Daily Post--5/28/08

We have a member looking for liquid suggestions... They write: I no longer tolerate water or crystal light type beverages as I did before. I am living on decaf coffee and it is getting old... Suggestions??

milk? lemon flavored water (with real lemon)? I've heard of people that shave some ice and add crystal light to that to make a treat. I really don't know. I tolerate water really well if it's super cold, but have trouble with milk now. Decaf tea? SF hot choc? broth?

I can't do water either. It just tastes weird in my mouth. I drink chamomile tea, and other decaf herbal teas. Celestial Seasonings make a fruit tea sampler that's pretty nice. The Peach Passion and the Raspberry Zinger are very good.

I am sorry to say that I am SO not the person to answer this! I drink practically nothing without caffeine... I drink a gallon or more of full-leaded iced tea a day (with Splenda). I occasionally grab a propel invigorating (caffeine!) water... But, I very, very rarely drink anything else! I am of a mind to try cutting back on it again and seeing if it doesn't help get the scale moving again. It is suddenly back up (about 10 pounds) and I have to get it back down!!

WOW..this sounds like me!!! I used to live on water..hate it, hate it now..actually makes me nauseaous...the crystal light powders taste all metallic and fake and gross me out..so I live on decaf ice coffee (sometimes full caffeine variety if I need a jolt) or decaf iced tea...all with splenda...occasionally I will drink Minute Maid light lemonade..but that too tastes "funny" to me...don't know what is up with that..doesn't make getting in my liquids easy...and OH yeah..my doc doesn't count the caffeinated beverages..but I do...i can feel the flames a'comin'...but if I didn't - I would never reach my quota a day.

Auquafina Flavorsplash Propel (25 calories per 16 oz bottle) Fuze Slenderize beverages (10 calories per bottle 4 carbs per bottle)

Aquafina makes a very good flavored water as does Dasani. Popsicles, jello, ice mil****d coffee & tea. Good luck!!

Crystal Light beverages taste too sweet to me. I would try different kinds (brands) of flavored water and see if there is one that tastes good to you. I like ProPel the best. I have to switch around the different flavors, though, so I don't get bored. Also, eating SF popsicles will help. Good Luck.

Tough one! All I can think of (other than those listed already) is to try mixing your CL and then putting the bottle in the freezer for an hour or two - just long enough to make it "slushy"... shake it up real well, and drink it freezing cold. It helped me those first few months!

I do the crystal light but mix it and then cut it by half or a quarter so it's not so darn strong. Full strength gags me. The same with the Minute Maid Light juice drinks. Seldom can I drink straigh****er. And I am also one that drinks a lot of coffee and tea. Lori