what do you all drink during induction? newbie starting out here ...

[mybellymustgo]

do you drink only water ?
what about no added sugar squash?
have any of you had a "vodka and slimline or wine" ?
and i caffiene free diet coke and coffee allowed ??

[Whatsername]

I only drink water except I have a small cup of coffee twice a day (coffee is subjective...a lot of people give it up completely, I just scaled way back). Beyond that, once in a very great while I will have a diet soda that is sweetened with splenda. I don't drink alcohol but do know that it is an option in OWL (Ongoing Weight Loss).

For squash, you may have spaghetti squash, summer squash and zucchini during induction.

[mygarden]

I drink water and herbal fruity flavored tea with no added sweeteners.

If your belly must go, then the carbonation (gases) from any soda , diet or otherwise, must go too.

[Georgiana]

Originally Posted by mybellymustgo

do you drink only water ?

Water and tea.

what about no added sugar squash?

lol... Jane, I think this is the drink "squash", not the veggie "squash".

I don't drink this. I don't even know what the ingredients in it are.

have any of you had a "vodka and slimline or wine" ?

Alcohol is not allowed on Induction.

Since I am in OWL, I occasionally use alcohol in cooking.

and i caffiene free diet coke and coffee allowed ??

Some people drink coffee. I don't.

Diet Coke is sweetened with aspartame, which Dr. Atkins tells us to avoid. Some people are stalled by it, some aren't. However, sweeteners are limited to 3 servings/packets per day (8 oz diet soda = 1 serving sweetener).

I don't drink diet sodas.

[cocobelle]

I like infused water - put a sprig or two of mint (can be purchased in the grocery stores) into a pitcher of water. Mmmmm

[Elizellen]

I am guessing from the 'squash' question that you are from this side of the pond (in UK)?

Fruit squash in UK = fruit cordial (I think) in USA.

I think all the 'diet' or 'no sugar added' squashes I have seen over here have aspartame as the main sweetener, which Dr Atkins frowned on, so really would not be an ideal choice.

There are a few 'legal' diet pops around - not the major brands but Tesco and I think Sainsbury do ahve soem diet fizzy pops that would be OK for occasional use as well as your water. I buy Tesco's Fiery Diet Ginger Beer for my husband and sometimes have a small glass of it as it has sucralose/splenda as its sweetener and no other non-Atkins ingredients.

Remember that we are allowed up to 3 servings of any of the allowed sweeteners, and for a drink one serving = 8 fluid ounces, the equivalent of 2/3 of a can of fizzy drink.

[Sarina D]

I drink primarily water, having said that I do have 1 x cup of Yerba Mate tea in the morning usually but not all the time...then I drink tons of water throughout the day and into the evening (as much as I possibly can) and then I finish the evening with a cup of Green Tea. I try not to have any tea unless I've gotten all my water in. I'm always cold so sometimes I'll have a cup of Yerba Mate tea or a cup of Green Tea in the middle of the day if I can't stand being cold anylonger....but if I do, I limit it to just one mug and then back to the water!

Water is so very important and I try to make it the only thing I drink. I don't drink any diet soft drinks or anything like that. Occasionally if we're out for dinner and I want something that resembles a treat, I'll order a sparkling water (just water with bubble) but I try even then to stick simply to water.

Sarina
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Heaviest weight - 403 lbs. (2007)
April 1, 2008 - 387 lbs. (This is when I initially started to lose weight…but was not on Atkins at this point)
Atkins start weight – 347 lbs. (July 19, 2008 – began Atkins)
1st major goal met -----100 lbs. lost as of Oct 2, 2008 - Hit 300 lbs. on this day – From April 1-08 when I initially begin to lose weight.
2nd major goal met - 151 lbs. lost as of Jan 13, 2009 - Hit 249 lbs. on this day.
3rd major goal met - Wed, May 13-09 - Reached losing 200 lbs. in just over a year and a couple of months.
4th major goal met – Reached “Onederland” June 6-09 – 198 lbs.
5th major goal met - My 1 yr. Atkins anniversary - Weighing 184 lbs. this day
Current weight – 174 lbs.
Goal weight - 150 – 160

My personal journey - Before and during - From 400 lbs. to 247 lbs. Not done yet!!!

[Babs]

I drink tea and water when I am following the 14 day induction phase. I used to drink pop, but don't miss it at all now.

[Barb1965]

I drink water, a couple of glasses of iced tea or maybe a hot green tea up to my sweetener limit, plus I try to get in an 8 ounce glass of metumucil a day. It keeps me cleaned out and I actually enjoy the orange flavor, so it does the trick for me almost like an evening treat.

[atkinsgal08]

>> try to get in an 8 ounce glass of metumucil a day. It keeps me cleaned out and I actually enjoy the orange flavor,>>

I presume this is sugar free?

It would also count as a sweetener.