Liquids

[RangerDanger830]

Aside from water of course, what is your preferred liquid of choice?

Do you stick to water and shakes, milk, or juice?

If you drink milk do you prefer Whole, 2%, of Skim?

Me personally, I avoid juices, sometimes I will indulge in a cup of apple juice but no more than 2-3x a week. I love milk, I usually go with skim milk 90% of the time. I drink a lot of water of course.

I do shakes but generally speaking I try not to fluff them up with much. If I do add something besides a minimum amount of water it will only be other foods I had planned in one of my meals anyway. For example I sometimes I add my bananas and yogurt into the shake.

Are there any other options I haven't explored? I have been dieting fairly strictly for a few years now and am just tired of the same old things and trying to explore other options.

[DrewZ]

Besides water, I sip Xtend during my workouts.

I avoid juices and milk.

Coffee in the morning with a splash of Silk Coconut milk

I drink a lot of those unsweetened sparkling waters that have the essence of a fruit in them, sometimes with a wedge of lime.

[Docd187123]

I mainly stick to water. Sometimes I'll add whole milk to my shakes or drink some oj or coffee.

[Khazima]

I mostly drink water and full cream milk, lots of calories. I try to stay away from juice as well, too packed with sugar, and once or twice a week I'll have a glass of coke with dinner.

[Times Roman]

Water
Coffee - black, no sweetener, maybe 4 cups over 8 hours.
liquid egg white - 90% water


all my shakes are liquefied with liquid egg white

my shaker cup I take to the gym is water, maybe some BCAA/glutamine, and a pinch of cinnamon for flavor. The bcaa/glutamine is a recent thing.....

[RangerDanger830]

I second the BCAA/Glutamine drinks, I love them. As far as raw eggs go, I will admit that I have never tried them before even though everyone seems to have. What are the chances of actually getting gastrointestinal problems from this? I only ask because I have had a history of terrible food poison at times and I even had my appendix removed due to eating bad Korean burgers.

[Kinkarada]

Water or milk is the only liquid I drink alone or add to my shakes. I usually have low fat (1.5%) milk. I rarely drink juice and when I do it is pure fruit juice with not additives...like sugar.

[kyawookie]

What about diet sodas? Any negatives to drinking them?

[Khazima]

What about diet sodas? Any negatives to drinking them?

They've got a whole bunch of other crap in them, all kinds of additives/preservatives.

[kelkel]

Coffee, water and Crystal Lite throughout the day....

[tarmyg]

Water.

[Bonaparte]

Water, black iced coffee, grapefruit juice, and orange juice. I also use 1 cup of whole Lactaid in my shakes.

[Deal Me In]

Water is the only thing I drink. I will use Mio from time to time. Plus one glass of vodka a week when I go out with my wife.