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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 206323" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Welcome aboard, Lisa.</p><p></p><p>You're on a good track cutting back on the fizzy sugary stuff.</p><p></p><p>I've had to cut back to such extremes, that I know what foods/drinks are the worst and which ones are the easiest to change. Fizzy drink is the easiest to change as well as one of the worst ways to pile on the weight.</p><p></p><p>The problem is the sugar - I think you need more when the drink is carbonated because you get that sour/bitter taste from the carbonation to overcome as well.</p><p></p><p>Sugar substitutes - some people say they're bad, some people say they're great. I think it depends on you and how your senses use it. If you crave a sugar drink and drinking a low-cal alternative just doesn't satisfy, then maybe drinking the low-cal version is a bad idea because it just keeps reminding you of what you're missing. But if the low-cal is fine for you, then drink lots of it without a worry. But one way or another, if you can eliminate the sugar in the soft drink you're consuming now, you're already way ahead in the calorie reduction stakes. </p><p></p><p>Drinking a lot of water helps a lot. It doesn't have to be water, but whatever you add to it shouldn't have calories. It's great to drink soup, for example, but you can't count it in your water allowance. But low-cal drinks CAN. I find I get sick of drinking plain water, so I will drink a half-litre of my favourite diet drink, home-made Greek-style iced coffee. Because it's mostly chilled water (with a spoon of instant coffee, two sweetener tablets and a tablespoonful of skim milk) then it's a water substitute for me. I try to drink at least two, or preferably more, of these in a day. I make it in a shaker and drink it with a straw, even if I'm home on my own.</p><p></p><p>With the treadmill - why wait for your husband to dig it out? The effort you will expend to get the thing out can be your first exercise session!</p><p></p><p>Welcome aboard.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 206323, member: 1991"] Welcome aboard, Lisa. You're on a good track cutting back on the fizzy sugary stuff. I've had to cut back to such extremes, that I know what foods/drinks are the worst and which ones are the easiest to change. Fizzy drink is the easiest to change as well as one of the worst ways to pile on the weight. The problem is the sugar - I think you need more when the drink is carbonated because you get that sour/bitter taste from the carbonation to overcome as well. Sugar substitutes - some people say they're bad, some people say they're great. I think it depends on you and how your senses use it. If you crave a sugar drink and drinking a low-cal alternative just doesn't satisfy, then maybe drinking the low-cal version is a bad idea because it just keeps reminding you of what you're missing. But if the low-cal is fine for you, then drink lots of it without a worry. But one way or another, if you can eliminate the sugar in the soft drink you're consuming now, you're already way ahead in the calorie reduction stakes. Drinking a lot of water helps a lot. It doesn't have to be water, but whatever you add to it shouldn't have calories. It's great to drink soup, for example, but you can't count it in your water allowance. But low-cal drinks CAN. I find I get sick of drinking plain water, so I will drink a half-litre of my favourite diet drink, home-made Greek-style iced coffee. Because it's mostly chilled water (with a spoon of instant coffee, two sweetener tablets and a tablespoonful of skim milk) then it's a water substitute for me. I try to drink at least two, or preferably more, of these in a day. I make it in a shaker and drink it with a straw, even if I'm home on my own. With the treadmill - why wait for your husband to dig it out? The effort you will expend to get the thing out can be your first exercise session! Welcome aboard. Marg [/QUOTE]
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