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artifical sweeteners dont do much to curb the cravings
for sweets in many people - for many what once was one packet in a beverage became two or three over time- and cravings for artificially sweetened drinks became almost as much a problem as sugared ones - probably the "head spin" about "sweet" - and in eating healthier its all about breaking and modifing old bad habits |
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"TasTyMorsL" wrote in message
... artifical sweeteners dont do much to curb the cravings for sweets in many people - for many what once was one packet in a beverage became two or three over time- and cravings for artificially sweetened drinks became almost as much a problem as sugared ones - probably the "head spin" about "sweet" - and in eating healthier its all about breaking and modifing old bad habits Well, I'm going to give an alternative viewpoint here. I've used artificial sweeteners moderately since I started lowcarbing several years ago. I don't think I could have stayed on LC without them. There seem to be two separate drives toward eating sweets. One seems to be straightforwardly biochemical, probably insulin-related, and that went away nicely once my blood sugar levels had stabilized on low carb. But there seems to be a second impetus to wanting something sweet, particularly after dinner. I don't know how much is habit and how much some kind of biochemical thing. However, it is easily satisfied by non-nutritive sweeteners, such as a cup of coffee with cream and artificial sweetener or one of the DaVinci no-sugar syrups, or a small serving of sugarfree Jello. Whatever, just having that one little serving will satisfy that urge nicely. It looks like there is a lot of individual variation with regards to use of artificial sweeteners. Some feel they do much better without any. I guess the important thing is for each person to figure out what works for him/her. I do agree that overdoing the artificial sweetener thing is probably not a good idea. I also vary among several sweeteners so that I don't get a large dose of any one... mixing them together also gives you a more natural sugar taste and also allows you to use a little less overall. HG |
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"TasTyMorsL" wrote in message
... artifical sweeteners dont do much to curb the cravings for sweets in many people - for many what once was one packet in a beverage became two or three over time- and cravings for artificially sweetened drinks became almost as much a problem as sugared ones - probably the "head spin" about "sweet" - and in eating healthier its all about breaking and modifing old bad habits Well, I'm going to give an alternative viewpoint here. I've used artificial sweeteners moderately since I started lowcarbing several years ago. I don't think I could have stayed on LC without them. There seem to be two separate drives toward eating sweets. One seems to be straightforwardly biochemical, probably insulin-related, and that went away nicely once my blood sugar levels had stabilized on low carb. But there seems to be a second impetus to wanting something sweet, particularly after dinner. I don't know how much is habit and how much some kind of biochemical thing. However, it is easily satisfied by non-nutritive sweeteners, such as a cup of coffee with cream and artificial sweetener or one of the DaVinci no-sugar syrups, or a small serving of sugarfree Jello. Whatever, just having that one little serving will satisfy that urge nicely. It looks like there is a lot of individual variation with regards to use of artificial sweeteners. Some feel they do much better without any. I guess the important thing is for each person to figure out what works for him/her. I do agree that overdoing the artificial sweetener thing is probably not a good idea. I also vary among several sweeteners so that I don't get a large dose of any one... mixing them together also gives you a more natural sugar taste and also allows you to use a little less overall. HG |
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Hi, Loser,
I completely agree with you on artificial sweeteners. Using them seems to contradict the very reason I like LC. You're trying to get your body rid of all the stuff that's bad for you, and using AS just defies the purpose - I refuse to believe that any chemical produced in the lab is harmless. Depending on the amount of carbs you allow yourself now, you can eat berries, LC fruits, nuts, or 85% chocolate if you get cravings. Of course, you have to be careful, as these are trigger foods for some people. If you're craving the sparkling stuff, try seltzer and squeeze some lemon/grapefruit juice into it, or mash some blueberries and mix the juice with seltzer. Sure, it's a little carby, but it beats AS soda in my book. Absolutely the best of luck to you. I know you can make your goal! Elana "Loser" wrote in message ... Loser here. I've had some weird physical symptoms over the past few months and have decided to cut out aspartame, acesulfame K, sucralose, and saccharine. Coming for a background where I drink diet soda like water and chew sugarless gum like it's getting outlawed, this is a pretty difficult task. Anyhow, my Challenge this month is to get down to 256. I don't know if I'll make it or not. I'm adding some cardio and dropping cals a bit so we'll see. I'd really like to be under 250 by November which i think is reasonable (i'm around 260 now). Then it's on to under 240 by New Year's and under 225 by April Fool's Day. I don't know why those numbers seem important. At 225, I'll probably get a BF% test and decide where to go from there. I'm using stevia w/ green and/or black tea to help with my diet soda fix. Have some Stevia gum on order to see if that helps. It's weird. I drink decaf diet cola and I had no idea I was so dependent on it for my "sweet" fix. Anyhow, hope everyone else is doing ok. Just wanted to check in. Loser 287/260/233 |
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"Loser" wrote in message ...
Let me recommend ***unsweetened*** sparkling water flavored with fruit essences. I know they have it in Austin, but I can't remember the brand names...here on the East Coast, Poland Spring and Canada Dry have some yummy flavors, while on the West Coast I generally drink Calistoga. It really does work as a tasty replacement for the diet soda. T. |
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