Water has always been and probably always will be my favorite drink. I have CIB drink with Smart Milk (10g protien in milk 5g in CIB)or a Slim Fast Optimum (10g protein) for Breakfast, half of my 17oz Myoplex shake (42g protein) for lunch and the other half for dinner. I drink on water all day long. At night once the kids are sleep I have my 'me' time, which usually is me online on reading a book. Online has been my eating time in the past. I eat and surf. I use to pull out my secret stash and get busy, now I have a cup of Soup. Last night I noticed that I wanted something else but it was not hunger...I think I just wanted taste. So I had two glasses or Chystal Light and it did the trick.

1. The stuff is too sweet

2. It has a horrible after taste

3. It dehydrates me so bad!

3 is what I am relly complaining about. It is 11:30 am about 12 hours after I drank the stuff last night and a gazillion ounces of water later and I still have dry mouth with white tongue. I was fine until I drank that crap!

Has anyone else experienced this?

ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS strike again!!

Yes Jack I agree, did you see my other post about liquid Stevia? I'm a herbal tea, habicus loving, lemonade drinking gal. How much liquid stevia to a pitcher? I'm leaving that Chyrstal light alone!

Everyone's tastes are different. I absolutely love the crystal lite lemonade but have been sticking to mostly water since my surgery 10 days ago. Maybe you'd be better brewing some fresh iced tea?

It's doesn't dehydrate me, I love the lemonade, but artifical sweetners will slow/stall my weightloss. I learned this when on Atkins. It's a common phenomenon, esp. whem combined with a low-carb diet.

I find that lemonade in any form makes my little tummy hurt from the acid. I have started drinking Crystal Light again (the Peach Tea one especially) and you know what- it tastes darn good and it get me to drink my Water. I don't know if it has slowed/stalled my weight loss or not. I should do an experiment. Huh...interesting...

Megan