Question:
WOULD DIET JUICE MIXED IN WATER CAUSE A PLATEAU

I DRINK MY 64 OZ OF WATER A DAY BUT I ADD DIET JUICE TO IT ABOUT 2 OZ TO THE 6 OZ OF WATER TO HELP GET IT DOWN IM DOING ALL THE RIGHT RULES OF DIET. IVE BEEN STUCK ON A 3 WEEK PLATEAU IM 3 AND HALF MONTHS POST-OP AND DOWN 60 LBS BUT I FEEL LIKE IM NOT GOING TO LOOSE ANYMORE AND MAYBE THIS IS IT. IS THIS NORMAL ?? WILL I LOOSE MORE , OR IS THE JUICE THE PROBLEM. I NEED REASSURANCE THAT THIS IS NORMAL ANED THE WIEGHT WILL COME OFF MORE. I DO LIKE CHUNKS OF WIEGHT LOSS TEN IN A WEEK AND NOTHING IN 2 AND IT NERVE RACKING PLEASE HELP CALM ME DOWN . THANKS ANGIE    — ANGIE M. (posted on August 28, 2002)

August 27, 2002
Hi Angie, you sound like me. I will go for a month or so and lose nothing and then all at once lose 10 lbs in a day. Weird huh, usually my weight loss comes right after my period. But have a heart girl, I am 11 months out and I have lost almot 120lbs. I don't even get on the scales that much anymore. I could not stay off them before. Now it is just another day another inch lol. Have you measured yourself? You could be losing inches, instead of pounds, your body has to catch up. So you need to check that out. I know I have not lost much in the last month or so,but my shorts that were pretty tight are now pretty dag on lose on me. Oh well, looks like another shopping spreeeeee.....Rats don't you hate that. lol. Also, make sure you are getting in your protein. Remember that comes first...... I am supposed to get in 71 grams. At least 50 to maintain and 71 to keep losing. So I bend the rules sometimes, when I don't feel like eating. I just have to make myself. Good luck and god bless.
   — TONYA B.

August 28, 2002
I Don't know. However I never heard of diet juice and sure would like to get some. ;)
   — Danmark

August 28, 2002
I mix my water with 1/3 to 1/2 diet juice. I use cran-grape light from oceanspray. It is sweetened with splenda. I use this for about 2/3 daily fluid intake. It only has about 30 calories this way and I can tolerate it so much better than straight water. Not a chrystal lite fan either. I dont think it would cause a plateau at all. If you are only adding 2 ozs that is prolly like 20 calories per 8 oz. Drinking it for 64 ozs will only be 160 calories a day. As long as your other calories are in a good spot i cant see how this could hurt your lose. Sounds like you are just adjusting to a new weight. Good luck to you.
   — Adriane T.

August 29, 2002
Hi Angie.. Try to calm down--what is going on is normal--and happening to me as well ( we are about the same time post op and weight loss wise). Our bodies need time to adjust.. When I get "stuck" to make myself feel better, I increase protien and water, exercise more and stop weighing myself for a week or more..Just give you body time to adjust--I notice when I'm NOT dropping weight is when people notice the loss more and my clothes loosen..loosing inches instead of pounds. The weight will go :)
   — Jeanne M.