“You only drink diet coke if you are fat.”
I have noticed that too. It seems to be without exception.
The person fills his/her face with masses of food but has an order of diet coke on the side.
Yup. Like the diet coke is the thing that’s going to save them from piling on the pounds.
Despite the high caloric content of the rest of the meal, eliminating the calories of a regular coke is a reduction of calories that otherwise would be consumed.
Also, you may be looking at somebody like me who doesn't tolerate sugar well.
“The person fills his/her face with masses of food but has an order of diet coke on the side”
My son tends towards overweight. He works, spends his own money on food, goes out with friends, etc.
I have pretty successfully switched him to diet sodas, so that at least when he orders fast food, he avoids those empty calories. I am working on getting him to avoid the fries, and to switch to wraps when at McDonalds.
I suppose you might see him “stuffing his face,” but at least he’s stuffing it with a little less. Hopefully small permanent changes over time will help him get lighter.