Coffe vs. Crystal light

[SquishyCyn]

ok so I am new and I was reading the coffee post and in one of the post it talked about splenda only and having 3 servings a day....so what about Crystal light? Holy cow, I have been drinking that instead of water....because I thought that it didn't have caffine and 0 calories so I thought I could replace it for water.

[fowlergirl]

Hi Cyn,

I'm still relatively new around here. However, what I have figured out is that you can't supplement anything for the water. You must drink the 64 oz daily. The crystal light is sweetened with something so you are getting more than the daily allowance of 3 packets of splenda.

As far as the coffee is concerned. I do drink a cup of decaffeinated coffee in the morning (Boy was it hard to switch from loaded to unloaded). It has not affected my weight loss so far.

I hope this was helpful. Hang in there.

[deelytful1]

I drink Crystal light but water it down ALOT. I drink my 64oz of water but at night, while on the computer playing games, I like a little sweet. I pour about 1/4 the glass full with Crystal Light and then the rest with water. That does it for me! Hope this helps.

[Tack Candy]

I heard that the Crystal light in bottles use splenda, the powder form does not. So, If you count your Splenda in a btl it is ok on occasion but only if you drink your water quota first.