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Please keep in mind that other members may claim medical or nutrition expertise or status that they may, or may not, possess. Please use good judgment and discretion in following their advice. Always check with your doctor or nutritionist before modifying your diet.
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Re: Water versus Diet Tea
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May 22, 2009 9:47 PM
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> Diet things make you hungrier and gain weight. I
> would drink water flavored with some Tang.
Or water with a small bit of lemon juice and tubinado sugar (if you're trying to keep white products - sugar, flour, rice - out of your diet).
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Re: Water versus Diet Tea
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May 22, 2009 5:02 PM
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Diet things make you hungrier and gain weight. I would drink water flavored with some Tang.
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Re: Water versus Diet Tea
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May 22, 2009 2:21 PM
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I would always recommend water before any other beverage, and to limit your consumption of diet drinks. With that said, having one regular soda a day with dinner is probably worse for you then one or two diet drinks a day. I think there is much more evidence that points to regular soda being associated with higher risks of obesity and chronic disease than diet sodas.
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Re: Water versus Diet Tea
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May 11, 2009 4:39 PM
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> You are aware of the link between artificially
> sweetened beverages and obesity, aren't you?
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> I am afraid that your beverage choices might
> undermine your weight loss goals.
I was always under the impression, when I first heard of that "theory" that it was a mental thing, because folks think "Oh, I'm having diet drinks, so that means I can eat more goodies." But when I actually saw the studies showing the tests with rats... well, you have to admit, they don't exactly think "You know, Fluffy, if I drink this diet stuff they're giving me, I can eat more oat pellets!" So there's certainly something to the actual way the chemical reacts with your brain and that was enough to make my curb my desire for diet sodas down.
And I have to admit, since stopping the diet drinks, after having been on a plateau for a while, I've started losing weight again.
Definitely go for water if you can stomach it. It's nature's perfect beverage, after all. 
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Re: Water versus Diet Tea
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May 11, 2009 1:31 PM
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> I drink ALOT of the Diet Lipton White Tea(raspberry)
> because myself i cannot drink water very well. I had
> the gastric bypass surgery and i think becasue i
> drank so much water the first year i can hardly stand
> to drink the stuff and i hate lemon. I do drink diet
> orange or root beer once in a while but it is
> strickly diet tea for me
You are aware of the link between artificially sweetened beverages and obesity, aren't you?
I am afraid that your beverage choices might undermine your weight loss goals.
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Re: Water versus Diet Tea
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May 10, 2009 8:48 AM
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Well said Brandislee. I agree nothing hydrates you better than water.
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Re: Water versus Diet Tea
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May 8, 2009 3:21 PM
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Aside from artificial sweeteners being linked to obesity, I also have to point out that tea doesn't hydrate as well as water, and being well hydrated is key to loosing weight or maintaining a healthy weight. And personally, I just don't buy the "I don't like water" arguement. It doesn't have any flavor. So you may not love it, but it's not like someone is forcing you to drink sludge or something. As my husband would say (lovingly, of course) "man up."
It helps sometimes to change the mindset a little. I hate the taste of artificial sweetener (lucky me, I know), and I refuse to waste perfectly good calories, of which I can only consume so many in a day, on a beverage. I do occasionally drink a coke, but it's a treat, and I enjoy it that much more when I do drink it.
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Re: Water versus Diet Tea
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May 8, 2009 11:42 AM
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I drink ALOT of the Diet Lipton White Tea(raspberry) because myself i cannot drink water very well. I had the gastric bypass surgery and i think becasue i drank so much water the first year i can hardly stand to drink the stuff and i hate lemon. I do drink diet orange or root beer once in a while but it is strickly diet tea for me
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Re: Water versus Diet Tea
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May 6, 2009 2:38 AM
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> I don't like water. I've tried several ways to make
> myself drink more and what I've found that works best
> for me is to keep an 8 oz glass next to the sink at
> all times and when I'm in the kitchen I fill it up
> and chug it down. That way I get it all in w/o
> setting the glass down and forgetting about it.
I do the same thing. I don't always do it, but its very convienent when I do.
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Re: Water versus Diet Tea
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May 4, 2009 4:42 PM
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> There are very well-established links between
> artificially-sweetened drinks and both obesity
> and diabetes.
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> Should that interest you. And it should.
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> The rats given artificially sweetened drinks were
> found to consume three times more calories than rats
> that didn't receive any sweeteners in their drinks
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> Heavy consumption of artificially sweetened beverages
> was associated with almost twice the risk of diabetes
> in a long-term, community-based prospective study,
> researchers reported here at the American Diabetes
> Association annual meeting.
I actually have heard of both of these and it's why I went from all drinks being diet ones and using Splenda for everything, down to drinking water all day, a regular soda with dinner, and the one packet of Splenda when I just want something a little sweeter than water, but not a soda.. I get a sweeter flavor from one packet of Splenda than with one packet of sugar, which is why I still use it from time to time.
If you don't like water, also try to switch to bottled, or put your tap water in the fridge overnight. A lot of complaints about water that I've personally heard come down to the flavor and that is dependent on your area's chlorine/chemical treatment of the water. Putting it in the fridge turns the chlorine/chemical taste WAY down, making it taste fresher and much better.
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Re: Water versus Diet Tea
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May 4, 2009 2:57 PM
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I don't like water. I've tried several ways to make myself drink more and what I've found that works best for me is to keep an 8 oz glass next to the sink at all times and when I'm in the kitchen I fill it up and chug it down. That way I get it all in w/o setting the glass down and forgetting about it.
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Re: Water versus Diet Tea
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May 4, 2009 12:19 PM
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water is always your best option - maybe she could try drinking a glass of water with fruit like sliced lemons or oranges or cut up strawberries.
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Re: Water versus Diet Tea
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May 4, 2009 11:15 AM
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I have to agree with Doc on this one. I just find the concerns about artificial sweeteners enough of an issue to try and remove them from my diet.
I do like green tea, which can be beneficial and has less caffeine than black coffee. Slices of lemon, lime or orange in water gives water an extra kick, too.
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Re: Water versus Diet Tea
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May 4, 2009 11:02 AM
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There are very well-established links between artificially-sweetened drinks and both obesity and diabetes.
Should that interest you. And it should.
The rats given artificially sweetened drinks were found to consume three times more calories than rats that didn't receive any sweeteners in their drinks
Heavy consumption of artificially sweetened beverages was associated with almost twice the risk of diabetes in a long-term, community-based prospective study, researchers reported here at the American Diabetes Association annual meeting.
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Re: Water versus Diet Tea
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May 3, 2009 8:38 AM
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> I am hooked on Diet Coke, have been since it was
> introduced. I also like unsweetened tea with lemon.
> I will drink diet coke or tea at any temperature, it
> t doesn't have to be cold, room temp is just fine.
> I am trying to drink more water, but it has to be ice
> cold with plenty of lemon juice. Once it starts to
> warm up, forget it.
> I agree with the people who said she should look at
> the ingredients. tea bags and hot water are not that
> difficult to keep on hand.
I love water - but even I can sometimes find it tedious to get as much water in me in a day as I should. Two tricks I used to keep drinking water and not resort to caffeinated beverages: one packet of Splenda and a dash of lemon juice for a little flavor or buying the flavored sport waters.
Another thing is ice. I'm an ice fanatic - even down to the size and shape of the cubes (I will eat any ice, but prefer the small, pencil eraser-sized ice). If I'm just wanting to munch on something, but know I shouldn't be grabbing a bag of chips, I'll get a huge cup of ice and just chew on that for a while - urge to snack and water quota filled in one easy step!
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