Crystal Light

[GinaG]

Hi all!!! Ok here is my question.....I'm 2 months into the diet (down 27Lbs.) woohoooo and i gotta start drinking something besides water lol i'm water logged!!! How do you guys feel about crystal light? i need some opinions here!
thanks!
Gina

[not2late]

Originally Posted by GinaG

Hi all!!! Ok here is my question.....I'm 2 months into the diet (down 27Lbs.) woohoooo and i gotta start drinking something besides water lol i'm water logged!!! How do you guys feel about crystal light? i need some opinions here!
thanks!
Gina

Congrats on your loss.

The only thing that counts as water is water--filtered, tap, spring or mineral, according to the book. Yeah, yeah, I know there are people who will say "I drank 3 cases of diet ice tea a week and still lost weight fine!" blah blah blah, but the book says only water is water.

Crystal light comes in two forms, iirc. A powdered mix that is sweetened with aspartame and a liquid ready-to-drink that is sweetened with Splenda. IF you do choose to drink these beverages, just remember 1 serving counts as 1 of your 3 daily sweetener allotments and, of course, they don't count toward your daily water requirement of a minimum of 64 ounces daily.

[kislandmom]

I started the Crystal Light and it took me right out of Ketosis? I guess I am sensitive to aspartame? I too am feeling bored with water. What about a little lemon or lime in the water?

[Kimberly_P]

Hi Gina, congratulations on your 27 pound loss! Not2Late is right drinking Crystal Light does not count toward your water intake for the day, I totally understand how drinking water can get old after a while. What I do one day a week is treat myself to either Crystal Light or a Diet Pepsi, some people find it stalls them but I guess I was lucky because I can handle those one day a week. You should try that so maybe you won't feel totally deprived!

[Alvysyngr]

I know this is going to sound weird but I add pieces of cucumber to water - it turns it into something drinkable again!

By the way I am new here and restarting induction - I am on day 3 and I am getting 128 oz water a day.....so thirsty!

[soliwit]

That sounds like an interesting experiment !
Welcome aboard ! and thanks for the tip !!!