diet sodas

[silverrox15]

Hello everyone! So this is my first attempt at the Atkins diet and my first post. I have 2 questions!
1. So.. my mother did atkins several years ago and there use to be all kinds of great tasting low carb alternatives on the shelves. but now i am not finding ANYTHING. any one have any ideas or places to go? i have been to the following places: Kroger, whole foods, trader joes, harris teeter and a foodlion!

2. Ok so I know that I have read that aspartame is bad. BUT i loooove my caffine free diet pepsi and before i stated induction (2 days ago) i would drink a 2 liter in 2 days. maybe more i guess it just depends. well last week i started to cut back my soda intake and drink more water to prepare i guess. but now im having a glass of my soda at lunch and with dinner and then drinking water the rest of the day (i drink at least 64 oz a day now, but usually more) and 1 cup of hot tea at night. so what i want to know is if i can drink more than that or if i should stop drinking the soda it at all while on induction. HELP! it is my sweet tooth craving i guess. ugh even thinking about makes me want some.

thanks

[not2late]

Re: diet sodas

Hello everyone! So this is my first attempt at the Atkins diet and my first post. I have 2 questions!
1. So.. my mother did atkins several years ago and there use to be all kinds of great tasting low carb alternatives on the shelves. but now i am not finding ANYTHING. any one have any ideas or places to go? i have been to the following places: Kroger, whole foods, trader joes, harris teeter and a foodlion!

I don't drink diet sodas frequently, but I think the Waist Watcher's brand and Diet Rite are still available.

2. Ok so I know that I have read that aspartame is bad. BUT i loooove my caffine free diet pepsi and before i stated induction (2 days ago) i would drink a 2 liter in 2 days. maybe more i guess it just depends. well last week i started to cut back my soda intake and drink more water to prepare i guess. but now im having a glass of my soda at lunch and with dinner and then drinking water the rest of the day (i drink at least 64 oz a day now, but usually more) and 1 cup of hot tea at night. so what i want to know is if i can drink more than that or if i should stop drinking the soda it at all while on induction. HELP! it is my sweet tooth craving i guess. ugh even thinking about makes me want some.

thanks

Sweeteners are limited to 3 servings daily on Atkins. So if 8 fluid ounces is 1 serving of diet soda, you are limited to 24 fluid ounces only.

Dr. Atkins said we should drink a minimum of 64 fluid ounces of water daily. Sodas, teas, coffees, etc. does not count towards this 64 fluid ounces of water daily minimum.

Regarding your sweet tooth, when I was a newbie the moderators used to say starve your sweet tooth, not feed it. And it is true. Some people feed their sweet tooth so much that they manage to derail their Atkins weight loss.

[krispysky]

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It was easier for me to go cold turkey at first. Now that the cravings are gone, if I decide I want a soda it definitely seems to stall my weight loss. Even the ones with Splenda. I think it's better to just get rid of them. It's just a bunch of chemicals and food colorings anyways.

(And bear in mind this comes from a die-hard Diet Dr. Pepper/Diet Pepsi addict. I used to drink a 2liter or more (usually more!) in a day.)

[JulieB]

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I also used to frink at least 2 litres of diet pop/day. The more sweet stuff you eat/drink, the more you crave sweets...cut it out if you can, it will make the rest of your journey easier.

I think this habit is hard to break because many of us considered diet pop "free" on low-calorie diets...it isn't free on Atkins. Total sweeteners / day cannot exceed 3 - that includes anything sweetened - pop, splenda in tea/decaf or anything else, sugar-free BBQ sauce, ketchup, etc.

[silverrox15]

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hey thanks guys! i am going to try to have any of my beloved diet pepsi today! i dont have ne splenda or such usually maybe 1 pack in my tea. but i think it would be best to skip my soda at least until i get off induction then maybe i will have 1 small little bit a day~ we will see maybe i can break that little addiction ha and i thought getting off caffinee 5 months ago was hard!

[Georgiana]

Re: diet sodas

hey thanks guys! i am going to try to have any of my beloved diet pepsi today! i dont have ne splenda or such usually maybe 1 pack in my tea. but i think it would be best to skip my soda at least until i get off induction then maybe i will have 1 small little bit a day~ we will see maybe i can break that little addiction ha and i thought getting off caffinee 5 months ago was hard!

You'll likely discover you don't need that "small little bit a day" once you get off sodas. Good job for working to break the addiction!

[Mbudlite89]

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Diet Rite is only brand I found that has no calories, no caffeine, no sugar, and it has SPLENDA ... I believe I packet per can because it says no carbs on can so that means probably 1 carb lol. Its actually made by the Dr. Pepper Company (RC Cola?) and it tastes great..but since i started atkins I really don't even want to drink those...water tastes better now. But yes You can get diet rite at Walmart, Kroger, and Valumarket I seen so far. Also Valumarket Seltzer Water..has splenda in it, unlike walmart has aspartame in it. Good luck