowers metabolism

Others beat me to it, but can you elaborate?

[brickt.]

Oh, but don't you know? The carbonated bubbles house little gremlins that sneak into your brain and tinker with your Metab'o'meter™!

[eps]

Did anyone mention Diet Pepsi? It's close enough to the real thing imho

[Jordanbcool]

Did anyone mention Diet Pepsi? It's close enough to the real thing imho

Whoever made diet pepsi should be shot.

-jordan

[eps]

Whoever made diet pepsi should be shot.

-jordan

Mind elaborating your thoughts relative to the OP's topic?

[Slim Schaedle]

Whoever made diet pepsi should be shot.

Why?

[Jordanbcool]

Why?

Cus like all diet sodas the taste is horrible. Honestly the person above you is the ONLY (and first) breathing human being that has said, diet soda is drinkable. Disgusting.

IMO, of course

-jordan

[ReelBigFish]

i think pepsi one tastes pretty good, have her try that.

[Eszekial]

For the life of my i have no idea why anybody would drink a soda over an orange juice or chocolate milk drink.

Diet soda is worse then cold water.

[Eszekial]

Dbl postage the nuts.

[baja_stx]

For the life of my i have no idea why anybody would drink a soda over an orange juice or chocolate milk drink.

Diet soda is worse then cold water.

Same reason people eat a Wendy's triple cheeseburger over a grilled chicken sandwich... they like the way it tastes and/or they're oblivious to nutrition.

[Tofer]

For the life of my i have no idea why anybody would drink a soda over an orange juice or chocolate milk drink.

Diet soda is worse then cold water.

Everything is worse than cold water! I'd take a nice cold glass of filtered water over any drink you can name. I can't stand the taste of soda, I find juice to be too sweet (plus I have a skin allergy to oranges) and I find chocolate milk too rich. I only drink Gatorade when I'm sick, so drinking it reminds me of being sick, which makes me avoid it whenever possible. Given that I drink alcohol maybe twice a year tops, I'm perfectly happy sticking to water and plain milk. Ice cold water is soooo refreshing.

[Built]

Green tea.