Water alternatives!

CelinaaXo
CelinaaXo Posts: 22 Member
edited November 29 in Health and Weight Loss
Just getting back into my diet. My main struggle is what I drink. I am a Pepsi holic and love my triple triples too. Water is obviously on the board when it comes to healthy drink choices.. but would love to hear what you guys enjoy drinking too

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  • booksandchocolate12
    booksandchocolate12 Posts: 1,741 Member
    Water. Coffee. Wine. But not necessarily in that order. :wink:
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,344 Member
    Water, soda water with lime or lemon juice, tea (iced and hot), diet soda, beer, wine.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    Non-caloric: Water, ice tea, diet soda, coffee, flavored waters.

    Caloric: Protein shakes, coffee w/creamer, iced coffee, occasional glass of fruit juice, beer, mixed drinks, occasional glass of wine.
  • chimaerandi
    chimaerandi Posts: 153 Member
    I drink diet mountain dew, coffee, and tea like I can only save the world by defeating it, ahaha.

    I drink fruit infused water on the next tier down, I am trying to increase it, but it's not really affecting my goals so it's kind of a low priority.

    I have a glass of really excellent whiskey once a week.
  • auntiebabs
    auntiebabs Posts: 1,754 Member
    Coffee!!! U Penn did a study... turns out it Does NOT dehydrate you! It just hydrates you slightly less effectively than water. Not enough of a difference to worry about when your tracking.... Just remember to track milk/creamers and sweeteners.
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  • kristieshannon
    kristieshannon Posts: 160 Member
    I buy the crystal lite singles-you can get a big pack at Costco. They even have varieties now that have caffeine in them!
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    I drink a lot of seltzer I fizz up myself with my sodastream. I either drink it plain or add a little flavor with extracts (my favorites are lime, cranberry, and black current) which average about 5 calories for the 1/4 teaspoon I need.

    Recently I have been on a post-surgical restricted diet and have been eating a lot of gelatin. It suddenly hit me that I am making it with 2 cups of water so each batch counts! I don't want the sugar in regular and hate the taste of sugar free so I make it with unflavored gelatin and either Crystal Light or Mio which tastes much better.
  • CelinaaXo
    CelinaaXo Posts: 22 Member
    Thank you for the input everyone much appreciated!!
  • Rockytop_relic
    Rockytop_relic Posts: 208 Member
    For whatever reason I can drink water much easier at room temperature.
  • svinson319
    svinson319 Posts: 20 Member
    I love my fizzy drinks and my sodastream has been a lifesaver. There are plenty of calorie free "water enhancers" out there for flavor.
  • Ani2bfit
    Ani2bfit Posts: 95 Member
    I like to drink lemon water. Just squeeze a lemon into a bottle of water. It is good to drink warm lemon water first thing in the morning.
  • emmam1212
    emmam1212 Posts: 67 Member
    I've been drinking a ton of herbal teas. Mint tea helps curb hunger and green tea helps speed up the metabolism. Plus it helps keeps you hydrated!
  • misskarne
    misskarne Posts: 1,765 Member
    Someone's gotta fill me in. I'm a figure skater, so triple-triple means something COMPLETELY different to what I think you mean.
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    Coffee, diet drinks noncarbonated, tea, water infusions fruit juice
  • cbtebb
    cbtebb Posts: 34 Member
    Water, coffee (black like my soul :P), green tea, regular tea (just milk)
  • Lydilod
    Lydilod Posts: 135 Member
    Two years ago all I drank was a 2 litre bottle of diet coke every day, sometime more. I signed up for a 50day eating and exercise challenge at my gym which included no caffeine or fizzy drinks. I survived on water and fruit flavoured teas.
    Expect headaches from caffeine withdrawal, it's worth it though, my hair and skin are in a lot better condition now. I still have the occasional can of diet coke, as a treat.
  • MarvinSanderford
    MarvinSanderford Posts: 10 Member
    I am not very complicated and am a former Pepsi-holic. "Hi, my name is Marvin and I am a Pepsi-holic". I was born/raised and currently live in NC.... birthplace of Pepsi! lol. In the last few years as I have been working on this weight thing, I have looked for healthier alternatives to soft drinks. My first stop was fruit juice, but oddly enough, a majority of them were just as bad as soft drinks as far as calories and/or sugar were concerned. After further exploration with different kinds of water (I cannot stand plain water) like Vita-Water, etc, I landed on tea. I get unsweetened tea, then add a select amount of sugar (Splenda) to it and as time goes by, I slowly decreased the amount of sugar until I had like 3 teaspoons of sugar in a half gallon container of tea. And when I want that soft drink fizz and taste, I go for Diet Rite cola. It is an awesome replacement for soft drinks and the calories/sugar are practically negligible. So there ya go.... tea and diet rite for this Carolina boy! :smiley:
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    You can reduce the calorie load on your favourite drinks. For instance switching to skim milk and sugar free syrups for your coffee.
  • jessicapk
    jessicapk Posts: 574 Member
    earlnabby wrote: »
    I drink a lot of seltzer I fizz up myself with my sodastream. I either drink it plain or add a little flavor with extracts (my favorites are lime, cranberry, and black current) which average about 5 calories for the 1/4 teaspoon I need.

    Recently I have been on a post-surgical restricted diet and have been eating a lot of gelatin. It suddenly hit me that I am making it with 2 cups of water so each batch counts! I don't want the sugar in regular and hate the taste of sugar free so I make it with unflavored gelatin and either Crystal Light or Mio which tastes much better.

    @earlnabby Thanks for the Mio gelatin tip!!! I've got to try this.
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    edited February 2016
    jessicapk wrote: »
    earlnabby wrote: »
    I drink a lot of seltzer I fizz up myself with my sodastream. I either drink it plain or add a little flavor with extracts (my favorites are lime, cranberry, and black current) which average about 5 calories for the 1/4 teaspoon I need.

    Recently I have been on a post-surgical restricted diet and have been eating a lot of gelatin. It suddenly hit me that I am making it with 2 cups of water so each batch counts! I don't want the sugar in regular and hate the taste of sugar free so I make it with unflavored gelatin and either Crystal Light or Mio which tastes much better.

    @earlnabby Thanks for the Mio gelatin tip!!! I've got to try this.

    Just make sure you "bloom" the gelatin first. It will dissolve much better. Dump the unflavored gelatin in the bowl and let sit a few minutes in some cold water (I use 1/4 c). After it had reached the look of applesauce, dump in 1 cup of boiling water and stir until dissolved. Add 3/4 cup cold water and the drink mix/flavored drops and chill.

    You can make any amount you want, just use 2 cups water total for each packet of unflavored gelatin. I buy mine by the pound so I use 1 Tbl gelatin to equal a packet.

    Flavored water with protein, what's not to love?

    ETA: I did this in HS with fruity soda. You really have to try Orange Crush jello sometime!
  • ashorey87
    ashorey87 Posts: 173 Member
    misskarne wrote: »
    Someone's gotta fill me in. I'm a figure skater, so triple-triple means something COMPLETELY different to what I think you mean.

    Triple triple means a coffee with 3 sugar, 3 cream
  • ngagne
    ngagne Posts: 60 Member
    Mostly regular water.

    But need to change it up:
    La Croix sparkling water.
    Unsweetened Iced Tea (I like Steaz brand).
    Almond milk (with protein powder)
    And every once in a while, a good ol' delicious glass of Whole Milk. Yum.
    Red Wine
    Dark-bad-for-but-delicious-BEER.

    I think I had my first & only soda of this calendar year last Friday, a Coke Zero.
  • acbraswell
    acbraswell Posts: 238 Member
    I like Nuun all day tablets. 7 cal per tablet, no sugar. Add to 16oz of water. I also like to add lemon and cucumber to water, especially in hot weather. So refreshing and reminds me of spa days.
  • CelinaaXo
    CelinaaXo Posts: 22 Member
    Awesome tips!! Tried a Crystal Light sufar free lemonade packet with mint and cucumber today... sooo good lol
  • AsiramKay
    AsiramKay Posts: 2 Member
    Coffee(no sugar), aveda tea, organic home made juice, any low calorie non dairy milks. I used to drink all my calories so this is a tough one for me too!
  • gin_7
    gin_7 Posts: 19 Member
    BCAAs!!!!!!! And I love iced coffee!
  • maidengirl_
    maidengirl_ Posts: 283 Member
    I have the same problem. I'm addicted to juice and have to learn not to drink my calories lol
  • shellyae
    shellyae Posts: 34 Member
    I don't like the "diet" taste of artificial sweeteners, so it's hard to find low or zero calorie drinks. I recently tried VitaminWater Zero and Sobe Lifewater and actually liked them. They use natural sweeteners.
  • jenniferpiotrowski0
    jenniferpiotrowski0 Posts: 215 Member
    I have a bad habit of not always drinking a lot of Water but when I happen to drink it I drink water,some fruit juices,v8 splash,fruit teas with stevia packets,sometimes lemonade,Pepsi when I can fit it into my calorie goals but I'm always thinking about trying a healthier alternative to pop but haven't tried any yet. Mostly whatever I want within my calorie goal but I lean more towards fruit teas and v8 splash most days. Sometimes I will pour half a cup of a juice into a cup and add another half cup of water to it and add a stevia packet to cut calories and balance out the other half of sweetness I cut out with water.
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