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While I wasn't "officially" in a stall for the last 10 months. My weight loss was a constant up and down and a battle. I was cruising right along losing weight 1-2 lbs a week, sometimes more. Then I quit smoking and took up a bad coffee habit. Coffee and I don't get along. It causes me to be ravenous, get dehydrated and then retain water in response, it will make me break out in zits all over my face. My husband will see my face broken out and actually say "Been drinkin coffee?" 
Anyway, when I decided that I had to kick the coffee habit (I'd gained like 12 lbs at this point)....I switched to an UNSWEETENED iced tea that was being served at the school where I work.
The dispenser looks like this
. The double dispenser one has sweet tea on one side and unsweetened on the other. Of course, I drank the unsweet tea. For 10 months my weight loss was up and down and very slowwwwww. I was drinking over 100 ounces a day in addition to this unsweet tea...no problem, right??? WRONG!
A few weeks ago (May 14th to be exact) I happened to go into the cafeteria and see the box the tea solution comes in. I saw and ingredient that made me incredulous. So, I called Lipton and they emailed me a PDF of the nutrition label for both the "tea extract" and the "sweetner". The "tea extract" (the unsweetened part) contains HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP AND CORN SYRUP!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That small amount kept me stalled for MONTHS. It kept me from goal for MONTHS!!!
I guess, my point here...is to say to everyone that the most seemingly innocent thing might be what is causing you to lose slow, or stall. Check EVERYTHING. Even if the label says 0 carbs...if it lists corn syrup or sugar or anything like that...it could negate all of your hard work.
Let me tell you...it was HARD giving up that tea. I had a headache for 5 days!! But it was absolutely worth it. In 3 weeks I went from 194 lbs to 185 and made my goal. I was 198 in July folks!
Anyway, when I decided that I had to kick the coffee habit (I'd gained like 12 lbs at this point)....I switched to an UNSWEETENED iced tea that was being served at the school where I work.The dispenser looks like this
. The double dispenser one has sweet tea on one side and unsweetened on the other. Of course, I drank the unsweet tea. For 10 months my weight loss was up and down and very slowwwwww. I was drinking over 100 ounces a day in addition to this unsweet tea...no problem, right??? WRONG!A few weeks ago (May 14th to be exact) I happened to go into the cafeteria and see the box the tea solution comes in. I saw and ingredient that made me incredulous. So, I called Lipton and they emailed me a PDF of the nutrition label for both the "tea extract" and the "sweetner". The "tea extract" (the unsweetened part) contains HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP AND CORN SYRUP!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That small amount kept me stalled for MONTHS. It kept me from goal for MONTHS!!!
I guess, my point here...is to say to everyone that the most seemingly innocent thing might be what is causing you to lose slow, or stall. Check EVERYTHING. Even if the label says 0 carbs...if it lists corn syrup or sugar or anything like that...it could negate all of your hard work.
Let me tell you...it was HARD giving up that tea. I had a headache for 5 days!! But it was absolutely worth it. In 3 weeks I went from 194 lbs to 185 and made my goal. I was 198 in July folks!
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