DAMN YOU DIET MOUNTAIN DEW! ~ Help!

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  • SurfinBird1981
    SurfinBird1981 Posts: 517 Member
    Green tea, black tea etc.
  • Cait_Sidhe
    Cait_Sidhe Posts: 3,150 Member
    I really doubt that the minimal carbs and calolries in diet mountain dew are enough to cause any kind of plateau.
  • Jorra
    Jorra Posts: 3,338 Member
    Wait, so you're a vegetarian who limits carbs to 25g per day? I think you're stuck because you're not eating ANYTHING besides Mountain Dew. What the hell can you eat that's vegetarian and that low carb?
  • triinityz
    triinityz Posts: 146 Member
    I can't imagine that tiny difference in carbs/sugar is causing a stall...

    Also this. I don't think that many carbs/cals will make or break you. I would just start adding in the cals and cut back some

    When your total carbs for the day is 20-25, that many makes a huge difference believe it or not. It kicks me right out of ketosis.
  • triinityz
    triinityz Posts: 146 Member
    Wait, so you're a vegetarian who limits carbs to 25g per day? I think you're stuck because you're not eating ANYTHING besides Mountain Dew. What the hell can you eat that's vegetarian and that low carb?

    LOL!!!! I'm lacto/ovum (or however you spell it) I eat eggs and cheese. There's tons of low carb stuff if you are a veg, obviously not as much as if you are a meat eater... but I've like 36 pounds doing it this way so it is possible.
  • Jorra
    Jorra Posts: 3,338 Member
    You do realize that any food below 5 calories is legally allowed to be listed as 0? You could be getting an extra 1g of carbs for anything you eat listed as 0 calories.
  • robin52077
    robin52077 Posts: 4,383 Member
    FYI every packet of splenda technically has 4 cals and 1 gram of carbs....just in case anyone used a lot and didn't know that....


    like Jorra said, anything under 5 calories per SERVING can legally be listed as 0. So if you dump 5 splenda into your iced tea, it is 5 carbs and 20 calories. and iced tea itself has like 2 calories and half a carb per 8 ounces...

    so a 24 ounce iced tea with 5 splenda should be logged as 26 calories and 7 carbs.....for example

    NOTHING is truly 0 calorie.
  • Briski1411
    Briski1411 Posts: 296 Member
    I drink lots of Coffee I also take Dexaprine (when I remember), but if that is not enoufgh I will go buy an energy drink out of the machine. I also really like that 5hour energy ! That is some good stuff, but if u need a boost before you go to the gym to help u make it through your work out. Pick up some kind of Nitric Oside supplement like Ravage at GNC, NO explode, or NO build from bodybuilding.com That's what I use and it Works well for me! :happy:
  • T_R_A_V
    T_R_A_V Posts: 1,629 Member
    Diet dew is my weakness. I drink a ton of it. In fact thats all I drink besides water.....love it even if it is bad for you
  • laughingdani
    laughingdani Posts: 2,275 Member
    Have you tried drinking water?

    Oh, and 15-ish carbs isn't going to make or break you.
    If you're stuck, it's something else.
  • Ruthe8
    Ruthe8 Posts: 423 Member
    No PER SERVING... 2.5 servings per [bottle]... 2.5 carbs, I drink 3-4 per day... maybe more sometimes... yea I'm a junkie i know!
    Question: 2.5 servings per bottle, times 3-4 per day. How does this equal 15-17? Your math is way off. If it's less than 1 gram per serving, you're still at less than 10, max.
  • triinityz
    triinityz Posts: 146 Member
    No PER SERVING... 2.5 servings per [bottle]... 2.5 carbs, I drink 3-4 per day... maybe more sometimes... yea I'm a junkie i know!
    Question: 2.5 servings per bottle, times 3-4 per day. How does this equal 15-17? Your math is way off. If it's less than 1 gram per serving, you're still at less than 10, max.

    Scary thing is I'm an accounting manager! You are right, but even with the corrected math, 10 max a day is still half my carbs. I also read above you about splenda, which adds even more (I add to my coffee) so I really do think this may be the problem. Thanks for fixing my math, makes me feel a little bit better :smooched:
  • Jorra
    Jorra Posts: 3,338 Member
    Carbs are good for the brain. I hope your ketosis isn't affecting your job.
  • laughingdani
    laughingdani Posts: 2,275 Member
    Seriously. Don't just take the advice that you want to hear.
    You are not eating enough carbs. THAT is what's affecting your weight loss.

    I eat hundreds of carbs a day.
  • Jorra
    Jorra Posts: 3,338 Member
    Seriously. Don't just take the advice that you want to hear.
    You are not eating enough carbs. THAT is what's affecting your weight loss.

    I eat hundreds of carbs a day.

    This.
  • TylerJ76
    TylerJ76 Posts: 4,375 Member
    The real issue is your apparent caffeine addiction.
  • lessfatmatt
    lessfatmatt Posts: 27 Member
    I was having the same problem. I switched to low doses of crystal methamphetamine. It does just about the same thing and has 0 calories. I can't figure out why the stuff is illegal - peps me up, places me into scenarios where I meet really interesting people, and actually accelerates weight loss.

    I highly recommend this to everyone trying to live a healthy lifestyle.

    Thanks so much for this. I'm also a big drinker of diet soda, but recently found out that soda contains high doses of the deadly chemical dihydrogen monoxide. Crystal methamphetamine sounds like a great alternative. Where can I find a local retailer of this wonderful product?
  • natwen
    natwen Posts: 81
    I was having the same problem. I switched to low doses of crystal methamphetamine. It does just about the same thing and has 0 calories. I can't figure out why the stuff is illegal - peps me up, places me into scenarios where I meet really interesting people, and actually accelerates weight loss.

    I highly recommend this to everyone trying to live a healthy lifestyle.

    Thanks so much for this. I'm also a big drinker of diet soda, but recently found out that soda contains high doses of the deadly chemical dihydrogen monoxide. Crystal methamphetamine sounds like a great alternative. Where can I find a local retailer of this wonderful product?

    Amazing :)
  • JacksMom12
    JacksMom12 Posts: 1,044 Member
    FYI every packet of splenda technically has 4 cals and 1 gram of carbs....just in case anyone used a lot and didn't know that....


    like Jorra said, anything under 5 calories per SERVING can legally be listed as 0. So if you dump 5 splenda into your iced tea, it is 5 carbs and 20 calories. and iced tea itself has like 2 calories and half a carb per 8 ounces...

    so a 24 ounce iced tea with 5 splenda should be logged as 26 calories and 7 carbs.....for example

    NOTHING is truly 0 calorie.

    Except water. And a few other things like salt.

    But YES! I've been preaching this to people for years. My mom almost had a coronary when I told her that her "0 calorie" I can't believe it's not butter spray (labeled as 0 calories per serving) actually contains over 900 calories in the bottle. The poor woman used to open the bottle and dump it on diet popcorn lol.
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