Do caffeinated beverages count?

itzmetinab
on 9/26/12 10:51 am - WV

VSG on 07/16/12

I'm really struggling to get enough water in each day unless I count my one cup of coffee and my unsweet green tea or unsweet regular tea that I have each day. I've seen conflicting info on the effects of caffeine. Can anyone provide any info?

Highest weight: 294 Surgery Weight: 281 Goal weight: 150
M1 - 20.6 M2 - 16.6 M3 - 17 M4 - 11 M5 -10.2

Wildcat-NYC
on 9/26/12 10:53 am

VSG on 08/16/12

I personally do not count them in my liquid count.

Tracker starting weight = surgery weight

Pollyanna16
on 9/26/12 11:09 am

VSG on 12/28/12

I'm a nurse and I can tell you that caffeine dehydrates you, So for every cup you need to drink a cup of water just to even it out, and 2 to add H2O to your body.

rhearob
on 9/26/12 11:29 am - TN

VSG on 11/02/11

Nope. Some programs even have you to subtract them from your count.

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160 lbs lost. Surgeons Goal Reached in 33 weeks. My Goal in 37 Weeks.

VSG: 11/2/2011; LBL+Thigh Lift+BL: 10/3/2012; Brach+Mastopexy: 7/22/2013

PBJ
on 9/26/12 12:08 pm

VSG on 06/03/10

doesn't count..sorry!

have you tried crystal light? That helps me alot...the water is a struggle for me too even after 2 years but I can totally tell the difference when I am not good with the liquids. Just make it a goal everyday.

Patty

My weight loss journey

Britt_Bearpaw
on 9/26/12 12:21 pm

hmm....now this has me wondering if drinking my crystal lite green tea and peach tea flavoring is a bad thing....

rhearob
on 9/26/12 11:23 pm - TN

VSG on 11/02/11

You have to be careful with Crystal light - some of their nutritional labeling is misleading. They define a serving as 1/8th of a packet so that a packet really has 40 calories in a 20 ounce bottle of water. It seems like only a little, but it adds up quickly.

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160 lbs lost. Surgeons Goal Reached in 33 weeks. My Goal in 37 Weeks.

VSG: 11/2/2011; LBL+Thigh Lift+BL: 10/3/2012; Brach+Mastopexy: 7/22/2013

carebear32958
on 9/26/12 4:14 pm

VSG on 08/16/12

You can have caffeine???? I can't have any until my 6 month mark! oy vey, lucky dog, but I would agree that caffeine dehydrates so I wouldn't add it, if I was allowed it, that is. Have you tried Mio? I live on Mio, propel zero and powerade zero. I get the 32 oz bottles and just drink em down . 2 of those a day and I am at ,y 64 oz and I always drink more. Good luck, just keep sippin!

rrrrickster
on 9/26/12 4:29 pm

VSG on 09/05/12

Folks, what if you add some instant coffee to your Vanilla Protein Shake? Does that work....towards liquids? Or is that a no-no?

Trlme123
on 9/26/12 8:22 pm - Oswego, NY

I do it every day, just use a decaf coffee. Sort of like a latte

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