One week sans diet sweeteners!

[alfreda89]

So, how are you all doing sans Equal and the other culprits? I mentioned going without such stuff for two weeks, and my specialist thought it was a great idea. She believes that the stuff increases hunger pains. I've found that a square of diet cinnamon gum doesn't trigger the cravings like a piece of diet candy can. But otherwise, I'm doing without!

Comments

[lagilman]

I'm starting to jones for a diet coke, mainly because I actually like the taste. Only had a wish for diet Snapple once. I do notice I'm not drinking as much water as I usually do -- more coffee and hot tea. I suspect the diet coke triggers my "something cool" reflex.

So far, no change in the eating habits.

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

It may be that your system is already so balanced that diet sugars add only 50-100 calories of eating a day. That's enough to gain weight -- or not lose it -- but it's hard to gauge, without writing down everything. (Which, although useful, is time-consuming.)

Remember I don't even eat wheat or corn -- so the fact that my body occasionally DEMANDS carbs is not surprising. Your extras may be subtle.

[lagilman]

my body demands high-fat periodically, as shown by the ice cream mentioned in my LJ. Everything else -- yeah, I take a lot of (mostly good-natured) ribbing about the fact that my diet's a little bit of everything and a lot of nothing, as it were. The essential rational omnivore.

except when it comes to pecan pie. Once a year I will eat myself sick on it.

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

except when it comes to pecan pie. Once a year I will eat myself sick on it.

Used to adore it. Now, most are made with corn syrup, so I don't. A friend actually made one with rice syrup last year, but it was too sweet for me -- so I ate all abandoned pecans littering the pie plate.