How Much?

[KellyFrehley]

Okay...the diet says we can drink a "limited" amount of Asparteme products, (diet coke, seltzer water, etc). What is the definition of limited? Like...can I use 3 splenda's spread out over 2 coffees and drink one diet coke? Can I have 3 diet cokes? I can't seem to get dark again on my ketosis and I keep wavering out of light to negative...and I think it's the soda or splenda. Also...how much decaf can I drink. I've heard Decaf coffee still has caffiene? One last thing. I am drinking my water. At least 60 to 70 oz a day but more like 100.

[Elizellen]

Well done on the water front
Dr Atkins does suggest we only use 3 servings of sweetener a day in DANDR.
As a 'serving' of most beverages is listed as 8 fluid ounces that would give one 12 ounce can of drink 1.5 servings of sweetener!!

Edited to add:
I just realised you asked about aspartame in particular - that is one of the sweeteners Dr Atkins told us not to use!

You must determine which artificial sweeteners agree with you, but the following are allowed: sucralose (marketed at Splenda®), saccharin, cyclamate, acesulfame-K.

and

9. Avoid foods or drinks sweetened with aspartame. Instead, use sucralose or saccharin. Be sure to count each packet of any of these as 1 gram of carbs.

and

[Momma2threegirls]

I *fine tooth combed* the same exact question when I started

In the end I have myself down to 1 diet rite (It's splenda) about twice a week. This is a HUGE accomplishment from someone who drank it like water! Coffee doesn't taste that good to me anymore - I'm down to once or twice a week - 1 cup of decaf. and I have an occasional cup of black decaf tea with stevia


After detoxing and getting past induction I have made huge leaps and now I sweeten the coffee and tea with stevia and I actually miss nothing. In fact a couple of night ago I had a diet rite and it didn't taste good anymore.

[steady as she goes]

I keep thinking of getting some diet rite for when I'm craving cola, but I just can't face ingesting that much splenda at once. it feels wrong. I've been sticking to xylitol and stevia when I have a coffee-type drink.

[moniegail]

i found diet rite in 8 oz cans, when i buy a six pack of them, they usually last me about a month. if i buy a 20 oz bottle, it usually takes me a week or more to drink the bottle. i'll just drink a few sips with dinner and put it back in the fridge.