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I use artificial sweeteners daily. (Got some in my coffee right now.)
Water, from the right source, is my favorite, but using fake sugar in my sweet tea is the norm. I keep a pitcher of "regular" sweet tea in the fridge (I'm from south Georgia...iced tea is vital lol) and a pitcher of green tea as well.
Switching from real to artificial sugar has probably cut close to 1000 calories from my diet per day.0 -
Water, water and water. I also drink cashew milk (unsweetened) which is 25 calories a cup. When I do drink dairy (not often) I drink 2%. I still have my diet Dr. Pepper, and diet Cherry Coke (I drink one glass at night with dinner).
I am from the south and I used to drink loads of sweet tea. I do not like to drink my calories so I actually do not drink sweet tea any more at all. If I go to a restaurant I may order unsweetened and sweeten it with SkinnyGirl (I carry one with me)..
I drink morning coffee so I gave up real sugar and creamer (but I sweeten it with truvia and sugar free creamer)..
What you need to do is make a decision if you want to have a glass or cup or two of tea (with goodies) and fit them into your calories. This is really tough to do and once you find an alternative that you can stick with it will be an easy transition,,,0 -
I just figured up my old average of sugar consumption just in tea and coffee and it came to 855 calories per day. Crazy!0
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TheNerdyMonkey wrote: »You can look up recipes for healthier sweet teas. Don't drink Gatorade or other sports drinks because they are designed for athletes, people who train hard every day and burn hundreds to thousands of calories a day. Just do your research, low calorie foods and drinks aren't always that good either. People will often miss out on nutrients they need, because they go for low calorie stuff. A lot of low calorie items will lack protein, fiber or other nutrients needed. So just read the nutrition facts before you eat or drink something, that way you know if it's okay or not. I drink a lot of tea's (real tea, not the fake bottled kind) especially green tea. I also drink a lot of water, sometimes a black coffee and I also like the Bai5 drinks, they are low calorie and high in antioxidants. Best of luck on your health and fitness journey
Hey, you were on the other thread too. May I ask you here too where you got that sucralose causes acne?
And if you think we shouldn't drink water because it doesn't have protein or fiber?0 -
stevencloser wrote: »TheNerdyMonkey wrote: »You can look up recipes for healthier sweet teas. Don't drink Gatorade or other sports drinks because they are designed for athletes, people who train hard every day and burn hundreds to thousands of calories a day. Just do your research, low calorie foods and drinks aren't always that good either. People will often miss out on nutrients they need, because they go for low calorie stuff. A lot of low calorie items will lack protein, fiber or other nutrients needed. So just read the nutrition facts before you eat or drink something, that way you know if it's okay or not. I drink a lot of tea's (real tea, not the fake bottled kind) especially green tea. I also drink a lot of water, sometimes a black coffee and I also like the Bai5 drinks, they are low calorie and high in antioxidants. Best of luck on your health and fitness journey
Hey, you were on the other thread too. May I ask you here too where you got that sucralose causes acne?
And if you think we shouldn't drink water because it doesn't have protein or fiber?
I just re-read this post from @nerdymonkey. Sucralose does not cause acne (if you have a reaction to it maybe but rare).. Please post the evidence of this..
Water, water, and more water is always the best fluid you can consume. You do not have to have fiber and nutrients from your "drink"...
And Gatorade is not just for athletes. Gatorade is for EVERYONE...Where is this stuff coming from..
To the OP, drink a lot of water.. Also find an alternative (sugar, creamer substitutes) that fit you personally.. I drink coffee, diet coke, Koolade, even Gatorade from time to time and lots and lots of water. For my coffee I use truvia, SkinnyGirl (carry one with me) sweeteners and sugar free creamers..
Your tolerance to any substitute will be known right away.. Try some alternatives that you like and make a transition that suits the way you consume your drinks..0 -
Water, lots of it
Black coffee
Tea, pretty much any kind, loving the vanilla chai right now though
Diet Pepsi
Diet Dr. Pepper
Diet Root Beer
Drink what you like, as long as it fits in your daily calorie allowance.0 -
What I drink-
Bigelow Plantation Mint black tea, with 1/2tsp of splenda-sugar mixture added (I buy it pre-mixed)
-water
-and then I rotate between coke cherry zero, diet coke with lime and then occasionally diet mountain dew (this is my go to if we're someplace with vending machines like the ice rink my kids play hockey at).
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hanymamdouh wrote: »Try to stay away of any artificially sweetened beverages or drinks link Pepsi Diet and Cola Zero, they contain aspartame as sweetener which is very harmful, I got a lot of problems regarding to my thyroid gland because of using aspartame.
AAARRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
You do realise that the official line from the FDA is that aspartame is "one of the most thoroughly tested and studied food additives the agency has ever approved"?
Please provide us with evidence that this is not the case?
The British Food Standards Agency funded a clinical study of people who claimed to experience side-effects after consuming aspartame. The double blind controlled study has concluded there was no evidence of safety issues or side effects even amongst those volunteers who had previously claimed sensitivity. No differences were observed in clinical, biochemical, psychological and metabonomic parameters following consumption of aspartame in either group.
The FSA's Committee on Toxicity evaluated the results at its meeting in October 2013, and determined that "the results presented did not indicate any need for action to protect the health of the public
http://www.food.gov.uk/science/research/foodcomponentsresearch/t01programme/t01projlist/fs231010
The European Food Safety Authority re-evaluated aspartame as part of the systematic re-evaluation of all food additives authorised in the EU prior to 20 January 2009. All 600 datasets are available publicly. This includes previously unpublished scientific data including the 112 original studies on aspartame which were submitted to support the request for authorisation of aspartame in Europe in the early 1980s.
The EFSA draft report found that aspartame and its metabolites "pose no toxicity concern for consumers at current levels of exposure. The current Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) is considered to be safe for the general population and consumer exposure to aspartame is below this ADI".
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/dataclosed/call/110601.htm
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/press/news/130108.htm
Again, do you have evidence to show that the FSA and EFSA are wrong in their findings?0 -
So much fear mongering on artificial sweetners. I haven't found any solid credible evidence they cause any issues at all. Except the acids in soda can damage your teeth. I choose to drink mine through a straw.0
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hanymamdouh wrote: »Try to stay away of any artificially sweetened beverages or drinks link Pepsi Diet and Cola Zero, they contain aspartame as sweetener which is very harmful, I got a lot of problems regarding to my thyroid gland because of using aspartame.
Personally I've drank diet soda for over 25 years now and haven't had any of the purported issues claimed by many of the anti aspartame crowd.
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Wow guys thanks for all the advice and tips!0
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Water and coffee daily and the odd herbal tea at night. Sometimes I'll make homemade iced tea from my herbal tea and sweeten it with a bit of honey and I'll brew it with some mint along with the tea bag.0
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I love diet pepsi, pelligrino, sparkling ice water!0
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jwolford90 wrote: »ps - almond milk is a wonderful substitute for milk. I get the vanilla with reduced sugar. I think it's 60 calories a cup.
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Research how the 'artificial sweeteners' fool your body so much, that for 6hrs after that diet-pepsi, if will make you crave 'sugar'! (stevia may not affect the body the same way).0
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hanymamdouh wrote: »Try to stay away of any artificially sweetened beverages or drinks link Pepsi Diet and Cola Zero, they contain aspartame as sweetener which is very harmful, I got a lot of problems regarding to my thyroid gland because of using aspartame.
AAARRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
You do realise that the official line from the FDA is that aspartame is "one of the most thoroughly tested and studied food additives the agency has ever approved"?
Please provide us with evidence that this is not the case?
The British Food Standards Agency funded a clinical study of people who claimed to experience side-effects after consuming aspartame. The double blind controlled study has concluded there was no evidence of safety issues or side effects even amongst those volunteers who had previously claimed sensitivity. No differences were observed in clinical, biochemical, psychological and metabonomic parameters following consumption of aspartame in either group.
The FSA's Committee on Toxicity evaluated the results at its meeting in October 2013, and determined that "the results presented did not indicate any need for action to protect the health of the public
http://www.food.gov.uk/science/research/foodcomponentsresearch/t01programme/t01projlist/fs231010
The European Food Safety Authority re-evaluated aspartame as part of the systematic re-evaluation of all food additives authorised in the EU prior to 20 January 2009. All 600 datasets are available publicly. This includes previously unpublished scientific data including the 112 original studies on aspartame which were submitted to support the request for authorisation of aspartame in Europe in the early 1980s.
The EFSA draft report found that aspartame and its metabolites "pose no toxicity concern for consumers at current levels of exposure. The current Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) is considered to be safe for the general population and consumer exposure to aspartame is below this ADI".
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/dataclosed/call/110601.htm
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/press/news/130108.htm
Again, do you have evidence to show that the FSA and EFSA are wrong in their findings?
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hanymamdouh wrote: »Try to stay away of any artificially sweetened beverages or drinks link Pepsi Diet and Cola Zero, they contain aspartame as sweetener which is very harmful, I got a lot of problems regarding to my thyroid gland because of using aspartame.
AAARRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
You do realise that the official line from the FDA is that aspartame is "one of the most thoroughly tested and studied food additives the agency has ever approved"?
Please provide us with evidence that this is not the case?
The British Food Standards Agency funded a clinical study of people who claimed to experience side-effects after consuming aspartame. The double blind controlled study has concluded there was no evidence of safety issues or side effects even amongst those volunteers who had previously claimed sensitivity. No differences were observed in clinical, biochemical, psychological and metabonomic parameters following consumption of aspartame in either group.
The FSA's Committee on Toxicity evaluated the results at its meeting in October 2013, and determined that "the results presented did not indicate any need for action to protect the health of the public
http://www.food.gov.uk/science/research/foodcomponentsresearch/t01programme/t01projlist/fs231010
The European Food Safety Authority re-evaluated aspartame as part of the systematic re-evaluation of all food additives authorised in the EU prior to 20 January 2009. All 600 datasets are available publicly. This includes previously unpublished scientific data including the 112 original studies on aspartame which were submitted to support the request for authorisation of aspartame in Europe in the early 1980s.
The EFSA draft report found that aspartame and its metabolites "pose no toxicity concern for consumers at current levels of exposure. The current Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) is considered to be safe for the general population and consumer exposure to aspartame is below this ADI".
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/dataclosed/call/110601.htm
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/press/news/130108.htm
Again, do you have evidence to show that the FSA and EFSA are wrong in their findings?
PubMed and its 24 million+ citations from worldwide biomedical literature says differently.
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paperhearts32 wrote: »Hi All I'm new to dieting and I was wondering what y'all like to drink? I love arizona green tea and of course sweet tea, but apparently those are not good for ya. Any input is appreciated
Try vitamin water zero and propel flavored water they both taste great and have zero calories0 -
I drink green tea, use some sugar free flavored syrup, such as caramel or vanilla0
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jaddin1953 wrote: »Research how the 'artificial sweeteners' fool your body so much, that for 6hrs after that diet-pepsi, if will make you crave 'sugar'! (stevia may not affect the body the same way).
Nope.0
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