Drinking away your calories!!

xonashwaox

Lately I have been taking a inside look at peoples food diaries and well it amazes me to see that either #1 EVERYBODY is on the only drinking water wagon or #2 that people who do drink things such as soda, coffees, juice, milk, beer etc. do not count those items into their diaries. Start adding in those drinks people because you will be AMAZED to see just how many calories you are drinking and how much added sugar you are adding to your daily diet!

SkyeBows

I only drink water

bryansmama

I can't believe people would leave that out! I mostly drink water throughout the day, but when I occasionally have coffee or tea I always add it in. I hardly ever drink cokes.

jessicamichalski

I only drink water...which is still sort of new for me...I can't drink pop due to health reasons, can't drink milk cuz I am lactose intolerant, don't like coffee/tea...so other than really sugary juices that add pointless calories, that leaves water!! But I totally agree with you!

ShellyMacchi

coffee is in my diary every day at breakfast *S*
the rest of the day i only drink water

CelesteENelson

I have had about 6 total pepsi's since August 2010.I have had a few sprites or root beers. Caffeine is addictive and I have an addictive personality so bad combination so try to stay away from it as much as possible. Water is my drink of choice now and I drink about 2-2 1/2 liters of water a day.

cmriverside

Well if you are on a 1200 - 1500 cal a day diet, there really isn't room for anything to drink that has calories. I only drink water and hot tea and maybe fat free milk now and then.

3LittleMonkeys

I only drink tea and water. I only count my water intake.

loseit4good52

Thats why I only drink water....I don't need or want the extra calories other beverages add. Plus the diet sodas are soooo bad for you!

lruff1987

I totally agree! People don't realize what's in their drinks nowadays! It's pretty bad!

DrinkwithSpoons

I know that I don't generally pay attention to beverages, so I made a separate section in my food diaries for Drinks. Since then, I've been drinking a lot more water, that's for sure.

mountainwoman98

All I drink is water,coffee,protien shakes,almond milk and the occasional glass of wine.

velix

i could not think to leave those things out! While i don't drink soda, but coffee (with milk) beer (I TRY to drink lower calorie beer, but ....), even my home made gatorade - it all adds up - I cannot imagine not logging them!

kao708

Just curious...how do you know they are drinking sodas and not logging them...if they aren't logging them? :bigsmile:

RMinVA

I'm a water and decaf/unsweetened tea gal. If I "drink them"...it's usually a smoothie, non-fat skim latte, or wine. And I do account for them.

amsparky

I report my Pepsi (man, how I love it!) though I am doing way better. I was drinking one a day, then stopped completely, felt deprived, now have about 3 a week. I have food allergies, so soda is my concession. No wheat, no dairy, no yeast. So I allow myself the Pepsi.

bryansmama

Thats why I only drink water....I don't need or want the extra calories other beverages add. Plus the diet sodas are soooo bad for you!

Diet sodas taste horrible too! lol I'd rather drink water anyday!

in_it_2_win_it

I drink water and Iced tea during the day.. and I do add my water... but i don't add my iced teas.. idk y.. I guess I forget about them..

RMinVA

I drink water and Iced tea during the day.. and I do add my water... but i don't add my iced teas.. idk y.. I guess I forget about them..

No need to add iced tea if it's unsweetened.

nuimproved

I decided a long time ago that I'd rather chew my calories than drink them. I drink tea or coffee occasionally (no milk), and juice on occasion but more water than anything. I've never really been a soda drinker and I can't get over how much some people I know regularly drink!

kaymd

Just curious...how do you know they are drinking sodas and not logging them...if they aren't logging them? :bigsmile:

I wondered the same thing.

1CapsFan

good point! thanks for sharing

misaacs6403

That is so true. I thought I was doing a great job until we went out with friends and the drinks starting coming. It is bad bad thing. Plus the bars don't carry Diet Cranberry Juice!

Mirabilis

I add in my morning latte because it's mostly milk and even skim milk has nutritional components. I don't add in my Splenda-sweetened green tea, though, because it doesn't have that. I gave up Diet Coke but I didn't record that when I did drink it... same deal.

I'd be surprised if many here drank "sugar" sodas. We're a pretty savvy bunch about that stuff.

EDIT: Man, I forgot about alcohol! Oh yeah... I gave that up too! :happy:

acknan

I set up a beverages section too since I drink the same things all day long. Though I love juice, I have cut it out quite a bit because of the calories! OR I do have juice, half water so that I can enjoy the flavor without sabotaging my day. Down to mostly water other than the occasional diet soda or tea. Periodic alcoholic beverages are a whole other story...

cmriverside

Just curious...how do you know they are drinking sodas and not logging them...if they aren't logging them? :bigsmile:

I wondered the same thing.

I don't think she knows, she's just giving a little 'reminder' to people. One more reason to keep my diary private. Don't need reminders :laugh:

misaacs6403

Diet sodas are really bad. I used to drink Diet Coke and Diet Mountain Dew for the caffeine. My daughter is going to nursing school and just recently told me that the diet drinks along with the sweet n low's etc. have a chemical in them that the body doesn't know what to do with so it causes you to hold fat cells. Well then - so much for diet drinks. I now drink unsweetened tea with no additives.

newdaydawning79

I drink water and Iced tea during the day.. and I do add my water... but i don't add my iced teas.. idk y.. I guess I forget about them..

No need to add iced tea if it's unsweetened.

And if you're using sweetener that has no calories, no sugars, no anything...I don't see the point in adding that either.

@misaacs, I'm interested in the study your daughter read/found that notated that. I've read where rats who ate foods high in artificial sweeteners ended up eating more food and therefore gained weight, but not that it actually caused the retaining of fat cells. I use Sweet 'N Low in minimal quantities (2 packets in 44 oz) in my iced tea so this is definitely something I'm going to worry about now! LOL

california_peach

I drink only water and coffee. On the rare occasion on drink a soda, diet or otherwise I record it.

Pandorian

Water is almost automatic to roughly 2L a day so I tend not to track it, I drink tea or coffee black and don't track it, I know I'm getting the caffeine, I got enough on my plate getting used to the healthier eating, caffeine cut back will follow once I've got the weight-loss in hand.

I also don't track my spritz of lemon-juice into a glass of water, its not enough to affect my calories.

xonashwaox

I dont know but when you see a diary and theres no liquid there at all and only 2 glasses of water kind of makes you think...I drink a jug of water all day and have bottles of water at home...I only drink my coffee in the morning on my work days and thats just black coffee with half and half.