# Pittspeed Fitness & Nutrition thread update: **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 2, 2006, 10:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728 "2006-03-02T22:40:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 789
**Author:** ![imported\_Hero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ccd318/32.png) [@imported\_Hero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_Hero)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 7:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728/789 "2007-04-06T07:35:37Z")
> [@Video of GT3 Ford GT at the Ring](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/video-of-gt3-ford-gt-at-the-ring/27197/25): > > has anyone gone on a no-pop diet? > a couple friends gave up pop for awhile, and lost some weight. > i’m not really heavy, i’m like 155lbs. > but i gave up pop about 2 weeks ago, and i’ve lost like 3lbs. > i go through Snapple rasp teas, like crazy though. > anyone else cut out they’re soda consumption? The main reason why people lose weight when they stop drinking pop, or switch to diet is because of the way the body processes HFCS (High Fructose Corn Syrup. HFCS is not recognized by the body as a usable sugar and it is IMMEDIATELy processed by the liver and STORED as FAT. Check labels and steer clear of anything that has high fructose corn syrup. You are much better off brewing up a pitcher of iced tea and sweetening it with regular table sugar or honey. My green tea iced tea recipe: 5 Lipton Green tea bags Juice of 1 orange Juice of 1 lemon 1/4 cup of sugar 1/4 cup of honey Another drawback to drinking pop is the carbonation. The CO2 is absorbed into the blood and actually makes respiration harder. The lungs have to work harder to clear the extra CO2 from the blood. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728)._