Why?, there are a lot of diet sodas that do not contain any calories.
> Avoid too salty food (preprocessed food will be too salty.)
Why, salt doesn't contain any calories.
Going on a diet is very hard in the first place, giving up these two things doesn't seem to make much sense. It will only make a difficult lifestyle change even more difficult.
Aspartame, the artificial sweetener in many diet soda products, is a controversial topic. For many years it was thought that it may cause insulin spikes or even increase the risk of cancer. But studies have shown that the folk-lore links between aspartame and cancer have been unmerited.
The most convincing argument to avoid aspartame has been a behavioral reason. Sweets beget sweets. By enjoying an artificially-sweet diet soda it will be easier to choose a conventional sweet treat if you wander back into the kitchen.
Also, as anyone who has abstained from sweets can attest, after a few days the idea of sweet candies just don't sound appealing.
Also salty food makes you thirsty, so as toble commented, you will drink more diet coke that will makes you more hungry.
I think a glass of iced tea (even with a little bit of cane sugar to remove bitterness) is better than a diet coke. I can't prove why, every people in good shape I know don't drink diet soda. Just try and see is my best advice !
Not gonna argue about salt per se, but how can diet soda be good for you? So it doesn't have calories, but what does it have to make it taste that way? Certainly nothing that is of any use to your body, and most likely is harmful in subtle ways that we won't find out for years if ever.
What is so bad about just drinking water with the occasional tea or coffee if you really need a stimulant?
I've seen it suggested that sugar-free drinks will result in an expectation of energy. The body gets none of that energy. It compensates by seeking more energy.
Just drink water. It's virtually free. Soft drinks allow for a huge profit margin because they have been processed and you have been programmed over years to like them.
Why?, there are a lot of diet sodas that do not contain any calories.
> Avoid too salty food (preprocessed food will be too salty.)
Why, salt doesn't contain any calories.
Going on a diet is very hard in the first place, giving up these two things doesn't seem to make much sense. It will only make a difficult lifestyle change even more difficult.