New here, day 4, Crystal Light??

[LorieS]

Hi... I have been on induction for 4 days now... I haven't weighed. I probably won't for awhile, either. I have a question about Crystal Light. Is it allowed? And thanks for this site, it's quite supportive.

Lorie

[atkinsgal08]

Re: New here, day 4, Crystal Light??

Welcome to ADBB!

Well, Crystal Light is "allowed" ... but that doesn't make it a good choice.

It doesn't count towards your water, and each 8 ounces counts against your daily limit of 3 servings of sweetener.

[imagood1]

Re: New here, day 4, Crystal Light??

Drink the minimum 64 ounces of pure water first .... look at the ingredients listed on the package -- it's mostly chemicals and some packages I've seen have modified cornstarch (which isnt allowed) as one of the ingredients.

A glass of decaf iced or hot tea would be a better choice.

[chinadoll]

Re: New here, day 4, Crystal Light??

As J said, it is allowed as part of your sweetener intake but the problem with all sweetened drinks is that they continue to feed the sweet tooth that got you into trouble. If you do as Carole suggests and drink your water first each day, before starting in with the sweeteners, I am betting that soon you won't be wanting them as much.

[ellenw12345]

Re: New here, day 4, Crystal Light??

I started out drinking diet drinks (just finished Induction) but I started getting cravings again because I was using too much non-calorie sweetener. Since, I stopped the drinks, I stopped the craving.

Crystal Light uses NutraSweet. Atkins suggests not using it. Instead, Splenda.

Keep up the good work!

[CMay1975]

Re: New here, day 4, Crystal Light??

I make my own lemonade from real lemon juice, water and splenda and put it in a clear 14 oz. water bottle with the measurements on the side. 12 oz. of water, 1 oz. of lemon and a packet of Splenda. It tastes pretty good to me.

[atkinsgal08]

Re: New here, day 4, Crystal Light??

Remember that the limit of lemon juice on Induction is 2-3 Tbs. per day.

And that's lemon juice from a real lemon.

You should avoid the bottled stuff.

[CMay1975]

Re: New here, day 4, Crystal Light??

I have to make an exception for lemons.

I have kidney stones and the doctors at the Mayo Clinic told me that the best, cheapest, and most effective way to keep kidney stones at bay (I had them long before doing Atkins so I know the diet wasn't the cause of them) is to consume lemonade/lemon juice. The citric acid dissolves the kind of stones I make. I'm still in ketosis and I've been drinking the homemade lemonade and shooting lemon juice since the start so I don't guess I'm consuming too much of it.

[atkinsgal08]

Re: New here, day 4, Crystal Light??

>>I have to make an exception for lemons.>>

Got it.

>>I'm still in ketosis>>

If you're consuming more than 2-3 Tbs., that's more than is "allowed" on Induction. Having more won't necessarily kick you out of ketosis ... it does add up carb-wise though.

However, you have different circumstances ... so ... there it is!

You do what you have to. No problem.

[CMay1975]

Re: New here, day 4, Crystal Light??

You do what you have to. No problem.

Exactly! It just means I have to really watch it in other aspects.

[LorieS]

Re: New here, day 4, Crystal Light??

Thanks Everyone...

[veesc1]

Re: New here, day 4, Crystal Light??

I am NEW here... But Old school to Atkins... The reason we are told to Drink water...is because our bodies are mostly made of WATER... It is Tasteless, Yes I know... BUT it detox's the body... in the beginning... Force yourself, but after awhile like Chinadoll said, You will like it better... The More diet ( Splenda Coke) Crystal Light...etc... The MORE Hunger for Sugar... Sometimes cravings are just our dehydrated bodies NEED WATER.. Your skin will look better, hair has more shine... etc... etc... The reason they say drink a glass of water before a meal is cause it curves the appetite...
I will be the First to Say, " It Ain't EASY " But it works... Hang in there...