Gaining MORE Weight Drinking Diet? Really?

I've never been a big diet soda drinker, but when Coke Zero came out a few

years back I became a big fan. While I didn't drink it very often, when I craved a soda, I went with a Coke Zero thinking it was helping me save calories.

Imagine my surprise when I heard Jimmy say at our last wellness meeting that drinking diet soda actually causes us to gain MORE weight than if we just drank regular. How can this be? Saving 180 calories per drink HAS to be better for you right? Wrong. Check out this article I saw the other day that supports the fact that diet is no better and often WORSE in helping to control weight.  

My resolution to this is to change how I categorize soda in my mind (as I've also done with most ridiculously high sugar yogurt cups).  A soda (or yogurt) is an occasional treat/dessert.  It is not a beverage that I drink to fulfill my need to hydrate. I just don't consume them on a regular basis (and there's certainly a good case to be made for not drinking soda at all, but I'll save that discussion for later!)