MCDONALDS SWEET TEA ADDICTION

So I went to mcdonalds one day and ordered an iced tea, they gave me their new sweet tea by mistake.  Well to my dismay, it did nothing to me and now I am addicted. I have to have one every day.  I also hated coffee before surgey and now have to have a 1/2 to whole cup a day.  Now if I could just drink that much water, I would be doing ok.

I know....bad bad thing that McDonald's tea! I had to curb my addiction after realizing the tea has 80 calories per 8 oz, that means the 32 oz cup they hawk for only a dollar has 320 calories! Woah, bad bad thing wasting  320 calories of your daily 700-1200 on just one drink. Their unsweetened tea leaves a lot to be desired IMHO I've learned that if you brew your own at home (be sure to pour about 4 ounces of ho****er over the tea and then pour out, as this method decaffeinates the rest) you can use a sweetner like Equal or Splenda and make a giant vat at home and carry with you all day in a sippy mug! (Over sweeten if you plan on adding ice as the ice will dilute during the day) Home brewed tastes way better and that's part of the secret of McDonald's tea, it tastes like home brewed tea.  My suggestion is to just brew at home and keep some with you all day and you can erase the guilt of a single drink zapping more than a third of your daily caloric intake. Peace an Blessings, Hannah

Yep.  Brew your own and sweeten it with Splenda.  I take 6 tea bags ... pour boiling water over it and let it sit for about 10 minutes.  Discard the tea bags, add Splenda to taste.  Makes 2 qts of iced tea.   It's good!!!  I don't like the instant iced tea.  Yuck. Annette

I like to brew my own also and add some fresh mint from the garden to it.

I get unsweetened ice tea at McDonalds with Splenda added . I also get blac****d tea at Star Bucks with Splenda . Love it .  Kathy

You are saying "if" i could just drink that much water you would be ok...what's stopping you besides  yourself? I'm not sure what you're looking for with this post. If you know the sweet tea is no good for  you then why continue, this is called a failure pattern?   In a 32ounce serving, there are 230 calories and 50 grams of carbs....i try to keep my carbs to about 100 for a day so that's half of my daily intake....not for me thanks! Suck it up and give it up and it'll be about a week of hell verses you trying to lose weight and not being able to. THINK BEFORE YOU DRINK!!!! ANDI

This is the exact reason I am scared to try anything with too much sugar. I'm afraid I'll be one of those people who don't dump and then I'll end up eating all the wrong things. I know myself too well!

It sucks to find out ... I found out by accident when I thought I was eating a SF pudding cup.  I was praying I would dump, but no suck luck.  If I eat too much sugar, I do get nauseous though so that is good. Assume you dump ... It's much easier to pass up junk if you think you might dump.  Not saying you cannot pass it up if you don't dump, but it's that much more temptation. Hugs, Annette

I am afraid to go that route myself. The problem is splenda is starting to taste like poison to me!

Stay strong ... I personally love Splenda!!!   Annette