Atkins question about Caffeine

[mousecrazy]

Hi All.
I'm a lurker. A lurker with a question. I'm on day 4 of Atkins induction and a lover of my Diet Coke. How important is it to give up my Diet Coke (fountain with caffeine)? Did I say I love Diet Coke? But I'm committed to dumping my post baby weight plus some. I just need to know if it's absolutely required to be caffeine-free and if so, why.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge with me.

Lisa

 

[LAinSEA]

Lisa:

I am also on Atkins and am still addicted to caffeine after nearly a year of trying to get off of it. Stress makes me crave it - and I have such low blood pressure that it takes a diet coke in the morning just to not feel lightheaded.

I have substituted diet rite cola for the rest of the day, however. They have other flavors too - the white grape is really good.

When I am very good (only one diet coke per day and no coffee) I lose a little faster than with more...but then I lose pounds very slowly also.

See if you can limit yourself to 12 oz/day and sub something with splenda, no sodium and no caffeine for the rest...

Best of luck to you!

-Laurie

 

[mousecrazy]

Laurie,
Thank you for sharing your experience with me. I'll probably be a hold out on giving up caffeine (Diet Coke) like you, but nice to know that I'm not goofing things up (too much) by keeping my beloved Diet Coke. I'll try Diet Rite too like you suggested.

Thanks again...and best of luck to you too.
Lisa

 

[thotfulspot]

Hi, Lisa! The reason for giving up caffeine with Atkins is that it can have an effect on your blood sugar level, and so slow down your weight loss. If you're drinking one a day, I can't see that making too drastic a difference. If it's more like one case a day, maybe cutting back is in order.

I was off coffee for the longest time, and drank an experimental cup. There was absolutely no change at all to the scale or the way I felt, so I'll have a cup now and again as I feel like it.

It's pretty individual -- just watch the scale and see if what you drink seems to affect it.

Phase 1 rocks -- good luck with it!