Water VS Crystal Light??

Hi Everyone

I'm rather new with my sleeve, 5 weeks post op.  I have been drinking crystal light rather than plain water and I'm wondering if it makes a difference with weight loss?  In the first two weeks I had a really good loss, but have slowed to a crawl over the past 3 weeks.  I'm actually getting frustrated and I'm trying to figure out if I might be doing something wrong....

Any advise would be much appreciated.

Every weight loss doctor, nutritionist, guru I have ever spoken with all have said crystal light is great to add to water to help you get all your water in. Of course, plain water is preffered, but crystal light is fine from what I have been told. I drink it daily.

I'm 7 weeks post-op and found that my weight loss has slowed down at this stage. I lost 30 pounds the first month and though the weight is still coming off it is coming off at a slower rate.

Before the surgery I drank a lot of water. Now I cannot drink the suggested amount, 64 oz., if the water is not flavored with Crystal Light, lemon or some other low cal flavoring. It's a change I didn't anticipate but without flavoring I could not drink 8 cups of water per day.

When I have a stall and don't lose for a few days I increase my protein intake and water consumption and this generally get me losing again. Increasing exercise also works to get the pounds off. I log my food on fitday and maintain a 600-800 caloric intake/day.

Good luck,
George

I've never been told not to drink CL.  Stalls are common.  Just keep persevering & you will begin to see the scale move again. 

IMHO, the CL won't make a difference either way.  Getting in your fluids one way or another will.  However, I do see that you are a revision patient - like me.  From what I've seen on the boards and experienced myself, revisions seem to lose slower than a virgin sleeve.  I think it just comes with the territory.

Good luck!

Cheers!

~Katherine

Crystal Light DOES make a difference. Whether the difference is big or small I can't tell you and may depend on the person. The thing to know is, artificial sweeteners cause insulin release, which can hinder weight loss. Insulin makes you hungry and makes it harder for your body to burn fat.

I am just now able to drink plain water again at 8.5 months out. I have only been able to drink flavored water and did not drink as much as I should have. I have effortlessly lost 95 lbs so DONT WORRY it will come off.

On this topic...

Why does plain water taste so gross now? Or it isn't exactly that it tastes bad, it just doesn't go down well. I don't know why.

Since reading the research on artificial sweeteners causing weight gain, I have been trying to drink plain water instead of CL. But it's harder to get my fluids in!

I've had the same problem. I used to drink tons of water as a pre-op, and I preferred the taste of it, but now it tastes off to me, especially with the tap water at my house. I know that the tap water in my county/city (and the U.S. in general) is safe to drink, but I've thought about getting one of those filtered pitcher things to store water in my refrigerator, just to see if that helps the taste of it. 

I cant drink sugar, and I cant really drink water without getting sick.  So I drink CL all the time.