According to the bottle, 1 calorie per 250ml but i'm not one to get caught up on intake of calories and other rubbish, i'm not strict with myself like that. If I want to lose weight I exercise more than I eat, can't diet to save my life 
Pepsi Max
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Wow - just found this thread. I drink 2 to 4 litres of Pesi Max every day! My son drank more than me (But he's just had braces fitted so had to stop as it reacts with the glue)
I used to only drink water - or alcohol until my late 20's.
I don't like the tap water where I live now as it has too much chlorine in it, hell you can smell it let alone taste it. I occassionally buy bottled still water but begrudge doing so as it should be free from the tap!
I also drank hugh quanties of strong black coffe - not the instant stuff - whilst working nights. But I was getting sleep issues on days off between shifts and very bad caffeine withdrawls if I missed the coffee on my days off day. Now I only have one black coffee per shift but at least 2 litres of Pesi Max (3 shifts on 3 off rotation). I found this thread whilst trying too work out how much caffeine I was ingesting via my Pesi Max as I still sometimes have problems that could be put down to caffeine withdrawl and if I'm visiting my parents for the day I tend to drink their water only.
I also found this
"I used to work for a subsidiary of the Pepsi cola corporation,,,In the US the Pepsi Max formula is different from the UK version,,why? because the UK version allows a chemical banned in the US for medical reasons...now enjoy your Pepsi"
and this
"•Try and make out the list of ingredients and if among them you see the name Aspartame then don't touch the stuff. They say it is an artificial sweetener but it isn't. It was banned by the FDA.. the food inspectorate of the USA until the boss was sacked and a new boss was appointed by none other than the boss of the company that produced this drug..none other than the vice president of the USA!!!!!! "
and this
"Pepsi Max and other products with artificial sweeteners are thought not to affect peoples weight, as they contain no calories. That’s an oversimplification that ignores any hormonal effects and resulting hunger. If the sweeteners slow your fat burning and increase your hunger they will of course affect your weight – calories or not.
What is clear from the experiment is that something happened. The ketone level dropped precipitously. My interpretation is that this potentially could result in a decreased fat burning, making it harder to lose weight. Perhaps this is due to insulin release, perhaps not.
I wonder: What if your fat burning is impaired for more than five hours, every time you ingest artificial sweeteners?
One objection: Was the culprit the artificial sweeteners or the caffeine in the soda? This experiment can’t tell, but I would gladly bet money on the sweeteners. Perhaps I’ll do a similar experiment later, drinking black coffee instead."
I think I need too seriously cut down/or out my Pesi Max!
I used to only drink water - or alcohol until my late 20's.
I don't like the tap water where I live now as it has too much chlorine in it, hell you can smell it let alone taste it. I occassionally buy bottled still water but begrudge doing so as it should be free from the tap!
I also drank hugh quanties of strong black coffe - not the instant stuff - whilst working nights. But I was getting sleep issues on days off between shifts and very bad caffeine withdrawls if I missed the coffee on my days off day. Now I only have one black coffee per shift but at least 2 litres of Pesi Max (3 shifts on 3 off rotation). I found this thread whilst trying too work out how much caffeine I was ingesting via my Pesi Max as I still sometimes have problems that could be put down to caffeine withdrawl and if I'm visiting my parents for the day I tend to drink their water only.
I also found this
"I used to work for a subsidiary of the Pepsi cola corporation,,,In the US the Pepsi Max formula is different from the UK version,,why? because the UK version allows a chemical banned in the US for medical reasons...now enjoy your Pepsi"
and this
"•Try and make out the list of ingredients and if among them you see the name Aspartame then don't touch the stuff. They say it is an artificial sweetener but it isn't. It was banned by the FDA.. the food inspectorate of the USA until the boss was sacked and a new boss was appointed by none other than the boss of the company that produced this drug..none other than the vice president of the USA!!!!!! "
and this
"Pepsi Max and other products with artificial sweeteners are thought not to affect peoples weight, as they contain no calories. That’s an oversimplification that ignores any hormonal effects and resulting hunger. If the sweeteners slow your fat burning and increase your hunger they will of course affect your weight – calories or not.
What is clear from the experiment is that something happened. The ketone level dropped precipitously. My interpretation is that this potentially could result in a decreased fat burning, making it harder to lose weight. Perhaps this is due to insulin release, perhaps not.
I wonder: What if your fat burning is impaired for more than five hours, every time you ingest artificial sweeteners?
One objection: Was the culprit the artificial sweeteners or the caffeine in the soda? This experiment can’t tell, but I would gladly bet money on the sweeteners. Perhaps I’ll do a similar experiment later, drinking black coffee instead."
I think I need too seriously cut down/or out my Pesi Max!
I have 1-2 litres of full sugar vanilla coke a day.
Tried moving to water but it's about the most boring thing on the planet. Even with some cordial in it I can't seem to get excited about drinking it.
I have never had a filling or any problems with my teeth but I am quite a large chap.
Tried moving to water but it's about the most boring thing on the planet. Even with some cordial in it I can't seem to get excited about drinking it.
I have never had a filling or any problems with my teeth but I am quite a large chap.
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Straight honest no bull answer and no beating around the bush?
Stop it. You are doing nothing more than just killing yourself with ****.
Stop it right now and cease drinking it. Soft drinks are among the worst things for your health and sweeteners they now think can actually help to CAUSE obesity rather than prevent it because it causes your brain to also want to binge eat.
Briefly basically because our tongue tastes something sweet and the brain expects an influx of calories but then there are none, so what it'll do is make you seek out sources of high calorie foods and actually cause you to consume more calories then you otherwise would.
It was on BBC horizon documentary.
You have to just apply the discipline and get off it, no excuses moaning how water isn't as good and wishy washing around with rationlisations, don't be a bitch.
Good luck OP.
Stop it. You are doing nothing more than just killing yourself with ****.
Stop it right now and cease drinking it. Soft drinks are among the worst things for your health and sweeteners they now think can actually help to CAUSE obesity rather than prevent it because it causes your brain to also want to binge eat.
Briefly basically because our tongue tastes something sweet and the brain expects an influx of calories but then there are none, so what it'll do is make you seek out sources of high calorie foods and actually cause you to consume more calories then you otherwise would.
It was on BBC horizon documentary.
You have to just apply the discipline and get off it, no excuses moaning how water isn't as good and wishy washing around with rationlisations, don't be a bitch.
Good luck OP.
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One normal sized can is about 40% of your daily sugar intake.
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But that's at least 40% of your daily sugar intake!
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Sweetners are worse for most people than sugar. (Depends how fat you are and how good your heart is).
And the caffeine is even worse.
Drink water and fruit juice.
And the caffeine is even worse.
Drink water and fruit juice.
I used to drink a lot of cola years ago but it only lead to very bad teeth. I switched to flavoured water. I try to not get carbonated "sparkling" ones and aim for the still versions. Perfectly Clear and Strathmore Twist being my favourites but the Tesco/asda/Sainsbury own branded ones are not too bad either.
I also can't stand the taste of my tap water and pass it through a brita filter even for boiling for coffee and tea. I tend to get about 4 litres a week and refill an empty bottle with filtered tap water to take to work with me. I have much better teeth now and feel much better for not being so reliant on constant amounts of sugar. Although if there is a bottle of coke lying around not being drunk I still get the urge to drink it all, hence now I don't keep any in the house at all.
I also can't stand the taste of my tap water and pass it through a brita filter even for boiling for coffee and tea. I tend to get about 4 litres a week and refill an empty bottle with filtered tap water to take to work with me. I have much better teeth now and feel much better for not being so reliant on constant amounts of sugar. Although if there is a bottle of coke lying around not being drunk I still get the urge to drink it all, hence now I don't keep any in the house at all.