Hi,

I am tired of drinking only water, can anyone suggest any other liquid forms that I could drink.

I know you can drink some different types of Tea and Coffee but I dont drink either.

So please if you could help I would be really grateful.

Thanks

LittleLiz

You're reallly not supposed to have anything other than water, but some people add a little crystal light to it.. (if you do that, try to have it as weak as you can stand it)

And the only soda allowed is Diet Rite because theres no carbs and asp..(lol whatever that word is)

I wasn't much of a water drinker when I started, either, but I have really gotten to love it. You can try flavoring it with a slice of lemon. An occasional Diet Rite won't hurt you, but water should really be most of what you drink.

I'd suggest trying carbonated sparkling water. There are lots of varieties. It's all I drink, and I drink a gallon a day no problem

Just a quick warning on sparkling or carbonated waters. Read the label carefully before buying or drinking. Some of them are sweetened with corn syrup, sugar or Aspartame. If Aspartame is okay for you or they are unsweetened, they should be okay.

Little Liz.....

Please try to persevere with drinking your water as nothing else works quite as well.

When I began, it was work for me to get my water in, but I've become so accustomed to drinking it now that I rarely drink anything else. Nothing seems to satisfy my thirst like water does.

If you are drinking tap water, consider buying your water. You may find that filtered water just tastes better. Try it room temperature and try it cold. One or the other may be more palatable for you. Try carrying around a bottle of water so that you always have it handy.....and sip....sip.....sip away at it.

If you keep trying, you will eventually get to the point where it is habit and you won't be able to manage without your water!

Hang in there.

Marlaine

Marlaine is right. There's a running joke around my office that where my water bottle is, I'm not far away. I carry it with me everywhere I go and keep sipping at it as I go. I used to have to work at it to drink 2 liters of water a day. Now I often find that I've drunk that much before lunch!

Hi LittleLiz,

Here's a trick that helped me when I first started...use a straw!

I don't know why, but you will drink more, more easily.

Hope this helps.

what about caffiene free soda's? everyone says they have sugar free jello .. its made with the same stuff?

The problem with any kind of soda's is that they have a high sodium content. Also....they just do not count as water. Only water counts as water.

Marlaine

Caffeine free or not, they contain artificial sweeteners which seem to be a problem for many people causing them to lose more slowly or stall completely (same thing goes for the sugar-free jello). If you can have them and still lose weight to your satisfaction, wonderful! Just keep it in mind and consider dropping those things first if you hit a real stall. Marlaine is right again...there is no substitute for water. If you drink diet sodas, you cannot count that as part of your daily water intake.

Actually, soda's don't have a very high sodium content (around 45mg), BUT they do have plenty of additives, like citric acid, potassium citrate and potassium benzoate, that you do not need and can be harmful to the body. In fact, potassium benzoate has been proven to leach calcium from your bones, and citric acid can stall your weight loss, as it affects fat metabolism at the cellular level (Kreb Cycle). I don't even want to go into the evils of aspartame...

Try sticking with water, and if you get bored there are several different juice options out there right now that are sweetened with Splenda (Smuckers brand comes to mind as well as Ocean Spray and Diet V8 Splash).

-Shelly

I hated spending money on bottled water and just could not stand tap water so I went to the library and looked in Consumer Reports and picked out a facet water filter. It is great, very easy to use, and I have no problem drinking it - when I remember! I just keep forgetting, but am getting better at it.