Is it just down to the aspartame

[cookiecate]

So at the end of the day I have managed an enormous amount of plain water, no peanuts, no aspartame and I feel quite happy with my day. The water was not the problem I thought it would be and for now it is nice and cold from the tap.

I have eaten 79% fat
14% Protein and 6% carbs in fact I have eaten 19g carbs. FitDay has made me realise that there is an awful lot of carbs in cream, even my freshly ground decaffe coffee has a certain amount of carbs in it.

I am glad that you can see that I have taken everything you said on board. I am not a person who asks for help and then ignores it because it doesn't quite fit in with what I wanted.

[JulieB]

Glad to hear its working out for you cookie - I was never a fan of plain water either, but now I crave it! I would never have believed it I hope all of the advice you got here works for you

[Tumtum]

Originally Posted by cookiecate

Thank you so much for your input. Now today I have eaten well, I have had no aspartame, I have drunk about 80oz of water WATER pure stuff. According to FitDay My diet has consisted of 78% fat 15%protein and 7% carbohydrate. How am I doing so far please?

It is a strange thing but I don't mind the water so much. I am drinking it straight from a tap 8oz glasses at a time. I feel strangely thirsty, I wonder have I been dehydrated all this time.?

Hiya..
It sounds like you are doing fabulously.. Well done for persevering.
PS - you need to up your carbs though.. 7grams is too low. you need to get as close to 20grams as possible. To low carbs will prevent weight loss.

[chinadoll]

And do eat lunch of some kind--don't go over 5 hours without eating at least a mini meal. Great job on the water. You will find that you are thirsty more often if you drink water.

[chinadoll]

Bristol, maybe maybe not. They can say 0 even if it up to 1/2 g per serving and if you drink several bottles during the day it can add up to 7-10 carbs easy. The plan says pure water and the best thing is PURE water. Nothing added. It is also about retraining your tastes.

[imagood1]

Originally Posted by Bristolbabepa

Question about water- flavored waters with 0 carbs are fine areont they? reading my aqaufina lable and it looks to me like it should be fine.

you can drink flavored water AFTER you drink at least 64 ounces of PURE water daily.

[cookiecate]

Another day and my system is on the move. Yesterday I did actually eat 19.6g carbs which was 6% of my overall intake with 79% fat and 14% protein. Today I am going to cut out the cream in my coffee and add a few more vegetables instead. I had no idea that cream was so high in carbs. I am feeling good.

One question I know Dr Atkins suggested that we drink eight 8oz glasses of water each day apart from anything else we drink. I find that I get really thirsty at night should I carry on with the water during the night? I woke up this morning really thirsty although I had sipped water throughout the night. Trouble with drinking in the night is that one needs to get up once or twice especially if you have a weak bladder.rink in:

[liv]

You can drink at night if you have to. I would not do it myself. I like my sleep more than most things.
If you really feel very thirsty all the time you should go see a doctor. It may be a sign of something.

[JulieB]

I find the more water I drink, the thirstier I am first thing in the morning. I don't sip at night - I get up often enough as it is! I do drink water first thing in the morning & the thirst passes. I acutally find being really thirsty in the morning helps me avoid coffee...I want WATER

I'd say if you are waking in the night due to thirst - then drink. Otherwise it can wait until morning IM(non-medical)O

[cookiecate]

Well I have drunk more than the 64oz suggested, probably double that. I have had two cups of decaffe coffee, one this morning and one mid afternoon. One black one with a little cream. I have eaten well again today. Egg, bacon, mushroom for breakfast, pork chop and salad for lunch and then a stir fry of chicken breast and legal vegetables for dinner, with a mid afternoon snack of celery and cream cheese.

Tonight I will just sip water, I know what you mean about getting up. I am now of the age of mid night visits to the loo.