diet coke & other flavoured drinks!

[hayley]

hi all im new to the site and atkins! i started on monday and am doing very well, my only problem is im not sure what flavoured drinks i can have without coming out of ketosis? im drinking as much water as poss but i need FLAVOUR!!!!
any sugestions will be great

thanks x

[ziggy]

Re: diet coke & other flavoured drinks!

try get some lemon or lime extract and a little splenda wth icecubes it makes a nice drink

and remember the artifical sweetners are maxed at 3 per day

[abbeyrd1]

Re: diet coke & other flavoured drinks!

you can add crystal light to your H20, but i think it needs to count to your sweetner limit....

[CalicoPrairie]

Re: diet coke & other flavoured drinks!

It's probably best to stay away from that sort of stuff so you can break your cravings to sweets. If you are NEEDING sweet, then that's a great indicator that you could be to dependent on them, kwim?

Trust me, I was a sweets daily girl (SF coffee, soda, candy, whatever) and it didn't do me any favors. I am so glad to be able to take it or leave it. Matter of fact, most sweet things that I used to enjoy aren't all that enjoyable anymore.

[Georgiana]

Re: diet coke & other flavoured drinks!

If you add Crystal Light to water, it doesn't count as water anymore.

You can add a slice of lemon/lime or some cucumber.

[AndrewH]

Re: diet coke & other flavoured drinks!

I like to drink Diet Ginger Ale and Diet Rootbeer. The Ginger Ale is sweetened with splenda and the rootbeer is caffeine free. Don't drink it very often but it is a nice change of pace periodically from water.

[atkinsgal08]

Re: diet coke & other flavoured drinks!

You don't "need" ... you "want".

There's a difference.

[abbeyrd1]

Re: diet coke & other flavoured drinks!

Adding the crystal light might just take the edge on and give you a little something to stick to the diet. In my experience, I am able to have a glass of this, or diet soda and not go crazy with the cravings.

Everyone is different, but if you are bored with your water, you might enjoy the flavors that are available. And as mentioned before, maybe just a glass will take care of you.

[abbeyrd1]

Re: diet coke & other flavoured drinks!

I meant edge off-

[Crazzikat]

Re: diet coke & other flavoured drinks!

I found a diet coke that I will have when I crave something sweet. (Only had a few in the past 2 weeks but it helped a lot, granted I didn' t drink coke hardly at all when I started).
Diet Rite Zero, sweetened with Splenda, (Comes in Coke, Cherry Coke, Rasberry & Tangerine) 0 carbs, 0 sodium, 0 calories & 0 caffeine. Tastes pretty good.
So if you HAVE to have one..try one of them. The Tangerine was good.

[Belladona]

Re: diet coke & other flavoured drinks!

Maybe you want to try Flavored Stevia to add to your water? It comes in alot of different flavors. Netrition.com carries them. Or seltzer water that's naturally flavored without any sweeteners.

I wouldn't recommend Diet Sodas, regardless of what diet you are on, because of the Aspartame in it.

[Farley]

Re: diet coke & other flavoured drinks!

most diet colas contain aspartame & caffeine. Both are off limits.