tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314151432937673162.post5765608508833052032..comments2022-03-27T05:09:20.391-04:00Comments on Eating to Live: I'm cold turkey until I get some hot turkey!Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09594381740577426919noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314151432937673162.post-81978693044493037912008-11-10T17:59:00.000-05:002008-11-10T17:59:00.000-05:00Michelle,Glad to hear you'll be joining me.Sorry i...Michelle,<BR/><BR/>Glad to hear you'll be joining me.<BR/><BR/>Sorry it took so long to write back. I get wrapped up in stuff really easy and then I forget to fulfill my blogging duties. ;)<BR/><BR/>I find that when I first give up sweeteners, I tend to eat a little more of everything else which helps me keep my resolve not to eat sweeteners.<BR/><BR/>I do really think that we have no need of them and I think that their draw is somewhat like an addiction, depending on who you ask.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>AlexAlexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09594381740577426919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314151432937673162.post-43450651469534261622008-11-10T17:57:00.000-05:002008-11-10T17:57:00.000-05:00FDJ,I'm with on getting tricked into eating sugar ...FDJ,<BR/><BR/>I'm with on getting tricked into eating sugar again.<BR/><BR/>I've definitely found that the more AS I have, the more I feel like it blurs the line between what I should be eating and what I shouldn't.<BR/><BR/>I've found that since I gave up sweeteners again, I have felt less need to break "the rules".<BR/><BR/>I think I can handle the occasional diet soda, but I think for now, I think I'm better off completely avoiding.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>AlexAlexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09594381740577426919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314151432937673162.post-71073544857681523652008-11-06T02:26:00.000-05:002008-11-06T02:26:00.000-05:00I'll be joining you, even though I have only been ...I'll be joining you, even though I have only been low carbing for 3 weeks I too believe artificial sweetners trigger me in a huge way just as if it was sugar.primaljourneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03193305403542333913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5314151432937673162.post-64680382416791708982008-11-05T21:38:00.000-05:002008-11-05T21:38:00.000-05:00Alex, to answer your question about AS [artificial...Alex, to answer your question about AS [artificial sweeteners], I don't think they are bad for you. I KNOW they are bad for you! Allow me elaborate a bit.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure how cancerous they are, but for a former sugar addict, the use of AS can easily lead me back down the road to over-consuming sugar again. Why? Because of the "sweet taste" and its effect on our body as you described it. That's the main reason I have refrained from making LC versions of desserts and other sweet treats. They remind me of the real thing and make me want to give in and eat real sugar. And because they are a LC version, in my mind that gives me the green light to consume more of the LC version cause it's not 'fattening'. It's the old mind playing tricks on us.<BR/><BR/>I'm not total Anti-AS, as I use some in hot herbal tea and still drink an occasional diet soda. It's a very individual choice, but I am so afraid of being tricked into eating sugar again, I'd rather leave them alone as much as possible. I'm a "Former Donut Junkie"....and I want to stay that way!Former Donut Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369706571759605173noreply@blogger.com